Dragonball Movie Update! What is UP with this?

mrkaizoku · Post by **mrkaizoku** » Sat Jun 14, 2008 11:11 pm

Big Momma wrote:I just thought I wanted to point out something

He's holding the (For lack of knowledge of the japanese term) power pole in his right hand.

The Niyoibou.

NeptuneKai · Post by **NeptuneKai** » Sat Jun 14, 2008 11:27 pm

How did I not catch his staff in the picture? I pray to god they don't call it the "power pole". I don't even care if they call it by its Japanese name but I've always hated how corny the term "power pole" sounded.

Xyex · Post by **Xyex** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 12:17 am

NeptuneKai wrote:How did I not catch his staff in the picture? I pray to god they don't call it the "power pole". I don't even care if they call it by its Japanese name but I've always hated how corny the term "power pole" sounded.

It's better than the Harmony Gold name "Magic Staff".

But a lot of what it will attract is something different. Idiots basically. People who get into Dragonball, not because its Dragonball and they like it, but because its cool or something. And even that wouldn't bother me so much if they didn't go around acting like they know all about it, bullshiting about how they've been into it for years. Its not the new fans thats the problem for me. Its the fakers. And I know a few.

They'll be gone by the end of the year, soon as the next new 'fad' hits.

NeptuneKai · Post by **NeptuneKai** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 12:23 am

Xyex wrote:
NeptuneKai wrote:How did I not catch his staff in the picture? I pray to god they don't call it the "power pole". I don't even care if they call it by its Japanese name but I've always hated how corny the term "power pole" sounded.
It's better than the Harmony Gold name "Magic Staff".

Not to be a stubborn dick but I care to disagree, I'd take Magic Staff over Power Pole any day.

djkalteraphine · Post by **djkalteraphine** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 12:24 am

sailorspazz wrote:
Kid Trunks wrote: But thats where I'm a little conflicted. While I want the movie to succeed because I love Dragonball, I also want it to fail massively so that it won't attract a whole bunch of idiots to the series who think they know all about Dragonball because of one movie they saw, telling me about this new show they've discovered, and turning Dragonball into a new fad. I'm happy with the Dragonball community as is. While its not overly large (atleast from what I've seen), its fans are genuine. I know its childish. But I'm very protective of Dragonball for some reason.
You say you don't want the movie to attract new fans, but weren't you a new fan yourself at some point? Unless you were reading along with the original Japanese manga as it was released, there was always someone who was a fan before you. Sure, there will always be people who just follow the trends, but they'll disappear quickly. There could also be people who see the movie and become genuinely interested in the series and start learning about the original. Is that a bad thing? The fandom does not belong to any one group of fans who can dictate who is "worthy" of joining their ranks. Who's to say the fandom wouldn't benefit from an infusion of newer fans?

Well said.

The Time Traveller · Post by **The Time Traveller** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 1:51 am

NeptuneKai wrote:
Xyex wrote:
NeptuneKai wrote:How did I not catch his staff in the picture? I pray to god they don't call it the "power pole". I don't even care if they call it by its Japanese name but I've always hated how corny the term "power pole" sounded.
It's better than the Harmony Gold name "Magic Staff".
Not to be a stubborn dick but I care to disagree, I'd take Magic Staff over Power Pole any day.

Something called the power pole that stretches to incredible lengths?

Why didn't they just use Nyoi-bo like the Blue Water dub.

NeptuneKai · Post by **NeptuneKai** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 9:39 am

The Time Traveller wrote:
NeptuneKai wrote:
Xyex wrote: It's better than the Harmony Gold name "Magic Staff".
Not to be a stubborn dick but I care to disagree, I'd take Magic Staff over Power Pole any day.
Something called the power pole that stretches to incredible lengths?

Why didn't they just use Nyoi-bo like the Blue Water dub.

Because that wasn't "American" enough or "HARDCORE" enough.

Captain Awesome · Post by **Captain Awesome** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 9:42 am

I'm betting at Funimation it was a toss up between "Power Pole" and "Super Staff".

That or "Battle Stick"

Post by **Kaboom** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 9:03 pm

We need some translations, pronto.

http://dbthemovie.com/2008/06/15/jump-sq-exclusive/

Kendamu · Post by **Kendamu** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 9:11 pm

The pic that is supposed to be of Son Goku in the "Kame" dogi actually has a halfway decent look for the hair! I'd have no problems if that's how it actually turned out in the end and whatever pics we've seen so far are just some sort of weird fluke or part of a scene where his hair changes for some reason.

Tatsunoboshi Horoko · Post by **Tatsunoboshi Horoko** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 10:39 pm

That is obviously not Chatwin because it lacks mopey-face.

Kendamu · Post by **Kendamu** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 10:50 pm

Tatsunoboshi Horoko wrote:That is obviously not Chatwin because it lacks mopey-face.

Actually, the Japanese in that picture says "Justin Chatwin" in the narration box next to the full-body pose of him (ith the kids freaking out underneath).

Sebastian (SB) · Post by **Sebastian (SB)** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 11:20 pm

That's the most bizzare thing I've ever seen. I still think Chatwin looks too melodramatic for Goku.

Kendamu · Post by **Kendamu** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 11:25 pm

Sebastian (SB) wrote:That's the most bizzare thing I've ever seen. I still think Chatwin looks too melodramatic for Goku.

If they would just show a screenshot of him being happy it would amuse me a whole lot!

LSSJ4 · Post by **LSSJ4** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 12:40 am

SSj Kaboom wrote:We need some translations, pronto.

http://dbthemovie.com/2008/06/15/jump-sq-exclusive/

The Japanese are really looking foward to this, huh?.......

Seems like the english speaking world are the only ones against it.

Tatsunoboshi Horoko · Post by **Tatsunoboshi Horoko** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 12:46 am

Kendamu wrote:
Tatsunoboshi Horoko wrote:That is obviously not Chatwin because it lacks mopey-face.
Actually, the Japanese in that picture says "Justin Chatwin" in the narration box next to the full-body pose of him (ith the kids freaking out underneath).

I know that. I was making a joke.

If no one has translated those pages by tomorrow, I'll do it.

LSSJ4 wrote:The Japanese are really looking foward to this, huh?.......

To be fair, would you expect to see anything but positivity from a Japanese magazine owned by the parent company that owns the property the movie is based off of? That'd be like, say, Nickelodeon Magazine not giving the highest praise to one of their new shows.

Xyex · Post by **Xyex** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 12:49 am

Rachel's being lazy/stingy, where's Herms?

But this has to be the single greatest thing I have ever seen in my life. A mini-nanga about a live action American movie. It just doesn't get any cooler than that.

Though I do have to say that it seems kind of lazy that they're going to add the stars to the DBs in post production via CGI. I was kind of hoping the CGI would be left for the important stuff, like Kamehameha waves, Shenron, and so on.

SuperSaiyan3Goku · Post by **SuperSaiyan3Goku** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 1:17 am

Seems like Japan is really gearin' up for this movie! Never expected a little Mini-Manga to come out of it though.

Tatsunoboshi Horoko · Post by **Tatsunoboshi Horoko** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 10:38 am

By the way, Daisuke Kadokuni is the author and the author's self-inserted main character (one with the headband,) just so you get some of the context.

First Page:
1st Bubble: It can run just fine.
Text: Bulma's Three-Wheeled Bike
2nd Bubble: Wow! Awesome
3rd Bubble: It's all over the place...
4th Bubble: Still, was this in the original story?

Second Page:
1st Bubble: Because...
2nd Bubble: It's Dragonball Live Action Movie Coverage!
Text: We're not in Akiba anymore...
3rd Bubble: I didn't have any part in this, you know.
4th Bubble: Don't you say that.
5th Bubble: This is all possible because of Toriyama-sensei and Dragonball!
6th Bubble: ....
Text: Dragonball Movie Scheduled for March 2009
Text: Akibahara Report Manga - The Akiba Resident (8th Suburb)
Dragonball - Part One
By Daisuke Kadokuni

3rd Page:
1st Bubble: Piccolo will sit in this chair.
Text: Piccolo's Cyber-ish Room

4th Page:
Text: And...appearing...with the winds...
Text: As Son Goku: Justin Chatwin
*Dressed in the Manga Dogi/Movie Version to Be Announced Next Month!?
Text: Will Continue Next Month!!
Line of Text: Here's...Goku!
1st Bubble: Hollywood cosplay!
Side Comment: It's on a different level of perfection!!
2nd Bubble: Because it's the real deal!

5th Page:
1st Bubble: This is for you.

6th Page:
1st Bubble: I love it.
Text: As Bulma: Emmy Rossum

7th Page:
1st Bubble: Even from here, it's huge...
2nd Bubble: Uh-huh.
Text: Huge Outdoor Set (Exterior)

8th Page:
Text: The Dojo
1st Bubble: Ooh! The set!
2nd Bubble: The next stop is this way.

9th Page:
1st Bubble: We'll put in the stars inside with CG later.
2nd Bubble (Both): A Dragon Ball!!

Chuquita · Post by **Chuquita** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 8:33 pm

Thank you for the translation.

You know you've been on the internet too long when term 'cyber room' sounds awkward. (*Imagines Piccolo on a computer flirting with people

*)

Kanzenshuu

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