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- Sat Mar 09, 2024 2:35 pm
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: Akira Toriyama Passes Away.
- Replies: 349
- Views: 26156
Re: Akira Toriyama Passes Away.
It's a crying shame that Toriyama-sensei passed away so young and so unexpectedly. Dragon Ball will always be one of my life's defining media franchises, even if I don't post here anywhere near as much as I used to and I'm behind on the media released after Z. It makes me wish I had my manga volumes...
- Sun Dec 03, 2023 3:49 pm
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: What made you laugh in Dragon Ball
- Replies: 42
- Views: 5735
Re: What made you laugh in Dragon Ball
There's a scene in the Funimation dub where Goku asks this deep-voiced Red Ribbon Army soldier over the phone "Are you a boy or a girl?"
Of course, this list is incomplete without an obligatory mention of Ninja Murasaki getting the Nyoibo stuck up his ass and hitting it against the tree.
Of course, this list is incomplete without an obligatory mention of Ninja Murasaki getting the Nyoibo stuck up his ass and hitting it against the tree.
- Sun Nov 14, 2021 7:14 pm
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: Do you have a favorite Shenlong anime sequence?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1197
Re: Do you have a favorite Shenlong anime sequence?
Shenlong appearances are always among my favourites, but I've gotta say the first ever one takes the cake for me. It was a great conclusion to the Pilaf saga with so much building up to it, and the Kikuchi Shenlong theme's debut was excellent.
- Fri May 15, 2020 6:46 pm
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: Dialects in Dragon Ball?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 523
Dialects in Dragon Ball?
If all goes well, I'll be studying in Nagoya for a semester in September, and I've been using a lot of resources to practice my Japanese with. I know that understanding different dialects will be important to my functioning in daily life in Japan as I'll hopefully be going all around the country whi...
- Fri May 15, 2020 6:40 pm
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: How did you come to know about dragonball?
- Replies: 85
- Views: 11162
Re: How did you come to know about dragonball?
I kind of knew of Dragon Ball for a few years before I really discovered it, though I never actually watched the show when it was airing on North American TV. I once tried to read the manga from my local library when I was 13 but I couldn't get into it, but the next year I decided to get into anime ...
- Sun Aug 25, 2019 7:36 pm
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: Does Dragon Ball as a Franchise goes in your right Direction ?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 4300
Re: Does Dragon Ball as a Franchise goes in your right Direction ?
It's progressing as I expected, but as I've been a fan for longer, I've wanted less material, unless it's games. Sometimes things just have a natural place to end, and Dragon Ball is one of them. It honestly could've ended before Boo or even Cell, but I would have ended it after EoZ myself. When I w...
- Sun Aug 25, 2019 7:31 pm
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: Do you enjoy Complaining about/Discussing/Watching edited versions of DB?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 4532
Re: Do you enjoy Complaining about/Discussing/Watching edited versions of DB?
If I'm watching an edited version, it's just to rip on it and cringe usually. There are definitely parts to complain about, especially in translation, but I never watched the show with severely edited footage.
- Sat Jul 20, 2019 10:46 pm
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: Did the franchise ever POSITIVELY affect you?
- Replies: 58
- Views: 10152
Re: Did the franchise ever POSITIVELY affect you?
Even though I've lost most of the interest I used to have in Dragon Ball, it's still important for me. Just today I powered through an hour of work with Dragon Ball insert songs playing in the background, and they really energized me and helped me feel better after having a morning with lots of anxi...
- Wed Mar 20, 2019 2:54 pm
- Forum: Music
- Topic: Some rankings and statistics on the use of Kikuchi's BGM in the series
- Replies: 23
- Views: 17591
Re: Some rankings and statistics on the use of Kikuchi's BGM in the series
Much appreciated - this is the kind of project I'd embark on if I had any time. Much thanks to Rafa Zenkai too - I can finally listen to DB BGMs while I'm working on my papers again!
- Thu Oct 25, 2018 10:11 pm
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: Does anyone ever actually watch the Z dub with the Kikuchi score?
- Replies: 74
- Views: 17106
Re: Does anyone ever actually watch the Z dub with the Kikuchi score?
I did when I was watching DBZ, due to despising Faulconer's music. Kikuchi's compositions get somewhat weaker into the Boo saga but DBZ had some amazing BGMs, such as the one theme in the Freeza saga with its variations. Possibly the best BGM in the whole franchise.
- Thu Oct 25, 2018 10:09 pm
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: Who are the most underrated DB Characters?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 4096
Re: Who are the most underrated DB Characters?
Yajirobe before DBZ. I've been rereading that portion of the manga and from what I gather he could have been on par with Tenshinhan. After all, he was able to climb the Karin tower (with Goku on his back) when Goku barely did so 3 years before.
- Thu Oct 25, 2018 10:08 pm
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: Why don't we get any Halloween episodes in Dragon Ball?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2912
Re: Why don't we get any Halloween episodes in Dragon Ball?
With all due respect, I think the concept of having holiday themed episodes in a fighting anime like Dragon Ball is pretty stupid. Any sort of Halloween or Christmas episode would most likely detract from a plot and just seem silly. If they were really desperate and the timing was right, Toei could ...
- Fri Aug 31, 2018 2:03 am
- Forum: Website & Community Discussion
- Topic: What's Your Occupation?
- Replies: 172
- Views: 119871
Re: What's Your Occupation?
I'm now a paid canvasser for my MLA (Member of the Legislative Assembly) and soon-to-be university student.
- Tue Aug 07, 2018 6:44 pm
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: R.I.P Jodi Forrest (Big Green Dub's Gohan)
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2875
Re: R.I.P Jodi Forrest (Big Green dub's Gohan)
Aw god damnit. Terrible dub but still sad that someone who worked on it died.
- Tue Aug 07, 2018 6:42 pm
- Forum: In-Universe Discussion
- Topic: Can Roshi read minds?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2670
Re: Can Roshi read minds?
Roshi is a highly underrated character. Especially among fans who saw his return to the battlefield in the Resurrection of Freeza arc, and his selection for the Tournament of power leaving them confused. The confusion stems mostly from fans who only ever watched DBZ before DBS. In DBZ, he was releg...
- Sat Aug 04, 2018 4:55 pm
- Forum: In-Universe Discussion
- Topic: Does King Kai hate Goku?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2110
Re: Does King Kai hate Goku?
I think their relationship is too close for them to hate each other. They've spent years together training and King Kai has been crucial to Goku's success, willingly helping even after Goku blew up his planet and killed him.
- Sat Aug 04, 2018 4:53 pm
- Forum: In-Universe Discussion
- Topic: What do you think of movie 13?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1135
Re: What do you think of movie 13?
I liked Tapion. I'd like to see him be made canon, possibly appearing in the next anime or playing a significant role in another movie. He's always been a popular character, despite his few appearances.
- Sat Aug 04, 2018 4:51 pm
- Forum: In-Universe Discussion
- Topic: Can Roshi read minds?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2670
Can Roshi read minds?
I'm rewatching the original Dragon Ball on my DVDs and I just watched the episode where Roshi/Jackie Chun figures out why Nam is so stoic. He somehow figures out Nam's background and appears to read his thoughts. If Roshi is, in fact, able to read people's minds, then why is this never mentioned aga...
- Sun Jul 29, 2018 8:24 pm
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: Who are your least favorite characters of the entire franchise?
- Replies: 126
- Views: 15535
Re: Who are your least favorite characters of the entire franchise?
Chi-Chi, Mr Satan (pre-friendship with Boo, but still pretty annoying), Master Roshi when he's perving out (otherwise he's one of my favourite characters), and Goten. Why does everyone hate Pilaf? He's one of my favourite characters.
- Sun Jul 29, 2018 8:20 pm
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: Would you like to see Goku age and become old eventually?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 4247
Re: Would you like to see Goku age and become old eventually?
Yes. I'd be ok with Goku physically aging more though Saiyajins age much slower than humans so he'd have to be 70 or 80 before he started looking older.