[Super] Why are we on a cruise ship?

SuperSaiyanHedgehog · Post by **SuperSaiyanHedgehog** » Sat Oct 17, 2015 2:43 pm

So apparently, in Dragon Ball Super, Bulma's birthday party takes place on a cruise ship, unlike in Battle of Gods, where it takes place in her backyard. But now I'm wondering: Why did they change this? Which location is canon? Do we have some kind of split timeline now? What is going on?

Chuquita · Post by **Chuquita** » Sat Oct 17, 2015 2:46 pm

You don't have to animate a city if you're somewhere isolated like the ocean.

Also the animators are likely so used to animating the sea because of One Piece.

Post by **TheDevilsCorpse** » Sat Oct 17, 2015 2:50 pm

Yes, we have alternate continuities. This is nothing new to Dragon Ball. The setting was most likely changed to some on some time and budget for animating, as well as for the sake of having some fresh aspect in the retelling. Most people we already upset that they were recycling the material, and the uproar probably would have been a bit louder if it stayed in Capsule Corp's back yard.

Cipher · Post by **Cipher** » Sun Oct 18, 2015 10:35 pm

Just a visual change. It's possible that keeping the fight out of the city was also a bonus for utilizing the budget of a weekly series. For what it's worth, I actually prefer the cruise ship setting--not that it really makes any difference.

Post by **Herms** » Sun Oct 18, 2015 11:23 pm

If nothing else, it's a setting we've never really had before.

irreality · Post by **irreality** » Mon Oct 19, 2015 12:32 am

I liked the cruise ship: allowed them to have the Vegeta Fishing the Octopus, Goku and Beerus fighting underwater (mostly this), Pilaf et. al rowing, the water vortices for the SSG transformation, Vegeta sunbathing in armor, etc. It had a lot more visual potential than just boring old CC.

ekrolo2 · Post by **ekrolo2** » Mon Oct 19, 2015 6:20 am

Because the shows budget probably wouldn't allow for the movies shtick of having Goku and Beerus fight across different locations like the city, forest, wasteland and underground as the movie did. Probably why they spend so much time in space as well.

Kamicciolo · Post by **Kamicciolo** » Mon Oct 19, 2015 8:10 am

A birthday party on a cruise ship is more extravagant than one held in the backyard at least.

Lord Beerus · Post by **Lord Beerus** » Mon Oct 19, 2015 2:25 pm

For the sake of having great differentiation between BOG and Super's retelling of BOG.

SuperSaiyanHedgehog · Post by **SuperSaiyanHedgehog** » Mon Oct 19, 2015 2:27 pm

Hmm, okay, I see. Thanks!

ParkerAL · Post by **ParkerAL** » Mon Oct 19, 2015 2:45 pm

In-Universe: Bulma just wanted to be On A Boat

Out-of-Universe: As others have pointed out, it's just a lazy way for Toei to differentiate its retelling of Battle of Gods. Otherwise, it's pretty much pointless.

Shinsa · Post by **Shinsa** » Mon Oct 19, 2015 7:08 pm

ParkerAL wrote:In-Universe: Bulma just wanted to be On A Boat

Out-of-Universe: As others have pointed out, it's just a lazy way for Toei to differentiate its retelling of Battle of Gods. Otherwise, it's pretty much pointless.

Your out of universe description is probably true and makes me so dissapointed how bad super is on almost all levels....

I'm depressed

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