Torishima "Son Goku and Blooma should fall in love"

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Torishima "Son Goku and Blooma should fall in love"

Post by coola » Tue Jul 27, 2021 11:47 am

It was mentioned in chapter 200 of Dr. Slump, that Torishima, Toriyama first editor, wanted Son Goku and Blooma to fall in love, said chapter was made around chapter 6 and 7 of Dragon Ball manga, so there is probably not much to it :)
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Post by PurestEvil » Tue Jul 27, 2021 2:37 pm

Ah yes Bulma should fall in love with a kid who pet people’s crotches and took her underwear off in her sleep.
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Post by FoolsGil » Tue Jul 27, 2021 6:14 pm

Definitely. Could have happened. Wouldn't have been against it if it happened. Not like Toriyama would write it. Just timeskip, boom Bulma is pregnant with Gohan.

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Post by Cure Dragon 255 » Wed Jul 28, 2021 8:06 am

God, I love Torishima but he sure rolls with some really bad ideas. Keep the bad ideas coming Torishima. Roll on.
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Post by evirus » Wed Jul 28, 2021 8:46 am

It’s a shame that U6&7 are as different as they are. You could get a lot of mileage out of situations like this. Similar to the show Fringe

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Post by precita » Wed Jul 28, 2021 9:33 am

Had Toryiama decided not to have Yamcha fall for her in the first arc it could have theoretically happened. Chi Chi would have just been a one-off character most likely.

Problem is if it did happen it would make Bulma look like a pedophile even though they're only 4 years apart due to Goku's small height.

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Post by DragonBallFoodie » Thu Jul 29, 2021 1:00 pm

I seriously wonder if Goku X Bulma would have worked out.

But to hear a lot about the editors' contribution(s) to DB sounds strange... I know Toriyama always did his work loosely, but at times it does feel like the editors had more ownership/management than the author.
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DragonBallFoodie wrote: Thu Jul 29, 2021 1:00 pm I seriously wonder if Goku X Bulma would have worked out.

Why wouldn't it? Dispite all her yelling and hitting, Bulma's a good person. And compared to every of male in the show, she give Goku a lot of slack. If hse wasn't with Yamcha, and if Goku had given her a bit more attention, there might have been something there at the 23rd tourney
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Post by JulieYBM » Fri Jul 30, 2021 9:35 pm

Torishima out here wanting Gokuu to cuck Yamcha sure is a thing. Huh. I mean, I guess I'm not against it considering how much of a raging heterosexual I am but how about not having Blooma marry anyone because she decides she Don't Need No Man in her life? After all, Blooma was already a successful adventurer and inventor before attaching herself to that piece of shit Prince.
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Post by PurestEvil » Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:06 pm

JulieYBM wrote: Fri Jul 30, 2021 9:35 pm Torishima out here wanting Gokuu to cuck Yamcha sure is a thing. Huh. I mean, I guess I'm not against it considering how much of a raging heterosexual I am but how about not having Blooma marry anyone because she decides she Don't Need No Man in her life? After all, Blooma was already a successful adventurer and inventor before attaching herself to that piece of shit Prince.
Well, at least Lunch kinda filled that role...by being disregarded...
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Post by JulieYBM » Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:49 pm

PurestEvil wrote: Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:06 pm
JulieYBM wrote: Fri Jul 30, 2021 9:35 pm Torishima out here wanting Gokuu to cuck Yamcha sure is a thing. Huh. I mean, I guess I'm not against it considering how much of a raging heterosexual I am but how about not having Blooma marry anyone because she decides she Don't Need No Man in her life? After all, Blooma was already a successful adventurer and inventor before attaching herself to that piece of shit Prince.
Well, at least Lunch kinda filled that role...by being disregarded...
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Post by coola » Sun Aug 01, 2021 8:30 am

JulieYBM wrote: Fri Jul 30, 2021 9:35 pm Torishima out here wanting Gokuu to cuck Yamcha sure is a thing. Huh. I mean, I guess I'm not against it considering how much of a raging heterosexual I am but how about not having Blooma marry anyone because she decides she Don't Need No Man in her life? After all, Blooma was already a successful adventurer and inventor before attaching herself to that piece of shit Prince.
Then again, Blooma herself said main reason she collect balls, is so she can get a boyfriend :) With make me wonder, would Shenlong grant such wish? Is it allowed to mess with emotions and make someone love against their will?
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coola wrote: Sun Aug 01, 2021 8:30 am
JulieYBM wrote: Fri Jul 30, 2021 9:35 pm Torishima out here wanting Gokuu to cuck Yamcha sure is a thing. Huh. I mean, I guess I'm not against it considering how much of a raging heterosexual I am but how about not having Blooma marry anyone because she decides she Don't Need No Man in her life? After all, Blooma was already a successful adventurer and inventor before attaching herself to that piece of shit Prince.
Then again, Blooma herself said main reason she collect balls, is so she can get a boyfriend :) With make me wonder, would Shenlong grant such wish? Is it allowed to mess with emotions and make someone love against their will?
I always figured he would just find someone who would already be a good match for Bulma and bring him to her.
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coola wrote: Sun Aug 01, 2021 8:30 am
JulieYBM wrote: Fri Jul 30, 2021 9:35 pm Torishima out here wanting Gokuu to cuck Yamcha sure is a thing. Huh. I mean, I guess I'm not against it considering how much of a raging heterosexual I am but how about not having Blooma marry anyone because she decides she Don't Need No Man in her life? After all, Blooma was already a successful adventurer and inventor before attaching herself to that piece of shit Prince.
Then again, Blooma herself said main reason she collect balls, is so she can get a boyfriend :) With make me wonder, would Shenlong grant such wish? Is it allowed to mess with emotions and make someone love against their will?
Okay, but Blooma could just realize that she did not want to be in a relationship as a form of character development.
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Polyphase Avatron wrote: Sun Aug 01, 2021 9:04 am
coola wrote: Sun Aug 01, 2021 8:30 am
JulieYBM wrote: Fri Jul 30, 2021 9:35 pm Torishima out here wanting Gokuu to cuck Yamcha sure is a thing. Huh. I mean, I guess I'm not against it considering how much of a raging heterosexual I am but how about not having Blooma marry anyone because she decides she Don't Need No Man in her life? After all, Blooma was already a successful adventurer and inventor before attaching herself to that piece of shit Prince.
Then again, Blooma herself said main reason she collect balls, is so she can get a boyfriend :) With make me wonder, would Shenlong grant such wish? Is it allowed to mess with emotions and make someone love against their will?
I always figured he would just find someone who would already be a good match for Bulma and bring him to her.
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Post by FoolsGil » Mon Aug 02, 2021 5:29 am

precita wrote: Wed Jul 28, 2021 9:33 am Problem is if it did happen it would make Bulma look like a pedophile even though they're only 4 years apart due to Goku's small height.
From where I was standing, I was assuming they'd hook up as adults, like the moment they saw each other at the 23rd. not as kids.

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Post by MajinPopo » Tue Aug 17, 2021 3:21 pm

Well, I do recall a certain line when the main characters all meet up again for the Budokai, with Goku having grown. Doesn't Bulma make a statement about Goku's attractiveness and how she had underestimated him?

This could have been a wink and a nod to Torishima, a sort of tease that wasn't going to happen. Seems like the kind of shit Toriyama would do.

But I do wonder if it later influenced the weird decision to pair Bulma with Vegeta.

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Post by Bridgeman » Tue Aug 24, 2021 7:21 pm

Not gonna lie, I low key would be a fan of them being together. I'm actually really curious what that would look like. On Namek, Bulma thinks of Goku a couple times in a way that could be seen as romantic. Anime filler tho

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Post by Jord » Wed Aug 25, 2021 11:26 am

"Blooma...." seriously?

Anyway, I love how Toriyma is constantly referred to as Mr T.
The actual Mr T should have appeared in Dragon Ball. He could probably hang with the rest of the gang until they learned to fly.

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