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by Mewzard
Mon May 17, 2021 1:08 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Goku ranked Numero Uno idiot hero
Replies: 16
Views: 3039

Re: Goku ranked Numero Uno idiot hero

That's cool I think. Although I think he'd share that position with the original Kinnikuman, Suguru Kinniku. I mean, yeah, Suguru is definitely not the sharpest tool in the shed (and can be a tad cowardly at times). But he more than makes up for it with heart. Gotta love the whole core team of Just...
by Mewzard
Fri Apr 16, 2021 9:43 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Are there other shonen you acknowledge as better written than Dragon Ball?
Replies: 157
Views: 12590

Re: Are there other shonen you acknowledge as better written than Dragon Ball?

Speaking of Kinnikuman, there's a series that really kept evolving as it went on. Had we just left off with Kinnikuman's 36 volumes vs Dragon Ball's 42 volumes, I'd probably end up favoring Dragon Ball, despite feeling Kinnikuman was getting better over time to its end, while Dragon Ball's end was a...
by Mewzard
Wed Jan 20, 2021 4:49 pm
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: "Dragon Ball Super (Manga)" Official Discussion Thread
Replies: 42696
Views: 5589009

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

Ah yes, Freeza's big crime boss rival, Heeters. He even says in Viz's translation that "Freeza's gonna ice the guy for us."

I love the puns of this series, lol.

Puns aside, I am intrigued by how Granolah's quest is going to go. I hope he stays a compelling antagonist.
by Mewzard
Tue Jun 30, 2020 1:49 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Is InuYasha A Shojo Dragon Ball?
Replies: 31
Views: 4179

Re: Is InuYasha A Shojo Dragon Ball?

Sailor Moon has more in common with Dragon Ball than Inuyasha and even calling that "Shoujo Dragon Ball" is a stretch. It's way closer to a Shoujo Saint Seiya. But yeah, Inuyasha is 100% a Shonen series. Look at Osamu Tezuka, he wrote several Shoujo works during his life, like Princess Kn...
by Mewzard
Fri Feb 14, 2020 2:10 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Team Four Star's influence on Dragon Ball's revival
Replies: 228
Views: 25671

Re: Team Four Star's influence on Dragon Ball's revival

Was DBZA an internet success? Yes. But all it did was serve as an extra bit of optional content that fans could absorb and use the comedy outside of it. But does DBZ's fame owe anything to DBZA? Hell no. TFS would love to think so, as would the most diehard DBZA fans, but DBZ would have carried on ...
by Mewzard
Fri Oct 11, 2019 1:04 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: DBZ Got Lucky...
Replies: 29
Views: 13410

Re: DBZ Got Lucky...

Are you kidding me? Dragon Ball had to compete with some of the best series to ever run in the history of Shonen Jump. Dragon Ball ran alongside: Kinnikuman, Captain Tsubasa, Fist of the North Star, Saint Seiya, Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, Dragon Quest: Dai's Great Adventure, Slam Dunk, Yu Yu Hakusho,...
by Mewzard
Mon Jul 01, 2019 11:25 pm
Forum: Fan-Created Works
Topic: MistareFusion's Dragon Ball Dissection! (Updated 3/4/24!)
Replies: 2563
Views: 507619

Re: MistareFusion's Dragon Ball Dissection! (Updated 7/1/19!)

Talking about 16's death in part 16 does feel appropriate. Also, jeez, I had almost forgotten how long this whole arc is until I noticed that number. I wonder how often inconsistent moments in the arc were just down to Toriyama having forgotten something he did in the nearly two years it took to get...
by Mewzard
Thu Jun 13, 2019 3:16 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Serious Dragon Ball Questions For Fans About The Voice of Goku
Replies: 59
Views: 7973

Re: Serious Dragon Ball Questions For Fans About The Voice of Goku

It would sadden me if either Masako Nozawa or Sean Schemmel stopped voicing Goku, but I'd keep watching. That said, I'd hope it'd be a replacement of necessity, not one of "Oh hey, we got this celebrity voice!" or what have you. No, the series would not end of Nozawa could no longer voice ...
by Mewzard
Fri Mar 01, 2019 2:13 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: How could a new movie be more successful than DBS: Broly?
Replies: 29
Views: 5171

Re: How could a new movie be more successful than DBS: Broly?

The Broli movie itself probably could have sold more tickets in the US if it had a wider, longer running release. That's something worth considering once you get another good movie going.
by Mewzard
Fri Feb 22, 2019 6:42 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Funimation Dubbing: My Hero Academia vs Dragon Ball Franchise
Replies: 68
Views: 9571

Re: Funimation Dubbing: My Hero Academia vs Dragon Ball Franchise

"It's not a particularly accurate dub like DBZ's"? It's been a while since I've seen that dub, but I'm sure it was more accurate than DBZ's dub, even if it unnecessarily punched up the scripts, but not to the same extent as DBZ's. I didn't mean to imply that it was AS inaccurate, just tha...
by Mewzard
Fri Feb 22, 2019 6:02 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Funimation Dubbing: My Hero Academia vs Dragon Ball Franchise
Replies: 68
Views: 9571

Re: Funimation Dubbing: My Hero Academia vs Dragon Ball Franchise

Another FUNimation dub that's often pointed to as "one of their best" and "a huge improvement over their DBZ dub'" is Yu Yu Hakusho. And that's certainly a dub that, while indeed LIGHTYEARS better than virtually anything they've ever done with DB in any capacity (which itself is...
by Mewzard
Fri Jan 18, 2019 8:53 pm
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: Official On-Going Dragon Ball Super Movie #1 Thread: "Broly"
Replies: 14456
Views: 1961007

Re: Official On-Going Dragon Ball Super Movie Thread: "Broly"

Diccolo-420 wrote:Except nobody told shenron to go away, he left right after granting one wish, and that's also a huge stretch in logic that's just bad writing.
I don't think that's what they're saying. The previous time he was summoned he could have been sent away, leaving only one wish.
by Mewzard
Fri Jan 11, 2019 4:35 pm
Forum: Fan-Created Works
Topic: Fanmanga - DB Multiverse
Replies: 30267
Views: 3568623

Re: Fanmanga - DB Multiverse

Yeah, I don't think that would work. If Ginyu could change the direction of his beams, he would not have spent like a decade and a half as a frog.
by Mewzard
Tue Jan 08, 2019 2:46 pm
Forum: Fan-Created Works
Topic: Fanmanga - DB Multiverse
Replies: 30267
Views: 3568623

Re: Fanmanga - DB Multiverse

That´s my point. By the time Super started the DBM story was already going forward. To make it fit they would have to arbitrarily add it while the other Universes are already fighting. Plus with the exception of Beerus and Whis (who would be too OP to be allowed to fight) there is really no reason ...
by Mewzard
Tue Jan 08, 2019 5:33 am
Forum: Fan-Created Works
Topic: Fanmanga - DB Multiverse
Replies: 30267
Views: 3568623

Re: Fanmanga - DB Multiverse

Well then, it's good that this fanfic ignores the poorly executed ideas of Super and is marching to the beat of it's own drums. Lol, suggesting that Super has poorly executed ideas while praising DB Multiverse is just...amazing. I like Multiverse, but it's got a ton of flaws, and is fairly messy at...
by Mewzard
Mon Dec 17, 2018 4:27 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Viz launching $1.99/month manga subscription service, includes DB/Z/Super/Yamcha manga series + Full Color chapters.
Replies: 12
Views: 2880

Re: Viz launching $1.99/month manga subscription service, includes DB/Z/Super/Yamcha manga series + Full Color chapters.

prince212 wrote:I can’t open them :crazy:
Pretty sure the servers are just getting hit hard.

Worth a note, I checked to see if there was any censorship, and I got through to check the infamous Invisible Man fight...it's definitely not uncensored.
by Mewzard
Fri Nov 30, 2018 1:05 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Would you like to see the Dragon Ball Franchise on Netflix, (Even if it was redubbed)
Replies: 123
Views: 16042

Re: Would you like to see the Dragon Ball Franchise on Netflix, (Even if it was redubbed)

I would especially love a redub with the same care and effort that Kai got, with all of the original music, accurate scripting, better acting, etc. Would make me quite happy.
by Mewzard
Sat Nov 24, 2018 3:40 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Dragon Ball Full Color
Replies: 8
Views: 1834

Re: Dragon Ball Full Color

Forte224 wrote:Unfortunately we haven't received any info for quite a while now. The localization appears to be dead.
Don't forget, Viz took like two years to release the Freeza volumes in Full Color after the Saiyan Arc. It's not necessarily dead.
by Mewzard
Fri Nov 02, 2018 10:44 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Masako Nozawa Interview - ComicBook.com
Replies: 64
Views: 7617

Re: Masako Nozawa Interview - ComicBook.com

Yeah, I love Nozawa's work as Goku...but I can't really see how she can rationalize this view of Goku with what the franchise presents. Even ignoring Super's attempts to really show Goku's failings, this quote here confuses me: "He never goes out to fight someone with the intent of just beating...
by Mewzard
Tue Oct 30, 2018 11:15 pm
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: Can they fix Minus in the new movie?
Replies: 44
Views: 6169

Re: Can they fix Minus in the new movie?

For me, by far the two most important things are that: 1. They keep Bardock's rebellion against Freeza and destroying planet Vegeta during it because it is a defining moment of the character and it is in the original manga. 2. They don't make Goku sent to Earth because he loves him, but they keep t...