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by TKA
Thu Mar 28, 2024 5:59 pm
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: Dragon Ball Super: Manga Chapter 103 - Official Discussion Thread
Replies: 110
Views: 8085

Re: Dragon Ball Super: Manga Chapter 103 - Official Discussion Thread

Can't believe I forgot this quote exists: "As much as Goku didn’t do many fatherly things, Piccolo was Gohan’s surrogate father. Toriyama: Goku isn’t interested in child-rearing, probably. He’s completely unqualified to be a father. (laughs) He doesn’t even have a job. Goku wants nothing other ...
by TKA
Sat Mar 23, 2024 6:15 pm
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: Dragon Ball Super: Manga Chapter 103 - Official Discussion Thread
Replies: 110
Views: 8085

Re: Dragon Ball Super: Manga Chapter 103 - Official Discussion Thread

Its hard for me to picture this Goku being the same one who was not interested in fighting Ginyu or the same one was terrified to learn that there were 2 saiyans superior to Radditz or even the same one that was enraged by the death of Bora. The examples you listed don't seem like an issue with Gok...
by TKA
Sat Mar 23, 2024 1:10 pm
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: Dragon Ball Super: Manga Chapter 103 - Official Discussion Thread
Replies: 110
Views: 8085

Re: Dragon Ball Super: Manga Chapter 103 - Official Discussion Thread

ncluding ones who dedicate their whole lives to a sport or hobby, are as utterly singleminded about their craft as Goku. Usually, characters with such overwhelming obsessions, to the extent that they neglect their loved ones, are portrayed in a very obviously negative light. When Goku forgets his o...
by TKA
Fri Mar 22, 2024 5:23 am
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: Dragon Ball Super: Manga Chapter 103 - Official Discussion Thread
Replies: 110
Views: 8085

Re: Dragon Ball Super: Manga Chapter 103 - Official Discussion Thread

It would be remiss of me not to mention that Merus was the first potential kindred rival that Goku got in Super, but that didn't pan out. Funny how Moro is the least interesting or relevant part of his own arc. This isn't the first time that the fanbase has twisted itself into knots trying to ration...
by TKA
Thu Mar 21, 2024 4:13 pm
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: Dragon Ball Super: Manga Chapter 103 - Official Discussion Thread
Replies: 110
Views: 8085

Re: Dragon Ball Super: Manga Chapter 103 - Official Discussion Thread

That would totally ruin Frieza's reputation forever, and also Ultra Instinct's and Ultra Ego's. Let’s just erase all context and focus on this part I quoted. That is an absolutely abysmal way to read a story. These are characters: they exist to convey ideas. There is no “reputation,” just what the ...
by TKA
Thu Mar 21, 2024 3:35 pm
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: Dragon Ball Super: Manga Chapter 103 - Official Discussion Thread
Replies: 110
Views: 8085

Re: Dragon Ball Super: Manga Chapter 103 - Official Discussion Thread

Likewise, Goku is interested in Uub only because of the power Uub displayed in the Moro arc. The through line of the stories post-Tournament of Power is Goku trying to find his next kindred spirit who loves fighting as much as he does. Granolah was overtly about that, and how taking the shortcut to ...
by TKA
Thu Mar 21, 2024 2:12 pm
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: Dragon Ball Super: Manga Chapter 103 - Official Discussion Thread
Replies: 110
Views: 8085

Re: Dragon Ball Super: Manga Chapter 103 - Official Discussion Thread

Goku has never shown to forget anyone in Dragon Ball manga, he even remembered #18 someone he never met before. Goku even knew Piccolo and Kami merged, even though he was sick the entire time. So Goku forgetting Pan, even though he was with Pan after Moro defeat isn't in character for him. Think mo...
by TKA
Thu Mar 21, 2024 1:00 pm
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: Dragon Ball Super: Manga Chapter 103 - Official Discussion Thread
Replies: 110
Views: 8085

Re: Dragon Ball Super: Manga Chapter 103 - Official Discussion Thread

About Goku forgetting Pan I don’t feel like all this even needs to be said. Pan being locked into Goku’s memory because she sparred with him is so much more in-character for him than him suddenly deciding to be responsible and adopting the role of grandfather. He can’t even comprehend being a fathe...
by TKA
Wed Mar 20, 2024 9:35 pm
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: Dragon Ball Super: Manga Chapter 103 - Official Discussion Thread
Replies: 110
Views: 8085

Re: Dragon Ball Super: Manga Chapter 103 - Official Discussion Thread

But the last few pages... that wasn't Toriyama; that was Toyotaro adding his own flourishes. The choice to leave the final few pages textless was a good one and a VERY unique one for Dragonball, and especially for Super (which has often been very text-heavy). I was actually somewhat reminded of the...
by TKA
Wed Mar 20, 2024 8:26 pm
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: Dragon Ball Super: Manga Chapter 103 - Official Discussion Thread
Replies: 110
Views: 8085

Re: Dragon Ball Super: Manga Chapter 103 - Official Discussion Thread

10/10 chapter. No notes. Felt really cathartic reading it given Toriyama's passing. It feels like this chapter was geared to just going "This is what Toriyama left us and the world. Enjoy what his brain have given us." Just the characters doing what they've always done, with the classic Dr...
by TKA
Tue Mar 19, 2024 8:43 pm
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: "Dragon Ball Super (Manga)" Official Discussion Thread
Replies: 42696
Views: 5589558

Re: "Dragon Ball Super (Manga)" Official Discussion Thread

But I look at that cover and this is not Dragonball, man. This is Dragonball AF. We already have the writer of a Dragonball AF. Yeah, cause that's Dragon Ball, for sure lol A bunch of goofy looking characters that fits Toriyama's aesthetic and also fall into his trope of introducing characters in g...
by TKA
Tue Mar 12, 2024 5:24 am
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: "Dragon Ball Super (Manga)" Official Discussion Thread
Replies: 42696
Views: 5589558

Re: "Dragon Ball Super (Manga)" Official Discussion Thread

It depends on how far it got though. I’m sure if there’s a way to market it as a Toriyama idea or even partial script, they will. Because the gears of capitalism need to keep turning, I expect a lot of dragonball material over the next 5 years to have phrases such as "From the mind of Toriyama...
by TKA
Sun Mar 10, 2024 8:19 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Akira Toriyama Passes Away.
Replies: 349
Views: 18602

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. With all due respect, Stan Lee was a businessman who screwed over many cre...
by TKA
Sun Mar 10, 2024 8:10 pm
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: "Dragon Ball Super (Manga)" Official Discussion Thread
Replies: 42696
Views: 5589558

Re: "Dragon Ball Super (Manga)" Official Discussion Thread

Dragmobot12 wrote: Sun Mar 10, 2024 11:57 am Image
I understand that Dragonball Heroes has its fans. Surely, since it's been around for well over a decade.

But I look at that cover and this is not Dragonball, man. This is Dragonball AF. We already have the writer of a Dragonball AF.
by TKA
Sun Mar 10, 2024 10:00 am
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: "Dragon Ball Super (Manga)" Official Discussion Thread
Replies: 42696
Views: 5589558

Re: "Dragon Ball Super (Manga)" Official Discussion Thread

In light of Akira Toriyama's untimely passing, my continued readership of Super, at this point, is going one of two ways: 1. If Toriyama was actively working with Toyotaro on a future story arc for the past couple of years and much of the plot outline is already finished, it's certainly posthumous ...
by TKA
Sun Mar 10, 2024 9:50 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Akira Toriyama Passes Away.
Replies: 349
Views: 18602

Re: Akira Toriyama Passes Away.

There are no words to describe how deeply sad I've been since news of his passing came out on Friday. Dragonball has so deeply shaped the person I am, and now the person who created it is gone. I cannot describe adequately or do justice to how much this man's work matters to me, and how much emptier...
by TKA
Thu Feb 29, 2024 6:29 am
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: Dragon Ball Super: Manga Chapter 102 - Official Discussion Thread
Replies: 161
Views: 20726

Re: Dragon Ball Super: Manga Chapter 102 - Official Discussion Thread

Just forgot to say that this old japanese guy is mostly only doing it for money :lol: Under capitalism, everything we do is for money. However, Toriyama is already so rich, and has been stupid rich for most of his life now that he doesn't have to do the same rat race most of humanity has to do. He ...
by TKA
Wed Feb 28, 2024 5:28 pm
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: Dragon Ball Super: Manga Chapter 102 - Official Discussion Thread
Replies: 161
Views: 20726

Re: Dragon Ball Super: Manga Chapter 102 - Official Discussion Thread

We are mining content from a series that ended 30 years ago. Yeah, I don't know exactly what people are expecting from Super, on the whole. It, like GT before it, is a superfluous 'victory lap' after the ending happened. Though you are in agreement with my take, I cannot sanction GT being thrown in...
by TKA
Tue Feb 27, 2024 7:48 pm
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: Dragon Ball Super: Manga Chapter 102 - Official Discussion Thread
Replies: 161
Views: 20726

Re: Dragon Ball Super: Manga Chapter 102 - Official Discussion Thread

But at it's core that will always be the issue with Beast, you can't let a genie out of its bottle twice. Toriyama already gave Gohan a transformation which paid off all of his rage boosts during the Cell Games. I agree with this. And then he did it again with Elder Kai unleashing Gohan's truest po...
by TKA
Wed Feb 21, 2024 6:41 am
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: Dragon Ball Super: Manga Chapter 102 - Official Discussion Thread
Replies: 161
Views: 20726

Re: Dragon Ball Super: Manga Chapter 102 - Official Discussion Thread

I didn't really care for this chapter otherwise. 50+ pages of pointless sparring does not a Toriyama-crafted DB make. Toyo my boyo, get to the premise of the next arc or at least conclude the manga if there's no story left to tell. This is aimless and tacked on. These are all good, unassailable poi...