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What have you watched recently?

Post by Gonstead » Fri Jun 22, 2012 3:34 am

I've recently watched up to the end of the first disc of Z Season 2 in Japanese along with the first 7 Z movies in Japanese as well for the first time.

What about you?
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Post by DragonBoxZTheMovies » Fri Jun 22, 2012 4:38 am

Dragon Ball Evolution is on Channel Four again...it's on in the background as I type this.
WHAT? It's good, mindless entertainment. I don't have to take it too seriously that way. :P

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Post by Gonstead » Fri Jun 22, 2012 4:45 am

DragonBoxZTheMovies wrote:Dragon Ball Evolution is on Channel Four again...it's on in the background as I type this.
WHAT? It's good, mindless entertainment. I don't have to take it too seriously that way. :P
Hah, yeah I'm on channel four right now watching it.

I'm so bored right now it's all there really is on tonight. I could watch a few more of the movies but I'm done for the day.
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Post by MCDaveG » Fri Jun 22, 2012 9:32 am

I'm watching Gundam 00, but last things I watched labeled Dragon Ball were unreleased video footage from the Japanese playdia game.
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Post by dbboxkaifan » Fri Jun 22, 2012 9:51 am

DBZ Kai Episode 97 and 98 on BD.

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Post by Metalwario64 » Fri Jun 22, 2012 10:13 am

Gonstead wrote:I've recently watched up to the end of the first disc of Season 2 in Japanese along with the first 7 movies in Japanese as well for the first time.

What about you?
Season 2 of which series?
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Re: What have you watched recently?

Post by DHM211 » Fri Jun 22, 2012 10:14 am

Dbz coolers revenge on BD,english, the vegetoo episodes on my d-box,english and DBGT a heros legacy,japanese?

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Post by Metalwario64 » Fri Jun 22, 2012 10:29 am

For me, I've been watching the original Dragon Ball in Japanese with my Father from the beginning. We've watched dubbed Z (with Kikuchi's score at least) together before, though this was before the original Dragon Ball was (completely) released. I wish I would have been able to know that the original was going to be released in a few years from then, but everyone was talking about how "unlikely" and "impossible" that was, so I started him on Z. I regret doing so, yet hindsight is always 20/20. Same goes for the dub. I always heard him complain about subtitled movies when he was searching for movies to watch "On Demand", but I wanted to show him Fist of The North Star, and that series has an incomplete dub, so I used that as an opportunity to get him used to reading subtitles.

Now he's seen all of the original Dragon Ball, and despite knowing some events such as character deaths work out in the end, there was still much he was surprised by, so it was nice to see someone's reactions to a partially spoiler free experience, both for this and Z. I had a partially spoiler-free original Dragon Ball experience as well, though to a lesser extent.

He was always wondering what was up with the characters like Tenshinhan and Yamucha, and he often exclaimed that they just "stand around doing nothing", so he was intrigued to see their back story. He really grew to like Tenshinhan especially (as did I upon my original Dragon Ball viewing).


Anyway, now to segue back into the main topic's question, my Dad and I just got back to the episode where Goku as a Super Saiyan first fights Freeza yesterday. We watch two to three episodes every day or two, and we've been watching Dragon Ball in general since 2007 or so since I first got my Z season sets. He really likes the series. I've yet to show him GT (partly because I still only own "Season 1"), and I don't know if I ever will or not.
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Post by dprez » Fri Jun 22, 2012 10:50 am

I watched the original Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans OVA for the first time this past week. Loved it, especially the music. Still holding out for another original Dragon Ball anime release before I watch the series again ( Dragon Box ). Same with the Z movies, but I'll definitely get the blue Dragon Ball movie box and the GT complete series green brick soon.

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Post by DarkPrince_92 » Fri Jun 22, 2012 10:59 am

dprez wrote:I watched the original Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans OVA for the first time this past week. Loved it, especially the music.
This. I just loved Seigasha's work in it. And I watched Kai Part 7 with Yamamoto score.
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Post by DBZGTKOSDH » Fri Jun 22, 2012 11:07 am

Dragon Ball Z: True Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans: Earth & Space Chapters. Almost all of it.
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Superman is, and always has been, a symbol for truth, justice, and upstanding moral fortitude–a role model and leader as much as a fighter. The more down-to-earth Goku has no illusions about being responsible for maintaining social order, or for setting some kind of moral example for the entire world. Goku is simply a martial artist who’s devoted his life toward perfecting his fighting skills and other abilities. Though never shy about risking his life to save either one person or the entire world, he just doesn’t believe that the balance of the world rests in any way on his shoulders, and he has no need to shape any part of it in his image. Goku is an idealist, and believes that there is some good in everyone, but he is unconcerned with the big picture of the world…unless it has to do with some kind of fight. Politics, society, law and order don’t have much bearing on his life, but he’s a man who knows right from wrong.

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Post by samuraix123 » Fri Jun 22, 2012 11:10 am

I haven't finished my Dragon-box 6 yet lol on the last disc though :)
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Post by Codarik » Fri Jun 22, 2012 11:24 am

Watching some of the old Frieza saga VHS tapes. Has anyone else noticed that a little after Frieza tries to blow up the planet we see the Grand Elder's house get completely destroyed but later it's intact with minor wreckage?

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Post by dprez » Fri Jun 22, 2012 11:28 am

DarkPrince_92 wrote:
dprez wrote:I watched the original Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans OVA for the first time this past week. Loved it, especially the music.
This. I just loved Seigasha's work in it. And I watched Kai Part 7 with Yamamoto score.
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Post by Cipher » Fri Jun 22, 2012 1:48 pm

Metalwario64 wrote:I've yet to show him GT (partly because I still only own "Season 1"), and I don't know if I ever will or not.
Why wouldn't you?

I've been taking my girlfriend (now fiancee) through the series, starting with Dragon Ball, during the last two years, and she knows we're hitting GT eventually. I rarely see new fans as put off by it as older ones are.

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Post by Pokewhiz7 » Fri Jun 22, 2012 2:07 pm

I was in the Buu saga on Dragon Box 6, about to the part where Majin Buu is revived and Gohan dies...and then I just stopped. It just bored the almighty fuck out of me, I dunno. Coming back to it a few months later, I watch two more episodes, and I'll watch more later. I'm about to watch "For Those Whom He Loves...Vegeta Perishes!"

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Post by Metalwario64 » Fri Jun 22, 2012 3:19 pm

Cipher wrote:
Metalwario64 wrote:I've yet to show him GT (partly because I still only own "Season 1"), and I don't know if I ever will or not.
Why wouldn't you?

I've been taking my girlfriend (now fiancee) through the series, starting with Dragon Ball, during the last two years, and she knows we're hitting GT eventually. I rarely see new fans as put off by it as older ones are.
I guess it's because I was pretty bored by it, and never got around to buying the rest of the series as a result. I think he might like it though because he seems to like anything Dragon Ball. He didn't like Z's ending, but I doubt he'd like GT's ending either because he hates vague, open ended endings, or even ones he incorrectly perceives to be as such.

I guess I might end up showing him the first few episodes, and see if he's interested in watching the rest.
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Post by CaBrPi » Fri Jun 22, 2012 3:37 pm

I started watching the original Dragon Ball subbed recently. The only thing DB I'd seen subbed before was PtEtSS, so it's a pretty new experience.

Anyways, I've watched up to the end of the Hunt for the Dragon Balls arc, and I'm probably going to start up again soon. I actually started compiling a preferred English voices list for the (non-one-off) characters. I might post that sometime.

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Post by BlazingFiddlesticks » Fri Jun 22, 2012 4:15 pm

I wanted to watch Goku v. Majin Vegeta again, but plopped in one disc too late and was treated to utter filler (Buu's revival and victims) at it's finest.
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Post by Drew » Fri Jun 22, 2012 4:18 pm

Rosario+Vampire... bring on the hate. :?

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