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by Dragon Ball Ireland
Mon Mar 18, 2024 3:41 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Is Dragon Ball SD worth to buy?
Replies: 6
Views: 124

Re: Is Dragon Ball SD worth to buy?

If you like dragon Ball with some what if and some references to Z with some changes then SD might be for you the wiki says that it's a kids manga but they keep some outfits that might not be appropriate for kids but they also changed some things like krilln not dieing but freeza and namic not expl...
by Dragon Ball Ireland
Mon Mar 18, 2024 10:08 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Fuji TV apparantly Fuji TV has Dragon Ball TV anime masters still. Could a remaster be on the way in a few years?
Replies: 19
Views: 504

Re: Fuji TV apparantly Fuji TV has Dragon Ball TV anime masters still. Could a remaster be on the way in a few years?

I too was one of those fans who hoped TOEI remastering the TV specials would be a sign they would work on the series, but it really wasn't in retrospect. While the TV specials are not movies, TOEI doing a HD scan of them is still more comparable to them doing a scan of the movies. They are self-cont...
by Dragon Ball Ireland
Sun Mar 17, 2024 4:36 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Fuji TV apparantly Fuji TV has Dragon Ball TV anime masters still. Could a remaster be on the way in a few years?
Replies: 19
Views: 504

Re: Fuji TV apparantly Fuji TV has Dragon Ball TV anime masters still. Could a remaster be on the way in a few years?

Funimation did do a HD transfer of their film prints for the orange bricks, but of course it was a DVD release so the footage was downscale to SD. I believe there was automation involved when it comes to the colours and cropping as you can see throughout the run how sloppy it all was. AI is becoming...
by Dragon Ball Ireland
Sun Mar 17, 2024 3:22 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Fuji TV apparantly Fuji TV has Dragon Ball TV anime masters still. Could a remaster be on the way in a few years?
Replies: 19
Views: 504

Re: Apparantly Fuji TV has Dragon Ball TV anime masters still? Can someone understanding japanese investigate this?

Interesting discussion there sangofe :thumbup: . I'd love to talk with someone that does remasters for a living, such a cool profession. I see this individual shares the lack of faith many of us have in TOEI. I'd love to think Fuji TV's masters are being held on for a future Blu-Ray release, but I'v...
by Dragon Ball Ireland
Sat Mar 16, 2024 4:41 pm
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: Is Super on its way out?
Replies: 21
Views: 765

Re: Is Super on its way out?

wasn't the Super manga originally meant to advertise the anime? It was, that's the ironic thing. The Super manga carried on and effectively defeated its own purpose. Conversely the Super anime went on indefinite hiatus and now it will have to go back to tradition if Moro and Granolah are adapted (w...
by Dragon Ball Ireland
Sat Mar 16, 2024 3:53 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: What DB movie would you show a 10 year old who's seen OG DB twice?
Replies: 6
Views: 159

Re: What DB movie would you show a 10 year old who's seen OG DB twice?

I recommend the big green dub of the og movies the big green dub is know for being it's so bad it's good I thought the only problem is the quality of the films because it's a recording on a TV so that might bring it down It's very easy to sync the Big Green dubs to a better source. I just watched t...
by Dragon Ball Ireland
Sat Mar 16, 2024 3:03 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Justin Chatwin apologizes for Dragonball Evolution
Replies: 44
Views: 1989

Re: Justin Chatwin apologizes for Dragonball Evolution

Personally I'd prefer an open minded approach to casting. It would be a good idea to cast an Asian actor as Goku if they can portray the character well, which is the most important part - Goku's essential characteristics. The look of the actor is secondary. For me as long as an actor can sound and a...
by Dragon Ball Ireland
Sat Mar 16, 2024 1:46 pm
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: Is Super on its way out?
Replies: 21
Views: 765

Re: Is Super on its way out?

I don't think so, anime is meant to promote manga in Japan, so since the former still has the 'Dragon Ball Super' name it would be unwise to rebrand it. The Battle of Gods and Resurrection F storylines were rebranded, likely because Super wasn't a thing when they were being made, but once Super was ...
by Dragon Ball Ireland
Sat Mar 16, 2024 12:08 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Justin Chatwin apologizes for Dragonball Evolution
Replies: 44
Views: 1989

Re: Justin Chatwin apologizes for Dragonball Evolution

If he read the script and then took the money and went on to star in that turd he should apologize. Nope, a bad script is not an actor's problem. If you were in his position and had bills to pay why wouldn't you do what you love doing even if its not a part you like. For the record Ben Ramsey did a...
by Dragon Ball Ireland
Sat Mar 16, 2024 8:33 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: What DB movie would you show a 10 year old who's seen OG DB twice?
Replies: 6
Views: 159

Re: What DB movie would you show a 10 year old who's seen OG DB twice?

What about the Black Star Dragon Ball arc in GT? Or would it be too spoilery for her knowing Vegeta turned good, married Bulma and be too much of an issue having no context for Goten, Trunks and Oob? I know it's not ideal because there's a lot of story between Zarbon and the end of Z, but if she did...
by Dragon Ball Ireland
Sat Mar 16, 2024 6:39 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Homage/tributes and appreciation for Akira Toriyama . Updated 17th march 2024.
Replies: 13
Views: 542

Re: Homage/tributes and appreciation for Akira Toriyama . Updated 16th march 2024)

Haven't had time to draw something specifically as a homage to Toriyama, although I'd like to. For now I'll just share some old Dragon Ball illustrations I've done: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/896048254251302922/1216887270540316822/Beerus.jpg?ex=66020595&is=65ef9095&hm=42ef4d2ceab...
by Dragon Ball Ireland
Fri Mar 15, 2024 4:37 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: DBZ's TV Ratings reign is over.
Replies: 20
Views: 835

Re: DBZ's TV Ratings reign is over.

I very specifically remember that happening when I was expecting to see the next episode after Vegeta's kamikaze attack. "Gohan's First Date" even debuted in the second run of those episodes in November after being skipped for being set to air too close after 9/11 and featuring buildings ...
by Dragon Ball Ireland
Fri Mar 15, 2024 1:35 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Dragon Ball and Centrism disguised as "A Desire for works to stop being political"
Replies: 46
Views: 1200

Re: Dragon Ball and Centrism disguised as "A Desire for works to stop being political"

Exactly, Toriyama was inspired by the landsharks but he wasn't writing with the intention of young boys learning about them, he was an entertainer first and foremost.
by Dragon Ball Ireland
Fri Mar 15, 2024 1:21 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: DBZ's TV Ratings reign is over.
Replies: 20
Views: 835

Re: DBZ's TV Ratings reign is over.

I know it was mentioned here, but I knew that couldn't be true. There's no way Toonami would have dropped those Saban dubbed episodes entirely considering the fantastic ratings they got, even pre-Cartoon Network on syndication , getting a one hour timeslot in a time before Pokemon no less (yes even ...
by Dragon Ball Ireland
Fri Mar 15, 2024 1:12 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Dragon Ball and Centrism disguised as "A Desire for works to stop being political"
Replies: 46
Views: 1200

Re: Dragon Ball and Centrism disguised as "A Desire for works to stop being political"

Yeah, how Toriyama chooses to draw characters or locations is more of a logistical and economical choice than a political one, he said something similar about Cell but that was more of a retrospective realization the finished design he wasn't satisfied with was too time consuming to draw because of ...
by Dragon Ball Ireland
Fri Mar 15, 2024 12:11 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: SS3 Vegeta
Replies: 7
Views: 238

Re: SS3 Vegeta

As a kid I would have liked it, as an adult I find the idea Vegeta learned Super Saiyan 3 but never used it in battle because he learned the hard way it was too draining on the body a far more compelling story. This is of course not a fact but it is a theory that makes sense.
by Dragon Ball Ireland
Fri Mar 15, 2024 11:18 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Dragon Ball Z stamp collection?
Replies: 1
Views: 54

Re: Dragon Ball Z stamp collection?

Just looked up the company and they seem legit. If its a bootleg it's a damn nice looking one.
by Dragon Ball Ireland
Fri Mar 15, 2024 11:11 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Dragon Ball and Centrism disguised as "A Desire for works to stop being political"
Replies: 46
Views: 1200

Re: Dragon Ball and Centrism disguised as "A Desire for works to stop being political"

That's fair, and I do agree with what Kunzait_83 said that political messages are unavoidable, because we inevitably all have to stand for something and know right from wrong. My point was that Toriyama did not set out to make that be a kid's interpretation while their reading the manga. We know bec...
by Dragon Ball Ireland
Fri Mar 15, 2024 10:41 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Dragon Ball and Centrism disguised as "A Desire for works to stop being political"
Replies: 46
Views: 1200

Re: Dragon Ball and Centrism disguised as "A Desire for works to stop being political"

He's talking about the context surrounding the times he was writing Dragon Ball, yes it may have influenced him and it is worthy of academic study but Toriyama was writing primarily for young boys who he didn't want to read that much into it. If a kid saw Freeza as a land shark it was from the influ...
by Dragon Ball Ireland
Fri Mar 15, 2024 10:25 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Dragon Ball and Centrism disguised as "A Desire for works to stop being political"
Replies: 46
Views: 1200

Re: Dragon Ball and Centrism disguised as "A Desire for works to stop being political"

He 100 percent was making a statement about land sharks Sure he mentions them within the context of the time he was writing, but ultimately that's not the message Toriyama was hoping for his readers to get. As 90sDBZ said his storytelling approach was very much "bad guys are bad because that's...