Kai Episode 18 (09 August 2009)

[RoarkVegeta]

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General discussion for Dragonball Kai episode 18. Aired 09 August 2009.


ユンザビットに眠る宇宙船！ナメック星へいざ発進
Yunzabitto ni Nemuru Uchuusen! Namekkusei he Iza Hasshin
The Spaceship that Sleeps in Yunzabit! Blast Off For Planet Namek

[Kaiser Gogeta]

I came in half way through the episode, but there were new eyecatches. The first one featured Bulma (and maybe the ship, I forgot) in the upper left and Gohan and Kuririn in the lower right all in their landing on Namek gear. The second eyecatch features Vegeta in the lower left and Cui in the upper right. I couldn't see the animation for the opening or ending. Were they new?

[Jurik]

I came in half way through the episode, but there were new eyecatches. The first one featured Bulma (and maybe the ship, I forgot) in the upper left and Gohan and Kuririn in the lower right all in their landing on Namek gear. The second eyecatch features Vegeta in the lower left and Cui in the upper right. I couldn't see the animation for the opening or ending. Were they new?

Nope, the opening and the ending were the same, and the title card was the same from the las episode.

[dragonpiece]

I came in half way through the episode, but there were new eyecatches. The first one featured Bulma (and maybe the ship, I forgot) in the upper left and Gohan and Kuririn in the lower right all in their landing on Namek gear. The second eyecatch features Vegeta in the lower left and Cui in the upper right. I couldn't see the animation for the opening or ending. Were they new?

Nope, the opening and the ending were the same, and the title card was the same from the las episode.

We probably will not be getting new openings and endings till October. But anything can happen can not wait for this episode

[Adamant]

This episode covered a total of 34 pages - the remaining 6 pages of chapter 243, and the entirity of chapters 244 and 245 (with the commercial break being right between the two latter). The manga was followed to the letter for the most part, with a couple minor panels being skipped (might've been missing in Z too, can't remember), and a couple short filler scenes being left in, most notably the one where Popo and Bulma climb a cliff at Yunzabit.

From what we see in the preview, the next episode will most likely end around the end of chapter 247, right after we see Freeza for the first time in the series.

[JulieYBM]

This episode covered a total of 34 pages - the remaining 6 pages of chapter 243, and the entirity of chapters 244 and 245 (with the commercial break being right between the two latter). The manga was followed to the letter for the most part, with a couple minor panels being skipped (might've been missing in Z too, can't remember), and a couple short filler scenes being left in, most notably the one where Popo and Bulma climb a cliff at Yunzabit.

From what we see in the preview, the next episode will most likely end around the end of chapter 247, right after we see Freeza for the first time in the series.

That's very exciting. Thanks for the continuing Manga comparison coverage!!

[Hujio]

The next episode title is:

新たなる強敵！宇宙の帝王フリーザ
Arata Naru Kyouteki! Uchuu no Teiou Furiiza
A Formidable New Enemy! Emperor of the Universe, Freeza

[Rod]

Son of a crap

I missed it again, that's like the 7th time in a row.

Anyway, what filler scenes were left in? how were the re-animated scenes?

[SHINOBI-03]

Son of a crap

I missed it again, that's like the 7th time in a row.

Anyway, what filler scenes were left in? how were the re-animated scenes?

The most importent question here is what filler scenes were cut?!

I havn't seen the Namek arc episodes, but I know that it's infamous for the filler it had

[SSj_Rambo]

The music really kind of ticked me off this episode. Gohan's cutesie theme (which I never liked, even in proper context) to open the episode; Party-Boy theme playing when Bulma accidentally destroys the space pod!? That's really as far as I've gotten, so I hope things pick up...

[Kendamu]

I liked the Dragon Soul instrumental near the end. It always lifts my spirits and I kinda needed it after all the hard work I've done this week.

[SSj_Rambo]

Son of a crap

I missed it again, that's like the 7th time in a row.

Anyway, what filler scenes were left in? how were the re-animated scenes?

The most importent question here is what filler scenes were cut?!

I havn't seen the Namek arc episodes, but I know that it's infamous for the filler it had

DBZ ep 037 (the start of this episode of Kai lines up exactly with the start of DBZ episode 037) opens up with a ~20sec filler scene of a science team examining Nappa's space pod, which was cut. Then a ~1.5min filler scene of everyone in the hospital was cut. Some small in-between dialogue and Gyuomao's lines (all filler) was left in, and some was cut. Kame-sennin gawking over Bulma's new hair was partially cut. Bulma struggling to scale a cliff at Yunzabut was left in. A cut-scene back to everyone back at the hospital was cut. Bulma accidentally bringing up the toilet and bed while the ship was on its way to Jupiter was cut, as was some other random dialogue from that scene, which made its pace seem a lot more similar to the manga's. The first ~4.25min of DBZ episode 038 was pure filler, and that all was cut from Kai. ~2.5min of random filler stuff after Gohan's whole "I'm going to Namek too!!" thing was cut. Gohan having his many suitcases set down when he arrives on Kame-sennin's island is cut (whic makes it a little weird when they all end up neatly stacked on the ground in the next frame). Quite a bit of filler dialogue crap was cut. The still images of everyone on Earth looking up to the stars was cut, and the still images of Gohan and Kuririn enjoying their time on the ship were left in (both are filler).

That's about all. So, episode 018 of DBK corresponds with episodes 037 and 038 of DBZ.

The famous Freeza Arc filler that you have heard about SHINOBI-03, are the entire (shitty) filler episodes (which includes the world-famous "Bulma and the Crab" episode). These nearly entirely filler episodes include DBZ 039-044. So it looks like in DBK episode 019, we'll be in the late forties in DBZ.

Interestingly, a lot of flashbacks were left un-shaded. Hmm...

[dragonballzgtfighter]

Wow this is going at a good pace.

The famous this planet will blow up in 5 mins.

[Kamehamehax10]

[fps_anth]

KULILIN!

I love it

[NeptuneKai]

D'aaawww is it just me or does Kuririn look really adorable in that eye catcher?

[Rory]

D'aaawww is it just me or does Kuririn look really adorable in that eye catcher?

When does Kuririn not look adorable?
no-homo

[NeptuneKai]

D'aaawww is it just me or does Kuririn look really adorable in that eye catcher?

When does Kuririn not look adorable?
no-homo

The first few chapters he appeared?

[Rod]

How come Kiwi is on the eye cath? Seems weird there are other characters that could have taken his place

[JulieYBM]

How come Kiwi is on the eye cath? Seems weird there are other characters that could have taken his place

Probably because these things are bound to change every few episodes.

I suspect we'll begin to see Freeza, Zarbon, and Dodoria in the next one and the Ginyû after that.


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