• Beerus -- Lizard vs cat.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Tadayoshi Yamamuro wrote:Beerus originally had a lizard-like form, but at Toriyama-sensei‘s idea, he ultimately became an Egyptian-style cat character.
• Super Saiyan God -- Caped, built, muscular, hairstyle in-between Super Saiyan 3 and Super Saiyan 4, vs slim, red-haired, same hairstyle of base form.
Tadayoshi Yamamuro wrote:I handled the roughs for Super Saiyan God. It was “a being that surpasses everything” so I drew a character more built than Super Saiyan, with a cape, but then illustrations with a completely different feel came back from Toriyama-sensei…. It was too different from my own internal image, so I tried suggesting the more sturdily-drawn character one more time, and then Sensei told me that it really was all wrong. (laughs)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Tadayoshi Yamamuro wrote:The setting this time is after the “Boo arc”, but between when we did the “Boo arc” in the anime and now, Toriyama-sensei‘s [artistic] touch has changed, don’t you think? I thought about which of those I should make it closer to. As for “Super Saiyan God”, the design I came out with at first was completely different. It was more muscular, and the hairstyle was about in-between “Super Saiyan 3” and “[Super Saiyan] 4”. But Sensei‘s [mental] image was the sense that it wouldn’t look strong at first glance, so it gained its present form.
• Script -- Dark, serious, good and evil vs light, positive, forward-looking story, of friendship and camaraderie.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Yusuke Watanabe wrote:I showed [my idea] to Toriyama-sensei, saying, “I’d like to make it this kind of story,” and what came back was already finished up like a script. (laughs) At first I’d thought about the themes of “good and evil” and “what is a hero” with a bit of a serious feel. But Toriyama-sensei seemed to to feel strongly that, since the [2011 Tohoku] earthquake, he wanted it to be, not a tragic story, but a positive, forward-looking story, of friendship and camaraderie, and the story took shape like that. It was like, “This truly is Dragon Ball.” What was I doing? (laughs)
• Setting -- Bulma's birthday party vs Kuririn and Android 18's wedding.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Yusuke Watanabe wrote:I thought I’d do a story where the enemy appears at a party on Earth when Goku’s not there, and there’d be big trouble; in the original plot, I wrote Kuririn and No. 18’s wedding, but in the story that came back from Toriyama-sensei, it had changed to Bulma’s birthday party. I think, with regards to Kuririn and No. 18’s wedding, it’s probably something that he wants all the fans to imagine for themselves.
• The Dragon Balls Thieves -- Pilaf gang vs three new characters.
Akira Toriyama wrote:Originally, they were just going to be petty thieves. But since we were going to have the entire cast, I thought [it wouldn’t be great if] some unknown characters just suddenly showed up. So I made them into the Pilaf gang. But you know, thinking long and hard about it after making that decision, they were all getting pretty old.
Yusuke Watanabe wrote:The story I received was about 60 minutes, so I created a development where the Dragon Balls are stolen by a group of thieves, who were new characters. Then Toriyama-sensei told me, “Since we’re going with an all-star cast, let’s have the Pilaf gang steal them”. With this change, the feeling of a reunion, or a special, was upped even more.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Akira Toriyama wrote:In the initial script, three burglars appear. But since Dragon Ball‘s characters are all appearing together, I thought it would be better if it were a group of three that everyone knew, so I made the Pilaf gang appear.
Alright, I'll start:
Without seeing the finished job on the lizard, I can't really say which one I'd prefer. If it was more leaned into a dinosaur-esque, I would probably prefer it, but the cat has the Egyptian theme that I like so much (maybe the lizard would have too). So at the end of the day, I guess both are cool.• Beerus -- Lizard vs cat.
I would have preferred a transformation without any muscular change. Just let it be the way the character is normally. I would have liked the cape but only if the character got it somewhere and put it on. Certainly not "magically appearing out of nowhere". Transformations that affect clothes are weird as hell, as if clothes are naturally part of the body. As for the hair, I can't really imagine what it would look like, but as long as it's not big...• Super Saiyan God -- Capped, built, muscular, hairstyle in-between Super Saiyan 3 and Super Saiyan 4, vs slim, red-haired.
Normally I prefer dark, serious tone stories. But that wouldn't be Dragon Ball, right? I can live with happy stories, as long as we also get more serious stuff once in a while.• Script -- Dark, serious, good and evil vs light, positive, forward-looking story, of friendship and camaraderie.
Definitely Kuririn and Android 18's wedding. I think Bulma gets way more screentime than she deserves or needs. I would have very much preferred to see their wedding. It would mean more screentime and development, and those two certainly need it as a couple (hey, probably more Marron too!).• Setting -- Bulma's birthday party vs Kuririn and Android 18's wedding.
I don't have much problems with the Pilaf gang, though in subsequent views of the movie, their scenes can become a chore to sit through. Be that as it may, I would need to see who and what the new characters bring to the table before having a preference.• The Dragon Balls Thieves -- Pilaf gang vs three new characters.
