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- Fri Dec 01, 2023 11:43 pm
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: If faced with the choice of sacrificing the franchise's massive popularity
- Replies: 90
- Views: 7885
Re: If faced with the choice of sacrificing the franchise's massive popularity
I know it is frustrating to see Dragon Ball treated in such a subpar manner... but I think this way of thinking is INCREDIBLY selfish. People here are saying "Oh the people who want Dragon Ball to be popular are just atention whores who want THEIR franchise to be the most popular thing.The fra...
- Thu Nov 30, 2023 6:08 pm
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: What's your most recent Dragonball purchase?
- Replies: 10392
- Views: 1470368
Re: What's your most recent Dragonball purchase?
That's just it, it always comes down to "well it looks nice" when it comes to both the box art and the pictures of the characters. In my defense though, unlike other anime and series in general I can at least guarantee I'll always rewatch Dragon Ball and check out a different release ever...
- Wed Nov 29, 2023 9:25 am
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: What's your most recent Dragonball purchase?
- Replies: 10392
- Views: 1470368
Re: What's your most recent Dragonball purchase?
The standard Complete Series of Super from Manga UK. https://static.thcdn.com/images/large/original//productimg/1600/1600/12695145-2644832980035582.jpg I already have the deluxe collector's edition, but I sold the digipacks from it, so it will mean I'll still only own all of Super twice, as I'm usi...
- Tue Nov 28, 2023 8:51 am
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: If faced with the choice of sacrificing the franchise's massive popularity
- Replies: 90
- Views: 7885
Re: If faced with the choice of sacrificing the franchise's massive popularity
I for one wouldn't sacrifice the popularity of the franchise. Its had such a positive impact on the lives of the many fans, which obviously wouldn't have been as widespread had it not become popular. There's been stories of people who literally turned their lives around after watching DB. That's not...
- Sat Nov 25, 2023 10:08 am
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: Black Friday/ Cyber Monday deals 2023
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1055
Re: Black Friday/ Cyber Monday deals 2023
Zavvi.com are selling the UK 4:3 blu-rays for £15 each, although a couple have sold out already. Amazon UK also had some of them at that price last time I checked. Also HMV are selling the Z movies/specials blu-ray boxset for £23. And the new Crunchyroll Amazon exclusive set of the 16:9 blu-rays is ...
- Mon Nov 20, 2023 8:56 pm
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: Why didnt Nicktoons air OG dragon ball and The Final chapters
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1082
Re: Why didnt Nicktoons air OG dragon ball and The Final chapters
Funimation's early dubs have always been criticised on this forum, but GT's dub in particular seems to get a lot of hate. While I'm a big Faulconer fan and have come to appreciate Kikuchi, I was always pretty indifferent to Menza. It's just a very bland score outside of a couple of tracks, and I str...
- Sun Nov 19, 2023 6:36 pm
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: Why didnt Nicktoons air OG dragon ball and The Final chapters
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1082
Re: Why didnt Nicktoons air OG dragon ball and The Final chapters
I'm actually surprised to hear GT underperformed on Nicktoons. Didn't it historically perform well in the US? I know it did better than OG DB, which also seemed to be the case in the UK as GT got more reruns. Perhaps people were put off by Nicktoons effectively skipping the Buu saga. Going into GT w...
- Sat Nov 18, 2023 4:32 pm
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: Why didnt Nicktoons air OG dragon ball and The Final chapters
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1082
Re: Why didnt Nicktoons air OG dragon ball and The Final chapters
I remember hoping Final Chapters would air on Kix in the UK after Kai 1.0, but it never happened for some reason. The TFC dub was complete for years before it finally made its debut on Toonami US in 2017. We know for a fact that an edited version of that dub exists, but Kix had already stopped their...
- Sat Nov 18, 2023 9:22 am
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: Piracy in Draon Ball... And other things
- Replies: 33
- Views: 3584
Re: Piracy in Draon Ball... And other things
Ideally there would be no piracy because it doesn't support anyone involved in the production of the series and its dubs. However we don't live in an ideal world, and there are cases where we can't support certain products, such as the Westwood and Blue Water dubs, which have not been legally avail...
- Wed Nov 15, 2023 8:04 am
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: The first Tree of Might dub
- Replies: 6
- Views: 573
Re: The first Tree of Might dub
It's strange that this particular version of the movie was even a thing. Like why randomly dub movie 3 and turn it into a 3 part episode, when it clearly has no connection to the main story? Still I do enjoy this version for Corlett's performance and the Ron Wasserman score. It's good that the Rock ...
- Mon Nov 13, 2023 3:23 am
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: Was Dragon Ball GT intended to be longer (or shorter) than it actually was?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1493
Re: Was Dragon Ball GT intended to be longer (or shorter) than it actually was?
Another thing to consider is SS4. It would have felt a bit of a waste to introduce a new form for just that one fight. For a lot of people it represents the turning point were GT finally "got good". The writers have said they intentionally went back to a more action focused approach around...
- Thu Nov 09, 2023 9:04 pm
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: Was Dragon Ball GT intended to be longer (or shorter) than it actually was?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1493
Re: Was Dragon Ball GT intended to be longer (or shorter) than it actually was?
I can see what you mean about the Baby saga wrapping up the events that began with Goku being turned small again. It ends with him making the choice to stay that way, although he can still technically reverse it by going SS4. But it did at least slightly foreshadow the Shadow Dragons. It ends with a...
- Tue Oct 10, 2023 3:59 am
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: Unpopular DB opinions
- Replies: 14626
- Views: 1543856
Re: Unpopular DB opinions
While we're on the Androids arc, I'll bring up my opinion that Super Android 13 was a cool movie. It was full of action with not much plot, but since it's about murderous Androids with the only goal to kill, you shouldn't be in there for the plot anyway. But, that argument has been used often, so w...
- Sun Oct 08, 2023 4:12 pm
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: Toei's fixation on Goku being the strongest
- Replies: 34
- Views: 2115
Toei's fixation on Goku being the strongest
Unlike Toriyama who deliberately made Goku lose fights for story purposes, Toei always seemed to fear him being perceived as anything other than the best. Like they were worried kids would think less of him for losing or being surpassed. A big example of this is the old Z movies, where he defeats th...
- Fri Oct 06, 2023 4:40 pm
- Forum: Dragon Ball Kai
- Topic: Funi's Kai dub and accuracy
- Replies: 99
- Views: 34772
Re: Funi's Kai dub and accuracy
I feel like many of the complaints against Kai's dub are nitpicks from people who were never going to give Funimation credit. It's a mostly sincere attempt to be accurate to the original. Like there are some bits here and there that are slightly different, but none of it feels in poor taste. And the...
- Thu Oct 05, 2023 2:32 pm
- Forum: Video Games
- Topic: Getting the full Dragon Ball story through games alone
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1231
Re: Getting the full Dragon Ball story through games alone
Someone already mentioned Kakarot. The GBA titles are also a solid option. Advanced Adventure goes from Pilaf to King Piccolo, and the LoG trilogy covers all of Z (although the 1st game cuts corners, it covers most of the major events). GT Transformation also goes as far as Baby. This just leaves th...
- Mon Oct 02, 2023 6:02 am
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: Another live action thread (yes, I know)
- Replies: 144
- Views: 10559
Re: Another live action thread (yes, I know)
Turns out, when you actually base your adaptation on the source material instead of stripping it of everything that made the source material memorable and successful, you get a good show out of it. Who could have guessed? Yes, Dragon Ball absolutely could work in live action, especially if the peop...
- Thu Sep 28, 2023 8:11 am
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: Least Common Pioneer/Funimation DVD singles?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 462
Re: Least Common Pioneer/Funimation DVD singles?
I remember some of the Saiyaman ones being harder to find. I could be wrong but I think they were the last to be released. The release order for the singles was weird.
- Sat Sep 23, 2023 10:11 am
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: Hypothetically, what would be the better story?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 1438
Re: Hypothetically, what would be the better story?
Super only ended 5 years ago. I can't imagine anyone wanting to see it remade. As for GT, the most I could see them doing is incorporating stuff like SS4. I guess a remake of the Shadow Dragon saga might work, as the idea of the Dragonballs having consequences has always made sense. Especially now t...
- Mon Sep 18, 2023 7:55 pm
- Forum: Video Games
- Topic: DB: Budokai losing to tenkaichi is one of biggest tragedies to the series
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2229
Re: DB: Budokai losing to tenkaichi is one of biggest tragedies to the series
I've always liked Budokai more than Tenkaichi, but both were awesome in their own way during the great PS2 era. 2002-2008 was a great time to be a DB gamer, with the majority of the games being solid. I remember being really pleasantly surprised when Infinite World got announced in 2008. We'd had 3 ...