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by Grimlock » Tue May 01, 2018 11:08 am
We are at that time again, the month when we (well, most Japanese fans) celebrate some of the characters on their own days. Herms already compiled a list but since I have never seen anyone talked about it here, maybe it is time to finally dedicate a thread to this fun "event" among fans of the franchise. If you still don't know what's going on, as per Herms's words: "The joke is that in Japanese these dates' numbers sound (kinda vaguely sorta) like the name of the character." Cool, huh?
Today is Bardock's Day. Time to rewatch all his appearances throughout the franchise and appreciate the great character that he is.
I do remember Saiyan Day being on August though, maybe there are two dates?
Anyway, which one you take/would like to take as a day off?
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by sintzu » Tue May 01, 2018 11:30 am
Where's Vegeta day ? and are these official or made up by fans based on the day they first showed up ?
July 9th 2018 will be remembered as the day Broly became canon.
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by Grimlock » Tue May 01, 2018 3:20 pm
Vegeta does not have one as his name is too literal, but you can celebrate him on Saiyan Day.
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by Michsi » Tue May 01, 2018 3:30 pm
So Goku's "day" happens to be exactly what is technically Piccolo's birthday. May 9th was jokingly called King Piccolo day by the fandom, now it gets overshadowed by Goku, too. Man, Piccolo just can't catch a break
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by KBABZ » Tue May 01, 2018 4:40 pm
Grimlock wrote:Vegeta does not have one as his name is too literal, but you can celebrate him on Saiyan Day.
It can still work: August 31st is the Day of the Vegetable in Japan!
http://www.iromegane.com/japan/vocabula ... -in-japan/
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by ABED » Tue May 01, 2018 4:43 pm
What's the number pun for May 9th?
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by SupremeKai25 » Tue May 01, 2018 4:45 pm
I'll make sure to sip a cup of delicious tea with my closest friends and plot the eradication of Humanity on September 6th.
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At his core Zamasu is good like Shin, though I guess you could say he was so fastidious that it backfired. But you know, for this "Future Trunks Arc" you had to depict Zamasu and Trunks' inner conflict, right? If this was back when I was drawing the manga myself then I doubt if I could have done it. I mean, I'm not very good at depicting the characters' psychology on the page. So this all came together because now I only have to think up the story. [...] On my own, I doubt I would have been able to express Zamasu's fall to the dark side.
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by dbgtFO » Tue May 01, 2018 4:49 pm
ABED wrote:What's the number pun for May 9th?
Go = 5
Ku = 9
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by Logania » Tue May 01, 2018 5:23 pm
Hit Day? Oh my, that's amazing.
What a good way to kick off the new year then with best boi's day.
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by ABED » Tue May 01, 2018 5:25 pm
dbgtFO wrote:ABED wrote:What's the number pun for May 9th?
Go = 5
Ku = 9
Thank you, man.
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by Grimlock » Tue May 01, 2018 7:35 pm
It seems there is a Gogeta Day too. Never heard or seen that one before!
Even stretching, it would be more like King Vegeta, Vegeta and Tarble Day. But Vegeta does not have a Day for himself.
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by DBZAOTA482 » Wed May 02, 2018 10:02 am
Claiming 5/7, 5/8, 5/9, and 5/10 for Son Family Week.
fadeddreams5 wrote:DBZGTKOSDH wrote:... Haven't we already gotten these in GT? Goku dies, the DBs go away, and the Namekian DBs most likely won't be used again because of the Evil Dragons.
Goku didn't die in GT. The show sucked him off so much, it was impossible to keep him in the world of the living, so he ascended beyond mortality.
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I'm just about done with the concept of reboots and making shows that were products of their time and impactful "new and sexy" and in line with modern tastes and sensibilities. Let stuff stay in their era and give today's kids their own shit to watch.
I always side eye the people who say "Now my kids/today's kids can experience what I did as a child!" Nigga, who gives a fuck about
your childhood? You're an adult now and it was at least 15 years ago. Let the kids have their own experience instead of picking at a corpse.
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by Logania » Wed May 02, 2018 10:28 pm
I wonder if someone has tried to use any of these days as religious holidays for time off work.
I may try this since my boss is a giant weeb.
"I can't increase my ability through some kind of noisy transformation the way Frost and you Saiyans do. If I wanna become more lethal, I don't have the luxury of cutting corners, I just have to do it the old-fashioned way.
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by AnzuMazaki » Wed May 02, 2018 11:56 pm
8/6 is Yamcha day and 6/9 is VegeBul day.
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by Grimlock » Thu May 03, 2018 12:51 am
AnzuMazaki wrote:8/6 is Yamcha day and 6/9 is VegeBul day.
Don't know about those ones. Can you provide some evidence?
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by Grimlock » Fri May 04, 2018 8:48 am
Vegeta and Bulma Day doesn't seem that popular, but Yamcha definitely has his day too, and I didn't know it. Thanks to bring them up!
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by DBZAOTA482 » Fri May 04, 2018 9:11 am
Grimlock wrote:Vegeta and Bulma Day doesn't seem that popular, but Yamcha definitely has his day too, and I didn't know it. Thanks to bring them up!
Vegeta x Bulma in general isn't that popular in Japan... compared to Goku x Chi-Chi at least.
fadeddreams5 wrote:DBZGTKOSDH wrote:... Haven't we already gotten these in GT? Goku dies, the DBs go away, and the Namekian DBs most likely won't be used again because of the Evil Dragons.
Goku didn't die in GT. The show sucked him off so much, it was impossible to keep him in the world of the living, so he ascended beyond mortality.
jjgp1112 wrote: Sat Jul 18, 2020 6:31 am
I'm just about done with the concept of reboots and making shows that were products of their time and impactful "new and sexy" and in line with modern tastes and sensibilities. Let stuff stay in their era and give today's kids their own shit to watch.
I always side eye the people who say "Now my kids/today's kids can experience what I did as a child!" Nigga, who gives a fuck about
your childhood? You're an adult now and it was at least 15 years ago. Let the kids have their own experience instead of picking at a corpse.
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by DBZAOTA482 » Fri May 04, 2018 9:13 am
AnzuMazaki wrote:6/9 is VegeBul day.
Now we know their favorite position.
fadeddreams5 wrote:DBZGTKOSDH wrote:... Haven't we already gotten these in GT? Goku dies, the DBs go away, and the Namekian DBs most likely won't be used again because of the Evil Dragons.
Goku didn't die in GT. The show sucked him off so much, it was impossible to keep him in the world of the living, so he ascended beyond mortality.
jjgp1112 wrote: Sat Jul 18, 2020 6:31 am
I'm just about done with the concept of reboots and making shows that were products of their time and impactful "new and sexy" and in line with modern tastes and sensibilities. Let stuff stay in their era and give today's kids their own shit to watch.
I always side eye the people who say "Now my kids/today's kids can experience what I did as a child!" Nigga, who gives a fuck about
your childhood? You're an adult now and it was at least 15 years ago. Let the kids have their own experience instead of picking at a corpse.
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by Grimlock » Fri May 04, 2018 9:19 am
DBZAOTA482 wrote:Vegeta x Bulma in general isn't that popular in Japan... compared to Goku x Chi-Chi at least.
That is weird, considering how they got together and the various scenes with them together, I would think they are popular as a couple.
