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by Lukmendes
Mon Jan 22, 2024 11:45 am
Forum: Video Games
Topic: "Sparking! ZERO" Official Announcement & Pre-Release Discussion Thread
Replies: 857
Views: 86918

Re: A new Budokai Tenkaichi has been announced

So I haven't been keeping up with this game's announcements at all. Is it confirmed if GT characters and transformations will be in this? 'Cause it'd be pretty weird for a Tenkaichi game to skip over GT... Also wondering the same about pre-Z stuff.
by Lukmendes
Sun Jan 21, 2024 10:46 am
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: Dragon Ball Super: Manga Chapter 101 - Official Discussion Thread
Replies: 136
Views: 15754

Re: Dragon Ball Super: Manga Chapter 101 - Official Discussion Thread

Toriyama was the one that started to regress Goku as a character, that I can agree. Toyotaro regressed Goku as a character in certain ways. However Toei they went overboard regressing and making Goku into a terrible and dumb character. Same with Goten and Trunks, Toriyama doesn't allow them to figh...
by Lukmendes
Sat Jan 20, 2024 5:38 pm
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: Dragon Ball Super: Manga Chapter 101 - Official Discussion Thread
Replies: 136
Views: 15754

Re: Dragon Ball Super: Manga Chapter 101 - Official Discussion Thread

This was a fun enough chapter, but Goku and Vegeta's relationships with fighting, training, and even themselves feels completely backwards. I just can't see Cell or Boo arc Goku acting the way he has throughout all of the Super Hero arc. It's doubly frustrating because Toyotaro keeps putting clear ...
by Lukmendes
Thu Jan 18, 2024 6:33 pm
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: Official On-Going Dragon Ball Super Movie #2 Thread: "Super Hero"
Replies: 5562
Views: 570942

Re: Official On-Going Dragon Ball Super Movie #2 Thread: "Super Hero"

Tenshinhan being the first true rival character (let's be honest Yamucha and Krillin were never serious rivals to Goku) and the growing pains that come with that are probably why Toriyama made sure to keep Piccolo relevant post-redemption by making him Gohan's mentor and why he delayed Vegeta's red...
by Lukmendes
Thu Jan 18, 2024 2:21 pm
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: Official On-Going Dragon Ball Super Movie #2 Thread: "Super Hero"
Replies: 5562
Views: 570942

Re: Official On-Going Dragon Ball Super Movie #2 Thread: "Super Hero"

I think Buu is left out because his personality is felt to be too gag-esque? Or Shueisha simply doesn't think that he is relatable, and they can market more popular and humanoid characters. I mean, Buu is one of the most popular antagonists in DB in Japan, and I don't think he'd really be unpopular...
by Lukmendes
Thu Jan 18, 2024 2:05 pm
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: Official On-Going Dragon Ball Super Movie #2 Thread: "Super Hero"
Replies: 5562
Views: 570942

Re: Official On-Going Dragon Ball Super Movie #2 Thread: "Super Hero"

As far as power levels go he's long been outclassed, I think the problem is candy beam being capable of neutralizing anyone stronger than him, and in ToP in particular, his healing would be ridiculously overpowered. It doesn't help that only maybe Freeza wouldn't be hit by candy beam if he felt it w...
by Lukmendes
Thu Jan 18, 2024 1:50 pm
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: Official On-Going Dragon Ball Super Movie #2 Thread: "Super Hero"
Replies: 5562
Views: 570942

Re: Official On-Going Dragon Ball Super Movie #2 Thread: "Super Hero"

- It's weird how this movie acknowledges the events of the Super tv series like Jiren and the God of Destructions but Gohan's character has reset back to how we last saw him in Resurrection F. All that I need to train again to protect my family went right out the window, didn't it? Toriyama follows...
by Lukmendes
Tue Jan 16, 2024 9:56 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: What are the thoughts of the Japanese people regarding Dragon Ball Super?
Replies: 17
Views: 1230

Re: What are the thoughts of the Japanese people regarding Dragon Ball Super?

That was a problem in regular Super, too. I remember when watching the ToP for the first time, how Ultra Instinct was hailed by the fans as this fantastic transformation. All I could think of, "Wait... Moving without thinking... Haven't we been here before?... Wasn't Mr. Popo's training all ab...
by Lukmendes
Tue Jan 16, 2024 9:41 pm
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: Dragon Ball Super: Manga Chapter 101 - Official Discussion Thread
Replies: 136
Views: 15754

Re: Dragon Ball Super: Manga Chapter 101 - Official Discussion Thread

Yes yes yes! <3 Namek is probs peak action writing from Toriyama, the entire cat&mouse game racing to the Dragon Balls between all these factions with Freeza, Krillin/Gohan/Bulma, Vegeta, Namekians is just executed masterfully. Easily primetime TV level of writing an intrigue that glues the vie...
by Lukmendes
Tue Jan 16, 2024 8:20 pm
Forum: Video Games
Topic: "Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot" Official Discussion Thread
Replies: 2336
Views: 428917

Re: "Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot" Official Discussion Thread

I've got my fingers crossed for the DLC to cover either the original Z Broli movie or an arc from GT, ideally Baby. Either of those (or both, both would be good) would just be one more delicious middle finger to Super, on top of the prior pleasant surprise of the original Bardock special being adap...
by Lukmendes
Tue Jan 16, 2024 8:05 pm
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: Dragon Ball Super: Manga Chapter 101 - Official Discussion Thread
Replies: 136
Views: 15754

Re: Dragon Ball Super: Manga Chapter 101 - Official Discussion Thread

Ohhh this this this! I think it's one of the main aspects that bother me. Back in peak Freeza/Cell sagas a fight could also mean Bulma sneaking out to do something else and completly change the plot mid-way through the fight. Or Krillin destroying the remote controller. With Moro/Granolah, I found ...
by Lukmendes
Tue Jan 16, 2024 7:23 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Non-thread-worthy discussions
Replies: 4635
Views: 596863

Re: Non-thread-worthy discussions

North Kai said that he and the other kais help seal him up years ago? How can they if they are weaker than Nappa? Unless Bojack has been training inside of North Kai's planet. Sealing in DB isn't exactly related to power levels, Mutaito was able to seal king Piccolo inside a rice cooker despite bei...
by Lukmendes
Tue Jan 16, 2024 6:00 pm
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: Dragon Ball Super: Manga Chapter 101 - Official Discussion Thread
Replies: 136
Views: 15754

Re: Dragon Ball Super: Manga Chapter 101 - Official Discussion Thread

Binging sure is more enjoyable. I followed Moro monthly but got to read Granolah in 1 go and it was a night-and-day experience. Although it's a disscusion on its own how much story progress/developement should each montly chapter contain to avoid feeling like a drag. IMO Toyo simply doesn't do enou...
by Lukmendes
Tue Jan 16, 2024 3:38 pm
Forum: Fan-Created Works
Topic: Official Unofficial Power Level Discussion Thread
Replies: 12581
Views: 1632434

Re: Official Unofficial Power Level Discussion Thread

The context of the BoG manga line was already stated by other users, no need to repeat their arguments. If you take at face value that panel, then you must believe Goku used SS2 vs Freeza... while the point was to show how SS and SS2 are equally boring to Beerus while only SS3 is a decent step up. ...
by Lukmendes
Tue Jan 16, 2024 1:18 pm
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: Dragon Ball Super: Manga Chapter 101 - Official Discussion Thread
Replies: 136
Views: 15754

Re: Dragon Ball Super: Manga Chapter 101 - Official Discussion Thread

Agree. As a Goten fan I was really disappointed when Trunks got 95% of the moments and characterization. Goten really didn’t have a single moment to himself that wasn’t with Trunks or involving him. It's honestly kinda funny how Trunks consistent is the most developed character while Goten is just ...
by Lukmendes
Tue Jan 16, 2024 1:08 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: What are the thoughts of the Japanese people regarding Dragon Ball Super?
Replies: 17
Views: 1230

Re: What are the thoughts of the Japanese people regarding Dragon Ball Super?

Following both Japanese and English-language social media reactions, they're virtually identical to ones in English-speaking countries. Basically every take I've seen in English, I've also seen in Japanese. The only difference is perhaps that it's obvious more kids (the actual target demographic) g...
by Lukmendes
Tue Jan 16, 2024 1:00 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Non-thread-worthy discussions
Replies: 4635
Views: 596863

Re: Non-thread-worthy discussions

Tenshinhan says after the Cell games that he will probably never see him again and Gohan qoutes this and can't recruit him for the tournament in the buu arc as a result. To be fair, it just seems that Tien just joined the tournament, in Buu saga Gohan just didn't seem to know where Tien was living,...
by Lukmendes
Sat Jan 13, 2024 11:16 am
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: "Dragon Ball Super (Manga)" Official Discussion Thread
Replies: 42696
Views: 5690095

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

Looking back, Roshi teaching Goku the basics again makes a lot of sense. Toyotaro foreshadowed Goku’s character regress in Super Hero. Granolah arc also foreshadowed using dragon balls for an easy power up. Is kid Trunks confirmed as = CGs Future Trunks? Vegeta stated to #17 before the ToP that his...
by Lukmendes
Sat Jan 13, 2024 11:02 am
Forum: Dragon Ball Super
Topic: Dragon Ball Super: Manga Chapter 101 - Official Discussion Thread
Replies: 136
Views: 15754

Re: Dragon Ball Super: Manga Chapter 101 - Official Discussion Thread

Well, we already had SD, Heroes (even Heroes anime/manga!) running cocurrently to Super so it's not THAT unusual I guess. But Toei's definitely treating Daima as the more 'mainline' product. Although if it's still suppoused to be just a one-off anniversary mini-series then even moreso there's no re...