Official On-Going DBZ 2013 Movie Thread: "Battle of Gods"

[Pokewhiz7]

First off, that shot's not even from in an episode, it's from an ending theme. ...I think. I remember it in the ending of Legacy of Goku, and I believe it came from the last DBZ ending theme.

Indeed it is.

[shonenhikada]

First off, that shot's not even from in an episode, it's from an ending theme. ...I think. I remember it in the ending of Legacy of Goku, and I believe it came from the last DBZ ending theme.

Secondly though, I meant that more in regards to these 'system busters' and 'reality warpers' and such. Cool ideas, sure, but they just don't feel like 'Dragon Ball' to me.

And as far as how demons work in Dragon Ball, I'd say that the Kaios and Kaioshin are the 'angels', so getting a Makaioshin or whatever it was from DBO, would be awesome as a villain.

Edit: Not to mini-mod, but that picture's size is pretty big, think you could swap it out for a smaller one, or just leave it as a link?

So you don't think Goku and Vegeta being trapped in japanese tv land, during a fight with an arch angel wouldn't be fun to see and go back to Toriyama's comedic roots ?

SupernatuAL:changing channels

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZcQpXk4pDs

Watch the episode and tell me that plot wouldn't make a lovely sub plot/scene in the movie.

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Lastly, yes i know not in the manga and its in the anime, that is why i said so in my post. Yes I will link it.

[Gyt Kaliba]

First off, that shot's not even from in an episode, it's from an ending theme. ...I think. I remember it in the ending of Legacy of Goku, and I believe it came from the last DBZ ending theme.

Indeed it is.

Thought so, thanks for confirming it for me. I forgot about the cricket-angel Kaio-sama.

So you don't think Goku and Vegeta being trapped in japanese tv land, during a fight with an arch angel wouldn't be fun to see and go back to Toriyama's comedic roots ?

SupernatuAL:changing channels

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZcQpXk4pDs

Watch the episode and tell me that plot wouldn't make a lovely sub plot/scene in the movie.

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Lastly, yes i know not in the manga and its in the anime, that is why i said so in my post.

No offense, but...no. That just doesn't sound like a very Dragon Ball like plot to me. It'd be cool to see in other series maybe, but not this one. The furthest I'd go is to say that maybe it'd be cool to see them deal with some kind of threat that's digital and exists on the internet or something, but...Digimon and Summer Wars both say hello, they've been there and done that better than DBZ could already.

And that's just it as well - Supernatural already did that, so shouldn't you be happy with it being there? That's a specific plot idea rather than a theme idea, so why see it sullied in over use in everything else? You wouldn't want Super Saiyans in every other show just because of how awesome it is in DBZ would you?

And I know it was in the anime. But it was an ending theme, not part of an episode. Not part of the story, at all. The movies are closer to being in the main storyline than the events in the opening/endings are.

[Aoi]

If you think about it, they really have done it all. Even turning the good guys evil would be too reminiscent of the Bebi arc in GT. I think the only choice from the DB universe would be a fallen Kaioshin. I hope they do something more inspired this time around.

[Herms]

The "Demon Plain" seems to be Dragon Ball's interpretation of what many real people believe Hell is. Hell in Dragon Ball is just the place bad souls go where they then wait to be cleansed and reincarnated.

DB Hell is based off Buddhist ideas about Hell, which is where the whole "cleansed and reincarnated" thing comes from. The anime even stuffs DB Hell with parody versions of the various standard features of Hell in Japanese folklore and art, like the lake of blood, mountain of needles, oni guards, etc.

The Makai/Demon World is a common trope in manga, anime, and video games. It more often than not has nothing to do with the dead, and is just a sort of alternate world where demons live. It was originally a Buddhist term referring to any area of temptation.

[Hellspawn28]

I have a feeling that the villain is going to be a villain similar to the one from the 2008 Jump Special. A villain that is not very threatening since I remember hearing that this film is going to focus on both Goten & Trunks.

[Usingnero]

I have a feeling that the villain is going to be a villain similar to the one from the 2008 Jump Special. A villain that is not very threatening since I remember hearing that this film is going to focus on both Goten & Trunks.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but no information regarding any form of plot (or general info, well, in general ) has been revealed so where exactly did you hear about this Goten/Trunks deal from?
Also, I would hate another Goten/Trunks story, they pulled it off well in the 2008 special (thankfully), but its just that, WE JUST HAD IT! More focus on the other characters would be nice.

[VegettoEX]

Goten and Trunks appearing in the early promotional artwork for the movie at all transformed itself via the Internet into "focusing on Goten and Trunks" instead of simply "takes place during the timeframe in which Goten and Trunks are characters".

[Piccolo Daimao]

Dai Kaioshin was filler.

Nope. You might be thinking of Dai-Kaiou, although he was mentioned in the manga but never shown.

[DBZGTKOSDH]

Dai Kaioshin was filler.

Nope. You might be thinking of Dai-Kaiou, although he was mentioned in the manga but never shown.

Darn it... I meant Dai Kaio, yes.

[Michsi]

Also, I would hate another Goten/Trunks story, they pulled it off well in the 2008 special (thankfully), but its just that, WE JUST HAD IT! More focus on the other characters would be nice.

This! The kids can be funny and all, but I feel that humour is pretty much their only strong point and even that become annoying at some point. I don't find them that intriguing as characters, as individuals and/or as a pair (not to mention that Goten's presence as a character tends to fade away when he is with Trunks) The old Buu Saga movies gave them plenty of screen time and they will most likely get some more in this movie as well. It's just don't want it to be their movie.

One thing that I would love to see in this movie would be some additional character insight. DB always tended to avoid delving to deep into a character's thoughts and feelings and as a result the characters appear to be pretty shallow. It's hard to say exactly what I mean by this, I don't want anything too fancy, just a little more creativity when it comes to handling the characters.
I can already see them checking the list of things this movie has to have : a Piccolo&Gohan friendship scene, a Goku&Vegeta rivalry/friendship scene, a Goten&Trunks being mischievous and causing trouble scene etc,etc, basically fan favorite character dynamic, but ones that we have seen about a million times before.

[Zephyr]

Toriyama could finally reveal a One Above all equivalent who roams a higher plane that even the supreme kai, and others don't know about. He could create Lucifer, Michael, Raphael and Gabriel, who act as the more superior version to the supreme kais. The 4 angels can be introduced into a story arc, where they are aided by z-senshi to help stop lucifer from resetting all of fictions.

Eh, I'd be more partial to having 4 Dragons above the Kaioshin, maybe tie the Dragon Balls to them somehow. As for new villains that would actually be threatening, the only real way to not rip off GT that I can think of would be to finally introduce the Makaio/shin to the anime.

[soulnova]

If you think about it, they really have done it all. Even turning the good guys evil would be too reminiscent of the Bebi arc in GT. I think the only choice from the DB universe would be a fallen Kaioshin. I hope they do something more inspired this time around.

Isn't that a little like Toyble's series? Not saying I wouldn't like it, just pointing it out.

I can already see them checking the list of things this movie has to have : a Piccolo&Gohan friendship scene, a Goku&Vegeta rivalry/friendship scene, a Goten&Trunks being mischievous and causing trouble scene etc,etc, basically fan favorite character dynamic, but ones that we have seen about a million times before.

Roshi groping females. Eating scene.

[shonenhikada]

Well if ya'll don't like the idea of angels. What about devas which is the equivalent to angels in Buddhism.

Look them up Buddha is equivalent to michael, Mara is the equivalent of Lucifer, Ananda is the equivalent to Gabriel in Buddhism. In short angels are just placed under a different name in Buddhism and I don't see a problem in incorporating them into the series.

Look them up.

[JeffJarrett]

I don't like the idea of angels. It reminds me of the Saint Seiya movie about Lucifer.

[Avenged]

How about someone like Raditz returning from the dead? It'd be nice to have everyone fight an evil Saiyan again. Or how about Garlic Jr? Third times the charm!

[samuraix123]

How about someone like Raditz returning from the dead? It'd be nice to have everyone fight an evil Saiyan again. Or how about Garlic Jr? Third times the charm!

How about another movie starring Broly! ROAR! MORE POWER!

[Avenged]

How about someone like Raditz returning from the dead? It'd be nice to have everyone fight an evil Saiyan again. Or how about Garlic Jr? Third times the charm!

How about another movie starring Broly! ROAR! MORE POWER!

Ghost Broly.

[JulieYBM]

I'll take Super Saiyan 3 Broli is his fights are key animated by Tanaka Hironori, Kameda Yoshimichi, and Kurita Shin'ichi.

Bringing Lucifer from the second Dragon Ball movie back would be cool, although with Nozawa dead they'd have to recast.

[Chuquita]

I'll take Super Saiyan 3 Broli is his fights are key animated by Tanaka Hironori, Kameda Yoshimichi, and Kurita Shin'ichi.

Bringing Lucifer from the second Dragon Ball movie back would be cool, although with Nozawa dead they'd have to recast.

I thought you meant Masako Nozawa, you scared me for a second. It took me a moment before I remembered the person who voiced him also had the last name of Nozawa.

I don't think I'd want Brolli back unless they gave him some actual dialogue ala Movie 8. Let him converse normally with the people he's fighting. I wouldn't want him just running around screaming "Kakarrotto!" all the time like he did in 10 and 11.