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Does ‘Bulma’ count? I know the word is written on her clothes in the original manga and the anime, but I’m pretty sure that’s more the result of Toriyama not being fluent in English than him actually naming the character that. ‘Blooma’ makes more sense in terms of the pun, but I can’t bring myself t...

I’d argue the music choice doesn’t really work with the scene. It’s too sappy and sentimental. In fact, it ironically works better with FUNimation’s rewrite, and it wasn’t even written with that music in mind.

Airazor was definitely her most well known role, but as the initial English voice for Freeza (the episodes where she appeared as Freeza predated the North American release of Final Bout), she certainly left a footprint for the English speaking side of the Dragon Ball franchise.

RIP

If this spell making them kids returns them to the power levels they had as kids, which seems to be the case, Can you elaborate on why you think that's the case? The way it is described, it sounds like the show will rely less on ki blasts and transformations, and Goku is back to using the Power Pol...

But it did at least slightly foreshadow the Shadow Dragons. It ends with a closeup of one of earth's dragonballs, which we see again in the next arc except it's cracked this time. It also had Piccolo dying which ended up being crucial in the next arc as he gets Goku out of Hell. In a scenario that ...

But it did at least slightly foreshadow the Shadow Dragons. It ends with a closeup of one of earth's dragonballs, which we see again in the next arc except it's cracked this time. It also had Piccolo dying which ended up being crucial in the next arc as he gets Goku out of Hell. In a scenario that ...

A common talking point that’s gone around for the longest time is that GT was intended to end after episode 40, but that Toei extended the series for another 24 episodes to coincide with the release of Final Bout. I have no clue if that’s accurate, but episode 40 certainly does neatly wrap up the in...

The first movie is the weakest of the bunch, but as a whole, they’re a fun little reinvention of the early arcs of the series that take some creative turns. I much prefer Chaozu in the movie over Chaozu in the actual series, and the campy horror elements of the second movie are pretty fun too. It’s ...

Hellspawn28 wrote: ↑Sat Nov 04, 2023 8:45 pm I don't think Goku would like them going to other planets and taking over them.

He’s fine with Freeza doing that.

I don't think it would be a good idea considering that most of them are not good. King Vegeta was just as evil as Freeza himself. Frankly, I’m not sure that the Saiyans being evil would matter much to Goku and Vegeta. Goku in particular doesn’t seem to have any problem allowing Freeza to run amok i...

Even if you want to argue that the DBS anime was not meant to be the “main product,” I don’t understand how anyone could suggest that it was adapting the manga. It clearly wasn’t. The anime and the manga were both adapting Akira Toriyama’s outlines, and gave their own respective spins on them. That’...

I still can’t wrap my head around why people are arguing that this must take place before Super. What would be the point of that? I can’t think of any purpose that going backwards in the timeline would serve. Why bother? If you want to argue that they’d do that for the sake of “power scaling,” the s...

I’ve had my doubts that there’s any plan to kill of Freeza yet again after the Broly movie. That film seemed to pretty much cement him as the Dragon Ball equivalent of a villain from an 80s Saturday morning cartoon, and those guys almost never receive definitive ends. It is weird to think that Freez...

I don’t know what the discussions regarding the timeline are about. I would’ve assumed this is meant to take place post- Super Hero at the very least. I can’t think of any worthwhile reason to go backwards in the story. Anyway, I think I’ll take this over bringing back the DBS anime. DBS has long si...

The leaks were true after all. Not surprised.

Cursed Lemon wrote: ↑Thu Oct 12, 2023 1:23 pm Did they just "Teen Titans Go" Dragonball

I would compare this more to Muppet Babies and all those other “baby” spin-offs that were prominent back in the day.

I don’t get the impression they’re particularly obsessed with making Goku “the strongest.” Goku defeats the villain in most of the Z movies because he’s the main character of the series, and the movies were meant to be short little representations of what Dragon Ball was all about. Gohan defeats Boj...

I think there are far more important things to focus on in Dragon Ball than the imaginary stats and feats for each of the characters. I’m fairly certain that the people making Dragon Ball couldn’t care less about appeasing the Death Battle crowd.

I don’t see any problem with a “I’m big enough to hang with the adults” kid character. I think the big problem with Pan in GT is that the writers were trying way too hard to make her the new Bulma, and it just doesn’t work.

It's a good indication something MIGHT be happening, it doesn't confirm Dragon Ball Magic At this point, I’m inclined to think it’s more likely than Super coming back as an anime. Right, I'd sooner buy an announcement for 2uper than Dragon Ball Magic I don’t know. I feel like there’s plenty of smok...

MasenkoHA wrote: ↑Wed Sep 27, 2023 7:06 pm

Xeogran wrote: ↑Wed Sep 27, 2023 4:50 pm https://twitter.com/ToeiAnimation/statu ... 1580858404
Yeah, it's definitely happening.

It's a good indication something MIGHT be happening, it doesn't confirm Dragon Ball Magic

At this point, I’m inclined to think it’s more likely than Super coming back as an anime.