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by Magnificent Ponta
Mon Sep 01, 2025 7:34 am
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: "Dragon Ball Super (Manga)" Official Discussion Thread
Replies: 43188
Views: 8478313

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


What chapter and series is this from, Super? Someone said this is from Jacos series and I have that series in full, its not from Jaco.

https://imgur.com/NyRARlQ


This is from the last pages of the final chapter of Jiya , a three-chapter story, penned by Akira Toriyama and drawn by Masakazu ...
by Magnificent Ponta
Wed Mar 19, 2025 7:08 pm
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: How could Cranberry know where New Namek is?
Replies: 3
Views: 18871

Re: How could Cranberry know where New Namek is?

Technically the manga does actually address it; but it's not Cranberry who is implied to know where the Namekians are - Moro is, by virtue of his magical ability to detect life in the wider universe. He's likely helped by the fact that New Namek is apparently the only planet in its general locale ...
by Magnificent Ponta
Wed Mar 12, 2025 6:50 pm
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: "Dragon Ball Super (Manga)" Official Discussion Thread
Replies: 43188
Views: 8478313

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

I feel like Daima actually cracks the door open for a Freeza-antagonist arc where it previously seemed less likely (if Super is still going to be A Thing at all, that is).

In the one hand, we have a whole new realm, with a significant chunk in its middle stripe substantially emptied out and with ...
by Magnificent Ponta
Sun Mar 02, 2025 9:24 pm
Forum: Dragon Ball Daima
Topic: (SPOILERS) Possible thematic significance of *that* transformation in *this* story
Replies: 8
Views: 27311

Re: (SPOILERS) Possible thematic significance of *that* transformation in *this* story

It's maybe a bit highfalutin to speak of "themes" in a very earnest and thoroughgoing way where Toriyama is concerned, but I'mma gonna - after all, he does still have a tendency to lay down general throughlines that hang together with a surprising amount of narrative coherency.

So far as the ...
by Magnificent Ponta
Sun Mar 02, 2025 10:15 am
Forum: Dragon Ball Daima
Topic: If Daima becomes non-canon to Super, then what was the point?
Replies: 155
Views: 164036

Re: If Daima becomes non-canon to Super, then what was the point?

So, I guess we're back to the beginning, where only the original story is certainly the story and the rest is possible, but not certain. Like a big ole "Choose Your Own Adventure" storybook. It's all Dragon Ball! It can be any or all of the things at once! Pick and enjoy what you like! Whatever you ...
by Magnificent Ponta
Tue Feb 25, 2025 8:32 pm
Forum: In-Universe Discussion
Topic: Kid Buu vs Buuhan(Article):
Replies: 80
Views: 77089

Re: Kid Buu vs Buuhan(Article):

Elsewhere, they were extremely rare before 2011 and almost nonexistent before 2007.
The oldest message I found from a pro-Kid Buu supporter dates back to 2004, and it is an exceptional occurrence among the many fans discussing power debates.

Well, I'm aware that "anecdote is not data", but I was ...
by Magnificent Ponta
Tue Feb 25, 2025 7:53 pm
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: Super Episode #71-72 Should Be Inspiration for Future Dragon Ball
Replies: 7
Views: 18520

Re: Super Episode #71-72 Should Be Inspiration for Future Dragon Ball

I actually just watched these episodes the other day. I love the premise of Goku taking a hit out on himself (and I would happily read a whole tankobon of short stories all sharing the premise of ' Goku does something highly reckless and self-imperilling to get a good challenge during an otherwise ...
by Magnificent Ponta
Tue Feb 25, 2025 7:22 pm
Forum: Dragon Ball Daima
Topic: Dragon Ball Daima Strength Discussion Thread
Replies: 574
Views: 208294

Re: Dragon Ball Daima Strength Discussion Thread

I might be off-base in looking at things this way, but looking at the fight so far it almost looks as if "Gomah's power" and the power of the Third Eye don't perfectly match - The Eye seems quasi-independent and still more powerful than the empowered Gomah, somehow?

Looked at this way, one might ...
by Magnificent Ponta
Fri Feb 21, 2025 7:42 pm
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: Granolah's Timeline
Replies: 3
Views: 17636

Re: Granolah's Timeline

I think that the timeline projection here places far, far too much time between the fall of Cereal and Granolah's Bounty Hunting activities.

In a relevant interview (Timestamp: 01:33 to 01:53), Toyotarou says Granolah was somewhere around 10 years old at the fall of Cereal (which matches in-story ...
by Magnificent Ponta
Thu Feb 20, 2025 12:00 pm
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: Dragon Ball Super: Manga Chapter 104 (Special One-Shot) - Official Discussion Thread
Replies: 79
Views: 89832

Re: Dragon Ball Super: Manga Chapter 104 (Special One-Shot) - Official Discussion Thread

A very straightforward chapter (one might even say "basic"), but totally inoffensive, fun enough in the reading, and has at least some of the easy charm that made the prequel arc section a good time. Stuffed with little Easter Eggs and had a nice little journey for Trunks - it makes sense that Goten ...
by Magnificent Ponta
Tue Jan 28, 2025 9:24 pm
Forum: Dragon Ball Daima
Topic: Dragon Ball Daima: Episode 15 - Official Discussion Thread
Replies: 142
Views: 44454

Re: Dragon Ball Daima: Episode 15 - Official Discussion Thread

Not a terrible episode (solid art and animation, if unspectacular by Daima standards, and nice touches here and there), but an extremely perplexing one.

Even if one sees no problem with the Gendarmerie suddenly becoming an opponent that can cause the team trouble (but would it have been very hard ...
by Magnificent Ponta
Tue Jan 28, 2025 7:32 pm
Forum: Dragon Ball Daima
Topic: How would you fix Daima?
Replies: 95
Views: 97632

Re: How would you fix Daima?

To put it simply,

Make it shorter,
Be more consistently mindful of where the climax points in the series are supposed to be and build towards them - and, to that end,
Front-load the necessary expository material as swiftly as can be reasonably done.

Maybe Daima will throw up more out-and-out ...
by Magnificent Ponta
Fri Dec 27, 2024 7:23 pm
Forum: Dragon Ball Daima
Topic: Majin Kuu is the Real Villain! (Big Theory)
Replies: 3
Views: 2435

Re: Majin Kuu is the Real Villain! (Big Theory)

(This is a little bit over-exuberantly phrased and I don't agree with the more grandiose "whole new era of Dragon Ball"-type elements of it, but) I like the general drift of this theory! There's something potentially persuasive about the basic idea that Kuu is lying low in hopes of becoming the ...
by Magnificent Ponta
Mon Dec 23, 2024 10:38 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: The various sets of Dragon Balls at this point
Replies: 25
Views: 9361

Re: The various sets of Dragon Balls at this point

Neat topic!

One thing you could include under size - The Super Dragon Balls have a precisely-defined size, thanks to Lord Zuno: they each have a diameter of 37,196.2204 km. If you were so minded to include estimated measurements, knowing that the Cerealian balls are officially "about the size of ...
by Magnificent Ponta
Mon Dec 23, 2024 9:48 pm
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: "Dragon Ball Super (Manga)" Official Discussion Thread
Replies: 43188
Views: 8478313

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


Something I could never quite figure out is how does the manga go about deciding what gets adapted and what doesn't? Battle of Gods got adapted, but Resurrection F was skipped because it got a separate tie-in manga, but Super Broly was skipped for unexplained reasons with a simple splash page ...
by Magnificent Ponta
Mon Dec 23, 2024 7:06 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Favourite "Lower-Profile" Relationships?
Replies: 14
Views: 5103

Re: Favourite "Lower-Profile" Relationships?


What would constitute as a lower profile relationship? I don't know if some of the ones mentioned is that.


Well, my way of looking at it is that if you just think past all the relationships the series and the fandom have made a big deal of (e.g., Goku and Vegeta's rivalry, the bond between ...
by Magnificent Ponta
Sat Dec 21, 2024 9:58 pm
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: "Dragon Ball Super (Manga)" Official Discussion Thread
Replies: 43188
Views: 8478313

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

So, not Huge news, but certainly Good news. The Super Hero Arc Prologue Chapters were a ton of fun, and it was clear Toyotarou loved writing them - they didn't overstay their welcome, either, so it's nice to get one more related piece to round out Volume 24 so it can go to publication in due course ...
by Magnificent Ponta
Sat Dec 21, 2024 9:40 pm
Forum: Dragon Ball Daima
Topic: Dragon Ball Daima Strength Discussion Thread
Replies: 574
Views: 208294

Re: Dragon Ball Daima Strength Discussion Thread

With the appearance of Majin Duu, I guess it's the Last Hurrah for the currently-undefeated Buu Dongle Theory ™ (for the uninitiated, this is the fan theory that the length of Buu's head dongle thingy vaguely correlates to the strength of his forms):

https://i.ibb.co/S3ySt2p/Buu-Duu-Dongle.png ...
by Magnificent Ponta
Sat Dec 14, 2024 7:16 pm
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: "Dragon Ball Super (Manga)" Official Discussion Thread
Replies: 43188
Views: 8478313

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

While not exactly official confirmation, Toyotaro appeared on a segment of JUMPolice in late 2017 where some attentive viewers noticed a couple of unused Angel and Kaioshin designs pinned to his office wall. They weren't in isolation – many of the finalized Angel/Kaioshin characters, also clearly ...
by Magnificent Ponta
Fri Dec 13, 2024 10:02 pm
Forum: Fan-Created Works
Topic: Toyble DBAF [June 9, 2012] Vol 4 HD release complete
Replies: 2414
Views: 724785

Re: Toyble DBAF [June 9, 2012] Vol 4 HD release complete

Xicor is not Toyable's original creation. He is based off of other fan fiction ideas from the 00s.


Ah, interesting! I didn't know this particular detail; I'd always just assumed he belonged to that story. I'd say that pretty much sinks the idea of any meaningful connection, then. Thanks for the ...