Number of years between DBZ and GT?

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Number of years between DBZ and GT?

Post by KillerCory » Tue Nov 13, 2007 2:05 pm

Can't seem to find it.

I kinda remember it being 10 years?
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Post by Kaboom » Tue Nov 13, 2007 2:08 pm

The skip between Kid Buu's defeat and Z's "epilogue," when we met Pan and Uub, was 10 years.

Between that and GT was about 6 or 7 years, I believe.
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Post by TripleRach » Tue Nov 13, 2007 2:49 pm

The GT Perfect Files say there was about 5-6 years between the end of Z and the beginning of GT.

Supposedly, there's some dialogue in the Japanese anime that says it takes place ten years after Z, but no one seems to be able to point out exactly where this dialogue is. (I'm thinking it probably doesn't even exist, just like the rumors of "Nichiyoubi" supposedly being an insert song.)
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Post by Dio Brando » Tue Nov 13, 2007 4:13 pm

It makes sense that GT is set 5-6 years after the events of Z, since if it was really 10 years, Goten would be at least 27-28, and well... he doesn't act like it at all.

How old is Pan anyway? And Videl?

I thought Pan was 12-14 because of her family "trait" - Goku and Chi-Chi were very small, than one year later, BOOM! - they grow a lot. That may have something to do with Toriyama's style of drawing, since in the beginning of DB, he drew "doll" type of characters, or "chibi", if you know the concept.

But if the timeskip is 5-6 years, then she's most likely 8-10. I don't remember if they said her age on the anime, I think it was 3 or 5 years old?
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Post by KillerCory » Tue Nov 13, 2007 4:22 pm

I just checked the manga and in the final chapter Mr. Tournament Announcer says that Pan is four years old.
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Post by Xyex » Tue Nov 13, 2007 4:23 pm

Yeah, Pan would be 9 or 10 which her size perfectly matches with Toriyama's style. The only off character would be Bra. She's anywhere from 7 to 11 depending on source (Daizenshuu or Perfect Files). She's the only thing that helps support a 10 year time gap. I chalk her up to Toei just screwing up again, though.
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Post by nwoo_2002 » Tue Nov 13, 2007 6:44 pm

Now not that the UK overrides Japan by any means but according to the promo advertising GT on Toonami UK, the announcer states, "10 years after Z, its time for the GT". Clearly their source indicated 10 years. If it states 5-6 years in the Perfect File book though I would say it’s pretty conclusive.

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Post by sailorspazz » Wed Nov 14, 2007 6:33 am

I've seen this debate going on for years, and most people say 10 because, I don't know, someone on the Internet made that number up a long time ago and everyone went with it? Despite rumors, there is no indication made anywhere in the anime itself of how much time has passed. But the Perfect Files DO give a clear answer, so 5 years is what I've always believed. Yes, Bra looks older than that....since Daizenshuu 7 gives her two different ages, I choose to go with the older one which makes her 10, and if her parents didn't let her dress like a whore I'd say she could pass for 10 :P
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Post by caejones » Wed Nov 14, 2007 8:48 am

Answer: This has and will continue to be undecided while people argue about it on the internet. :)
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Post by DemonKingPiccolo » Wed Nov 14, 2007 9:58 am

Pan looks older then 10 in GT. Of course when Goku's 12 looks like a muscley five-year-old. I don't think that Toriyama really pays attention to proportions according to age, he just states the age and goes from there.

Bra and Pan look roughly to be about the same age in Z. Of course for some stupid reason, Bra gains a few years on Pan during GT.
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Post by Dio Brando » Wed Nov 14, 2007 10:23 am

Maybe she was in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber for 2 days!!!

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... NO, that would be too much of a stretch. Just draw it to disproportions. I think the designer for Bra tried to make her look like a younger Bulma without the ponytail.

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Post by shannarafan » Wed Nov 14, 2007 10:30 am

Ehh, neither Pan or Bra (whore outfit, schmore outfit) look older than 9 to me in GT. Guess I'm the only one.

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Post by TripleRach » Wed Nov 14, 2007 11:21 am

shannarafan wrote:Ehh, neither Pan or Bra (whore outfit, schmore outfit) look older than 9 to me in GT. Guess I'm the only one.
Nah, I think so too.

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Post by Godo » Wed Nov 14, 2007 12:16 pm

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For me, the only thing that shows that Bra is nine is her lack of boobs. Otherwise she looks a lot like Bulma in the beginning of Dragonball.

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That's not the size of a nine year old!

I would say that actually she is 16 but flat-chested. Maybe?

I don't know but they messed her up in DBGT.

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Post by KillerCory » Thu Nov 15, 2007 1:16 am

Wow.. no kidding...
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Post by SSJmole » Thu Nov 15, 2007 9:41 am

Godo wrote:Image Image

For me, the only thing that shows that Bra is nine is her lack of boobs. Otherwise she looks a lot like Bulma in the beginning of Dragonball.

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That's not the size of a nine year old!

I would say that actually she is 16 but flat-chested. Maybe?

I don't know but they messed her up in DBGT.


Maybe because she half saiyan and Saiyans age slower than human a female saiyan's breasts develop latter than human's.




I can't believe I just over thought the breasts on a under-age anime girl :lol: I think I need to get out more

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Post by Godo » Thu Nov 15, 2007 12:15 pm

SSJmole wrote: I can't believe I just over thought the breasts on a under-age anime girl :lol: I think I need to get out more
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Post by DemonKingPiccolo » Thu Nov 15, 2007 1:53 pm

Godo wrote:Image Image

For me, the only thing that shows that Bra is nine is her lack of boobs. Otherwise she looks a lot like Bulma in the beginning of Dragonball.

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That's not the size of a nine year old!

I would say that actually she is 16 but flat-chested. Maybe?

I don't know but they messed her up in DBGT.
I agree, she's way too big to be nine. I'd guess she was around 16 or so in that pic, of course Bulma in that pic was around 18 or 19 I believe...
Being a girl, I know from personal experience that your boobs do a major growth spurt from 16-18. But then of course I knew a girl that had a D cup at 14. Sorry, too much info... :shock:
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Post by Shenron » Thu Nov 15, 2007 2:44 pm

I agree, she's way too big to be nine. I'd guess she was around 16 or so in that pic, of course Bulma in that pic was around 18 or 19 I believe...
If it's a the very beginning of Dragonball, she's 16 actually.

Anyway, without any reliable sources, it's hard to tell if it's 5 or 10 years ; Pan looks more like she is 14 : she's dating guys, and she's taller than Goku, who's 11. But Trunks doesn't look like he's 28, especially if we compare him to the Trunks who killed Cell, and who's 23 years old :


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And, I don't know much about GT, but isn't Goten still at school ? It's funnyn but I never pictured him as a scholar like his brother...
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Post by mister yummy » Thu Nov 15, 2007 3:06 pm

We forget how short Vegita is. Bra could be tall for her age, be 9, and be that big next to Vegita. He's only like 5'2", isn't he.

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