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Bulma Smoking?

Post by Cure Dragon 255 » Tue Sep 05, 2017 9:40 pm

I'm sorry for such a meaningless thread. But I was curious, when did she start? And did she do it on the manga? And on Super?

Her dad was a major chain smoker. Never seen without a cigarrette.
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Re: Bulma Smoking?

Post by Chuquita » Tue Sep 05, 2017 9:47 pm

She had candy cigarettes in an early chapter cover...

Actual cigarettes though? I think I only recall seeing her with them during the Great Saiyaman episodes of the Buu arc.
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Re: Bulma Smoking?

Post by LordCrumb » Wed Sep 06, 2017 1:20 am

I always thought her smoking in the Great Saiyaman episode to be rather odd, and out of character. It didn't suit her.

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Post by precita » Wed Sep 06, 2017 4:01 am

LordCrumb wrote:I always thought her smoking in the Great Saiyaman episode to be rather odd, and out of character. It didn't suit her.
It only happened for 1 episode, and then never again. I guess they realized it was pointless. Thank goodness they didn't show her smoking while watching the tournament.

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Post by sintzu » Wed Sep 06, 2017 5:44 am

We only saw it in that one episode so maybe she was just testing a new brand for her father.
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Re: Bulma Smoking?

Post by Pluto » Wed Sep 06, 2017 5:51 am

she was seen with korin and roshi, smoking that stuff from that island
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Post by 8000 Saiyan » Wed Sep 06, 2017 2:11 pm

We don't really know. Bulma likely picked up the habit from her dad. Kids who have parents that smoke tend to pick up the habit.
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Post by KBABZ » Wed Sep 06, 2017 7:25 pm

It didn't surprise me that Bulma smoked in Future Trunk's timeline since "smoking to relieve stress" is a common reasoning for starting/continuing the habit.

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Post by Lord Beerus » Thu Sep 07, 2017 8:25 am

She saw an advert which stated that the most handsome men dig women who smoke, and she was desperately looking for a man after Yamcha cheated on her...

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Post by Bardo117 » Thu Sep 07, 2017 10:25 am

Remember, that character was created in a time when smoking was still allowed indoors, and smoking was glorified.
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Post by KBABZ » Thu Sep 07, 2017 4:58 pm

Bardo117 wrote:Remember, that character was created in a time when smoking was still allowed indoors, and smoking was glorified.
Well yes, and Toriyama was a big smoker back in the day. But when I think of Dragon Ball I don't think of all the characters lighting up, it isn't a common character trait in that world at all.

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Post by SaiyanGod117 » Thu Sep 07, 2017 6:37 pm

I thought she look cool doing it.

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Post by floofychan333 » Thu Sep 07, 2017 7:10 pm

I think she's only shown smoking once in the show but I feel like she does regularly for some reason. I'm not sure how she doesn't age if she smokes, though.
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Re: Bulma Smoking?

Post by Atp23 » Sat Sep 16, 2017 12:57 pm

There's the chapter 5 title page of the manga she has a cigarette. http://www.kanzenshuu.com/manga/chp-005/

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Re: Bulma Smoking?

Post by Marco Polo » Sat Sep 16, 2017 1:57 pm

She prefers smoking the Saiyan kind of cigars

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Post by precita » Sat Sep 16, 2017 3:44 pm

Bardo117 wrote:Remember, that character was created in a time when smoking was still allowed indoors, and smoking was glorified.
The Buu arc aired in the 90's, smoking was heavily looked down upon by then.

This isn't 1962.

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Re: Bulma Smoking?

Post by Arugela » Sat Sep 16, 2017 4:00 pm

Atp23 wrote:There's the chapter 5 title page of the manga she has a cigarette. http://www.kanzenshuu.com/manga/chp-005/
That is a plane with a Goku on it and a power pole. That is not a cigarette. Jokes aside, that could be chalk. It could be because that represents and older plane and it used a chalk board either in the plane or for making/adjusting flight plans or something odd in regards to representing the era... Could be a cigarette also though.

I'm assuming you mean the thing on her jacket arm.

Edit: didn't see the black and white image.
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Re: Bulma Smoking?

Post by Gaffer Tape » Sat Sep 16, 2017 4:32 pm

Arugela wrote:
Atp23 wrote:There's the chapter 5 title page of the manga she has a cigarette. http://www.kanzenshuu.com/manga/chp-005/
That is a plane with a Goku on it and a power pole. That is not a cigarette. Jokes aside, that could be chalk. It could be because that represents and older plane and it used a chalk board either in the plane or for making/adjusting flight plans or something odd in regards to representing the era... Could be a cigarette also though.

I'm assuming you mean the thing on her jacket arm.
First off, you have to look at the original title page of the tankobon, not the default kanzenban, which is completely redrawn. In it, she very clearly has what looks to be a cigarette in her mouth. However, closer inspection of her person reveals she has a package of candy cigarettes.
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Re: Bulma Smoking?

Post by Cure Dragon 255 » Sat Sep 16, 2017 5:58 pm

Yeah, Toriyama's not Oda, he's not going to have a 15 year old Smoke Cigarrettes lol.
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Re: Bulma Smoking?

Post by Atp23 » Sat Sep 16, 2017 6:53 pm

Gaffer Tape wrote:
Arugela wrote:
Atp23 wrote:There's the chapter 5 title page of the manga she has a cigarette. http://www.kanzenshuu.com/manga/chp-005/
That is a plane with a Goku on it and a power pole. That is not a cigarette. Jokes aside, that could be chalk. It could be because that represents and older plane and it used a chalk board either in the plane or for making/adjusting flight plans or something odd in regards to representing the era... Could be a cigarette also though.

I'm assuming you mean the thing on her jacket arm.
First off, you have to look at the original title page of the tankobon, not the default kanzenban, which is completely redrawn. In it, she very clearly has what looks to be a cigarette in her mouth. However, closer inspection of her person reveals she has a package of candy cigarettes.
Oh where do you see the candy cigarettes, I hadn't noticed that before?

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