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This is probably why Toriyama "forgot" about Lunch...

Post by DBZAOTA482 » Thu Mar 16, 2017 9:59 am

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2 ... t-annoying

...Like damn, she's the only Dragon Ball character on this poll. Not even Mr. Satan or the likes made it.

I'm surprised she even made it when she had such a small role.
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Re: This is probably why Toriyama "forgot" about Lunch...

Post by Bianju » Thu Mar 16, 2017 10:18 am

WHO DO I KILL!? HOW MANY OF THEM!? COME AT ME, YOU SONS O' BITCHES!!!!!

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Re: This is probably why Toriyama "forgot" about Lunch...

Post by floofychan333 » Thu Mar 16, 2017 10:20 pm

How is Lunch annoying? She's like, one of the best characters in the original. Bulma and Chi-Chi are WAY more annoying, especially Chi-Chi, who's the most annoying character on the show.
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Re: This is probably why Toriyama "forgot" about Lunch...

Post by Boo Machine » Thu Mar 16, 2017 11:10 pm

I didn't even think Lunch was prominent enough to be considered annoying. She was pretty much just in the background after a while, then she vanished. How odd.
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Post by Asura » Thu Mar 16, 2017 11:14 pm

Boo Machine wrote:I didn't even think Lunch was prominent enough to be considered annoying. She was pretty much just in the background after a while, then she vanished. How odd.
I was about to say this. I don't know how people can think Lunch was "annoying" when she was barely even in the show to begin with. Toriyama did good on forgetting about her because she was a pretty pointless character. I wouldn't call her annoying, but her "I'm gonna start shooting machine guns in a crowd of people" shtick got pretty tiring after the first time it happened. Sadly, those were literally her only character defining moments too, because I doubt anyone else can pinpoint something memorable about her (aside from her character trait of sneezing).

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Re: This is probably why Toriyama "forgot" about Lunch...

Post by sintzu » Fri Mar 17, 2017 12:06 am

Maybe he already had Ssj in mind so he didn't want to confuse people with her...however she changes her hair Yellow.
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Re: This is probably why Toriyama "forgot" about Lunch...

Post by Bianju » Fri Mar 17, 2017 8:29 am

floofychan333 wrote:How is Lunch annoying? She's like, one of the best characters in the original. Bulma and Chi-Chi are WAY more annoying, especially Chi-Chi, who's the most annoying character on the show.
I'd argue Bulma during the original Dragon Ball is way more annoying than Chi-Chi ever became (at least in canon material... I do agree that Chi-Chi is one of the characters that filler most consistently screwed over, and became really annoying mid-Freeza... (I blame the new voice actress)).

With Chi-Chi, I chalk it up to her in a lot of ways being just as dimwitted as Goku is. Bulma's just... Mean.

And, in any case, Lunch was never even KIND of annoying except for maybe her scenes in Dragon Ball Z... of which there are what? Three?

Screw you, pollers.

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Re: This is probably why Toriyama "forgot" about Lunch...

Post by ABED » Fri Mar 17, 2017 9:12 am

Being in the background doesn't preclude a character from being annoying. Jean Ralphio is one the most annoying fictional characters ever and (thank god) he's not a main character in Parks and Rec. Lunch however isn't annoying in my eyes. Bulma may be inconsiderate and vain, but at least she contributes to the story. Chichi doesn't contribute much beyond being a mother. That said, the anime ups her annoying quotient.

Mr. Satan was annoying in the beginning, but he changes and starting off as obnoxious as he was gave Toriyama somewhere to go with him. In fact, it's his grandstanding that saves the universe. Even if Gohan or Goku got proper credit for destroying Cell, I don't think either character would've had enough charisma to get everyone to go along with their plan to form the Genki Dama using the energy from the people of Earth.
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Re: This is probably why Toriyama "forgot" about Lunch...

Post by coola » Fri Mar 17, 2017 9:38 am

I swear ending to School Days has to be one of most satisfying endings in anime history, even if rest of series is piece of crap :) But overall, i don't agree with most on list, Yui and Mio from K-ON annoying? Taiga from Toradora? Fate from Nanoha?
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Re: This is probably why Toriyama "forgot" about Lunch...

Post by Atp23 » Fri Mar 17, 2017 11:38 am

I believe Toriyama was intending that final panel of 17 during the genki dama of the Boo arc to be Lunch. So I guess he didn't totally forget about her.

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Re: This is probably why Toriyama "forgot" about Lunch...

Post by floofychan333 » Fri Mar 17, 2017 11:58 am

Bianju wrote:
floofychan333 wrote:How is Lunch annoying? She's like, one of the best characters in the original. Bulma and Chi-Chi are WAY more annoying, especially Chi-Chi, who's the most annoying character on the show.
I'd argue Bulma during the original Dragon Ball is way more annoying than Chi-Chi ever became (at least in canon material... I do agree that Chi-Chi is one of the characters that filler most consistently screwed over, and became really annoying mid-Freeza... (I blame the new voice actress)).

With Chi-Chi, I chalk it up to her in a lot of ways being just as dimwitted as Goku is. Bulma's just... Mean.

And, in any case, Lunch was never even KIND of annoying except for maybe her scenes in Dragon Ball Z... of which there are what? Three?

Screw you, pollers.
At least Bulma actually did stuff rather than scream "GOHAWN!!!" at the top of her lungs incessantly and refuse to support her family.
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Re: This is probably why Toriyama "forgot" about Lunch...

Post by DBZAOTA482 » Fri Mar 17, 2017 12:24 pm

floofychan333 wrote:
Bianju wrote:
floofychan333 wrote:How is Lunch annoying? She's like, one of the best characters in the original. Bulma and Chi-Chi are WAY more annoying, especially Chi-Chi, who's the most annoying character on the show.
I'd argue Bulma during the original Dragon Ball is way more annoying than Chi-Chi ever became (at least in canon material... I do agree that Chi-Chi is one of the characters that filler most consistently screwed over, and became really annoying mid-Freeza... (I blame the new voice actress)).

With Chi-Chi, I chalk it up to her in a lot of ways being just as dimwitted as Goku is. Bulma's just... Mean.

And, in any case, Lunch was never even KIND of annoying except for maybe her scenes in Dragon Ball Z... of which there are what? Three?

Screw you, pollers.
At least Bulma actually did stuff rather than scream "GOHAWN!!!" at the top of her lungs incessantly and refuse to support her family.
Well... at least Chi-Chi isn't a sociopathic, murderous two-faced hoe.
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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.
jjgp1112 wrote: Sat Jul 18, 2020 6:31 am I'm just about done with the concept of reboots and making shows that were products of their time and impactful "new and sexy" and in line with modern tastes and sensibilities. Let stuff stay in their era and give today's kids their own shit to watch.

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: This is probably why Toriyama "forgot" about Lunch...

Post by Doctor. » Fri Mar 17, 2017 12:47 pm

Mr. Satan is the greatest character in the series, of course he wouldn't get picked. Lunch's gimmick got old after 2 chapters.
DBZAOTA482 wrote:Well... at least Chi-Chi isn't a sociopathic, murderous two-faced hoe.
You sure about that?

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Don't exactly see a difference between this and Bulma shooting Goku.

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Post by DBZAOTA482 » Fri Mar 17, 2017 12:55 pm

Doctor. wrote:Mr. Satan is the greatest character in the series, of course he wouldn't get picked. Lunch's gimmick got old after 2 chapters.
DBZAOTA482 wrote:Well... at least Chi-Chi isn't a sociopathic, murderous two-faced hoe.
You sure about that?

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Don't exactly see a difference between this and Bulma shooting Goku.
Except you deliberately left out the context of Chi-Chi being chased by a fucking T-rex who tried to eat her like a second earlier while Bulma shot Goku out of anger. Also, this doesn't in anyway prove she's two-faced or a hoe.
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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.
jjgp1112 wrote: Sat Jul 18, 2020 6:31 am I'm just about done with the concept of reboots and making shows that were products of their time and impactful "new and sexy" and in line with modern tastes and sensibilities. Let stuff stay in their era and give today's kids their own shit to watch.

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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Post by SHINOBI-03 » Fri Mar 17, 2017 12:57 pm

Lunch is barely an annoying character. More like one of the most underrated characters ever. Who else would kick god in the butt to make him take cover?!

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Post by Doctor. » Fri Mar 17, 2017 1:03 pm

DBZAOTA482 wrote:Except you deliberately left out the context of Chi-Chi being chased by a fucking T-rex who tried to eat her like a second earlier while Bulma shot Goku out of anger. Also, this doesn't in anyway prove she's two-faced or a hoe.
Bulma got her car thrown, it's just as outrageous of a situation.

I don't care, it was pertaining the murderous part.

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Post by ABED » Fri Mar 17, 2017 1:20 pm

It's more apparent in the anime, but I've always liked how even the violent Lunch comes to care for Goku and his friends. I can see why some might think her shtick quickly wears thin, I've never found it annoying, though I wish she added something to the story.
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Re: This is probably why Toriyama "forgot" about Lunch...

Post by floofychan333 » Sat Mar 18, 2017 2:25 pm

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floofychan333 wrote:
Bianju wrote:
I'd argue Bulma during the original Dragon Ball is way more annoying than Chi-Chi ever became (at least in canon material... I do agree that Chi-Chi is one of the characters that filler most consistently screwed over, and became really annoying mid-Freeza... (I blame the new voice actress)).

With Chi-Chi, I chalk it up to her in a lot of ways being just as dimwitted as Goku is. Bulma's just... Mean.

And, in any case, Lunch was never even KIND of annoying except for maybe her scenes in Dragon Ball Z... of which there are what? Three?

Screw you, pollers.
At least Bulma actually did stuff rather than scream "GOHAWN!!!" at the top of her lungs incessantly and refuse to support her family.
Well... at least Chi-Chi isn't a sociopathic, murderous two-faced hoe.
How is Bulma murderous? The only time she's ever really been aggressive is when she shot Kid Goku, and she's never killed anyone.
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Post by SingleFringe&Sparks » Sat Mar 18, 2017 7:27 pm

Lunch is a one-trick pony though. There is only so many times you have her gag really be funny. Though with Super's filler, her vs. Mr. Satan or Great Saiyaman could have had potential, but as a character her personality to me is really no different from Chi-Chi's.
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floofychan333 wrote:How is Bulma murderous? The only time she's ever really been aggressive is when she shot Kid Goku, and she's never killed anyone.
Okay...
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fadeddreams5 wrote:
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.
jjgp1112 wrote: Sat Jul 18, 2020 6:31 am I'm just about done with the concept of reboots and making shows that were products of their time and impactful "new and sexy" and in line with modern tastes and sensibilities. Let stuff stay in their era and give today's kids their own shit to watch.

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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