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by gokaiblue
Mon Mar 11, 2024 3:49 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Dragon Ball Without Its Creator
Replies: 137
Views: 11595

Re: Dragon Ball Without Its Creator

Dragon Ball without Toriyama will be interesting, to say the least. I do think that there's enough new content in whatever canon we have that there doesn't need to be any grand continuation past what Toriyama already planned out. I think a good comparison to this would be what had been touted as the...
by gokaiblue
Fri Mar 08, 2024 10:11 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Akira Toriyama Passes Away.
Replies: 321
Views: 16392

Re: Akira Toriyama Passes Away.

This is just a gut punch. I just don't know what else to say. His work, Dragon Ball and beyond, had such an impact on my life. When I was somewhat serious about art, I bought stuff I thought he used when making his art. Seeing everyone here pour their hearts out and tall their stories is very comfor...
by gokaiblue
Wed Jan 26, 2022 6:20 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Is censorship still needed to keep Dragon Ball Relevant to younger people?
Replies: 148
Views: 12380

Re: Is censorship still needed to keep Dragon Ball Relevant to younger people?

While I don't think it's needed to keep the series relevant, I do think there might be a market for an edited version of say Kai or Super on home video. My nephew (who is five) just got into Dragon Ball through the trading cards. He knows the characters, and I l, as the "nerdy uncle," have...
by gokaiblue
Wed Apr 28, 2021 1:29 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Would a “true” faithful dub ever be possible?
Replies: 216
Views: 25320

Re: Would a “true” faithful dub ever be possible?

Like many others who have posted, I think it's possible, but not likely. Too much time has passed, and the demand for a new dub isn't that high tbh. That being said, if we were ever in a huge Dragon Ball drought, I could see Funimation doung yet another redub of the show, but it would have to be due...
by gokaiblue
Thu May 28, 2020 8:29 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: SAY-IN - SPECIAL BEAM CAN-IN - SUN GOKU - DESTRUCTO DISK | Why does Dragon Ball STILL suffer with these shortcomings?
Replies: 132
Views: 17603

Re: SAY-IN - SPECIAL BEAM CAN-IN - SUN GOKU - DESTRUCTO DISK | Why does Dragon Ball STILL suffer with these shortcomings

Like others have said, most of the Super line changes are simple rewordings that say what was said in the Japanese only slightly differently. There are, however, those that come near the olden Z days. Funimation has been playing a balancing act of being accurate while pleasing the nostalgia of the o...
by gokaiblue
Thu Apr 16, 2020 1:44 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: All-purpose Dragon Ball sale/trade thread.
Replies: 1728
Views: 428106

Re: All-purpose Dragon Ball sale/trade thread.

Selling tapes 2-5 of the BLT dub of Dragon Ball along with a VHS of Curse of the Blood Rubies.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/184253588180
by gokaiblue
Sat Nov 09, 2019 4:18 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: All-purpose Dragon Ball sale/trade thread.
Replies: 1728
Views: 428106

Re: All-purpose Dragon Ball sale/trade thread.

Selling some old Dragon Ball VHS tapes for a rather reasonable price. The tapes are Dragon Ball vol 4: The Ox-King of Fire Mountain, Dragon Ball Z-Great Saiyaman: Final Round, Dragon Ball Z-Great Saiyaman: Declaration, Dragon Ball Z-Fusion: Hope Returns (Uncut), Dragon Ball Z-Kid Buu: A New Beginnin...
by gokaiblue
Wed Oct 02, 2019 2:12 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Will Toonami survive without new Dragon Ball Content?
Replies: 128
Views: 65913

Re: Will Toonami survive without new Dragon Ball Content?

Yep. Just as I thought. I can't explain the appeal of Toonami to someone who hasn't experienced it. Can't say I didn't try. I just take objection to someone telling me it's stupid to be a fan of something period. That's my entire point. I don't care what you think Toonami has done or whatever manife...
by gokaiblue
Tue Oct 01, 2019 9:46 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Will Toonami survive without new Dragon Ball Content?
Replies: 128
Views: 65913

Re: Will Toonami survive without new Dragon Ball Content?

You guys may think Appointment TV is dead but the numbers say otherwise, Dragon Ball Super scored 800k viewers and was the 7th most watched thing on TV. But the BIG NUMBERS REALLY show up with Descendants which scored 4 FUCKING MILLION VIEWERS and the Steven Universe movie which also did gangbuster...
by gokaiblue
Tue Oct 01, 2019 8:59 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Will Toonami survive without new Dragon Ball Content?
Replies: 128
Views: 65913

Re: Will Toonami survive without new Dragon Ball Content?

Not really the same thing. You're equating a programming block with the actual program. You have easy access to the program. It's like being nostalgic for VHS. Nothing wrong with having nostalgia, but it's a format that is long since dead for good reason. That's something you can't always get with ...
by gokaiblue
Tue Oct 01, 2019 7:12 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Will Toonami survive without new Dragon Ball Content?
Replies: 128
Views: 65913

Re: Will Toonami survive without new Dragon Ball Content?

I'm seeing a kinda myopic view regarding Toonami. First off, I'm going to address the thing that really set me off. So why is this stupid and long-since antiquated children's cartoon block still relevant to anyone at this stage beyond just raw "mental time travel" nostalgia? And how sad is...
by gokaiblue
Tue Sep 10, 2019 9:09 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Vic Mignogna
Replies: 5637
Views: 917193

Re: Vic Mignogna

To clarify: it made it onto a local affiliate, not the network. Still big though. My apologies if that came off as misrepresenting that, I didn't realize. I've been unable to watch the video myself (it's like NBC doesn't wanna load for me), so I had to rely on the Twitter user that I found that fro...
by gokaiblue
Tue Sep 10, 2019 8:49 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Vic Mignogna
Replies: 5637
Views: 917193

Re: Vic Mignogna

Remember how the Dallas Morning News reporting on this was considered a pretty big step up in terms of coverage, considering that prior to that it was only being talked about on anime/video game/"nerd" sites? Well, it's officially hit the really big news spectrum now folks. Sharon Grigsby...
by gokaiblue
Sun Sep 08, 2019 3:06 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Funimation Leaked Outtakes
Replies: 313
Views: 47685

Re: Funimation Leaked Outtakes

My whole thing with these new FUNimation Casting couch leaks, true or not, the recent revelation that Stephanie Nadolny might (it's her speculation and she has a lot more inside info that I) have had been fired because an ex-boyfriend called FUNimation to talk about her private life and yet someone...
by gokaiblue
Sun Sep 08, 2019 2:45 pm
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: "Dragon Ball Super" FUNimation Dub Official Discussion Thread
Replies: 6486
Views: 978342

Re: "Dragon Ball Super" FUNimation Dub Official Discussion Thread

Yeah....while most of the changes in the past were minor....this arc seems to be making a lot of character changes such as Gokū not being concerned about Gohan, 17 being way too cocky, and now this. Plus, the acting from many of the cast seems dull. It's almost as if they're tired of doing this. Di...
by gokaiblue
Sun Sep 08, 2019 1:47 pm
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: "Dragon Ball Super" FUNimation Dub Official Discussion Thread
Replies: 6486
Views: 978342

Re: "Dragon Ball Super" FUNimation Dub Official Discussion Thread

Yeah....while most of the changes in the past were minor....this arc seems to be making a lot of character changes such as Gokū not being concerned about Gohan, 17 being way too cocky, and now this. Plus, the acting from many of the cast seems dull. It's almost as if they're tired of doing this.
by gokaiblue
Sun Sep 08, 2019 1:44 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Funimation Leaked Outtakes
Replies: 313
Views: 47685

Re: Funimation Leaked Outtakes

And even if Funi were to lose the license, the recording is technically done at Okatron5000, so who's to say the new licensor wouldn't just outsource it to them?
by gokaiblue
Thu Sep 05, 2019 6:46 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: So how does one *correctly* hug their fans?
Replies: 55
Views: 9055

Re: So how does one *correctly* hug their fans?

Going back to the OP's question, it's simple: With consent.

For example: When I recently met Brittany Karbowski, she asked if she could hug me after doing a line request.
by gokaiblue
Thu Sep 05, 2019 6:41 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Alex Kidd was a Dragon Ball game?!?
Replies: 34
Views: 5088

Re: Alex Kidd was a Dragon Ball game?!?

The Beatles analogy was a stretch, and perhaps I don't have much perspective considering I wasn't around in the preCartoon Network anime boom era, but from what I can tell, it anime was thing in the US, but there was still a massive boost in popularity during that time towards anime of its ilk. Like...
by gokaiblue
Thu Sep 05, 2019 5:18 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Alex Kidd was a Dragon Ball game?!?
Replies: 34
Views: 5088

Re: Alex Kidd was a Dragon Ball game?!?

I think what I'm trying to say is Voltron's success seems mainly about Voltron, whereas the anime boom started in the mid to late 90s seemed to open the flood gates for even more anime on American television, kinda like how The Beatles becoming a hit in America lead to more British rock groups havin...