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by Luso Saiyan
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...
by Luso Saiyan
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...
by Luso Saiyan
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 ...
by Luso Saiyan
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...
by Luso Saiyan
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.
by Luso Saiyan
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...
by Luso Saiyan
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.
by Luso Saiyan
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.
by Luso Saiyan
Tue Dec 13, 2022 6:31 pm
Forum: Website & Community Discussion
Topic: General Website Goofs/Errors
Replies: 374
Views: 127569

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.
by Luso Saiyan
Tue Dec 13, 2022 4:47 pm
Forum: Website & Community Discussion
Topic: General Website Goofs/Errors
Replies: 374
Views: 127569

Re: General Website Goofs/Errors

Any plans on bringing back the dark theme option? Even if just like the previous one?
by Luso Saiyan
Sun Dec 11, 2022 3:47 pm
Forum: Website & Community Discussion
Topic: General Website Goofs/Errors
Replies: 374
Views: 127569

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.
by Luso Saiyan
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.
by Luso Saiyan
Fri Dec 02, 2022 1:29 pm
Forum: The Podcast
Topic: Episode #0494 (27 November 2022)
Replies: 5
Views: 548

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.
by Luso Saiyan
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.
by Luso Saiyan
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__...
by Luso Saiyan
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.
by Luso Saiyan
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: 29545

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...
by Luso Saiyan
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: 29545

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?