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- Wed Mar 01, 2023 3:20 am
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: Dragon Ball's spiritual successor
- Replies: 36
- Views: 2406
Re: Dragon Ball's spiritual successor
Yu-Yu Hakusho is Dragon Ball's true spiritual successor! I mean... besides the fact that YYH is finished and Dragon Ball is still around... I would have to agree with this. In terms of power set, fights, afterlife, and even aesthetic to some degree. I wish YYH got to run as long as DB/DBZ did to se...
- Sat Feb 25, 2023 4:29 am
- Forum: In-Universe Discussion
- Topic: Is Jiren really still a big deal?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 3896
Re: Is Jiren really still a big deal?
I'd feel kind of bad for Hit if Jiren wasn't considered a big deal anymore. As a character Jiren has to stay reletively strong because that's all he's got.
- Mon Feb 20, 2023 4:23 pm
- Forum: Dragon Ball Super
- Topic: Dragon Ball Super: Manga Chapter 90 - Official Discussion Thread
- Replies: 50
- Views: 6868
Re: Dragon Ball Super: Manga Chapter 90 - Official Discussion Thread
Wow that was a fun chapter! No, that was a fun TRIO of chapters! This sort of low stakes story keeps opens up for neat slice-of-life character interactions while providing enough action to keep me excited. The humor was histerical as well, from the phony Cleangod to the twist about the disc. Dr. He...
- Mon Feb 20, 2023 3:55 pm
- Forum: In-Universe Discussion
- Topic: Now that Piccolo is a real contender again, why do you think he chose to skip on the 28th Tenkaichi Budokai?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2094
Re: Now that Piccolo is a real contender again, why do you think he chose to skip on the 28th Tenkaichi Budokai?
Kami's influence definitely dampened his competitive drive, though we still see sparks of it in Super. He already had a pretty insane power boost just before the Tournament of Power that put him on the same level as a suppressed Gohan. I'd like to believe that getting a genuine top-tier transformat...
- Sun Feb 19, 2023 7:49 pm
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: Are you done with Dragon Ball?
- Replies: 56
- Views: 4406
Re: Are you done with Dragon Ball?
My question is, do you still enjoy Dragon Ball? What about it brings you back? With all the issues that these topics have covered, do you feel comfortable rewatching the series or re-reading the Manga? In some respects I've given up on [modern] Dragon Ball, at least mentally because of the general ...
- Sun Feb 05, 2023 6:05 pm
- Forum: In-Universe Discussion
- Topic: Logical reasoning for Piccolo and Gohan hitting a wall and not advancing with their training.
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2050
Re: Logical reasoning for Piccolo and Gohan hitting a wall and not advancing with their training.
To put things in even more perspective post DBS: SH, with this arc being post Granolah arc that means that Gohan and Piccolo are likely near Granolah's level or surpassed it by the end of the movie which is wild because he's condensed a hundred and fifty additional years of training into his gains w...
- Sun Feb 05, 2023 5:38 pm
- Forum: Dragon Ball Super
- Topic: What Can A Tournament Of Power Part II Offer?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 7196
Re: What Can A Tournament Of Power Part II Offer?
Mostly, I want to see the buildup to the next tournament, that's where we can get a lot of fun character development. All those insane off-screen powerups, lets see them on screen and see the journeys of the characters and what the tournament means to each of them. The setup would have to be differe...
- Mon Jan 23, 2023 12:30 pm
- Forum: Dragon Ball Super
- Topic: Dragon Ball Super: Manga Chapter 89 - Official Discussion Thread
- Replies: 103
- Views: 13515
Re: Dragon Ball Super: Manga Chapter 89 - Official Discussion Thread
On the surface level I like the arc so far, but idk, a lot of this doesn't really feel organic. Feels like stuff is just happening. Goten and Trunks are now the new Great Saiyamen. Okay, why? Did they get Gohan's blessing? I get that they are thrill-seeking due to the current time of peace (and no o...
- Sun Jan 08, 2023 4:09 am
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: Why doesn't the series appeal as an adventure series?
- Replies: 38
- Views: 2291
Re: Why doesn't the series appeal as an adventure series?
Adventure is good, it just needs more stakes and excitement. The noticeable theme with the adventure arcs is that the villains of them aren't very threatening or attention grabbing which doesn't create a lot of interest. Other fan favorite arcs have some adventure in them though, just truncated in s...
- Wed Jan 04, 2023 3:08 pm
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods - Ten Years.
- Replies: 42
- Views: 2326
Re: Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods - Ten Years.
The 10th anniversary is on March 30th. To me, 2013 is still very fresh in the movie seeing that I was in my early 2000s at the time. Sorry, I laughed at this. :lol: I know you meant early 20s. Yeah, I didn't realize it after I wrote it. It sucks that you can't re-edit your post after you post it. I...
- Wed Jan 04, 2023 2:51 pm
- Forum: In-Universe Discussion
- Topic: What if Gohan trained with Roshi and Piccolo?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 831
Re: What if Gohan trained with Roshi and Piccolo?
In the Saiyan arc, Gohan spends 6 months doing Roshi's training (excluding the reading part), then spends the next 6 months undergoing Piccolo's harsher training. How does the Saiyan arc, and the series itself, change? Does Roshi's training make Gohan weaker or stronger? Or does it just keep him at...
- Wed Dec 21, 2022 7:43 pm
- Forum: Dragon Ball Super
- Topic: Dragon Ball Super: Manga Chapter 88 - Official Discussion Thread
- Replies: 115
- Views: 15733
Re: Dragon Ball Super: Manga Chapter 88 - Official Discussion Thread
Honestly, the chapter was pretty fun, all things considered! I will say this though, I really hope the next chapter will be more Goten-focused, especially if this chapter was meant to serve as an intro to the 'new Trunks'. I forgot who brought it up in this very thread, but I agree with them over t...
- Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:43 am
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: Why Do People Think Goku Wins All the Time?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 2077
Re: Why Do People Think Goku Wins All the Time?
It's due to the way the story always positions him as so much stronger than his allies and how everyone blatantly jobs out so that Goku appears much much stronger than them. It's also due to how Goku tends to destroy henchmen effortlessly that his allies struggled with such as Tambourine, Drum, Napp...
- Thu Nov 24, 2022 4:59 pm
- Forum: Dragon Ball Super
- Topic: Dragon Ball Super Strength Discussion Thread
- Replies: 39987
- Views: 3999881
Re: Dragon Ball Super Strength Discussion Thread
Do we know if regular Super Saiyan has a different multiplier from Super Saiyan Full Power/Grade 4? They have the same multiplier but regular SS bleeds Ki way faster than Grade 4 SS and in a high level fight that ki drain makes a huge difference. IDK, this has always been a point of contention with...
- Thu Nov 24, 2022 4:16 pm
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: Which character has the best voice in the Funimation dub?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1947
Re: Which character has the best voice in the Funimation dub?
I always liked the surliness of Android 18's English dub voice. The voice performance is what made her one of my favorite characters. Adult Gohan, Dabura, and Android 17 were also really good performances. Chuck Huber's Supreme Kai was great too. I didn't like Schemmel's Goku for a long time but the...
- Fri Nov 04, 2022 11:04 pm
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: Do you prefer the idea Saiyans are pure evil or generally redeemable?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 2164
Re: Do you prefer the idea Saiyans are pure evil or generally redeemable?
People forget Vegeta was an exceptional bastard by Saiyan standards so they shouldn't use him as an average. Was he? I guess my mind is particularly clouded by the Toei Saiyans. Him murdering Nappa because he was injured was pretty brutal but I always looked at that as an act that other prideful Sa...
- Fri Nov 04, 2022 10:05 pm
- Forum: Dragon Ball Super
- Topic: Toriyama and Toyotaro are bad at writing female characters/female Warriors
- Replies: 101
- Views: 20367
Re: Toriyama and Toyotaro are bad at writing female characters/female Warriors
DB just needs a female main villain and to give 18 more shine like Piccolo and Gohan just got in DBS SH. I wouldn't mind a heroine in a role similar to Granolah, a new protagonist, I mean. Hopefully someone who is already strong or trains to get strong and from another universe. But we have such gre...
- Mon Oct 31, 2022 10:06 pm
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: Do you prefer the idea Saiyans are pure evil or generally redeemable?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 2164
Re: Do you prefer the idea Saiyans are pure evil or generally redeemable?
I like Toei's idea of what Saiyans were which is just an extension of how Toriyama-san used to write them. The idea that they were this brutish, brutal race who only used advanced technology to indulge in their hedonistic desire to conquer, maim, and destroy. The "evil" is baked into their...
- Sun Oct 23, 2022 12:05 pm
- Forum: Dragon Ball Super
- Topic: What if DBS 2 made Moro and Granolah arcs happen AFTER Super Hero?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1627
Re: What if DBS 2 made Moro and Granolah arcs happen AFTER Super Hero?
Gohan and Piccolo's parts in the Moro arc would make more sense if it occurred after Super Hero. I'd like for them to not be fodder to Saganbo though. It'd probably be like Namek where they all challenge Moro 1v1 or 2v1 at separate times. I'd be more interested in seeing all the other changes that w...
- Sat Oct 22, 2022 10:22 am
- Forum: Dragon Ball Super
- Topic: Official On-Going Dragon Ball Super Movie #2 Thread: "Super Hero"
- Replies: 5562
- Views: 588263
Re: Official On-Going Dragon Ball Super Movie #2 Thread: "Super Hero"
It seems with the secondary characters like Gohan and Piccolo getting power ups, Toriyama is setting up a tournament arc. If this is the case I hope he writes the whole scenario out himself. The whole tournament plot is a movie version. Toyotaro and TOEI already showed their versions based on Toriy...