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Post by BrollysKin » Wed Mar 28, 2007 8:26 pm

SSj Kaboom wrote:I'd ask him to sign my bra.

Er, I mean, for a signed sketch of Bra... I mean, Erasa. Provided he can remember who that is.
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Post by Kaboom » Wed Mar 28, 2007 10:02 pm

SuperSaiyan3Goku wrote:I might ask Mr. Toriyama who intended to be stronger: SSJ3 Goku or Gohan against Super Buu?
I'd love to see him blow every "scholarly" fanboy's minds by saying Goku.
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Er, I mean, for a signed sketch of Bra... I mean, Erasa. Provided he can remember who that is.
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Post by BrollysKin » Thu Mar 29, 2007 12:15 am

I always thought you were too smart to be a guy.
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Post by Aukon » Thu Mar 29, 2007 1:08 am

I'd ask him how to draw Goku from the Saiyan saga, the style he went then.
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Post by Eat Snow » Thu Mar 29, 2007 1:14 am

I'd ask him a lot of things, 99% of which would deal with the Red Ribbon Army. If anyone were to ask him about the RRA now he'd probably respond with "...who're those guys again?".
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Post by KinoFourpaws » Thu Mar 29, 2007 1:16 am

My question?

"Mr. Toriyama, sir, I tried really hard to draw this picture of a realistic Goku well. Could you tell me what you think of it, please, and do you think there's anything about it I should change? And thank you so much for coming up with him in the first place... <3"

Something to that effect would probably come out. :D
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Post by Smooth Criminal » Thu Mar 29, 2007 1:20 am

KinoFourpaws wrote:My question?

"Mr. Toriyama, sir, I tried really hard to draw this picture of a realistic Goku well. Could you tell me what you think of it, please, and do you think there's anything about it I should change? And thank you so much for coming up with him in the first place... <3"

Something to that effect would probably come out. :D
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Post by Deus ex Machina » Thu Mar 29, 2007 2:03 am

I know exactly what I would ask him, though it wouldn't be a simple question. I would sit down with him with a list of all the Boo saga characters, and ask him to rank them in order of strength. And then if any descrepencies came up (due to forgetfulness for example) I'd ask him to elaborate. Chances of him ever doing such a thing would be slim to nill however.

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Post by BrollysKin » Thu Mar 29, 2007 2:04 am

I might ask him about the confusing timeline and how it all works. :?
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Post by Phenomenol » Thu Mar 29, 2007 3:09 pm

Tony93 wrote:BTW, Gogeta is stronger, in my book since h can go SSJ4.
Super Saiya-jin 4 Gogeta was nowhere near the power of Vegetto. Vegetto was EASILY stronger than a Universe buster in Super Buu 3 ("Final Warrior" Buu).
SuperSaiyan3Goku wrote: I might ask Mr. Toriyama who intended to be stronger: SSJ3 Goku or Gohan against Super Buu?
"Final Warrior" Gohan was stronger than Super Saiya-jin 3 Goku. Toriyama states this in the manga.
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Post by Conan the SSJ » Thu Mar 29, 2007 3:15 pm

Smooth Criminal wrote:Wow....... Just.... Wow.
Did you plan on kissing him and or performing oral sex on him after that, too?
That was really uncalled for and I hope Mike or Julian get a plain view of this post. You, "Smooth Criminal", seriously need slapped upside the head. Kino in no way deserved that.

As for what I'd ask Toriyama: "Do you see the ending of GT as a proper closing to the DragonBall franchise?"
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Post by tainted saiyan » Thu Mar 29, 2007 10:52 pm

I'd ask him how stressful pumping out a chapter every week was. Other than that, what other manga artists was he close with, or admired.
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Post by Drabaz » Fri Mar 30, 2007 1:40 pm

I would ask him how much money the franchise has made him. And what he did with it. And if he would sign my butt. :lol:

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Post by MajinVejitaXV » Fri Mar 30, 2007 1:51 pm

Conan the SSJ wrote:
Smooth Criminal wrote:Wow....... Just.... Wow.
Did you plan on kissing him and or performing oral sex on him after that, too?
That was really uncalled for and I hope Mike or Julian get a plain view of this post. You, "Smooth Criminal", seriously need slapped upside the head. Kino in no way deserved that.
Agreed. There's playful teasing and just plain shitiness. Guess which one you fell into?

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Post by Jerseymilk » Fri Mar 30, 2007 6:57 pm

Smooth Criminal wrote:
KinoFourpaws wrote:My question?

"Mr. Toriyama, sir, I tried really hard to draw this picture of a realistic Goku well. Could you tell me what you think of it, please, and do you think there's anything about it I should change? And thank you so much for coming up with him in the first place... <3"

Something to that effect would probably come out. :D
Wow....... Just.... Wow.
Did you plan on kissing him and or performing oral sex on him after that, too?
"Wow....... Just.... Wow."
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Post by KinoFourpaws » Fri Mar 30, 2007 7:32 pm

Smooth Criminal wrote:
KinoFourpaws wrote:My question?

"Mr. Toriyama, sir, I tried really hard to draw this picture of a realistic Goku well. Could you tell me what you think of it, please, and do you think there's anything about it I should change? And thank you so much for coming up with him in the first place... <3"

Something to that effect would probably come out. :D
Wow....... Just.... Wow.
Did you plan on kissing him and or performing oral sex on him after that, too?
Hey, now, that's what I'd seriously think of asking him. I'm not about to get all fangirlish or anything like that and gush out some question like "OMG are you supportive of (insert yaoi or non-canon pairing here), is one character stronger than the other at such and such a time, etc. etc. etc.?" If you ask me, he probably hears those kinds of questions way too much already from fans. I'm sorry if it sounds like ass-kissing (and really I don't intend it to), but if I'm gonna ask him one question, I'm gonna ask him something art-related, since I'm interested in that kind of stuff and it's something I know he likes as well (otherwise, we wouldn't even have Dragonball, so...). He's a good artist; why not ask him to offer a little instruction or opinion to someone who hopes to work in the same field?

Granted, that particular phrasing probably IS a little too... mushy? Sycophantic?... so I wouldn't think of asking him that word-for-word. Something less "omgloveydoveyworship" would probably be better. But really, what's the problem with that kind of question otherwise?

And to be honest, I don't particularly like how you worded your response, either. I found it more offensive than anything else (not even funny). Can't you be just a tad less vulgar when you're trying to be a smartass? :[

Now... that aside, if asking him for an opinion on something I drew of one of his characters is out of the question, I'd probably ask him something like how he developed his drawing style over the years and why the his Dragonball style has changed so much, and what other sources he drew inspiration from for his story besides Journey to the West. Yeah... I think I'd definitely ask him those. And yes, I probably would thank him for creating characters like Goku. That's one everyday comment he probably gets that I wouldn't mind giving him again. :P
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Post by Rocketman » Fri Mar 30, 2007 7:45 pm

KinoFourpaws wrote:Granted, that particular phrasing probably IS a little too... mushy? Sycophantic?... so I wouldn't think of asking him that word-for-word. Something less "omgloveydoveyworship" would probably be better. But really, what's the problem with that kind of question otherwise?

And to be honest, I don't particularly like how you worded your response, either. I found it more offensive than anything else (not even funny). Can't you be just a tad less vulgar when you're trying to be a smartass? :[
While not siding with Mr. Jerk, I must say I totally pictured you bending over in a shirt cut just a bit too low while saying that to him.

Anyways, on topic, I'd ask for a signed picture of Vegetto.

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