Kanzenshuu

Honestly, I felt the same way. Hearing (and now, SEEING) that Shin (of all characters) was going to be propped up as a lead character for Daima, possibly on Goku's level definitely intrigues me more than the combination of Goku, Pan, and Trunks (and Giru) in GT. What's more, with how Shin has been ...

It would be the most bitterly hilarious irony if, after all his wonderful character development and struggle, Vegeta's ultimate fate is to end up exactly where he started, a space pirate unwillingly serving Freeza, his pride in absolute tatters - his very belated punishment. Neko Majin Z may be a pa...

Sadly, it feels like there really isn't much hype for it anymore. Hardly anyone talks about it, let alone speculates about the plot. Only because we don't have any news in general since a long while, which hopefully should be changing soon. Tease a potential Goku + Shin Potara Fusion and you get al...

I like blood and hyper violence, because animators tend to make it look cool. It's a nice flavor to have, and one that I wish wasn't quite for hampered due to the commercial interests of the relatively select few projects that are made. That being said, it's quite obvious that if we were going to g...

I'm not an especially "bloodthirsty" fan, but I definitely see the appeal in terms of giving Dragon Ball any sense of edge. The Super anime's conspicuous avoidance of blood in key scenes (i.e. after Freeza and #17 successfully tag-teaming Jiren (not like that), Jiren spews out... a puddle ...

I'm starting to wonder if I'd prefer a telegraphed "this is definitely the end for real" finale or the more inauspicious kind of sayonara that Chapter 103 may serve as (especially in light of the news that Toriyama added that last shot of Piccolo waving farewell to us). While I don't reall...

I'd have to disagree that it has anything to do with that. In EoZ, the "poison" that Toriyama talks about is at its absolute height. People of the #NotMyGoku variety will no doubt deny this, but I think it's 100% the case that if those final two chapters were never written in 1995 and ins...

While it did seem to be a reaction of popular view of Goku, it also seems Toriyama likes to make his worse traits even worse over time. All the way back in the original manga, we had Goku fighting opponents who casually outclassed him in Tao Pai Pai and old king Piccolo, and Goku was only stressed ...

LoganForkHands73 and TKA just to say you've written some very good posts over the course of this thread. I've really enjoyed them. A small question: except Cell, funnily enough Why do you think Cell was written as an exception to this general trend? It's something I wondered about a bit myself. Tha...

It depends. There are some single-minded obsessions we romanticize to a strong degree in the Western world, and even reward. An example is the whole "hustle culture grindset mindset" stuff. Acquiring wealth and working tirelessly to it is considered a virtue, which goes back to Catholicis...

To expand on my above points (had to be swift with my last reply), I've been thinking about what exactly discomforts people, myself included, about the low value Goku places on his friends and family. The ones who can't fight well, anyway. I say "discomfort" because I've started to think t...

Nice meme. Now try reading what I said. Goku isn't Swamp Thing written by Alan Moore. He's not going to peer off into the moon and give soliloquys about his mental state or the human condition. In lieu of going "I long for a partner I can train with and fight for the rest of my days," he ...

This isn't the first time that the fanbase has twisted itself into knots trying to rationalise Goku's recurring acts of stupidity and callousness as some kind of Ultra Big Brain 4D Chess Lost-in-Translation Homophone Joke Only the Japanese Would Fully Appreciate. Yet it's been proven time and again ...

I think the best thing about this chapter is the strong sense of connection to Toyotaro through the page. It feels like the whole world is currently united in grief at Toriyama's passing and everyone is processing how they feel and what this news will mean for the future. For Toyotaro, I can't imagi...

I'm sure Goku probably thought the afterlife would be more exciting thanit ultimately was(although if we’re going by the anime continuity, then it was exciting) I suppose the afterlife being more exciting in the anime ties into Toei's more upstanding characterisation for Goku. There, the idea that ...

Trying to avoid spoilers, but if what I'm glimpsing is true, it doesn't mean Ultra Ego will be retconned out. Anyone hoping for that will be disappointed. The last few chapters have basically been Toyotaro assuring us, "I haven't forgotten all these plot points, let me just get round to them.&...

It's possible that it was Toyotaro, as he designed the God of Destruction Liquiir, who has similar canine features to the Trio. However, the fact that the Trio don't play a particularly large role in the manga might suggest otherwise. You can tell certain themes and patterns among the Tournament of ...

My initial reading of Goku choosing to stay dead was that he was going to stay away from the earth regardless and so he tells them not to waste their time wishing him back. It was a conscious choice on his part to stay away because he felt he was a bad influence. Thats what I understood from the en...

An inevitability of power-creep. It was a problem in DBZ too. Remember how it took like 100 episodes for Frieza to be defeated on Namek? Android 18 would finger-flick him in a few seconds. When you put it that way, the Androids are like the great equalizers in the power hierarchy. No matter how man...

Honestly, I have NEVER seen a single person complain about Spiderman canon or argue "this isn't written by Stan Lee" when it comes to criticizing Sam Raimi's films, or anything of the sort They do it's just the canon is the comics that aren't limited to a single writer (like Kunzait said ...