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by kemuri07
Thu Oct 19, 2023 12:54 pm
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: Dragon Ball Super: Manga Chapter 98 - Official Discussion Thread
Replies: 40
Views: 7523

Re: Dragon Ball Super: Manga Chapter 98 - Official Discussion Thread

chriiiiist.

As it is, it's fine I guess. But yeah, three more months is still way too long for not enough story.
by kemuri07
Thu Oct 19, 2023 12:23 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Dragon Ball Daima (2024)
Replies: 1236
Views: 94586

Re: Dragon Ball Daima (2024)

I'll give you Kibito as I forgot that Shin and Kibito were still fused until half way through the Beerus arc. So yeah, unless there's alternate time-line shenanigans, this probably does take place during Super. Where I will plant my flag is that this is meant to be a canonical continuation of "...
by kemuri07
Tue Oct 17, 2023 11:07 pm
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: Super anime vs Super manga
Replies: 35
Views: 5555

Re: Super anime vs Super manga

Super is a TV series with fun highlights actively better consumed in bite-sized YouTube clips, because the in-series context makes every single one of them worse. On the other hand, the manga is ... a pretty respectable fluffy sequel to DB that I think captures a lot of what makes the original fun,...
by kemuri07
Tue Oct 17, 2023 6:18 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Dragon Ball Daima (2024)
Replies: 1236
Views: 94586

Re: Dragon Ball Daima (2024)

1. Toei has pretty much mention that they specifically keep canon vague so that anyone can get into the anime/manga/movie without much confusion. 2. Like I’ve said before, if based on that trailer Daima most likely takes place after the Buu saga, but before the events of Super. The trailer very spec...
by kemuri07
Tue Oct 17, 2023 2:49 am
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: Super anime vs Super manga
Replies: 35
Views: 5555

Re: Super anime vs Super manga

It's not even a contest: The manga is much more consistently written than the anime because it has a single writer, rather than multiple writers for a single anime. I think people who tend to believe the anime is better often just cherry pick the best sakuga moments and conveniently "forget&quo...
by kemuri07
Tue Oct 17, 2023 2:41 am
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: "Dragon Ball Super (Manga)" Official Discussion Thread
Replies: 42699
Views: 5756710

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

I don't think there's anything to suggest that Daima will be replacing Super. I don't really care about canon (because Toei certainly doesn't) but the only thing that seems quite clear from the trailer is that Daima most likely takes place sometime after Buu saga but before the beginning of Super. S...
by kemuri07
Sun Oct 15, 2023 7:32 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Dragon Ball Daima (2024)
Replies: 1236
Views: 94586

Re: Dragon Ball Daima (2024)

No it didn't. Goku still hasn't mastered UI If Dragon Ball had ended after Freeza then it would have ended without Goku mastering Super Saiyan. Yet many fans think it should have ended after Freeza. I don't, I'm glad it continued after Freeza because I like what we got (Both Buu and Cell arcs despi...
by kemuri07
Fri Oct 13, 2023 10:04 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Dragon Ball Daima (2024)
Replies: 1236
Views: 94586

Re: Dragon Ball Daima (2024)

I do find it funny all the Tiktok memes about Daima being for babies when I’m like…


“But you guys like Super. You have no place to judge”
by kemuri07
Thu Oct 12, 2023 2:18 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Dragon Ball Daima (2024)
Replies: 1236
Views: 94586

Re: Dragon Ball Daima (2024)

Yeah I get the sense that this is meant to be GT redux: take the core concept of GT, and just now make everyone a kid. I will say this: The smartest thing that GT did was know that the only way to deal with the power creep was to lower the stakes, and it seems like Daima is doing the same. And much ...
by kemuri07
Thu Oct 12, 2023 10:26 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Toei's fixation on Goku being the strongest
Replies: 34
Views: 2197

Re: Toei's fixation on Goku being the strongest

Toei is merely a reflection of what the audience wants. That's it.

Many people want to see Goku do the thing and save the day, and that's what Toei is going to give then, goddammit.
by kemuri07
Wed Oct 11, 2023 9:46 pm
Forum: Video Games
Topic: "Dragon Ball XENOVERSE 2" Official Discussion Thread
Replies: 15616
Views: 2149747

Re: "Dragon Ball XENOVERSE 2" Official Discussion Thread

Money, honestly. To do all the things you're saying would cost an absurd amount of cash to just to make an entirely new game in a new engine. That shit cost a lot of money and resources, and if enough people are still willing to pick up the DLC for this stuff then it's just simply cost effective.
by kemuri07
Mon Sep 25, 2023 1:35 pm
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: Dragon Ball Super: Manga Chapter 97 - Official Discussion Thread
Replies: 54
Views: 9335

Re: Dragon Ball Super: Manga Chapter 97 - Official Discussion Thread

Another fun chapter! Some of the fanboy type responses I see are really disappointing though. I get it - I'm beyond curious about what will happen once we get past the retelling of Super Hero - but I'm enjoying the ride and if they need the time to figure out how they want to wrap up Super as a who...
by kemuri07
Wed Sep 20, 2023 2:14 pm
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: Dragon Ball Super: Manga Chapter 97 - Official Discussion Thread
Replies: 54
Views: 9335

Re: Dragon Ball Super: Manga Chapter 97 - Official Discussion Thread

I'm a bit more positive on this arc. At the very least, it does try to tie itself to the beginning of the Superhero Arc by bringing into focus that the two Androids are deliberately modeled after Goten and Trunks is a fun one. I mean, I guess next month is going to be the last chapter for this arc. ...
by kemuri07
Tue Sep 12, 2023 12:18 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Dragon Ball and the "It gets good in about 85% of the way!" mentality
Replies: 65
Views: 6154

Re: Dragon Ball and the "It gets good in about 85% of the way!" mentality

...So. Dragon Ball. Personally the point where it hooked me was Goku's training with the Turtle Sage. Which, in the manga, is volume 3, like, 28 chapters in or so. I had previously tried to read the first two volumes but couldn't really get into them, then at one point during a family vacation I pi...
by kemuri07
Mon Sep 11, 2023 5:30 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Dragon Ball and the "It gets good in about 85% of the way!" mentality
Replies: 65
Views: 6154

Re: Dragon Ball and the "It gets good in about 85% of the way!" mentality

I feel like nineteen episodes is way too far into the series before it gets good. Hell, if we applied this to Dragon Ball (1986) or the comic, where is that benchmark? Tenshinhan vs Yamcha? Piccolo Daimaou? The Saiyan arc? That's so much time to devote to a series that you aren't already liking. Bu...
by kemuri07
Mon Sep 11, 2023 1:58 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Dragon Ball and the "It gets good in about 85% of the way!" mentality
Replies: 65
Views: 6154

Re: Dragon Ball and the "It gets good in about 85% of the way!" mentality

What helped me was that OP (manga) is only about 15 pages per chapter, so it wasn't that difficult for me to bang out a couple of chapters a day. To go back to the central point of this thread: The problem with the statement "It gets good after *insert specific chapter number or season here*&qu...
by kemuri07
Mon Sep 11, 2023 1:36 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Dragon Ball and the "It gets good in about 85% of the way!" mentality
Replies: 65
Views: 6154

Re: Dragon Ball and the "It gets good in about 85% of the way!" mentality

The problem with One Piece (anime) is that it is a relic of a time in which an anime being produced side by side with its manga was normal. As such, One Piece suffers from the same issues that plauged Dragon Ball Z and the other members of The Big 3--Bleach and Naruto. I started reading One PIece du...
by kemuri07
Mon Sep 11, 2023 1:26 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Dragon Ball and the "It gets good in about 85% of the way!" mentality
Replies: 65
Views: 6154

Re: Dragon Ball and the "It gets good in about 85% of the way!" mentality

The thing with Yuji's point is that part of me violently disagrees with their opinon, while a part of me also agrees with the criticism of OP post-time skip. I absolutely agree that the paneling makes the manga virtually unreadable. I thought it was merely a problem with using the Shonen Jump app on...
by kemuri07
Mon Sep 04, 2023 1:01 pm
Forum: Fan-Created Works
Topic: DragonBall Z Abridged
Replies: 12440
Views: 1751995

Re: DragonBall Z Abridged

They didn't change one bit since the Cell arc. Even when doing shorts, they still feel like a redub rather than a funny parody. I remember bursting out laughing when watching their DBZ abridged up until Cell came into the picture, now I'm just cringing at how unfunny everything is. There's no gag c...