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Yeah, manga Jiren is great because he's consistently conflicted, but never realizes it until the end. He says he never holds back, while holding back because he doesn't want to be responsible for destroying any universe. He's a well-written character.

Man, the manga used to be so good.

Shorty GZ2 wrote: ↑Tue May 03, 2022 8:06 pm Yeah, yeah, by this point we've already moved from the relevant rabble guy in question, so let that be dropped

Also, your avatar is extremely funny and I dig it.

While I'm not surprised this doesn't read of having read what I posted, I'll just reiterate- I don't think there have been any sweeping changes. And (also) so, I think the bottom part of this post/point you're trying to make doesn't have much of a point. I did not quote you, nor did I respond to yo...

Regardless of the popularity of the anime, discussion of it isn’t germane to the manga.

It has no value here.

capsulecorp wrote: ↑Mon May 02, 2022 6:10 pm
Wait, is it a sweeping change or is it adding nothing new? It can't be both, can it?

A sweeping change that adds nothing of value. It’s not mutually exclusive.

I can say Goku actually has had 3 penises this entire time. It’s a huge change, but does it add anything worthwhile?

Discomfort and confusion when presented with ambiguity is one of the biggest problems and weakness of "fan culture". I generally agree with this statement. As Hbomberguy put it in his Dark Souls 2 video: In a way, the story of Dark Souls 2 is the ultimate in nerd horror: it tells a story ...

And again, even if none of the wishes I mentioned were thought of in the original manga, you being able to question the characters' decisions within the narrative doesn't make the story broken. You fundamentally don't understand the problem. Which is fine. But I'll explain it again. Being a viewer ...

Presumably, even if Monaito would have thought of making Bardock stronger in exchange of some of his lifespan, Bardock would have still refused the wish, thus the outcome would have been the same. We shouldn't have to presume anything. The narrative should be able to explain that. This wouldn't be ...

Dragon Ball Minus recontextualises everything you know about Bardock as a character, Man, I couldn't give less of a damn about people being upset that the Bardock from the old cartoon doesn't exist anymore. Because he does. In that old cartoon. The version introduced in Minus and expanded upon in B...

This chapter epitomized why I wish Dragon Ball Minus never happened. What? Dragonball Minus has nothing to do with this. The Broly movie's rendition of Dragonball Minus is a great addition to Toriyama's series and it's all gains. This story is bad because Toyotaro isn't doing a good job of telling ...

Minor thing here But why didn't Monaito just wish for Bardock to be the strongest in the universe? If he could just dig deep to beat Gas, that means the gulf in their power wasn't that great. One wish and it would've solved everything. And this, friends, is why I said many months ago that this plot ...

I cannot stress enough how stupid it is for this plot point to be introduced. If it's a bait and switch and Monaito didn't actually wish for Goku and Raditz to "thrive" - cool, what's the point of introducing this plot point then? If it's played straight - why would you undermine everythin...

All the signs kinda point to that though Which is exactly why I'm hoping it isn't that. This arc is trite enough as things stand. I'll also add that a delicate balance was struck there: Goku's character was retained (albeit in a calm state) but if he got too emotional, Ultra Instinct would be rende...

I'm really wondering how Elec will act when Gas inevitably falls. I pray to all that is good that his reaction isn't "You have outlived your usefulness" or some derivative of that. That would be the most boring, most predictable, most trite revelation of Elec's true character. After all t...

The context of which transformations occur can make them very emotionally powerful scenes Correct. But this is modern Dragonball. Toriyama mocked how willy nilly transformations were handed out with the "super saiyan bargain sale" line, and even he decided that adding more super saiyan fo...

This fandom is so obsessed with power ups, transformations and the like. It’s the most boring aspect of the series because you can find transformations and power ups in every popular manga. The characters in this series are uniquely dragonball’s and you can’t find them elsewhere. Shouldn’t the obvio...

This didn't feel Toriyama at all. I know, strange thing to say since different people experiences these subjective things differently. But this is a forum and we're all nerds arguing about things that are inherently subjective, so :P Can you imagine a 3-week stretch of the dragonball manga where no ...

Goku knowing who he was bred from and what was instilled into him will only help him develop UI in his own way. Whis is an angel, he acknowledges that. It's time for Goku to adhere to what he really is so he can get UI fully under control, under his own life-form; As a Saiyan. I don't know how to e...

Man, Dragonball discourse is just the silliest shit sometimes. Why should a low-class saiyan have any special power, when the point of making him a low-class saiyan was explicitly to make Goku an underdog? I won't blame fans too much, since Toei and the powers that be indulge in feeding this weird i...

A podcast I listen to has an Asian-American host. He said Shang Chi was a very bizarre movie for him because Shang Chi is a guy, like him, who grew up in America and has no connection to China. So it was baffling to him that the movie pretended that going back to his “homeland” and “culture” was cat...