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by oponok
Fri Apr 21, 2006 2:58 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Favorite Bond in the Series?
Replies: 31
Views: 4228

George Lazenby is pretty underrated. I mean, uhh... See, I think the opposite. Anyway, the Vegeta/Gohan bond always seemed wonderfully understated, even though it has subtely motivated the two characters at times and pushed the story, from time to time. It's less obvious, but it's there, and to me ...
by oponok
Tue Jan 24, 2006 12:40 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: DragonBall: Greatest Anime Ever?
Replies: 41
Views: 4821

Dragonball (including Z) is the best, in my opinion. I've come to dislike the episodic nature of television, and therefore "Drag-onBall Z," with it's realistic, all-important-events-don't-occur-within-the-same-20-minute-time-span approach to pacing and intellegent character development (in...
by oponok
Tue Dec 13, 2005 1:52 am
Forum: Video Games
Topic: Chou Dragonball Z on PS2: Will you buy?
Replies: 27
Views: 3258

From the videos I saw, it looked terribly goofy and unimpressive. Even the transformations made me snicker, since I immediately compared them to those in DBZ3. And yes, it is from a different company, but if I remain unimpressed, there's no reason to buy it. Like any game, I'll just wait for reviews...
by oponok
Mon Dec 12, 2005 5:33 pm
Forum: Video Games
Topic: Which PS2 Games do you recommend?
Replies: 22
Views: 2291

Budoukai 3 is the one you MUST own, and you should most definately buy the new "Greatest Hits" edition. This is the best Dragonball game I've ever played, and I've played many. It's also an inspired, quick, challenging fighter (against a skilled opponent - the CPU has some silly fighting p...
by oponok
Sun Dec 11, 2005 2:50 am
Forum: Video Games
Topic: Budokai 3: Your best character?
Replies: 34
Views: 5945

Everyone plays generally the same, and thus I'm good with anybody. I prefered playing as Cell, Freeza, and Tien, though Piccolo was fun since his stretching limb attacks disturbed other players not so knowledgable of Dragonball lore. I could smack people around best as Goku and Vegeta. But I general...
by oponok
Thu Dec 01, 2005 1:35 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Filler! Oh your god, no!
Replies: 54
Views: 5689

I think we can all agree on this particular example being the best filler sequence in the series. This is while Vegeta and the others are on Earth, waiting for Goku and Freeza to finish their fight on Namek. Vegeta proceeds to beat the raging hell out of Gohan, and then flies far far FAR into the ho...
by oponok
Mon Nov 28, 2005 5:39 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Any airtime left...? (DB Airing in Canada)
Replies: 23
Views: 2663

I wasn't knocking Naruto. I'm just implying that something can't simply be "replaced." Dragonball has a certain appeal that other series cannot mimic, although I'm sure many try. The same can be said for Naruto and for fans of that series. I like the Naruto manga. It's well drawn, has an i...
by oponok
Sun Nov 27, 2005 10:16 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Any airtime left...? (DB Airing in Canada)
Replies: 23
Views: 2663

Yes, DB and DBZ has had their collective run on television, and while I think they deserve to be aired at least once a week because of the wonderful ratings they once bequeathed unto Cartoon Network, the DVD releases might make executives think reruns are unnecessary. Cartoon Network does seem to be...
by oponok
Mon Nov 21, 2005 12:15 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: DBZ Film Still On?
Replies: 31
Views: 3185

I don't think basing an animation directly on a comic would be boring, but into a nice, neat, compact two hour film would be very tricky.

Very tricky, indeed...
by oponok
Fri Nov 18, 2005 2:15 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Favorite transformation sequence?
Replies: 38
Views: 5244

You're arguing the wrong point: when people say that it's because a movie's visuals, acting, audio and sooo much more is fed to you. You do not interperate anything in a movie (besides intent and meaning of the plot) because what you see is what you get. With books it's up to the reader to interper...
by oponok
Thu Nov 17, 2005 9:23 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: DBZ Film Still On?
Replies: 31
Views: 3185

Yes, we need to remember that Hollywood isn't out to make art. We also need to remember that it's less than likely that some talented independent director with a small budget is going to go on a mission to produce the best, most critically praised Dragonball Z film possible. I can't dare imagine wha...
by oponok
Thu Nov 17, 2005 9:18 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: DBZ Film Still On?
Replies: 31
Views: 3185

Whoops, double post.

How awkward.
by oponok
Thu Nov 17, 2005 9:09 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Favorite transformation sequence?
Replies: 38
Views: 5244

True that the transformation in the anime are better than in the manga Er...I don't remember reading a concensus about that... The truth is that the ones in the anime are the most drawn out and are more typically referenced, regardless of whether they're better or worse. When someone just mentions ...
by oponok
Thu Nov 17, 2005 5:31 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: :( Why did they get rid of Mirai Trunks?
Replies: 35
Views: 4363

Trunks had pretty much served his entire purpose in the DBZ story, and thus he was gotten rid of. If he'd stuck around, he'd share the same fate as anyone else not of immediate importance. Be grateful he left when he did. He wasn't necessary, thus he wasn't included in the saga. Besides, it's for th...
by oponok
Thu Nov 17, 2005 5:19 pm
Forum: Video Games
Topic: Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
Replies: 5
Views: 1703

Re: Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

And her tits proper pop out and eveything. Huh...? Anyway, his designs tend to be very similar, no matter what series he's drawing for. This isn't good or bad, it's just that you can always tell when Toriyama designed a character/costume or not. While yes, this game looks great and I know how wonde...
by oponok
Wed Nov 16, 2005 11:17 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Favorite transformation sequence?
Replies: 38
Views: 5244

Favorite transformation sequence?

The transformations are unquestionably a vital part of DBZ. It's both the reason why many people (who only watched one episode) hate the series so passionately and one of the reasons why many love it (because the scenes are dramatic and look cool). What's your favorite transformation in the series? ...
by oponok
Mon Nov 14, 2005 4:38 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Changes you'd have preferred
Replies: 24
Views: 2675

If GT bothered you to the extent that you wrote such a pathetic post, why not do as the thread asked and explain what you would change about it? I was (more or less) presenting a counter argument by stating that it shouldn't be changed at all, if we're talking about any change aside from having GT ...
by oponok
Sun Nov 13, 2005 1:46 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Changes you'd have preferred
Replies: 24
Views: 2675

Personally, if we're talking about the core Dragonball manga story, I think nothing should be changed about it. At all. The unnecessary filler, however, means nothing to me. Frankly, I just ignore GT. No offense to GT fans, but there's so much already wrong with it that adding more crap would just b...
by oponok
Mon Nov 07, 2005 7:47 pm
Forum: Video Games
Topic: Would you Recommend Budokai 3 or Budokai Tenkaichi to me?
Replies: 18
Views: 2085

Budoukai has more replay value, has more attack variety and better dialogue (both with winks and nods to fans and some funny moments), takes longer to unlock everything, and is funner for those who aren't hardcore Dragonball fans (due to the seemingly monstrous learning curve of Sparking! to nonfans...
by oponok
Sat Nov 05, 2005 3:53 pm
Forum: Video Games
Topic: Cut from Sparking!
Replies: 44
Views: 5113

I concur: a create-a-character mode wouldn't really benefit the series. I'd rather have a game with more fully developed characters and game modes than a mode by which I can some create generic looking Saiyans or Namekians. Chances are, most people will be pick the same armor, attacks, facial featur...