What was the saying for how long DBZ and other anime went?

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What was the saying for how long DBZ and other anime went?

Post by Fionordequester » Fri Jun 11, 2021 12:59 am

TFSGaming was talking about this at one point, if I recall—whay all the Shonen juggernauts were like in terms of pacing. If I recall, it was something like...

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Naruto: "It's a cat that keep getting side-tracked by string or something" (referencing all the filler arcs)

Bleach: "It's a cheetah that keeps running in circles" (moves relatively fast, but keeps repeating itself)

One Piece: "It's a snail on the Golden Gate bridge. It always has a set destination...it just takes forever to get there"
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Am I remembering all this right?
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Re: What was the saying for how long DBZ and other anime went?

Post by Dr. Casey » Fri Jun 11, 2021 9:48 am

What metaphor was used for Dragon Ball?
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Re: What was the saying for how long DBZ and other anime went?

Post by Polyphase Avatron » Fri Jun 11, 2021 1:06 pm

Dr. Casey wrote: Fri Jun 11, 2021 9:48 am What metaphor was used for Dragon Ball?
I don't know, but I recall an old joke:

How many DBZ characters does it take to change a lightbulb?

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Re: What was the saying for how long DBZ and other anime went?

Post by DBZAOTA482 » Fri Jun 11, 2021 1:18 pm

DBZ is like a turtle in terms of pacing. Slow and steady wins the race. 8)
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DBZGTKOSDH wrote:... Haven't we already gotten these in GT? Goku dies, the DBs go away, and the Namekian DBs most likely won't be used again because of the Evil Dragons.
Goku didn't die in GT. The show sucked him off so much, it was impossible to keep him in the world of the living, so he ascended beyond mortality.
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I always side eye the people who say "Now my kids/today's kids can experience what I did as a child!" Nigga, who gives a fuck about your childhood? You're an adult now and it was at least 15 years ago. Let the kids have their own experience instead of picking at a corpse.

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Re: What was the saying for how long DBZ and other anime went?

Post by Shobijin 小美人 » Fri Jun 11, 2021 2:09 pm

Polyphase Avatron wrote: Fri Jun 11, 2021 1:06 pmHow many DBZ characters does it take to change a lightbulb?

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