Discussion regarding the entirety of the franchise in a general (meta) sense, including such aspects as: production, trends, merchandise, fan culture, and more.
Though about bringing this up again whether in television or comic book form. Saw this recently and was surprised. It's from Spider-Man and Deadpool 18. Never saw this one before.
So Spider-Man and Deadpool know what Dragon Ball is....good to know
Why Dragon Ball Consistency in something such as power levels matter!
Spoiler:
Doctor. wrote:I've explained before, I'll just paraphrase myself.
Power levels establish tension and drama. People who care about them (well, people who care about them in a narrative) don't care about the big numbers or the fancy explosions. If you have character A who's so much above character B, who's the main character, you're gonna be left wondering how in the hell character B, the character we're supposed to care and root for, is going to escape the situation or overcome the odds. It makes us emotionally invested.
If character B doesn't escape the situation in a believable way that's consistent with previous events, then that emotional investment is gone. It was pointless tension, pointless drama made just to suck in the viewer. It has no critical value whatsoever. The audience is left believing that the author can just create whatever scenarios he wants and what happens to the characters is decided by whatever the author wants to happen, regardless of the events that happened in the story. Which, in fairness, is what happens, but the audience wants to be fooled. The audience wants to know that the world they're following has rules. That the world they're invested in isn't going to bend to external factors that are irrelevant to them.
An author can do whatever he wants with the characters, that's not false. But the author should also have the responsibility to make sure it fits in cohesively with the other events in the narrative he has created.
DBZ was referenced in a lot of 2000s cartoons and is mentioned in the Bakuman manga at times (this is a fantastic but underrated manga that I suggest people check out).
"All of you. All of you must have KILL all the SEASONS!" -Dough (Tenshinhan), Speedy Dub of Movie 9.
"My opinion of Norihito's Sumitomo's new score is... well, very mixed. The stuff that's good is pretty darn good, but the stuff that's bad makes elevator music sound like Jerry freaking Goldsmith." -Kenisu
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Bulma fan
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Magic Knight Rayearth get DVD release in 2015 and Blu-Ray release on 2016
Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas get DVD release in 2015
From Jashin-chan Dropkick, not only Goblin Mom wears Saiyan like armor, but is also voiced by Masako Nozawa
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My Twitter: @kamil198811
Bulma fan
Thanks to Discotek:
Magic Knight Rayearth get DVD release in 2015 and Blu-Ray release on 2016
Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas get DVD release in 2015
My Twitter: @kamil198811
Bulma fan
Thanks to Discotek:
Magic Knight Rayearth get DVD release in 2015 and Blu-Ray release on 2016
Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas get DVD release in 2015
Bulma appeared in one of My Little Pony episodes among other anime characters
(she is fourth one)
"I will concede that your feelings are worthy of the mightiest of Saiyans. However, there is more to my power than just this. Before you die, I will show it to you. This is the difference in power, between the primitive Saiyans and the evolved Tsufruians." ~Baby Vegeta
Jackalope89 wrote:From the pages of Super Sons (the sons of Superman and Batman).
The hair poking over Alfred's shoulder is Goku's (and a bonus Naruto cameo on the other side of the door).
Dayum....such sharp attention to details...
Umm...I might say Sket Dance anime series has liberal DragonBall references from Goku's haircut & wanting to fight sugoi/strong guys to Cell's "Kanzentai"
There have been MANY over the years, sometimes just subtle inclusion of Goku's famous 'do.
I'll always remember that episode of Codename Kids Next Door back in what I assume was the early 2000s where each member of the team describes their part of the story the way they imagine it, and Number 4 imagines himself as Goku fighting Freeza. I think he actually referred to himself as Number Four-ku.
In One Piece episode 852, Charlotte Katakuri hits Luffy with a mochi version of Gum-Gum Giant Axe. When the dust settles, Luffy is in a very familiar pose.