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by WittyUsername
Sun Mar 24, 2024 6:03 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Petition to mark March 8th as "International Dragon Ball Day"
Replies: 10
Views: 308

Re: Petition to mark March 8th as "International Dragon Ball Day"

There’s already an international holiday in March 8th, and Dragon Ball already has its own international holiday.
by WittyUsername
Sun Mar 24, 2024 4:20 pm
Forum: Video Games
Topic: "Sparking! ZERO" Official Announcement & Pre-Release Discussion Thread
Replies: 831
Views: 78725

Re: "Sparking! ZERO" Official Announcement & Pre-Release Discussion Thread

Has it been said how long this game has been in development? If we assume it began development in late 2022, and is releasing in late 2024, that means it had two years of development time. Is that enough for a game like this in the current generation? The devs said they've been working on the game ...
by WittyUsername
Sun Mar 24, 2024 12:24 pm
Forum: Video Games
Topic: "Sparking! ZERO" Official Announcement & Pre-Release Discussion Thread
Replies: 831
Views: 78725

Re: "Sparking! ZERO" Official Announcement & Pre-Release Discussion Thread

Has it been said how long this game has been in development? If we assume it began development in late 2022, and is releasing in late 2024, that means it had two years of development time. Is that enough for a game like this in the current generation?
by WittyUsername
Sat Mar 23, 2024 4:55 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Dragon Ball Theme Park
Replies: 34
Views: 885

Re: Dragon Ball Theme Park

Dragon Ball does evoke Middle Eastern imagery from time to time. I do remember reading that the Arabic dub of DBZ was heavily censored and tried to downplay the references to Eastern religion and mythology, but I don’t typically hear about Muslim countries having some taboo against fantasy elements ...
by WittyUsername
Sat Mar 23, 2024 1:16 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Dragon Ball Theme Park
Replies: 34
Views: 885

Re: Dragon Ball Theme Park

Jord wrote: Sat Mar 23, 2024 12:32 pm
WittyUsername wrote: Fri Mar 22, 2024 8:19 pm Why Saudi Arabia?
Because this beautiful country has a lot of money and wants to become an entertainment capital.
I just can’t imagine why anyone would want to vacation there, unless it’s for religious reasons or because they’re friends with the royalty.
by WittyUsername
Fri Mar 22, 2024 8:19 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Dragon Ball Theme Park
Replies: 34
Views: 885

Re: Dragon Ball Theme Park

Why Saudi Arabia?
by WittyUsername
Wed Mar 20, 2024 10:09 pm
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: Is Super on its way out?
Replies: 41
Views: 2034

Re: Is Super on its way out?

Bulma was the one who mentioned that she hadn’t seen Goku in five years. Speaking of which, another contradiction between DBS and EoZ is that the Broly movie and SH establish that Bulma has been using the Dragon Balls to keep herself young, and yet EoZ makes a point of showing that she’s visibly aged.
by WittyUsername
Sun Mar 17, 2024 9:46 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: The end of "Akira Toriyama canon"
Replies: 186
Views: 8020

Re: The end of "Akira Toriyama canon"

Weirdly enough, The thing about the half breed saiyans not having the will to improve and push themselves like their full blooded fathers always kind of rubbed me the wrong way, at least when you incorporate the context of the original DB. When Goku went through his adventures as a kid, he contende...
by WittyUsername
Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:38 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Non-thread-worthy discussions
Replies: 4624
Views: 582631

Re: Non-thread-worthy discussions

It’s not like Piccolo has any reason to dislike Yamcha, especially after he and Kami became one again.
by WittyUsername
Fri Mar 15, 2024 6:37 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: The end of "Akira Toriyama canon"
Replies: 186
Views: 8020

Re: The end of "Akira Toriyama canon"

Wouldn’t mind seeing DB end but whether its disrespectful will depend on what Toriyamas wishes were. Which I'm guessing he relayed privately to the staff? AFAIK, he wasn’t against GT being made was he? He came up with the title and did the initial character designs, so it’s fair to assume that he w...
by WittyUsername
Thu Mar 14, 2024 10:48 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: The end of "Akira Toriyama canon"
Replies: 186
Views: 8020

Re: The end of "Akira Toriyama canon"

Long dead and dormant classic manga/anime franchises have had revival runs before. Fist of the North Star, very famously, had a pretty huge revival run (comparable in terms of content scale to what Dragon Ball is currently undergoing) back in the mid-2000s (flush in the middle of Dragon Ball's dead...
by WittyUsername
Thu Mar 14, 2024 10:11 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Justin Chatwin apologizes for Dragonball Evolution
Replies: 44
Views: 2611

Re: Justin Chatwin apologizes for Dragonball Evolution

Guillermo Del Toro expressed support for Roman Polanski in the past. Just thought I’d put that out there.
by WittyUsername
Sun Mar 10, 2024 7:23 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: The end of "Akira Toriyama canon"
Replies: 186
Views: 8020

Re: The end of "Akira Toriyama canon"

Do people who say "no not another tournament please" even know what Dragon Ball is about Tournaments are one thing, but I can’t comprehend what the appeal would be in seeing them recycle the Tournament of Power concept again. People really want to keep seeing the same thing over and over ...
by WittyUsername
Sun Mar 10, 2024 6:10 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Justin Chatwin apologizes for Dragonball Evolution
Replies: 44
Views: 2611

Re: Justin Chatwin apologizes for Dragonball Evolution

He has nothing to apologize for. He was just an actor who needed a paycheck. It’s still nice that he paid his condolences though.
by WittyUsername
Sun Mar 10, 2024 6:05 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: The end of "Akira Toriyama canon"
Replies: 186
Views: 8020

Re: The end of "Akira Toriyama canon"

I can’t think of anything more tedious than another Tournament of Power. That sounds like a nightmare. Are people actually clamoring for that? What would even be the point? Just so we could see some fighters from the other four universes that we have no reason to care about? What would be the stakes...
by WittyUsername
Sun Mar 10, 2024 2:17 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: The end of "Akira Toriyama canon"
Replies: 186
Views: 8020

Re: The end of "Akira Toriyama canon"

But these aren’t used to tell a fun DB story, there is no adventure where Goku explores the DB multiverse, God ki is never expanded upon, and the story feels incredibly stagnant from one arc to the next. Its stuck in a cycle where essentially a bad guy shows up then Goku and Vegeta fight him then t...
by WittyUsername
Sun Mar 10, 2024 1:24 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: The end of "Akira Toriyama canon"
Replies: 186
Views: 8020

Re: The end of "Akira Toriyama canon"

The only arcs in the original manga that can properly be considered adventure stories are the initial arc and the Red Ribbon Army, and the latter is basically a hybrid.
by WittyUsername
Sun Mar 10, 2024 11:35 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: The end of "Akira Toriyama canon"
Replies: 186
Views: 8020

Re: The end of "Akira Toriyama canon"

On the subject of Star Wars, George Lucas had been a controversial figure among the fanbase since the late 90s. The prequels were a major punching bag back in the day, and Lucas was a frequent subject of ridicule by RedLetterMedia. A lot of fans actually preferred the creatives behind expanded unive...
by WittyUsername
Sun Mar 10, 2024 10:29 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Akira Toriyama Passes Away.
Replies: 345
Views: 18373

Re: Akira Toriyama Passes Away.

Is it just me or did Stan Lee not even get this big of a reaction after his passing? I never thought Akira Toriyama's death would impact people more than the guy who helped create Spider-Man and revolutionize Marvel overall. I remember Stan Lee’s passing being a pretty big deal, to the point where ...
by WittyUsername
Sat Mar 09, 2024 11:55 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: The end of "Akira Toriyama canon"
Replies: 186
Views: 8020

Re: The end of "Akira Toriyama canon"

Dragon Ball is all fiction so the debates about “canon” are a bit pointless. I don’t think Shuiesha or Toei care nearly as much about what qualifies as “canon” as fans in the West do. Neither the anime nor the manga versions of DBS have strictly followed the original manga. They’ve pulled stuff from...