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Post by MasenkoHA » Mon Jan 13, 2025 4:22 pm

JulieYBM wrote: Mon Jan 13, 2025 1:24 am I feel like Emperor Pilaf was the common fan name of the arc, but I also just don't recall where that originated. Honestly, that would be a hell of a hunt to undergo—especially since we so often now call it the Hunt for the Dragon Balls arc (which I think is a Shueisha thing since Pilaf is in fewer chapters of the comic compared to the 1986 cartoon).
I always just called it the Shen Long arc *shrug*

Pilaf wasn't a real threat, and as you pointed out didn't even show up until the arc's endgame in the manga, so naming the arc after him just feels wrong.

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Post by Chuquita » Tue Jan 21, 2025 7:36 pm

Are there officially released Daima character sheets for the adult versions of Goku, Vegeta, and Bulma anywhere?
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Post by Yuji » Wed Jan 29, 2025 10:52 am

This is Nene from Blue Dragon:

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That symbol on his chest look familiar?

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Post by Koitsukai » Wed Jan 29, 2025 11:40 am

Reminds me of the Third Eye.

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Post by dbs fanboy » Sat Feb 08, 2025 9:44 am

I've been thinking about it, and do you guys think there might be a possibility Cell Max has cells from current fighters?

That would explain how he's so strong. Heck if the Red Ribbon army somehow managed to get Beerus's cells they could have created a true monster.
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Post by QuakingStar » Sat Feb 08, 2025 11:41 am

dbs fanboy wrote: Sat Feb 08, 2025 9:44 am I've been thinking about it, and do you guys think there might be a possibility Cell Max has cells from current fighters?

That would explain how he's so strong. Heck if the Red Ribbon army somehow managed to get Beerus's cells they could have created a true monster.
He is a recreated Cell using Gero's blueprints so at the very least he has the same Cells as the original Cell. Hedo just removed the need for absorbing other Androids and made him with the intent of mind control.

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Post by ZeroNeonix » Sat Feb 08, 2025 7:28 pm

Actually, that's a good question. Having the blueprints to Cell just means he knows how to make him. He still has to collect the raw materials (ie the DNA). But Frieza wasn't on Earth, so unless he went into intergalactic space to collect Frieza's cells, his Cell Max would have been incomplete.

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Post by Yuji » Thu Feb 13, 2025 11:13 am

Why didn't Arinsu's stolen Boo pieces regenerate into another Boo?

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Post by ZeroNeonix » Thu Feb 13, 2025 12:20 pm

I guess because it was separated from the main body before he pulled himself back together.

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Post by nineko » Fri Feb 14, 2025 6:30 pm

Something that came to my mind while I was posting in another topic: where are the model statues of the other dragons? You know, like the statue fixed by Kami after Piccolo Daimaoh killed Shenron.

Where is the Porunga statue? Did it explode with the original Namek? Was it teleported to Earth (and to new Namek later) alongside the Namekians? Did it travel through space like the Namekian dragon balls did?

What about the Porunga in the demon realm? Do you think Neva has a statue at home? What about Toronbo? If Monaito didn't want Granolah to use the dragon balls, why didn't he just destroy the statue?

... and I don't even want to know about Super Shenron. Is his statue in Zeno's basement? Where does Zalama even live?

Is Shenron the only one with a statue after all? Then again, when Dende was asked to reactivate the terrestrial dragon balls, he asked for the statue, proving that it's indeed an artifact involved in the process.

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Post by ZeroNeonix » Fri Feb 14, 2025 6:46 pm

nineko wrote: Fri Feb 14, 2025 6:30 pm Something that came to my mind while I was posting in another topic: where are the model statues of the other dragons? You know, like the statue fixed by Kami after Piccolo Daimaoh killed Shenron.

Where is the Porunga statue? Did it explode with the original Namek? Was it teleported to Earth (and to new Namek later) alongside the Namekians? Did it travel through space like the Namekian dragon balls did?

What about the Porunga in the demon realm? Do you think Neva has a statue at home? What about Toronbo? If Monaito didn't want Granolah to use the dragon balls, why didn't he just destroy the statue?

... and I don't even want to know about Super Shenron. Is his statue in Zeno's basement? Where does Zalama even live?

Is Shenron the only one with a statue after all? Then again, when Dende was asked to reactivate the terrestrial dragon balls, he asked for the statue, proving that it's indeed an artifact involved in the process.
The answer is probably pretty simple. Toriyama forgor. lol

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Post by ABED » Fri Feb 14, 2025 8:21 pm

I really dig the animated menus on the Freeza and Cell single DVDs. I wish FUNi had done more of that. I also weep that it's pretty much a relic of the past of physical media.
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Post by Hulk10 » Fri Feb 14, 2025 10:55 pm

Episode 18 of Daima was awesome until I got to the dragon ball wikia..................................
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Post by Koitsukai » Tue Feb 18, 2025 10:27 am

When Yamcha got fisted by A-20, shouldn't he been unable to digest the senzu bean? that hand should've cut through the esophagus. But I guess, since the bean's effect is immediate, it probably never gets properly digested but absorbed by the body as soon as it goes down the throat.

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Post by Yuji » Wed Feb 19, 2025 9:43 am

What do you guys think of this scene?

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I like these subtle moments of kinship, of Vegeta being highly considerate of Goku's thoughts even though the latter has been absent for a strong while; and the next chapter Goku wakes up and thinks of Vegeta as the only other one capable of seeing past Super Saiyan. Goku and Vegeta's rivalry may have been a bit one-sided in the original series, but their "brotherhood" was definitely there.

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Post by QuakingStar » Wed Feb 19, 2025 10:04 am

Idk about brotherhood but Vegeta definitely had respect for Goku and just never wanted to admit it until the Buu Saga when Goku fought Kid Buu. Vegeta was even proud for Goku on Namek when he was revived and saw him fighting Frieza as a Super Saiyan. He just wants to be stronger than Goku more than anything though.

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Post by JulieYBM » Wed Feb 19, 2025 11:09 am

Vegeta thinking about his boyfriend's thoughts are honestly something I wish would happen more. It's just not as fun when there's this endless stream of conflict and resentment. Give us variety! Let Vegeta be capable of showing more than one emotion!
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Post by jjgp1112 » Thu Feb 20, 2025 1:19 pm

QuakingStar wrote: Wed Feb 19, 2025 10:04 am Idk about brotherhood but Vegeta definitely had respect for Goku and just never wanted to admit it until the Buu Saga when Goku fought Kid Buu. Vegeta was even proud for Goku on Namek when he was revived and saw him fighting Frieza as a Super Saiyan. He just wants to be stronger than Goku more than anything though.
Well that was filler, but later in the manga we have Vegeta begrudgingly admitting that Goku is just too brilliant for him to catch up with during the Cell fight and then putting himself in his shoes to explain his thought process to everyone, and giving him the respect of letting him go out on his terms.
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Post by BernardoCairo » Thu Feb 20, 2025 3:50 pm

Even though he was jealous and angry, I feel like Vegeta respected Goku for being the first Super Saiyajin in a thousand years. Actually, even as far back as Namek, Vegeta respected him enough as a warrior to put him in a regeneration machine. He knew Goku would be important in defeating Freeza, and he was right.
At the time of this panel, he thought they were at the peak of their power, unbeatable. Then reality struck...
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Post by ZeroNeonix » Fri Feb 21, 2025 8:13 pm

Anyone here know how to read Japanese? I noticed in each of the title cards, there's one character (kanji?) that is red, while the others are black. I'm wondering if that red kanji is significant, like it's emphasizing something, or if it's just an artistic choice.

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