Stuff that reminds you of DragonBall

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Stuff that reminds you of DragonBall

Post by piccolina » Wed Mar 21, 2012 1:06 am

Hey guys
I know there was a topic a couple of months ago about DB references popping up (mostly TV/games posted on YouTube). My question is a little more abstract, and while I ran a quick search on this and found nothing, I apologise if I am rehashing something already discussed recently.

Have you ever bought anything that in and of itself isn't DragonBall-related, but something in it reminded you of it? Perhaps you saw it but didn't buy it, but had a quiet chuckle to yourself because of the mental connection you made.

For example it could be a brand name such as ChiChi cosmetics, a style in a range (e.g. a desk chair I saw at Officeworks had the name Piccolo). Perhaps it's a colour or pattern that reminded you of something you saw in Dragon Ball. Things like that.

Also, apologies if the mods don't find this a relevant topic; I was just curious after seeing that chair. Cheers.
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Re: Stuff that reminds you of DragonBall

Post by TheNamekGio » Wed Mar 21, 2012 1:27 am

The other day I saw some marbles which were orange! They reminded me of the Dragonballs. I ended up buying them for my nephew. So does that answer your question?
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Re: Stuff that reminds you of DragonBall

Post by piccolina » Wed Mar 21, 2012 1:41 am

Exactly TheNamekGio, that's the kind of thing I am talking about.

Anyone else have a similar experience?
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Re: Stuff that reminds you of DragonBall

Post by Codarik » Wed Mar 21, 2012 2:26 am

I get reminded of DB whenever I hear someone scream or yell.
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Post by Jackal puFF » Wed Mar 21, 2012 4:25 am

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Re: Stuff that reminds you of DragonBall

Post by Kingdom Heartless » Wed Mar 21, 2012 6:08 am

A lot of things, but I would note that I used to play the game Rival Schools a lot, because shooting blasts and stuff filled the gap that the lack of Dragon Ball games left.

This was when I was like 12 or 13.
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Re: Stuff that reminds you of DragonBall

Post by Tzigi » Wed Mar 21, 2012 6:37 am

Sure - Vegeta seasoning for example :) I've had a hard time watching DragonBall during my first two or three years of acquaintance with the series 'cause being Polish makes you think Vegeta=seasoning you use for soups mainly.
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Re: Stuff that reminds you of DragonBall

Post by ricecake » Wed Mar 21, 2012 10:15 am

Tzigi wrote:Sure - Vegeta seasoning for example :)
I was going to post this as well. I was at an ethnic grocery store a couple months ago and saw it for the first time.
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Re: Stuff that reminds you of DragonBall

Post by Necrosaber » Wed Mar 21, 2012 2:30 pm

http://www.dbzguitars.com/

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Post by Piccolo Daimao » Wed Mar 21, 2012 4:30 pm

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Re: Stuff that reminds you of DragonBall

Post by piccolina » Wed Mar 21, 2012 5:05 pm

Oh my God, how could I forget Vegeta seasoning! I've bought that a couple of times, mostly because it's vegetable based (the DBZ connection was a bonus).
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Re: Stuff that reminds you of DragonBall

Post by Krakabeast » Thu Mar 22, 2012 3:10 am

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Re: Stuff that reminds you of DragonBall

Post by Godo » Thu Mar 22, 2012 7:02 am

Pretty much any other shonen manga with huge dragonball inspired ki blasts.
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Re: Stuff that reminds you of DragonBall

Post by dbboxkaifan » Thu Mar 22, 2012 10:33 am

The voice actors/actresses.
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Post by Tanooki Kuribo » Thu Mar 22, 2012 11:45 am

I have cherry blossoms around my neighborhood now, when I see them they remind me of DBZ movie. :?
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Re: Stuff that reminds you of DragonBall

Post by DBZAOTA482 » Thu Mar 22, 2012 11:55 am

Anything with ancient Asian mythology influences.
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Re: Stuff that reminds you of DragonBall

Post by SylentEcho » Thu Mar 22, 2012 12:18 pm

Any manga with even slight similarities. Random stuff that happens everyday reminds of of Dragon Ball. :D

Plus, I don't really need to be reminded of Dragon Ball as such. Almost all of my friends are Dragon Ball fans and we end up having some discussion or the other about it at least once a day.
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Re: Stuff that reminds you of DragonBall

Post by CaBrPi » Thu Mar 22, 2012 5:47 pm

High Hrothgar and Paarthurnax from Skyrim remind me a lot of Karin and his tower.
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Re: Stuff that reminds you of DragonBall

Post by Sun-Wukong » Fri Mar 23, 2012 9:55 pm

I've been reading Ultimate Muscle lately, and it reminds me of Dragon Ball quite a bit.
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Re: Stuff that reminds you of DragonBall

Post by TheGreatness25 » Sun Mar 25, 2012 11:44 am

The Sonic games! More particularly because when I was in 3rd grade playing the good old Sega Genesis, I'd made my own little spin-off and the main thing was a Saiyan who had conquered all the worlds (besides Earth of course, that's where he gets stopped), and pretended that's what was happening while playing the Sonic games. Yeah...I know.
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