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Nafno wrote: Thu Apr 16, 2026 3:13 pmDid they ever reveal them? I don't recall seeing anything drawn by Toriyama for Broly until the aforementioned Anniversary video.

The 40th anniversary video was the first time any of his designs for the movie have been revealed.

At last, the Saiyan arc.

Glad to see the adoption of "Saiyano" and "Namekiano".

Skill can be developed. The potential of Goku's body is still there for Goku Black, but because it's stolen it's not intrinsic to him, he can't develop it like Goku and take advantage of it.

Didn't Toriyama already stated that Gohan is the one with most potential?

I'd like for them to adopt the manga colors across the board, but from the trailer alone we're not getting that...

Sure. But he’s also infamously known for making shit up as he went along.

Well, that's how storytelling works. And like any good storytellers whose work stands the test of time, things are not random and there's a sense of internal logic within the fiction, partially done from the start, and ...

And I promise that NO ONE AT TOEI OR EVEN TORIYAMA ever thought about it that way.

I'm sorry, but that's an asinine statement. Of course Toriyama makes new stories and worldbuilding in connection to his own story. How much of that story is faithfully adapted or how much stuff is made up in ...

2) Maybe since Toriyama passed away they could not completely develop the characters the way they should have done it...I don't know how much of Toriyama there was in the gendarmerie, but it was decent to me.


If nothing else, he designed them . I also don't have a problem with the design, and ...

Well, to be fair they didn't go all the way. Namekians still have five fingers and Bulma still has blue hair rather than purple like in the manga.

Regarding Bulma, Toriyama himself flip-flopped between blue and purple on many of his illustrations. As for the five fingers, that's a compromise for ...

I'm 99% sure it won't happen, but I just wish they'd animate Jaco the Galactic Patrolman at this point. Preferably before the Golden Freeza redo. I feel like introducing Jaco as a character before that arc should be one of their priorities. I'd even settle for a super quick recap from Bulma to the ...

Manga colors. Never liked how they changed Piccolo for the anime. Took them long enough to finally adopt the manga colors.

As for the whole, “Closer to Toriyama’s vision” thing, Toriyama was deeply involved in the film production.

Same with the anime. Of course part of this is just marketing, unfortunately they won't do a bunch of stuff the way he envisioned, like Beerus' planet, Oracle Fish not being small, Frieza ...

Old scenes are reused (as a base). The project features extensive new cuts, revisions to existing scenes, a complete re-rendering of all footage, newly recorded dubbing with added score and sound effects, and a full reconstruction of the story. This is a partial remake, not a full one, but it goes ...

It's not a remake, guys. The series is still the same as it was, only some shots/scenes will be reanimated and edited. Don't expect something done from the ground up with all the bells and whistles. It's not that.

L3anD3RStar wrote: Mon Jan 26, 2026 7:12 amIsn’t it the case that the first season of Super looked so bad that Toriyama himself complained about it?

Yes.

L3anD3RStar wrote: Mon Jan 26, 2026 7:12 amAnd then insisted later seasons get his approval before they could air?

No.

Toriyama worked on the Moro arc in more or less the same capacity he did with the previous Super arcs,

That's not true. He came up with the story of the previous arcs and the movies. The staff might have suggested wanting to see Frieza, Trunks or Broly, but they didn't come up with the story. He ...

Even if it’s Toyotaro’s creation, it’s still Toriyama’s IP. Everything and anything with Dragon World belongs to Toriyama and Toyotaro is using his IP to continue the story. Don’t read too much into it.


That's completely meaningless. Those of us that care or make a distinction between Toriyama's ...

Well yes, it's not a remaster, but not because of the artwork. It's not a remaster because there will be changes.

That doesn't make it not a remaster, nor does it make it a remake. It's a remaster because the base work is the same. They are only doing revisions to some shots and scenes. A remake ...

The Dark Knight wrote: Sun Jan 25, 2026 12:02 pmThose arcs are in desperate need of a trim, just as much as the retellings are. Cutting them down may not fix everything, but better pacing will go a long way in improving their overall quality.

They need/deserve better animation more than pacing, but I'll take both.

Agreed. I am thoroughly retired from new Dragon Ball content and will never watch or care about non-Toriyama slop, but I'm also apathetic towards this... what, fifth edition of Battle of Gods? The best version of it was always the first one! Gretchen, stop trying to make fetch happen!

What I'm ...

Toriyama designed Caulifla as a companion to Toei's Kale. Toriyama designing Kefla means their fusion was part of the story development.