Fanmanga - DB Multiverse

[BlazingBarrrager]

Yes, but I figure it's a stylistic choice.

Eh...probably. Still I love how the aura is more designed with the original manga in mind.

I'm loving this whole batch of colored pages. I wish I were more invested in the actual narrative.

Agreed. It feels too fast paced, especially with it being only updated twice a week.

[rereboy]

Going by the 4 aspects you mentioned, any character that is good at something and that the fans don't really like will more or less fit the criteria. You see, if the character is good at something, it can be argued that the author must love the character because of that... And if the character is good at something it only makes sense for other characters to comment on that... And if the character is good at something it only makes sense for the character to be where he or she can be useful, thus having focus because he or she is good at it...

So what your saying is that it IS accurate, but you don't believe that those criteria are good ones for judging how well a character is used. In other words, "yeah she fits those, but it's justified in context of the story, so there's no problem". Is that right?

The objective here is to define a certain character. However, to accurately define a character, the definition has to be pretty specific, otherwise it will define that character no better than it defines countless others characters who can actually be strikingly different in many aspects. So, no, I don't think it's actually accurate because it lacks specificity due to how broad and overreaching it is, and it certainly isn't useful. If you want to argue that maybe it can technically fit within the broad confines of the notion you quoted, sure, you can do that... but so can countless others who are very different. That's not real accuracy, imo.

And once we get into that, we are no longer talking about specific issues... we are just tossing around preconceived notions that amount more to name-calling than an actual discussion ("that character is just a mary sue", "that character is kind a teacher's pet", "how original, a teacher's pet character", etc, etc).

[coola]

Silly Bulma, Bra can handle herself, also, what happened to your face?

[Anime Kitten]

This artist can get one half of the characters to look amazing, and the other half to look awful.

[Marco Polo]

That's not Trunks

[Anime Kitten]

That's not Trunks

It's Half-Trunks.

[Bansho64]

That's not Trunks

To be honest, in terms of personality, it really is him for the most part.

[Scarz]

also, what happened to your face?

Age.

[Rubens]

That's not Trunks

It's Half-Trunks.

Perhaps the Trunks's half went easy on her... not Goten's half

[ParkerAL]

This artist can get one half of the characters to look amazing, and the other half to look awful.

Awful is a tad extreme, but I think this is a valid observation otherwise. The heads do vary from panel to panel, page to page, even when looking at only one character. Bra's is sometimes a little rounder and larger in some drawings compared to others, for instance.

Of course, even professionals (insert slightly unfair Dragon Ball Super joke here) have trouble drawing characters on-model, so I'd lean on cutting the artist here some slack. The art has been largely consistent.

[RandomGuy96]

What's up with Bulma?

[Anime Kitten]

I'm just amused how the owners acknowledge Bra hate.

Join the community in an outside forum: DBM English!

The comment section of DBM doesn't have topics, and asks you to avoid outside subjects. You can't even have a signature! Boooring...
You can talk about whatever you want on the forum! Power levels! Bra hate! MLP!

We're waiting for you in this forum, see you there!

[Dbzfan94]

I'm just amused how the owners acknowledge Bra hate.

Join the community in an outside forum: DBM English!

The comment section of DBM doesn't have topics, and asks you to avoid outside subjects. You can't even have a signature! Boooring...
You can talk about whatever you want on the forum! Power levels! Bra hate! MLP!

We're waiting for you in this forum, see you there!

The fact they acknowledge it and do nothing to make her more likeable speaks volumes in my book.

[Anime Kitten]

The fact they acknowledge it and do nothing to make her more likeable speaks volumes in my book.

Not to kick anyone out of the thread or comic, but curiously, why do you guys read it if she's essentially the worst character in fiction?

[Dbzfan94]

The fact they acknowledge it and do nothing to make her more likeable speaks volumes in my book.

Not to kick anyone out of the thread or comic, but curiously, why do you guys read it if she's essentially the worst character in fiction?

She's not the worst character in fiction, never did I even remotely imply that. She's just super unlikable. I don't like Universe 16 at all really, but I do like the other universes like Zen Buu, Freeza, the Kais, Gast and of course the canon universe which is why I personally continue reading.

[Anime Kitten]

She's not the worst character in fiction, never did I even remotely imply that.

I know, I was referring to the general haters of her. Though I do see your point in the rest of your post.

[rereboy]

The fact they acknowledge it and do nothing to make her more likeable speaks volumes in my book.

All it means is that they don't agree with what some fans think about Bra or that they don't want Bra to be very likeable. I fail to understand why not giving in to bashing/pressure is negative.

[Jinzoningen MULE]

The fact they acknowledge it and do nothing to make her more likeable speaks volumes in my book.

Not to kick anyone out of the thread or comic, but curiously, why do you guys read it if she's essentially the worst character in fiction?

I don't think that, I just think that she (and Vegetto, for that matter) are put in in too big a spotlight with very little development. Even though the latest chapters have tried to bring that development, it feels so... contrived? Anyway, I really don't hate Bra or Vegetto, I just think they should have been developed earlier and more thoroughly.

[FoolsGil]

The fact they acknowledge it and do nothing to make her more likeable speaks volumes in my book.

Not to kick anyone out of the thread or comic, but curiously, why do you guys read it if she's essentially the worst character in fiction?

Because thankfully, DBM at a whole isn't about her. It would be different if we had to follow her story, from her perspective.

I think it speaks volumes that we and other fans only shit on Bra, Vegetto, and specials that are worthless/bad. DBM as a whole isn't that bad, and while Bra and Vegetto get more focus, the story is about the fights, and the fights are great usually.

[Saiga]

hey whoa I don't limiting my shitting to just those things, this man does not speak for all of us