Discussion regarding the entirety of the franchise in a general (meta) sense, including such aspects as: production, trends, merchandise, fan culture, and more.
It_Is_Ayna_You_Flips wrote: ↑Sat Feb 08, 2020 1:20 am
That sequence was so confusing when I first read it. I think my sister put it best. "He's like ten, you dumb bitch."
As someone who watches over K-8 (and some High School)...
I've seen some pretty perverted 10 year olds. Whether they were actually that way, or just regurgitating what they saw on TV is unclear... But regardless, they're definitely not innocent.
I was 16 and relatively new to anime, but I had already seen way worse in even PG-13 rated movies. This was before I got desensitized to seeing them in every other anime. I'd say the No Balls scene was really surprising to see, though.
honestly i just thought it was funny. i was like 11 and male identifying, anything to do with underwear was gonna crack me up, lmao.
SHINOBI-03 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 08, 2020 4:12 am
Forget Bulma's panties, I was shocked when I first saw a clip of her flashing Muten Roshi and showing us her naked butt, making me think Dragon Ball was an adults-only anime!
the combo of watching the more raunchy stuff first and watching the series in Japanese definitely made me one of those kids who were like "No!! The Japanese Version Is For Adults It's Just For Kids In America", lmao.
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JulieYBM wrote: ↑Sat Feb 08, 2020 5:16 pm
Now, if only we lived in an alternate reality where Blooma did have balls...
that's what fanart and doujins are for
My opinions suck. You should probably mute me to spare yourself having to see them.
"If someone gets Star Wars wrong? Death threats. If a kid learns that a shitty song they liked when they were 12 was a cover of a song made in 1984? Death threats. If someone makes a Sonic game that's too dark and edgy? Death threats. If someone makes a Sonic game that isn't too dark and edgy? Death threats. If someone criticizes Naruto? Lots of death threats. Sexualizes pokemon? UNIVERSAL PRAISE." - Plague of Gripes
JulieYBM wrote: ↑Sat Feb 08, 2020 5:16 pm
Now, if only we lived in an alternate reality where Blooma did have balls...
Would have made Goku and Chi Chi’s wedding night a lot more interesting for Goku...
Because that wasn't enough of a train wreck as is.
My opinions suck. You should probably mute me to spare yourself having to see them.
"If someone gets Star Wars wrong? Death threats. If a kid learns that a shitty song they liked when they were 12 was a cover of a song made in 1984? Death threats. If someone makes a Sonic game that's too dark and edgy? Death threats. If someone makes a Sonic game that isn't too dark and edgy? Death threats. If someone criticizes Naruto? Lots of death threats. Sexualizes pokemon? UNIVERSAL PRAISE." - Plague of Gripes
God damn it. Now you guys have me remembering all the terrible "cunt boy" Goku fanfics people were writing in the late 00s.
My opinions suck. You should probably mute me to spare yourself having to see them.
"If someone gets Star Wars wrong? Death threats. If a kid learns that a shitty song they liked when they were 12 was a cover of a song made in 1984? Death threats. If someone makes a Sonic game that's too dark and edgy? Death threats. If someone makes a Sonic game that isn't too dark and edgy? Death threats. If someone criticizes Naruto? Lots of death threats. Sexualizes pokemon? UNIVERSAL PRAISE." - Plague of Gripes
It_Is_Ayna_You_Flips wrote: ↑Sat Feb 08, 2020 7:17 pm
God damn it. Now you guys have me remembering all the terrible "cunt boy" Goku fanfics people were writing in the late 00s.
I'm sure modern trans masc Gokuu fics are better written.
It_Is_Ayna_You_Flips wrote: ↑Sat Feb 08, 2020 7:17 pm
God damn it. Now you guys have me remembering all the terrible "cunt boy" Goku fanfics people were writing in the late 00s.
I'm sure modern trans masc Gokuu fics are better written.
I don't know about FTM Goku stories but I found a fantastic Yamcha one some months back. It was very reassuring to see fanfiction that queers canonically het characters has evolved past the point of being fetish bait.
My opinions suck. You should probably mute me to spare yourself having to see them.
"If someone gets Star Wars wrong? Death threats. If a kid learns that a shitty song they liked when they were 12 was a cover of a song made in 1984? Death threats. If someone makes a Sonic game that's too dark and edgy? Death threats. If someone makes a Sonic game that isn't too dark and edgy? Death threats. If someone criticizes Naruto? Lots of death threats. Sexualizes pokemon? UNIVERSAL PRAISE." - Plague of Gripes
Luckily, fan content is being married by a more educated base of fans that is more aware of their own queerness. The size and visibility of queer fandom is greater than ever now.
Much like Julie I never cared, except I was a 7 year old boy.
Spoiler:
Lord Beerus wrote:
Gog wrote:The cell saga/android saga is the worst thing Akira Toriyama ever made. And nothing has ever actually managed to come close to it, after it. Even the terrible asspulls in the FT saga, weren't as bad as that. But of course this is all my opinion.
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Marz wrote: ↑Wed Jul 21, 2021 11:27 pm
"Well, the chapter was good, the story was good and so were the fights. But a new transformation, in Dragon Ball? And one that's ugly? This is where we draw the line!!! Jump the Shark moment!!"
This forum is so over-dramatic that it's not even funny.
90sDBZ wrote: ↑Mon Jul 01, 2019 2:44 pm19 years ago I was rushing home from school to watch DBZ on Cartoon Network, and today I've rushed home from work to watch DBS on Pop. I guess it's true the more things change the more they stay the same.