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by Jaetinh
Fri Jun 17, 2022 10:18 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: What is the minimum age you would recommend Dragon Ball for?
Replies: 75
Views: 8420

Re: What is the minimum age you would recommend Dragon Ball for?

Kamiccolo9 wrote: Fri Jun 17, 2022 3:13 am I was watching it at, like, 5? 6?
Same. On RTL ll, yes? 8)
by Jaetinh
Fri Jun 17, 2022 10:14 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Is There a Real World Equivalent to the GIs Used in Dragon Ball?
Replies: 2
Views: 607

Re: Is There a Real World Equivalent to the GIs Used in Dragon Ball?

Toriyama based them on outfits from the many Hong Kong kung fu movies he watched. Examples: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BYzA1NWVlOTItMzBhYi00MTg3LThjOWUtOTVjZGZkYWIwMWJhXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMzQ5ODY3NjA@._V1_FMjpg_UX1000_.jpg https://kiaikick.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/yuen-biao-jackie-chan-sh...
by Jaetinh
Sat Aug 14, 2021 6:41 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Dragon Ball in Finnish!!
Replies: 26
Views: 5724

Re: Dragon Ball in Finnish!!

I grew up reading the Danish Dragon Ball books and watching the German anime dub. One error which really annoyed me ever since I was a kid was during Goku's first SSJ transformation on Namek. After Krillin died, Goku yelled "He was just a child!" in both the Danish manga and German anime. ...
by Jaetinh
Thu Jul 01, 2021 6:01 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: "Live Action Dragon Ball Z Movie"
Replies: 383
Views: 25466

Re: "Live Action Dragon Ball Z Movie"

Most DB fans in the west? The west doesn't revolve around USA and English speaking countries. A lot of European and Latin American countries started out with Dragon Ball, either through the anime or the manga. Dragon Ball didn't sell almost 260 million volumes worldwide by selling volume 17-42. Sinc...
by Jaetinh
Thu Jul 01, 2021 1:27 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: "Live Action Dragon Ball Z Movie"
Replies: 383
Views: 25466

Re: "Live Action Dragon Ball Z Movie"

As bad as DBE was, at least they try to build things up by starting off with Piccolo. Have the Saiyans show up for the third or forth movie instead. Saiyans showing up during the fourth movie is definitely something I agree on. Personally I always imagined a live action saga to be made up of seven ...
by Jaetinh
Tue Jun 08, 2021 6:12 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: "Live Action Dragon Ball Z Movie"
Replies: 383
Views: 25466

Re: "Live Action Dragon Ball Z Movie"

I know this is kinda off topic but I didn't want to create a thread for it. How different is the Viz English manga compared to the Funi anime? Did they turn Goku into a superhero as well or is it closer to the original Japanese? Excluding certain artistic liberties taken for puns and expressions, i...
by Jaetinh
Tue Jun 08, 2021 4:44 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: "Live Action Dragon Ball Z Movie"
Replies: 383
Views: 25466

Re: "Live Action Dragon Ball Z Movie"

I know this is kinda off topic but I didn't want to create a thread for it. How different is the Viz English manga compared to the Funi anime? Did they turn Goku into a superhero as well or is it closer to the original Japanese?
by Jaetinh
Sun Jun 06, 2021 8:06 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: What do you call the team: Z-Warriors or Dragon Team?
Replies: 15
Views: 2305

Re: What do you call the team: Z-Warriors or Dragon Team?

I use both terms for the fighters. When I'm referring to the OG's (Goku, Yamcha, Krillin, Tenshinhan and Chaozu) I strictly use Dragon Team though.
by Jaetinh
Sat Jun 05, 2021 6:44 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Favorite characters?
Replies: 53
Views: 9938

Re: Favorite characters?

Son Goku and Yamcha are my two favorite characters. Loved Goku's innocent and pure personality since the beginning as well as Yamcha's cocky attitude and his cool design. Tenshinhan, Krillin, Chaozu, Trunks, Vegeta, Broly (DBS), Android 17 (DBS) and Piccolo (these eight are in no particular order) w...
by Jaetinh
Wed May 05, 2021 1:04 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Audience "Stand-In" characters (Cole Young) and Narrative Liberties with Live Action Dragon Ball
Replies: 60
Views: 11687

Re: Audience "Stand-In" characters (Cole Young) and Narrative Liberties with Live Action Dragon Ball

Dragon Ball definitely doesn't need a new character to do that. I'm not into Mortal Kombat games but I can understand why did they it with the new movie. New fans watching this new potential live action DB film basically know as little as Goku does at the beginning of Dragon Ball, and that's why we ...
by Jaetinh
Fri Mar 19, 2021 7:21 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: How do you own the series? (2021 Edition)
Replies: 58
Views: 10985

Re: How do you own the series? (2021 Edition)

I own the original 42 volumes that I purchased back when they were released in Denmark during the early 2000's or something, all of the older Z movie anime comics and other various books. The only Dragon Ball mangas I've bought in recent years are the Yamcha Reincarnated book and the the DBS: Broly ...
by Jaetinh
Thu Mar 18, 2021 11:37 am
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: "Dragon Ball Super (Manga)" Official Discussion Thread
Replies: 42696
Views: 5589929

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

by Jaetinh
Wed Jan 27, 2021 8:13 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Asian characters in Dragon Ball
Replies: 178
Views: 22934

Re: Asian characters in Dragon Ball

Yeah it's a fictional world just like how Avatar the last Airbender is a fictional world. Doesn't mean we can't tell what the races of the characters are supposed to represent. In 6 pages of talk about Toriyama's intentions, it was the first quote taken from him, and you immediately took the chance...
by Jaetinh
Wed Jan 27, 2021 3:29 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Asian characters in Dragon Ball
Replies: 178
Views: 22934

Re: Asian characters in Dragon Ball

Yeah it's a fictional world just like how Avatar the last Airbender is a fictional world. Doesn't mean we can't tell what the races of the characters are supposed to represent.
by Jaetinh
Tue Jan 26, 2021 8:16 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Asian characters in Dragon Ball
Replies: 178
Views: 22934

Re: Asian characters in Dragon Ball

Maybe it's because Dragon Ball takes place on a fantasy "Earth" that might as well be another planet, but I don't think it really matters what race Goku or the other characters are. Sure there's tons of Asian culture in Dragon Ball, like characters wearing gi with kanji on them; but there...
by Jaetinh
Tue Jan 26, 2021 5:15 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Asian characters in Dragon Ball
Replies: 178
Views: 22934

Re: Westerners love to claim Asian characters.

We can tell that Krillin, Yamcha and Tenshinhan are supposed to be Asians and the same applies to Goku, regardless of him being an alien or human. He doesn't look Asian to you ? Doesn't matter, everything points to him being an Asian character. I've said a million times he looks ambiguous. Being an...
by Jaetinh
Sun Jan 24, 2021 10:33 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Asian characters in Dragon Ball
Replies: 178
Views: 22934

Re: Westerners love to claim Asian characters.

Yes, stories do evolve. In this case, the Asian human boy Son Goku turned out to be an Asian looking alien who came from a homogenous alien race based on Asians. Except we can't tell if he looks Asian due to the style of the art. The reason why you're so adamant on Saiyans being their own ethnicity...
by Jaetinh
Sun Jan 24, 2021 8:14 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Asian characters in Dragon Ball
Replies: 178
Views: 22934

Re: Westerners love to claim Asian characters.

It does matter, him being revealed as an alien later on doesn't change anything. It doesn't change that he was based on Sun Wukong, has the same name, lives in a Chinese inspired setting etc. Toriyama didn't place him in the Western Dragon Ball World, he didn't give him a Western Dragon Ball name (...
by Jaetinh
Fri Jan 22, 2021 6:30 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Asian characters in Dragon Ball
Replies: 178
Views: 22934

Re: Westerners love to claim Asian characters.

If they're human you would look at other aspects, yes? Yes, and it's important to note why. Reason being that a human in an Asian-like setting is most likely a native of that setting. An alien is definitely not a native. Unless Toriyama planned on making him an alien from the beginning - which he d...
by Jaetinh
Wed Jan 20, 2021 7:08 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Asian characters in Dragon Ball
Replies: 178
Views: 22934

Re: Asian characters in Dragon Ball

Nappa looks white to you while he looks Asian to me. If the Saiyans had multiple ethnic groups they would most likely have had different hair and eye colours just like Earthlings are described. Toriyama decided to make them a homogenous race with his description of them.