Kanzenshuu

Count me in the camp that is not interested in Gohan having to reawaken his latent power again. It's beyond overdone at this point and makes me think Toriyama just doesn't want Gohan to achieve anything beyond his "Ultimate/Super" Gohan because it's easier to write Gohan that way. Oh, and ...

I feel as though with the introduction of Pan in the latest movie, with how the manga has already introduced Oob and even had him play a small but significant role in the climax of the Galatic Patrol Prisoner arc, and with Toyotaro already making it clear he doesn't want the manga to go beyond EOZ, ...

Prior to Battle Of Gods, I believe that DBZ Movie 13 has the best-written plot of any Dragon Ball film and I will die on that hill.

This discussion surrounding the wish's negative impact on the overall theme of DB is dumb and misleading. It's as dumb as saying to an athlete that their effort hold no moral value because they aren't cripple. What an idiotic analogy that misrepresents the problems with Bardock's wish. Dare I say, ...

That's true since we don't know what would've happened to Goku if the wish wasn't made. What I meant about Raditz is that the wish didn't make him special in the grand scheme of things. He was strong by Earth standards but only slightly above the average nameless Freeza soldier. I guess it's vague ...

Random and scattered thoughts of Chapter 84: (c-ranting about Bardock/the wish/the characters/the fighting) Overall thoughts... Fuck. This. Arc. 84 thoughts: Said all I have to say about the wish, which is that it's unobtrusive at worst, a minor positive as a later recontextualization at best. I ad...

So with Dragon Ball Minus brutally kneecapping several themes in the second half of the story and Dragon Ball Super deciding to build on that shit foundation by retroactively recontextualising Goku's agency growing up, as well as the function of Goku's friends and mentors... I say with no hyperbole...

Random and scattered thoughts of Chapter 84: - So what was the point of Bardock being introduced in the arc? He added nothing substantial to the story in terms of narrative themes, character development or plot development. If the point of Bardock being introduced to the plot was for Goku to truly u...

No.

He felt more like a prop than an actual character.

Everything that I feared about re-introducing Bardock in the main story, especially from the recontextualised version in Dragon Ball Minus, came to fruition. The byproduct of Bardock becoming a cliche anti-hero has resulted in him having an adverse effect on the development of Goku's growth as a cha...

Your average ten year old is not buying shounen comics specifically for the misogyny that the adult men (and only men are allowed to work at JUMP) put into their comics. Furthermore, it's the role of adults to correct those ideas in the minds of children , not re-enforce them. That Araki quote does...

I only say Dragon Ball was written as a product for its time in the context that, yes, how sensitive topics were handled and how women were written for comics aimed at the shonen demographic was problematic but was not seen as a major problem because, at the end of the day, it's just seen as a comi...

That content was not appropriate in 1984, either. Women and our allies just had less of a microphone to shout about it. In the West, there's no doubt in my mind that if that kind of content was seen in American comic books, they would kick up a massive stir about it. In Japan... well... I wouldn't ...

Toriyama's art is good and having women be sexually assaulted as a joke is bad. Yeah. I love Dragon Ball for what it is, but it is very much a story that was written for its time. That content was not appropriate in 1984, either. Women and our allies just had less of a microphone to shout about it....

So it's somehow okay to do away with the sexuality and violence but you leave behind Toriyama's art and visuals and it's suddenly a crime?? Toriyama's art is good and having women be sexually assaulted as a joke is bad. Yeah. I love Dragon Ball for what it is, but it is very much a story that was w...

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 ...

This chapter epitomized why I wish Dragon Ball Minus never happened.

Random and scattered thoughts of Chapter 83: - Great artwork from Toyotaro (as usual) when it comes to the fight scenes - You know, on principle, I wouldn't mind Bardock's character being explored more. Hell, the idea of exploring the moral ambiguity Bardock has when feeds into his instincts of bein...

3. This is potentially very fucking bad. Saying that Goku has unresolved issues because he can't remember stuff about his parentage is really fucking lame. Goku doesn't care about his saiyan heritage because he was raised on Earth. Bringing back up shit just to reference the movie and thrusting his...

It just doesn't sit well if they are indeed going down a path of "Well, Goku is special because Bardock is special." It's an overused trope that I don't think adds anything to the character. I think this not only takes away unique aspects of Goku's character but also devalues themes in th...