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ABED wrote:You guys seem to be talking about the location as opposed to the story. The RRA arc did give more variety (including the amusement park in the filler episode) of locals, but the adventure of looking for the DB's was exciting in the Freeza arc.
It was more like Dark Adventure and they kind of got Trapped there and were dependent on Goku to save them.
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ABED wrote:You guys seem to be talking about the location as opposed to the story. The RRA arc did give more variety (including the amusement park in the filler episode) of locals, but the adventure of looking for the DB's was exciting in the Freeza arc.
It was more like Dark Adventure and they kind of got Trapped there and were dependent on Goku to save them.
Yes, they did need Goku to save their lives, but the search for the DB's allows for great usage of the cast no matter their power levels.
The biggest truths aren't original. The truth is ketchup. It's Jim Belushi. Its job isn't to blow our minds. It's to be within reach.
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Are we too old to enjoy new Dragon Ball movies/series?
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Nickolaidas wrote: ↑Sun Jun 14, 2015 2:10 am
Guys, I'm going to be straight with you. If you feel the show has gotten 'silly' ... it hasn't. You're just 'too old for this shit'. Seriously, 95% of the people in those boards do not fit the target demographic of the show, so don't expect the show to be 'everything you hoped for'. I'm referring to the people here who expect Super to be rich with dark moments, serious storytelling, meaningful characters etc etc. It won't. It's a show for kids. A show for kids being kids. Everyone in those boards has a manchild in him/her, clamoring to get out, and that's fine. But having unrealistic expectations (such as believing the show grew up alongside you) is naïve at best. Honestly, do you take seriously a story where the supposed God of Destruction halts his urges to blow up stuff in order to eat ice cream sundae? That's the show's silliness at full force, take it for what it is. The show hasn't matured one bit, so don't expect it too. Again, I'm not saying that's a bad thing. I'm saying *that* is DB and always will be.
Goku using Hakai was the best thing to come out of both adaptations of Super for me. It was very reminiscent of him using Kamehameha for the first time after watching Roshi use it. Even though Goku having actually seen Beerus preform the Hakai wasn't shown in the manga, I still thought it was cool (I'm sure a small panel of Beerus casually showing off the move in front of Goku will be in the next volume). Toyotaro keeping Goku's trait of mimicking a technique after having only seen it once was a nice touch, despite his Hakai being incredibly half assed in comparison to Beerus'.
I could care less if some call it an absurd "asspull." Among everything else, I liked it for the fact that it was absurd.
Also, Caulifla is the best thing to come out of Dragon Ball in a long time, period.
Frost is awesome, his color combination and design are so damn good his personality dosen't even matter..
Although I would like for freeza's final form to be his design instead of solid gold, that freeza personality together with this design would be touching extremes
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Toppo has a really cool design and personality. I really like the dynamic between him and Goku before Jiren is even factored in to the equation.
Seems like an unpopular opinion to me because outside this website I've noticed a lot of hate for Toppo. People don't like the way he looks.
Asura wrote:Toppo has a really cool design and personality. I really like the dynamic between him and Goku before Jiren is even factored in to the equation.
Seems like an unpopular opinion to me because outside this website I've noticed a lot of hate for Toppo. People don't like the way he looks.
I love Toppo! He is The Lorax and he speaks for JUSTICE!
Asura wrote:Toppo has a really cool design and personality. I really like the dynamic between him and Goku before Jiren is even factored in to the equation.
Seems like an unpopular opinion to me because outside this website I've noticed a lot of hate for Toppo. People don't like the way he looks.
I love Toppo! He is The Lorax and he speaks for JUSTICE!
Asura wrote:outside this website I've noticed a lot of hate for Toppo. People don't like the way he looks.
Yup, I can confirm that. People also seem to treat it as a fact that Toppo is definitely weaker than Kaio-Ken SSB Goku despite him surviving SSB Goku's point blank Kamehameha and later being treated as Goku's equal by Beerus. Apparently, popularity is also a factor that decides how strong a character is, and vice-versa.
He has a moustache. A trustworthy moustache. A trustache. Case closed!
When Super apparently shoves Goku down our throats:
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HeroR wrote:The characters in Super can work with Goku and they're treated like equals to him. Goku just being in the room doesn't take away from the character. In Z, the characters were so depended on Goku that they couldn't go an episode without mentioning him in some way even by hoping he will arrived, get better, training to get stronger, our last hope, being like him, ect. Goku was wanked to hell in Z, even when he wasn't in the room and everyone else was secondary to him. In fact, this was a major issue Goku had, which is why he didn't want to do anything in the Buu Saga.
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FoolsGil wrote:I hope Mark is dead. But chances are the dragonballs will bring his stupid ass back.
It's an unpopular opinion right now (a lot of people were saying the previous one was better), but Haruka is probably gonna be the best ED song of Super by far. A super hype opening and a calm, soothing ending work the best for an action-oriented series like Dragon Ball Super, especially if there's a really good cliffhanger at the end of the episode. The combo worked for Parasyte, and it will work for Dragon Ball.
I'm not sure if this is an unpopular opinion, but I feel like it might be just by how many discussions there are regarding the topic... but I really like the Dragon Box colors. I know that they're not "the way they're supposed to be," but I really don't care about that. I feel like I'm watching the Dragon Boxes. When I first got them, I was a little disappointed that the skin wasn't more pink and the sky wasn't more green like I felt it was when I'd look at screenshots. I know it might sound bizarre, but I actually like that.
ABED wrote:You guys seem to be talking about the location as opposed to the story. The RRA arc did give more variety (including the amusement park in the filler episode) of locals, but the adventure of looking for the DB's was exciting in the Freeza arc.
It was more like Dark Adventure and they kind of got Trapped there and were dependent on Goku to save them.
Yes, they did need Goku to save their lives, but the search for the DB's allows for great usage of the cast no matter their power levels.
I agree with this people seem to only care about the latter half of the namek arc, but the 3 way hunt for dragonball's and scheming was pretty exciting to see even though it ultimately came down to strength. If anything as well it's very cool seeing Krillin actually being the de facto leader of the gang for a while.
I don't think it ultimately come down to strength in the hunt for the DB's on Namek. Gohan and Kuririn were able to get them back and get a few wishes under Vegeta's nose.
The biggest truths aren't original. The truth is ketchup. It's Jim Belushi. Its job isn't to blow our minds. It's to be within reach.
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take - Wayne Gretzky" - Michael Scott
Happiness is climate, not weather.
ABED wrote:I don't think it ultimately come down to strength in the hunt for the DB's on Namek. Gohan and Kuririn were able to get them back and get a few wishes under Vegeta's nose.
Yeah that is true, though the Ginyu force muscled them out of the dragonballs so the possession went to those with the strength. I loved the ballsy move of wishing whilst Vegeta napped.
ABED wrote:I don't think it ultimately come down to strength in the hunt for the DB's on Namek. Gohan and Kuririn were able to get them back and get a few wishes under Vegeta's nose.
Yeah that is true, though the Ginyu force muscled them out of the dragonballs so the possession went to those with the strength. I loved the ballsy move of wishing whilst Vegeta napped.
But that just means they came close. Who gets the wish doesn't come down to muscle. I also thought it was clever but a bit of a "duh!" that the wishes on the Namekian DB's had to be made in Namekian.
The biggest truths aren't original. The truth is ketchup. It's Jim Belushi. Its job isn't to blow our minds. It's to be within reach.
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take - Wayne Gretzky" - Michael Scott
Happiness is climate, not weather.