 Yū Kondō, Toriyama's second editor, from the Saiyan arc until the appearance of Perfect Cell, and Fuyuto Takeda, his third editor from Perfect Cell until the end of the series, said that "Dragon Ball" hit its peak in popularity during the Freeza arc.In a one-thousand ballot popularity poll held in "Weekly Shōnen Jump", "Dragon Ball" received 815 votes.<ref name="Shenlong1"></ref> Finding the escalating enemies difficult, Toriyama created the Ginyu Force to add more balance to the manga.When Toriyama created the Super Saiyan transformation during the Freeza arc, he gave Goku blond hair because it was easier to draw for Toriyama's assistant, who spent a lot of time blacking in Goku's hair.