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by Dr. Casey
Sun Jan 25, 2026 6:59 am
Forum: Website & Community Discussion
Topic: Should Kanzenshuu ban users for writing posts using AI and posting AI-generated images?
Replies: 3
Views: 4822

Re: Should Kanzenshuu ban users for writing posts using AI and posting AI-generated images?

I expect Kanzenshuu to ban AI art, but my opinion is that it's fine and a lot of it is very much not slop; people call every last bit of it slop, even the obviously high-quality AI art, because people have zero capacity for nuance and jump on whatever bandwagon is currently popular. As for AI ...
by Dr. Casey
Sun Jan 25, 2026 12:59 am
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: "Dragon Ball Super: The Galactic Patrol" (20??) Discussion Thread
Replies: 123
Views: 39016

Re: "Dragon Ball Super: The Galactic Patrol" (20??) Discussion Thread


Amazed 2uper is actually happening, wish it hadn't had to have been close to a decade since, but always happy to get more Goku and Vegeta together (I don't count Daima since Vegeta was barely there even when he was present).

I hope it's fun. Less stopping to drop lore, more character moments ...
by Dr. Casey
Sat Dec 20, 2025 5:05 am
Forum: In-Universe Discussion
Topic: Does Goku play up his innocence and ignorance?
Replies: 36
Views: 13802

Re: Does Goku play up his innocence and ignorance?



It's worth noting that Goku has an actual job (him, Gohan, Krillin, maybe Yamcha? are the only ones in the main cast with an actual job), and his job consists of farming and selling his produce on the market of neighboring cities... so he must be pretty smart, smarter than he seems, yes? I mean ...
by Dr. Casey
Mon Dec 01, 2025 9:01 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Will they label the brand-new projects as one of Toriyama's last works for commercial reasons even if that's not true?
Replies: 8
Views: 2112

Re: Will they label the brand-new projects as one of Toriyama's last works for commercial reasons even if that's not tru


Can't say for sure, but I highly doubt anyone would believe that we'd be getting "one of Toriyama's last works" in 2050 or something, so even if they start to say this, I don't think they'd be able to keep doing it for too long


Based Wonderful Precure poster (one of my favorite Precure series ...
by Dr. Casey
Tue Nov 11, 2025 3:03 pm
Forum: In-Universe Discussion
Topic: Does Goku play up his innocence and ignorance?
Replies: 36
Views: 13802

Re: Does Goku play up his innocence and ignorance?

I can't think of any specific examples, but broadly speaking I think it would be out-of-character for the Freeza arc and earlier, plausible for Cell, and very in-character by Buu. I think Goku becomes more clever and intelligent throughout the series and during the Buu arc actually seems slightly ...
by Dr. Casey
Wed Oct 08, 2025 6:57 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: I'm genuinely tired of the endless wars in the DB fandom.
Replies: 12
Views: 3499

Re: I'm genuinely tired of the endless wars in the DB fandom.

There's constant bickering in every group of people both large and small. Friends, family, fandoms. No getting away from it. People are just inherently toxic.
by Dr. Casey
Mon Oct 06, 2025 6:51 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Who is the most demanding character to voice in Dragon Ball?
Replies: 16
Views: 6228

Re: Who is the most demanding character to voice in Dragon Ball?


Whoever screams the most. So Goku. Possibly Vegeta since Chris Sabat's already doing this gravelly raspy voice for that character and then has to scream in that specific voice.

Screaming's bad for your vocal chords (if the state of Paul Stanley's voice is any indication lol) and also there's that ...
by Dr. Casey
Sat Sep 20, 2025 10:58 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Should the Saban dub get another release?
Replies: 61
Views: 35538

Re: Should the Saban dub get another release?

The 'Clint Eastwood' voice direction for Saiyan and Freeza era Gohan is pretty hilarious. :lol: A gruff hardened cool guy voice would be wildly inappropriate for him even at the very end of the series when he's 26 because that's just not his personality, but trying to give that kind of voice type to ...
by Dr. Casey
Fri Aug 29, 2025 5:45 pm
Forum: In-Universe Discussion
Topic: How likely is it that Vegeta at least knew his mother?
Replies: 30
Views: 41249

Re: How likely is it that Vegeta at least knew his mother?


I think that between Tarble and Gine and Beets and some of the background Saiyans, it’s pretty clear that the “every Saiyan lives to fight, they are all battle-hungry, bloodthirsty maniacs devoid of compassion or intelligence” line is a lot of propaganda. We’ve met enough Saiyans by now to ...
by Dr. Casey
Fri Aug 22, 2025 2:52 pm
Forum: In-Universe Discussion
Topic: How likely is it that Vegeta at least knew his mother?
Replies: 30
Views: 41249

Re: How likely is it that Vegeta at least knew his mother?



I assume the families stay together in a traditional nuclear family sense - the idea was nothing new to Vegeta after getting with Bulma and having two kids anyway.


I don’t know. Vegeta ditched his pregnant wife/infant son to go train by himself in space, and made a big show out of not caring ...
by Dr. Casey
Thu Aug 21, 2025 3:50 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Mike McFarland Diagnosed With Brain Tumor
Replies: 19
Views: 13647

Re: Mike McFarland Diagnosed With Brain Tumor

Jesus Christ. My grandfather and uncle (dad's side for both) both died of glioblastoma. It's the most evil and terrifying disease in the world to me.
by Dr. Casey
Fri Jul 04, 2025 8:11 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Everyone just collectively forgot about Daima's first 18 episodes.
Replies: 57
Views: 30996

Re: Everyone just collectively forgot about Daima's first 18 episodes.

I don't mind Dragon Ball GT turning Goku into a kid. I think the first SSJ4 transformation should have been where he permanently returns to adulthood, but the childhood transformation was a reasonably interesting premise and motivation. I just didn't enjoy GT because it's not really that... uh ...
by Dr. Casey
Wed Jul 02, 2025 2:48 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Everyone just collectively forgot about Daima's first 18 episodes.
Replies: 57
Views: 30996

Re: Everyone just collectively forgot about Daima's first 18 episodes.

I liked early Daima pretty well - everything until the A Team and B Team met up. It was interesting when it was just Goku, Kaioshin, Panzy, and Glorio. Everything past that was... nothing really.
by Dr. Casey
Wed Jul 02, 2025 1:57 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: How would you feel about AI being used for deceased voice actors?
Replies: 133
Views: 99356

Re: How would you feel about AI being used for deceased voice actors?

Okay. I haven't read much of this thread, but given that I'm seemingly much more familiar with AI than anyone else here, I think I should give Kanzenshuu a primer.

Starting with the Chicago-Sun Times story about the 15 books, I dug into the story some more. Turns out that story is horrifically ...
by Dr. Casey
Wed Jun 04, 2025 11:05 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: How would you feel about AI being used for deceased voice actors?
Replies: 133
Views: 99356

Re: How would you feel about AI being used for deceased voice actors?

In the article about the Chicago Sun-Times, no mention is made of the AI program that was used (might have been a lower-tier model). I use AI extensively enough; fabrications are rare, especially if the Search function is turned on so that the AI sources everything it says. Hallucinating two-thirds ...
by Dr. Casey
Sat May 31, 2025 3:13 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: How would you feel about AI being used for deceased voice actors?
Replies: 133
Views: 99356

Re: How would you feel about AI being used for deceased voice actors?

AI is good and I favor its use in almost any regard. If the VA consents before their death then there isn't any problem here.
by Dr. Casey
Tue May 20, 2025 6:29 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: "Goku is scared of Raditz" dub comparisons
Replies: 13
Views: 10726

Re: "Goku is scared of Raditz" dub comparisons


I always thought Goku felt fear VS Radditz because it was the first time he was facing an enemy and he was already a father.

When you get children, life changes. For Goku, it was not just a matter of fighting a strong enemy, this guy had kidnapped his child!
Therefore his dialogue makes sense ...
by Dr. Casey
Fri May 16, 2025 5:35 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Could Dr. Gero have been inspired by Dr. Robotnik?
Replies: 36
Views: 22948

Re: Could Dr. Gero have been inspired by Dr. Robotnik?


If we're drawing similarities, I think doctor Wily from Megaman has much more in common with doctor Gero, but still, I don't think Toriyama got inspiration from either of them (Wily or Robotnik).


What do Wily and Gero have in common? I know that they're both old (or at least look like they are ...
by Dr. Casey
Thu Apr 10, 2025 5:49 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Dragon Ball Super is Not Modern Anymore
Replies: 81
Views: 21402

Re: Dragon Ball Super is Not Modern Anymore

Yeah, I don't have the knowledge of art to handle this conversation, I think. The eyes are an easy focal point for the most common and stereotyped 00s style, but it's not the only distinguishing element by any means. I just brought up the eyes because it's a simple and easily observable thing to ...
by Dr. Casey
Thu Apr 10, 2025 3:31 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Dragon Ball Super is Not Modern Anymore
Replies: 81
Views: 21402

Re: Dragon Ball Super is Not Modern Anymore

It's just something you get a feel for with exposure. Mainly centered around the shape and design of the eyes.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/32/Gift_original_game_cover.jpg
https://www.animeclick.it/images/Anime_big/Ookamikakushi/Ookamikakushi16.jpg
https://myanimeshelf.com ...