You're a better storyteller and editor than 'utter defeat' "WE'RE REACHING THE CLIMAX, BUT ALLOW ME TO SPAM YOU OVER A 3 CHAPTERS BATTLE FOR OVER A YEAR" Uchida.JulieYBM wrote: ↑Sat Aug 20, 2022 12:59 pmPlanning doesn't really have anything to do with that. The comic is going to pass through the hands of more than just one person. The problem is that a decision was made to simply continually stretch out these battles despite having few ideas for character development and story. Toyo-tarou and Toriyama both have an editor who has to pre-approve the script and storyboards for the next chapter and proceeding storyline. It's up to said editor to make sure that the story doesn't get bogged down in being repetitive and to improve the quality of the comic. The problem here is that said editor (Victory Uchida?) is probably encouraging their nonsense because they think it sells magazines and merchandise. In the end all we get is a bunch of high-calorie, low-protein fighting that doesn't endear the characters or story onto the audience because nobody's examining each panel or line of dialogue as an opportunity to establish character and then build on it.
Like, the pee joke was probably the most humanizing thing Gas did in forever. We didn't get pay off for why Gas wanted to be the strongest, we didn't see Gas develop and reach a point of "hey, maybe being the strongest for Elec's sake instead of my own isn't healthy for me" nor did we really underscore that Granola could have wound up like Gas and he really dodged a bullet by meeting and learning from Gokuu and Vegeta and they in turn from him
Like, there's so much exciting character work they can do here but just...didn't.
Heck, Gas about to drop dead in the midst of his last big battle while Elec showing signs of not caring for his life, and choosing to end this madness and realize he's been lied to, just for him to tell a wrinckled Granolah: "I rather live without this curse on my shoulders, how do we reverse this?" And have all the people (sans Elec) to look after the Dragon Balls and to wish Toronbo to reverse everything their wishes had done to them and this cosmos, would be the fitting ending for this arc. With Elec running away with 7-3 on his control, plotting to extract revenge on everybody once the time is right. No Frieza and no shmeeza to be pulled out of nowhere.