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Post by SSj_Rambo » Sun Oct 19, 2008 11:49 pm

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SSj_Rambo wrote:Did you get that message I sent you via Kanzentai about that broken link?
I did, thanks. I fixed it already, but if you find anything else, let me know.
Umm...the link still brings you to the “404 Error - Not Found” page.

And I had no idea that the character sheets were really that big. And I love the one of Tarble’s space pod!

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Post by Saiyan-Professor » Mon Oct 20, 2008 12:03 am

If these character sheets are any indication of anything, the following takes place. Tenshinhan and Chiaotzu are missing in action as usual. It takes place before ma and pa Briefs and Gyû-maô dies (since they were absent in GT). Son Gohan may or may not still have the “Ultimate” power-up. Karin is absent and Gotenks will not go Super Saiyan 3 in the fight.
The Saiyans are very much like the Klingons and Jem'Hadar.

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Post by SSj_Rambo » Mon Oct 20, 2008 12:04 am

Saiyan-Professor wrote:If these character sheets are any indication of anything, the following takes place. Tenshinhan and Chiaotzu are missing in action as usual. It takes place before ma and pa Briefs and Gyû-maô dies (since they were absent in GT). Son Gohan may or may not still have the “Ultimate” power-up. Karin is absent and Gotenks will not go Super Saiyan 3 in the fight.
Where was it mentioned that he could ever lose it?

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Post by Hujio » Mon Oct 20, 2008 12:04 am

On-topic:
SSj_Rambo wrote:And I had no idea that the character sheets were really that big. And I love the one of Tarble’s space pod!
The sheets are actually that big. Mike had been resizing them so they'd fit on the home page.
Chibi Mystic Gohan wrote:Like I thought, the name spellings on these sheets are ridiculous.
Yes they are! Even some of the Japanese is a little off.

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SSj_Rambo wrote:Umm...the link still brings you to the “404 Error - Not Found” page.
That is because that link had the wrong URL address, which I fixed on the respective page that was linking to it. It should have been http://www.kanzentai.com/guide/dvd/dbox ... ctions.jpg instead of http://www.kanzentai.com/scouter_instructions.jpg .
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Post by Saiyan-Professor » Mon Oct 20, 2008 12:12 am

SSj_Rambo wrote:
Saiyan-Professor wrote:If these character sheets are any indication of anything, the following takes place. Tenshinhan and Chiaotzu are missing in action as usual. It takes place before ma and pa Briefs and Gyû-maô dies (since they were absent in GT). Son Gohan may or may not still have the “Ultimate” power-up. Karin is absent and Gotenks will not go Super Saiyan 3 in the fight.
Where was it mentioned that he could ever lose it?
Well I hold to Dragonball GT as the conclusion to the series so in my world, he lost it or his laziness resulted in his being unable to utilize the full effects of it later. The most I would allow is that he was fighting with a “Z” level combat power in GT whereas the villains were beyond that level of power.
The Saiyans are very much like the Klingons and Jem'Hadar.

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Post by SSj_Rambo » Mon Oct 20, 2008 12:24 am

Yes, but the words “Here is a full copy of the instruction sheet for further details” in the Dragonbox The Movies page under “Special Present” links to http://www.kanzentai.com/scouter_instructions.jpg .

Just trying to help. :D

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Post by Chibi Mystic Gohan » Mon Oct 20, 2008 12:40 am

Hujio wrote:Yes they are! Even some of the Japanese is a little off.
Yeah, カメくん and 老海王神 kind of threw me for a loop.

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Post by Kienzan88gt » Mon Oct 20, 2008 2:03 am

Yahoo, thank you so very much Hujo! I shall now feed myself these sheets. *nom nom nom nom* xD Woah Wasted Wisher was right about some of these sheets, they are just recycled models. I laughed at the Super Saiya-jin Goku one. Man, I can not wait until there is a clip of this special! *hugs the character sheets* This will hold me over for a long time, at least until we get some clips or when FUNI announces anything about the special ^^.

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Post by Olivier Hague » Mon Oct 20, 2008 2:07 am

Chibi Mystic Gohan wrote:Like I thought, the name spellings on these sheets are ridiculous.
"Like you thought"? And you were thinking that based on what, exactly? Facts or preconceptions?
They're not that bad, and they weren't meant for the public eye anyway. Sheesh.

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Post by Chibi Mystic Gohan » Mon Oct 20, 2008 2:20 am

Olivier Hague wrote:"Like you thought"? And you were thinking that based on what, exactly? Facts or preconceptions?
Well, I'm sure you remember our conversation from awhile back, so you must have some idea. ^.^
Olivier Hague wrote:They're not that bad, and they weren't meant for the public eye anyway. Sheesh.
But weren't you telling me before that we should consider "Tarble" the official spelling because of these "official" character design sheets? But now the errors are alright because they weren't supposed to be seen? And really, with crap like Buruma, Tranks, Piccoro, Vejita (which aren't even normally used by Shueisha or Toei), I wouldn't exactly say that they're "not so bad"...

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Post by Olivier Hague » Mon Oct 20, 2008 2:51 am

Chibi Mystic Gohan wrote:Well, I'm sure you remember our conversation from awhile back, so you must have some idea. ^.^
Preconceptions it is, then...
I mean, seriously... Generalizations might be useful once in a while, but... ^^;
But weren't you telling me before that we should consider "Tarble" the official spelling because of these "official" character design sheets?
It's the only alphabet spelling we have. Period. Outside of those we could come up with, of course.
If tomorrow, Tôei or Shûeisha release some kind of artbook/pamphlet that spells the name as "Table", I'll gladly favor that one over something found on a character sheet.
But right now, "Tarble" is all we have. And I don't see anything so terribly wrong with that spelling, really.
with crap like Buruma, Tranks, Piccoro, Vejita (which aren't even normally used by Shueisha or Toei), I wouldn't exactly say that they're "not so bad"...
I could also list the spellings that are fine (everything else?), but that would get boring very quickly...
Really, for something that was just supposed to get the job done, it's not that bad.

Anyway, I'll just add "Bee" and "Marlon" to my list for now. :þ

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Post by Scarz » Mon Oct 20, 2008 2:54 am

I'm really happy to see Lunch, Bulma's parents, Dende, Baba, and every other neglected DBZ character again. As much as I hate to admit it I'm happy to see Gotenks too.
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Gotenks as a Super Saiyan.

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Ugh, look at the mess. Would some on grab Kamikaze a towel or tissue or something?

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Post by Chibi Mystic Gohan » Mon Oct 20, 2008 3:39 am

Olivier Hague wrote:It's the only alphabet spelling we have. Period. Outside of those we could come up with, of course.
If tomorrow, Tôei or Shûeisha release some kind of artbook/pamphlet that spells the name as "Table", I'll gladly favor that one over something found on a character sheet.
So you're saying we should settle for second best until a better source spells the name? I mean, if even series staples like Vegeta and Trunks have their names spelled incorrectly, why should I assume that whoever was transliterating these names was doing anything other than throwing darts at a list of possible spellings?
Olivier Hague wrote:I could also list the spellings that are fine (everything else?), but that would get boring very quickly...
Really, for something that was just supposed to get the job done, it's not that bad.
Well, I'd say that a lot of the "official" spellings in general don't look so hot (Woolong, Pual, Gure, Abo, Cado, Marlon), but that's obviously my personal bias. For instance, I gather that "avocado" is アボカド in Japanese, so it makes sense that breaking the word in half to make アホ and ゙カト would give us "Avo" and "Cado." Again, it's just my opinion, but if these character sheets can't even get the main characters' names right, why should I trust the spellings for the brand new characters?

Also, just a side question: with quite a few characters having more than one official alphabet spelling, how do you personally choose between them? Do you pick the spelling that is most aesthetically pleasing?

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Post by Olivier Hague » Mon Oct 20, 2008 4:18 am

Chibi Mystic Gohan wrote:So you're saying we should settle for second best until a better source spells the name?
Not sure how it could be considered "second best" considering it's, again, the only spelling we have from them. ^^;
if even series staples like Vegeta and Trunks have their names spelled incorrectly, why should I assume that whoever was transliterating these names was doing anything other than throwing darts at a list of possible spellings?
Again, I could also list the names that ended up alright (even not-particularly-Japanese-sounding ones like "Videl" or "Woolong"), but that wouldn't accomplish much... Whoever that was worked at (or, at the very least, for) Tôei and we don't. Do you have anything more official at the moment?
I gather that "avocado" is アボカド in Japanese, so it makes sense that breaking the word in half to make アホ and ゙カト would give us "Avo" and "Cado."
If you're going to keep the pun as is in alphabet, yeah. But that's not necessarily what the author has in mind (or what he would prefer, anyway, 'cause I wouldn't assume Japanese authors have alphabet spellings in mind when they come up with names).
if these character sheets can't even get the main characters' names right, why should I trust the spellings for the brand new characters?
I'd say it's not even a matter of trust: we don't have any alternative at the moment.
Again, "except for fan-made spellings", sure, but why should I "trust" a fan's spellings for the brand new characters?
with quite a few characters having more than one official alphabet spelling, how do you personally choose between them? Do you pick the spelling that is most aesthetically pleasing?
The author gets the priority. If he's not consistent, I'd go with the more common spelling. If I don't think I can tell, I'm screwed.
If I don't have any spelling from the author, I go with something else from an official Japanese source (very likely to be either Shûeisha or Tôei). If they're not consistent, I'd go with the more common spelling. If I don't think I can tell, I'm screwed.
If your point is that I'm going to be screwed for some names, don't bother: I know that already. :þ
(and fortunately, things aren't quite that bad)

My turn:
How do you decide which spellings to use? 'Cause if you don't want to rely on official Japanese spellings, what's left?
US official spellings? Can we "trust" those guys, really? And how many alternative translations are there anyway?
Spellings that make sense according to you? How? By staying as faithful to the pun as possible? What about when the kana name strays away from the pun, then? And isn't that going to be a problem when some other guy disagrees?

My point being, yeah, my method isn't perfect, and sometimes, I'm going to be screwed... but I'm pretty sure I could say the same about yours, so... ;þ

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Post by DB_Fan » Mon Oct 20, 2008 6:53 am

Saiyan-Professor wrote:If these character sheets are any indication of anything, the following takes place. Tenshinhan and Chiaotzu are missing in action as usual. It takes place before ma and pa Briefs and Gyû-maô dies (since they were absent in GT). Son Gohan may or may not still have the “Ultimate” power-up. Karin is absent and Gotenks will not go Super Saiyan 3 in the fight.
Gyû-maô had a brief appearence in GT.

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Post by fogdark » Mon Oct 20, 2008 7:42 am

WOW, those character sheets are awesome. Loving the blond haired normal Goku (if he turns Super Saiyan.., will his hair go black?? :lol: :lol: )

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Post by sailorspazz » Mon Oct 20, 2008 6:08 pm

On the name spellings, it makes most sense to me that if the pun is based off an English word, and the name is not somehow altered from the original word by changing the order of syllables or adding elongation, then its spelling should reflect the English spelling. Thus, since "abokado" and "bejitaaburu" are katakana-ized versions of "avocado" and "vegetable", it makes more sense for the new characters to be spelled "Avo", "Cado", and "Table" (though that last one should be pronounced differently than the piece of furniture). The Japanese creators probably don't really care about the English spellings, because they're not the ones who are going to be using them (except randomly on pieces of merchandise and such). Makes more sense for actual English speakers to decide how puns based on English are best spelled (there are exceptions to this, such as "Bulma", but Toriyama-sensei used that spelling from chapter 1, and was always consistent with it, so you can't really argue with that :wink: )
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Post by Kid Trunks » Mon Oct 20, 2008 6:14 pm

Is it just me or do a lot of those character sheets look fake?

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Post by Rocketman » Mon Oct 20, 2008 6:15 pm

sailorspazz wrote:"Table" (though that last one should be pronounced differently than the piece of furniture).
Why? We don't pronounce "Nail" or "Cargo" different from those words.

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Post by SSJ2bardock » Mon Oct 20, 2008 6:17 pm

Kid Trunks wrote:Is it just me or do a lot of those character sheets look fake?
Like the Kuririn sheet that had Goku's body with the head edited out?
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