What's your most recent Dragonball purchase?

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Re: What's your most recent Dragonball purchase?

Post by StarRot » Wed Jul 20, 2011 12:09 pm

Yes, he's cooking. =D

I'll probably scan this as soon as I get it.

I may as well ask this in this thread - if anyone sees any other doujinshi with Vegetto in it, please let me know.
... or any shoujo-ai/yuri doujinshi. I'm seriously disappointed about the lack of decent DB doujinshi of those genres. :<

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Post by Innagadadavida » Wed Jul 20, 2011 7:37 pm

I would like to see scans of any more images with Tiencha. 8)

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Post by TheDevilsCorpse » Wed Jul 20, 2011 8:35 pm

I probably wouldn't mind buying a few that have some decent art and do something interesting. I don't really care if the stuff has an H theme or not, but I would prefer something with an actual plot, maybe similar to Multiverse, the two AFs, or Who Want to be a Superhero (=P). Also, I'd enjoy if they introduce new characters that aren't just bad fan creations (like Goku's 8th bastard son). I know there have been some with stuff like Chi Chi-Bulma or Pan-Bra fusions, the infamous Taanipu, etc. That would be the kind of stuff I'm looking for, I don't really find characters being put into absurd situations for no apparent reason other than "that's what I wanted to do" all that great. :/
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Re: What's your most recent Dragonball purchase?

Post by StarRot » Thu Jul 21, 2011 9:35 am

TheDevilsCorpse wrote:I probably wouldn't mind buying a few that have some decent art and do something interesting. I don't really care if the stuff has an H theme or not, but I would prefer something with an actual plot, maybe similar to Multiverse, the two AFs, or Who Want to be a Superhero (=P). Also, I'd enjoy if they introduce new characters that aren't just bad fan creations (like Goku's 8th bastard son). I know there have been some with stuff like Chi Chi-Bulma or Pan-Bra fusions, the infamous Taanipu, etc. That would be the kind of stuff I'm looking for, I don't really find characters being put into absurd situations for no apparent reason other than "that's what I wanted to do" all that great. :/
I dunno, I quite like the “absurd situations.” It’s probably because I can’t read Japanese, but with gag stories, at least the art is fun to look at and you can usually follow what’s going on without knowing the language.
... unless when you mean by absurd, things like "Goku goes super saiyan 26!!!", then yeah, I agree with you.

I also like doujinshi that have plots with substance too, though. But, y’know, with not speaking the language … I kind of have to rely on my Japanese friends – “what is going on here? What are they saying!?”

I’m not fussed when buying doujinshi to be honest, if the art is nice or if it has a cool cover I’ll buy it, regardless of the actual story/subject matter.
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Re: What's your most recent Dragonball purchase?

Post by Pokewhiz7 » Thu Jul 21, 2011 1:52 pm

Dragon Box 5 and Viz Big 1. Now to wait for Box 4 to come back in stock. I gotta say, I really like the Viz Big, although it can be pretty hard to hold.

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Re: What's your most recent Dragonball purchase?

Post by Eddie » Thu Jul 21, 2011 1:56 pm

I got this in the mail yesterday. Haven't put any of the figures together yet.

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Re: What's your most recent Dragonball purchase?

Post by Raithos » Fri Jul 22, 2011 12:12 pm

Eddie wrote:I got this in the mail yesterday. Haven't put any of the figures together yet.
Youre telling me that set only cost 12.99?

Lol, insta-bought.
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Post by Mountain » Fri Jul 22, 2011 12:20 pm

Picked up Dragon Box 3 during the Amazon sale. =)

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Post by Drabaz » Fri Jul 22, 2011 12:22 pm

Raithos wrote:
Eddie wrote:I got this in the mail yesterday. Haven't put any of the figures together yet.
Youre telling me that set only cost 12.99?

Lol, insta-bought.
Darn it! Must resist awesome deal!
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Re: What's your most recent Dragonball purchase?

Post by Chibi Gohan » Fri Jul 22, 2011 1:02 pm

Eddie wrote:I got this in the mail yesterday. Haven't put any of the figures together yet.

$13 is too good of a price to pass on these... Bought.

They also have this set.
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Re: What's your most recent Dragonball purchase?

Post by Rocketman » Fri Jul 22, 2011 4:04 pm

StarRot wrote:Just bought this doujinshi. It's only the second fan comic I've ever seen with Vegetto in it ... I snapped it up. I had to.
Need...scans....please...

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Re: What's your most recent Dragonball purchase?

Post by StarRot » Fri Jul 22, 2011 4:08 pm

Hahah, how did I know you'd be interested?
Yes, as soon as I get it, I'll be scanning that sucka.

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Re: What's your most recent Dragonball purchase?

Post by BlazingFiddlesticks » Fri Jul 22, 2011 9:11 pm

Chibi SS4 Gogeta. General madness with OP characters with humorous defining character traits. Suspicious reminiscing on part of Vegito and Gogeta. Dang it, this is one of the reasons Dragonball fics hold any interest for me. The other is serious pieces by the intimately-versed writers, ala Kaboom's GT revised, but that's beside the point.
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Re: What's your most recent Dragonball purchase?

Post by Raithos » Sat Jul 23, 2011 12:35 am

Just got Digital Grade 3 in, pics to follow!
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Re: What's your most recent Dragonball purchase?

Post by CODii » Sat Jul 23, 2011 2:33 am

Raithos wrote:FINALLY got this, the box is effing huge, and this quickly became the largest figure I own. I really like it though!

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It says those sets on RightStuff are randomly packed. If anyone gets extra of either of the two Vegeta's that they don't want let me know ;)

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Re: What's your most recent Dragonball purchase?

Post by StarRot » Sat Jul 23, 2011 9:34 am

BlazingFiddlesticks wrote:characters with humorous defining character traits.
One thing I’ve noticed with doujinshi is the character trait thing. For example, in doujins where Goku’s multiple forms (like SSJ and SSJ4, for example) are shown as individual characters, they usually have similar traits even if the authors are different. Like, SSJ4 is usually depicted as sort of a delinquent type.
Don’t really know how that started, maybe one author came up with that and others just ran with it.
I think it’s pretty cool anyway.

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Re: What's your most recent Dragonball purchase?

Post by ArchedThunder » Sat Jul 23, 2011 1:15 pm

Dragon Box 1... back in December. I really want to get the rest but I missed the sale and now Dragon Box 2 is $60 and that is just way to much for me. I've been eyeing "GT the Complete Series" but don't know if I should buy it, I'm still hoping it gets a Dragon Box release.

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Post by thedarkuniter » Sat Jul 23, 2011 3:53 pm

I've preordered Dragon Ball Z Kai Part 6 Blu-ray, Dragon Ball Z Kai: Season One with Kikuchi score Blu-ray, and Dragon Ball Z Dragon Box 7.
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Re: What's your most recent Dragonball purchase?

Post by Raithos » Sat Jul 23, 2011 9:25 pm

Drabaz wrote:
Raithos wrote:
Eddie wrote:I got this in the mail yesterday. Haven't put any of the figures together yet.
Youre telling me that set only cost 12.99?

Lol, insta-bought.
Darn it! Must resist awesome deal!
Buy Buy BUY!
CODii wrote:
Raithos wrote:FINALLY got this, the box is effing huge, and this quickly became the largest figure I own. I really like it though!

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Raithos, I hate you in the nicest way possible!

EDIT:
It says those sets on RightStuff are randomly packed. If anyone gets extra of either of the two Vegeta's that they don't want let me know ;)
I know :P, get it though, you must.


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Re: What's your most recent Dragonball purchase?

Post by TheDevilsCorpse » Sat Jul 23, 2011 9:43 pm

I'd start collecting gashapons, because they always look amazing, but I just have so many issues with them...and myself. lol I really dislike figures that aren't in scale with each other, have metallic paint (unless it would make sense, like on a sword), or clear plastic parts (unless its needed for an actual ki attack or say 20's dome to see his brain, not like on the DG3 Goku's hair or hands).
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