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- Tue Jan 24, 2023 4:32 pm
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: Toriyama loves Star Wars but has George Lucas ever talked about Dragon Ball?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 1245
Re: Toriyama loves Star Wars but has George Lucas ever talked about Dragon Ball?
Of course it's not out there that both authors could independently come to the same "climactic battle between good and evil on a burning planet where the good guy cuts the villain's legs and arm off" set piece. Yeah, that's really a stretch to make it a "reference". That specifi...
- Fri Jan 20, 2023 6:18 pm
- Forum: Dragon Ball Super
- Topic: Dragon Ball Super: Manga Chapter 89 - Official Discussion Thread
- Replies: 103
- Views: 6473
Re: Dragon Ball Super: Manga Chapter 89 - Official Discussion Thread
I’ll never understand this narcissistic mentality so in vogue nowadays. I’m going to assume an abundance of good faith from you. You will understand why your views on this are deeply flawed if you do even the most cursory bit of research into representation and the psychological, political and soci...
- Fri Jan 20, 2023 1:02 pm
- Forum: Dragon Ball Super
- Topic: Dragon Ball Super: Manga Chapter 89 - Official Discussion Thread
- Replies: 103
- Views: 6473
Re: Dragon Ball Super: Manga Chapter 89 - Official Discussion Thread
Historically speaking, plenty of people who partake in reading/viewing works of art or engaging in fandom love to see themselves represented, especially people who are historically marginalized in society. Furthermore, historically-speaking, creators have a history of including marginalized people ...
- Fri Jan 20, 2023 11:50 am
- Forum: Dragon Ball Super
- Topic: Dragon Ball Super: Manga Chapter 89 - Official Discussion Thread
- Replies: 103
- Views: 6473
Re: Dragon Ball Super: Manga Chapter 89 - Official Discussion Thread
How dare he represent the wide berth of people who read dragonball instead of catering just to one type! I honestly don't follow. Who is that representing exactly but its own character? Since when are Dragon Ball readers begging for representation, or are in anyway excluded from enjoying Dragon Bal...
- Fri Jan 13, 2023 6:16 am
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: The Destructions of Planet Vegeta.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 308
Re: The Destructions of Planet Vegeta.
The one from Super: Broly, despite the fact that they completely skipped the build-up to Bardock's last stand.
- Mon Dec 26, 2022 5:05 pm
- Forum: Dragon Ball Super
- Topic: So why Shenron gave Piccolo a bonus transformation?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1318
Re: So why Shenron gave Piccolo a bonus transformation?
just like he revived Freeza cut in a million pieces because he doesn’t like him. I think Shenlong revived Freeza in pieces because the latter was still alive in that state, it was the blast that killed him. Neither: It is of course possible, but that person's body was cut to pieces long ago, and ca...
- Mon Dec 26, 2022 3:37 pm
- Forum: Dragon Ball Super
- Topic: So why Shenron gave Piccolo a bonus transformation?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1318
Re: So why Shenron gave Piccolo a bonus transformation?
You're the one ignoring the history between Kami and Shenlong.
- Mon Dec 26, 2022 2:44 pm
- Forum: Dragon Ball Super
- Topic: So why Shenron gave Piccolo a bonus transformation?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1318
Re: So why Shenron gave Piccolo a bonus transformation?
I think he simply did it in honor of Kami, who (as part of Piccolo) was making the wish.
- Tue Dec 13, 2022 6:31 pm
- Forum: Website & Community Discussion
- Topic: General Website Goofs/Errors
- Replies: 374
- Views: 127578
Re: General Website Goofs/Errors
So it is. I didn't check it since yesterday, so I thought it was still unavailable.
All good now.
All good now.
- Tue Dec 13, 2022 4:47 pm
- Forum: Website & Community Discussion
- Topic: General Website Goofs/Errors
- Replies: 374
- Views: 127578
Re: General Website Goofs/Errors
Any plans on bringing back the dark theme option? Even if just like the previous one?
- Sun Dec 11, 2022 3:47 pm
- Forum: Website & Community Discussion
- Topic: General Website Goofs/Errors
- Replies: 374
- Views: 127578
Re: General Website Goofs/Errors
I, for one like, the dark mode as it is. I was a dark mode user before the update, but this is much better than the previous one.
Restoring the user info to the left would be nice though.
Restoring the user info to the left would be nice though.
- Tue Dec 06, 2022 7:15 pm
- Forum: Dragon Ball Super
- Topic: Fillers in Dragon Ball Super
- Replies: 9
- Views: 622
Re: Fillers in Dragon Ball Super
I would call filler anything that was created to fill time for the development of the story arcs that Toriyama provided, which is the only source material for Super.
- Sat Dec 03, 2022 1:46 pm
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: What’s the reason for statues/figures differing so much in quality within the same volume and by the same company?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 195
Re: What’s the reason for statues/figures differing so much in quality within the same volume and by the same company?
I think it's simply the difference between sculptors.
- Fri Dec 02, 2022 1:29 pm
- Forum: The Podcast
- Topic: Episode #0494 (27 November 2022)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 553
Re: Episode #0494 (27 November 2022)
I honestly had a knee-jerk reaction to the character of Granolah and even Merus before it. They look like blatant derivations of Future Trunks, both in design and demeanor. At least they fit in the Dragon Ball aesthetic, something that can't be said about many non-Toriyama designed characters.
- Fri Nov 25, 2022 4:19 pm
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: Why isn’t Toriyama’s designs being shown anymore?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1275
Re: Why isn’t Toriyama’s designs being shown anymore?
He's been doing it for more than a decade, I believe.
- Fri Nov 25, 2022 5:47 am
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: Why isn’t Toriyama’s designs being shown anymore?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1275
Re: Why isn’t Toriyama’s designs being shown anymore?
They've revealed these Toriyama designs so far: https://en.dragon-ball-official.com/dragonball/jp/news/EVENT/2021/10/n2101008002-5.jpg https://en.dragon-ball-official.com/dragonball/jp/news/2022/06/n220623573-3_2__2.jpg https://en.dragon-ball-official.com/dragonball/jp/news/2022/06/n220623573-4_2__...
- Wed Nov 23, 2022 8:20 am
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: What was your first introduction to Dragon Ball?
- Replies: 39
- Views: 1623
Re: What was your first introduction to Dragon Ball?
It was the original DB anime, when it started airing in my country back in 1995.
- Tue Nov 22, 2022 4:10 pm
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: AB Video to release OG Dragon Ball on Blu-Ray
- Replies: 321
- Views: 29550
Re: AB Video to release OG Dragon Ball on Blu-Ray
Is it me, or is it slightly vertically stretched? Or is it correct and the JP DVD is horizontally stretched? The person who posted the DBOX shots there didn't capture them in their display aspect ratio, instead he used their storage resolution. They're the same when displayed correctly - https://im...
- Tue Nov 22, 2022 2:59 pm
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: AB Video to release OG Dragon Ball on Blu-Ray
- Replies: 321
- Views: 29550
Re: AB Video to release OG Dragon Ball on Blu-Ray
Is it me, or is it slightly vertically stretched? Or is it correct and the JP DVD is horizontally stretched?
- Fri Nov 18, 2022 6:55 am
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: 2022 Holiday/Black Friday sale thread
- Replies: 7
- Views: 482
Re: 2022 Holiday/Black Friday sale thread
Some Amazon UK deals:
Dragon Ball: A Visual History for £19.55
Dragon Ball Super: Broly Blu-ray for £5.99
Dragon Ball Blu-ray Triple Pack (Battle of Gods, Resurrection 'F', Broly) for £12.74
Dragon Ball: A Visual History for £19.55
Dragon Ball Super: Broly Blu-ray for £5.99
Dragon Ball Blu-ray Triple Pack (Battle of Gods, Resurrection 'F', Broly) for £12.74