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by JulieYBM
Thu Apr 09, 2026 9:49 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: How do you feel about the trope where everyone waits for Goku?
Replies: 276
Views: 11354

Re: How do you feel about the trope where everyone waits for Goku?






That would certainly suit her name being an anagram for Devil. :lol:


Yeah, it's a two-birds-one-stone situation: you get the gag of "Mr. Satan unwittingly marries a devil" and "Videl gets to have a journey of self-discovery" and "We get a new part of the world to discover." Okay, that's ...
by JulieYBM
Thu Apr 09, 2026 7:22 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: How do you feel about the trope where everyone waits for Goku?
Replies: 276
Views: 11354

Re: How do you feel about the trope where everyone waits for Goku?


Nothing that is the answer. If she put in the work, then there is nothing stopping her.

Piccolo ask how did the gap between himself and Goku get so big, the answer should be so obvious. Goku training evolved that is why the gap became big. Goku gained new masters, new partner and new training ...
by JulieYBM
Thu Apr 09, 2026 4:00 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: How do you feel about the trope where everyone waits for Goku?
Replies: 276
Views: 11354

Re: How do you feel about the trope where everyone waits for Goku?

Or what is stopping Videl from studying God ki and attaining it and Ultra Instinct?
by JulieYBM
Thu Apr 09, 2026 3:50 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: How do you feel about the trope where everyone waits for Goku?
Replies: 276
Views: 11354

Re: How do you feel about the trope where everyone waits for Goku?


It's false that there was nothing stopping Toriyama from making Earthlings as strong as Saiyans. What actually stopped him was the established narrative. This isn’t a minor detail, it’s the core lore of the series, and breaking it would undermine the internal logic of the world, especially that ...
by JulieYBM
Thu Apr 09, 2026 2:49 pm
Forum: Music
Topic: FLOW Performs "HERO -Kibou No Uta-" for THE FIRST TAKE
Replies: 0
Views: 33

FLOW Performs "HERO -Kibou No Uta-" for THE FIRST TAKE

Woah, it's nice to see this song getting some play again! I wonder how often they perform it, because I feel like I've never come across a live performance before? Or am I just not looking enough?
by JulieYBM
Thu Apr 09, 2026 1:11 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: How do you feel about the trope where everyone waits for Goku?
Replies: 276
Views: 11354

Re: How do you feel about the trope where everyone waits for Goku?


Personally, I find "character turns out to be X race, thus explaining their hyper-strength" to be a lazy cop-out.
In a series that preaches that you get stronger through hard work, there was nothing stopping Toriyama from just making the other characters as strong as the Saiyans. In fact, the ...
by JulieYBM
Thu Apr 09, 2026 10:36 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: How do you feel about the trope where everyone waits for Goku?
Replies: 276
Views: 11354

Re: How do you feel about the trope where everyone waits for Goku?



God, I wish Videl had awakened as a half-demon and gotten a new transformation and kicked the shit out of Spopovitch in that fight, just to expand on her character more and keep her in the story.


That would certainly suit her name being an anagram for Devil. :lol:


Yeah, it's a two-birds ...
by JulieYBM
Tue Apr 07, 2026 9:18 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: How do you feel about the trope where everyone waits for Goku?
Replies: 276
Views: 11354

Re: How do you feel about the trope where everyone waits for Goku?

God, I wish Videl had awakened as a half-demon and gotten a new transformation and kicked the shit out of Spopovitch in that fight, just to expand on her character more and keep her in the story.
by JulieYBM
Fri Apr 03, 2026 8:44 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: One Piece Episode 590 (The One Piece x Toriko x Dragon Ball Z Crossover) to Air on Toonami on March 4
Replies: 76
Views: 22968

Re: One Piece Episode 590 (The One Piece x Toriko x Dragon Ball Z Crossover) to Air on Toonami on March 4



Holy shit, the animation in these specials was a fucking war crime. Recession era Toei... :sick:


Um yeah, Toei was definitely having major budget issues with their anime productions in the early to mid 2010’s, which is why One Piece in that era but especially DB Super’s animation early on ...
by JulieYBM
Fri Apr 03, 2026 10:26 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Would you like Dragon Ball to get an AI dub?
Replies: 34
Views: 1151

Re: Would you like Dragon Ball to get an AI dub?

Just give artists the money to not need to worry about selling their art to live. All artists will naturally improve from there.
by JulieYBM
Thu Apr 02, 2026 10:21 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Would you like Dragon Ball to get an AI dub?
Replies: 34
Views: 1151

Re: Would you like Dragon Ball to get an AI dub?


I feel like people have been psyop to hate AI because the powers that be (global elites - e.g. Hollywood execs) hate the idea of creative control and freedom being available to the masses. Imagine if movies/tv shows/ads could be made at a professional level by anyone that has a bit of creativity ...
by JulieYBM
Thu Apr 02, 2026 10:15 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Do you think Dragon Ball should be more violent/Graphic?
Replies: 12
Views: 435

Re: Do you think Dragon Ball should be more violent/Graphic?

Gimme back "big buff half-naked guy gets punched in gut by another big buff half-naked guy and pukes up a ton of blood" again

actually, freeza and cell were BOTH naked when they fought gokuu, so damn, that's even gayer
by JulieYBM
Thu Apr 02, 2026 9:14 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Do you think Dragon Ball should be more violent/Graphic?
Replies: 12
Views: 435

Re: Do you think Dragon Ball should be more violent/Graphic?

If I was in charge of any project and could do whatever I wanted, I'd probably just toss in more violence and sex and slap a R18 label on whatever the project was.
by JulieYBM
Thu Apr 02, 2026 9:10 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Would you like Dragon Ball to get an AI dub?
Replies: 34
Views: 1151

Re: Would you like Dragon Ball to get an AI dub?

Art is about a two-way human connection between artist and audience. AI is about commercial 'product' meant to give an 'owner' 'control' over their 'product'. It's entirely utilitarian and devoid of artistic merit.

It really isn't that hard to get.
by JulieYBM
Wed Apr 01, 2026 3:22 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Would you like Dragon Ball to get an AI dub?
Replies: 34
Views: 1151

Re: Would you like Dragon Ball to get an AI dub?

I do not want AI anywhere near any work of art ever.
by JulieYBM
Wed Apr 01, 2026 2:54 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: How do you feel about the trope where everyone waits for Goku?
Replies: 276
Views: 11354

Re: How do you feel about the trope where everyone waits for Goku?




One issue I have the with the 'Gohan beats Super Buu' narrative is that it lacks any meaningful development. If there had been a story showing how his failure against Dabura made him realise the importance of training—even if he finds it boring—it could have felt earned and compelling. Instead ...
by JulieYBM
Wed Apr 01, 2026 9:25 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: How do you feel about the trope where everyone waits for Goku?
Replies: 276
Views: 11354

Re: How do you feel about the trope where everyone waits for Goku?


I think the issue comes from thinking stories are math equations, if X doesn't serve a purpose then it is useless. It is not, some things are there to make us laugh, to relax for a bit, to be breathers.

The tokusentai are there to break the tension for a moment, like a pit stop (granted, it ...
by JulieYBM
Tue Mar 31, 2026 7:12 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: How do you feel about the trope where everyone waits for Goku?
Replies: 276
Views: 11354

Re: How do you feel about the trope where everyone waits for Goku?


One issue I have the with the 'Gohan beats Super Buu' narrative is that it lacks any meaningful development. If there had been a story showing how his failure against Dabura made him realise the importance of training—even if he finds it boring—it could have felt earned and compelling. Instead, we ...
by JulieYBM
Sun Mar 29, 2026 9:54 am
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: How did C18 not notice Frost getting behind Kuririn
Replies: 4
Views: 1558

Re: How did C18 not notice Frost getting behind Kuririn

Kuririn has more testosterone and therefore smells more than Gokuu.