What character can carry a TV series?
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I think they could get a lot of mileage from a Time Patrol show with Trunks as the main character, even if it's purely from a commercial stand point as a tie in to the videogames.
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That would be out of topic and you'd be made to concede anyway, so it's pointless.Vijay wrote: Sat May 29, 2021 1:37 pmSupremeKai25 wrote: Sat May 29, 2021 5:53 am Make me lead writer and I'll give you a TV series about the adventures of Black and Zamasu slaughtering ningens across the cosmos. We even have an ending song ready: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvdsHqI-stQAnd you'd finally fulfill Zamasu's wish. By makin you lead writer given your fetish for Ningen guy on top of that TV series featurin Zamasu & Black
every single DB fan will die on spot.
Just out of curiosity man. I don't wish to drift this topic elsewhere...but can't you see just how superficial those fellas are? All they do is preach abt ningen or slaughter or crykikiki
Akira Toriyama, DBS vol.4 joint interview with ToyotaroAt his core Zamasu is good like Shin, though I guess you could say he was so fastidious that it backfired. But you know, for this "Future Trunks Arc" you had to depict Zamasu and Trunks' inner conflict, right? If this was back when I was drawing the manga myself then I doubt if I could have done it. I mean, I'm not very good at depicting the characters' psychology on the page. So this all came together because now I only have to think up the story. [...] On my own, I doubt I would have been able to express Zamasu's fall to the dark side.
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I think that a mini series about Trunks after the Goku Black arc would be good for further exploration of his character/drama.
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More like Bulma's drama in deciding which gift to give to Trunkses. Or Mais consistently kissing the wrong Trunkses. That's the best we can get with an ending like that. 

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I was thinking more along the lines of Trunks suffering from trauma and him trying to overcome it but ok sureGrimlock wrote: Sat May 29, 2021 4:03 pm More like Bulma's drama in deciding which gift to give to Trunkses. Or Mais consistently kissing the wrong Trunkses. That's the best we can get with an ending like that.![]()
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Re: What character can carry a TV series?
Vegeta. His life before Earth from childhood to an adult could give a nice introspective to his character and put Dragon Ball in a direction where it never went before.
fadeddreams5 wrote: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.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.
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SupremeKai25 wrote: Sat May 29, 2021 2:25 pmThat would be out of topic and you'd be made to concede anyway, so it's pointless.Vijay wrote: Sat May 29, 2021 1:37 pmSupremeKai25 wrote: Sat May 29, 2021 5:53 am Make me lead writer and I'll give you a TV series about the adventures of Black and Zamasu slaughtering ningens across the cosmos. We even have an ending song ready: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvdsHqI-stQAnd you'd finally fulfill Zamasu's wish. By makin you lead writer given your fetish for Ningen guy on top of that TV series featurin Zamasu & Black
every single DB fan will die on spot.
Just out of curiosity man. I don't wish to drift this topic elsewhere...but can't you see just how superficial those fellas are? All they do is preach abt ningen or slaughter or crykikiki
Look I like you a lot and I like that you love Zamasu...But this post has finally made me worry. Why not a Zamasu focused spinoff that actually shows his side? The incompetence of the celestial system and his character development that drove him to do what he did. Your latest post gave me the impression of someone who one day could shoot up a school or something.
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The official show and manga already did thatCure Dragon 255 wrote: Sat May 29, 2021 6:45 pmSupremeKai25 wrote: Sat May 29, 2021 2:25 pmThat would be out of topic and you'd be made to concede anyway, so it's pointless.Vijay wrote: Sat May 29, 2021 1:37 pm
And you'd finally fulfill Zamasu's wish. By makin you lead writer given your fetish for Ningen guy on top of that TV series featurin Zamasu & Black
every single DB fan will die on spot.
Just out of curiosity man. I don't wish to drift this topic elsewhere...but can't you see just how superficial those fellas are? All they do is preach abt ningen or slaughter or crykikiki
Look I like you a lot and I like that you love Zamasu...But this post has finally made me worry. Why not a Zamasu focused spinoff that actually shows his side? The incompetence of the celestial system and his character development that drove him to do what he did. Your latest post gave me the impression of someone who one day could shoot up a school or something.

Also, huh, that was a weird tonal shift, but No I'm not a school shooter, I'm just someone who paid attention to the Story and character writing and noticed that Zamasu was morally complex.
Akira Toriyama, DBS vol.4 joint interview with ToyotaroAt his core Zamasu is good like Shin, though I guess you could say he was so fastidious that it backfired. But you know, for this "Future Trunks Arc" you had to depict Zamasu and Trunks' inner conflict, right? If this was back when I was drawing the manga myself then I doubt if I could have done it. I mean, I'm not very good at depicting the characters' psychology on the page. So this all came together because now I only have to think up the story. [...] On my own, I doubt I would have been able to express Zamasu's fall to the dark side.
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1) C17 & C18 (before they got turned into androids)
2) Adult Goten and Trunks (going on adventures)
2) Adult Goten and Trunks (going on adventures)
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What GT should have included

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The Ginyu Tokusentai were made for it since day one, I'm surprised it hasn't happened yet. Just seeing them tear around the galaxy, enslaving civilisations on behalf of Freeza-sama, and generally being the deplorable, hilarious bastards they've always been. I'd quite like to see their ridiculous origin stories play out, like Butta racing with his brothers to the dinner table like the RED Scout and Recoome's ballet training. The Namek arc shows us snippets of their dynamics which would be great to explore. Why are Jeice and Butta closer than the rest? Did Guldo only recently scrape it onto the roster, explaining why the others are more dismissive of him (maybe Bonyu got KIA)? Funnily enough, I recently discovered that Ooishi has been drawing a spin-off manga about a parody of the squad, though it's basically an advert-comic where they promote various products. Maybe one day she can upgrade to canonical Ginyu miniseries!
Many of the other universes in the Tournament of Power could conceivably carry their own shows, but I'm less interested now because I realise many of them are just parodies of common genres. Like Universe 2 would just be a generic magical-girl anime, Universe 11 would just be a superhero show, so it goes.
Many of the other universes in the Tournament of Power could conceivably carry their own shows, but I'm less interested now because I realise many of them are just parodies of common genres. Like Universe 2 would just be a generic magical-girl anime, Universe 11 would just be a superhero show, so it goes.
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Oob as younger kid how he finds out that he is incredibly
strong
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I remember someone pitching the idea of a Ginyu Force spinoff, styled like an over-the-top propaganda cartoon for the Frieza force, overdramatizing the adventures of the heroic fighters "liberating" various planets, kind of like The Clone Wars but even further exaggerated. I always thought that sounded fun.
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Not any one particular character but I would love a slice of life spin off.
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I need that Ginyu Tokusentai show and I need it NOW!LoganForkHands73 wrote: Sat May 29, 2021 8:14 pm The Ginyu Tokusentai were made for it since day one, I'm surprised it hasn't happened yet. Just seeing them tear around the galaxy, enslaving civilisations on behalf of Freeza-sama, and generally being the deplorable, hilarious bastards they've always been. I'd quite like to see their ridiculous origin stories play out, like Butta racing with his brothers to the dinner table like the RED Scout and Recoome's ballet training. The Namek arc shows us snippets of their dynamics which would be great to explore. Why are Jeice and Butta closer than the rest? Did Guldo only recently scrape it onto the roster, explaining why the others are more dismissive of him (maybe Bonyu got KIA)? Funnily enough, I recently discovered that Ooishi has been drawing a spin-off manga about a parody of the squad, though it's basically an advert-comic where they promote various products. Maybe one day she can upgrade to canonical Ginyu miniseries!
Many of the other universes in the Tournament of Power could conceivably carry their own shows, but I'm less interested now because I realise many of them are just parodies of common genres. Like Universe 2 would just be a generic magical-girl anime, Universe 11 would just be a superhero show, so it goes.
Big fan of the characters of Dragon Ball, all of them, especially formerly prominent sub-characters. -__-
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I dunno, the Ginyus could definitely pull off a 1 hour special, but I don't think they could carry a multi-year show.LoganForkHands73 wrote: Sat May 29, 2021 8:14 pm The Ginyu Tokusentai were made for it since day one, I'm surprised it hasn't happened yet. Just seeing them tear around the galaxy, enslaving civilisations on behalf of Freeza-sama, and generally being the deplorable, hilarious bastards they've always been. I'd quite like to see their ridiculous origin stories play out, like Butta racing with his brothers to the dinner table like the RED Scout and Recoome's ballet training. The Namek arc shows us snippets of their dynamics which would be great to explore. Why are Jeice and Butta closer than the rest? Did Guldo only recently scrape it onto the roster, explaining why the others are more dismissive of him (maybe Bonyu got KIA)? Funnily enough, I recently discovered that Ooishi has been drawing a spin-off manga about a parody of the squad, though it's basically an advert-comic where they promote various products. Maybe one day she can upgrade to canonical Ginyu miniseries!
Many of the other universes in the Tournament of Power could conceivably carry their own shows, but I'm less interested now because I realise many of them are just parodies of common genres. Like Universe 2 would just be a generic magical-girl anime, Universe 11 would just be a superhero show, so it goes.
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Why does it have to be multi-year?PurestEvil wrote: Mon May 31, 2021 1:47 amI dunno, the Ginyus could definitely pull off a 1 hour special, but I don't think they could carry a multi-year show.LoganForkHands73 wrote: Sat May 29, 2021 8:14 pm The Ginyu Tokusentai were made for it since day one, I'm surprised it hasn't happened yet. Just seeing them tear around the galaxy, enslaving civilisations on behalf of Freeza-sama, and generally being the deplorable, hilarious bastards they've always been. I'd quite like to see their ridiculous origin stories play out, like Butta racing with his brothers to the dinner table like the RED Scout and Recoome's ballet training. The Namek arc shows us snippets of their dynamics which would be great to explore. Why are Jeice and Butta closer than the rest? Did Guldo only recently scrape it onto the roster, explaining why the others are more dismissive of him (maybe Bonyu got KIA)? Funnily enough, I recently discovered that Ooishi has been drawing a spin-off manga about a parody of the squad, though it's basically an advert-comic where they promote various products. Maybe one day she can upgrade to canonical Ginyu miniseries!
Many of the other universes in the Tournament of Power could conceivably carry their own shows, but I'm less interested now because I realise many of them are just parodies of common genres. Like Universe 2 would just be a generic magical-girl anime, Universe 11 would just be a superhero show, so it goes.
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I would like to mention:
I believe Toriyama said that if he would write another story, he would have Mr. Satan as the MC.
I guess that could work out.
I believe Toriyama said that if he would write another story, he would have Mr. Satan as the MC.
I guess that could work out.
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Piccolo for sure.
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Bardock.
The next generation, too. Gohan, Goten, Trunks, Uub, Pan.
The next generation, too. Gohan, Goten, Trunks, Uub, Pan.