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

[Sinestro]

I guess I made the most posts in this thread as of today, with the posts over 112. Before that, my most posts in a thread would be "English Dragon Box" from 2009.

I've made 140 posts in this thread. Wait, make that 141.

I reckon Chuquita has us both beat though.

As of this post, I've got 295. ^^;
Yeah, the Kanzenshuu portion of my life has kind of been lived in this thread for the past several months.

I was seriously at a crossroads with DB this time last year, and I'm still not sure what I'll be doing related to it after BOG has come and gone, but for now I'm enjoying the lead-up to this party that pretty much came out of nowhere and stunned me back in July. If this is the final big hurrah for DB stuff that interests me, so be it, but I'm gonna have a blast with BOG while it's here. :3

What brought you to this crossroads, if you don't mind me asking?

[Gonstead]

At one point I think I actually had hopes that this would see a cinema release in Australia. As if that would happen.

It could happen here in New Zealand with the Cinema Asia thing we have planned, my Aussie brethren!

If it indeed is true, all you have to do is fork out more money than you would pay for a ticket for a 2 way trip back and forth to see a single movie!

[Chuquita]

What brought you to this crossroads, if you don't mind me asking?

Several things, but the biggest one is time. I've been in this fandom a long, long time by internet standards (13 years this summer) and I'd been starting to feel like I'd seen everything DB-related that could possibly interest me. I felt like I'd drawn all the fanart I'd wanted to draw for it, written all the fics I'd wanted to write. In DB terms I guess the best way I could describe it is that awful "is there nothing more?" feeling I saw Goku grapple with in the 08 special (which I could relate to more and more as time went by). The most recent thing prior to BOG that was DB-related that really interested me was the DBO timeline update about Age 801 with Goku and Vegeta's tragic end, and that's a few years gone at this point.
Back to the crossroads, it didn't really help matters that the landscape on DA was changing (and had been) in that a lot of those whose art I followed were either leaving the fandom, or were no longer posting at all. I would still draw for myself, because I still enjoy it, but I admit there is an energy that's present when you have a group of artists sharing their art and bouncing ideas off of one another and just generally being fans together.
I was also terribly afraid of overstaying my time for fear of one day resenting it. I didn't and don't want to end up like others who have left this fandom in tired dislike of it. I want to be able to look back on this era with fond feelings and memories.
While there have been many different anime and manga series that I've followed over the years, DB's the only one that I've been this actively involved in, so it's special to me in that way.
This is why, for me personally, BOG is exciting. Near-everything I've learned about it so far has left me with a positive feeling. This is new, crazy, fun DB animation the likes that I've wanted to see for a long while. It's snapped me out of my funk, bought me some time, and given me a nice chunk of inspiration for my art. I still don't know where I'll be after the ride is over, but I'm having fun while it's rolling.

[DragonBalllKaiHD]

So basically it comes down to these:

1. Burned out with the franchise
2. People leaving the fandom

Is that what you're saying?

[The S]

Wait...
So Shoko-tan's voicing in the movie?
And the antagonist is a big cat god?

Why don't I see this ending well?

[Chuquita]

That poor kitty. XD
I guess her voicing a fish after this odd photo-shoot of sorts makes for another fun "in hindsight" coincidence to add to Yamadera's cat-related Disney cover songs.

So basically it comes down to these:

1. Burned out with the franchise
2. People leaving the fandom

Is that what you're saying?

Yup, pretty much. You can't run a ship alone, and you've got to dock some time. I don't want to be on the boat so long that I get sick of the sea.
(I don't know why I'm using ocean metaphors. ^^; )

Maybe sports would work better? I've entered double overtime. I'm in the middle of an extra inning. It's coming down to sudden death; that sort of thing.


Links to the Kouichi Yamadera cat-songs that I mentioned earlier: http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/kouichi%20yamadera
Purple one at the top left is "Everybody wants to be a Cat" and the purple one further down on the right is "Circle of Life".

[Herms]

I guess her voicing a fish after this odd photo-shoot of sorts makes for another fun "in hindsight" coincidence to add to Yamadera's cat-related Disney cover songs.

Shoko Nakagawa is voicing a policewoman. It's gold medalist Kaori Matsumoto who is voicing the fish.

[kei17]

I guess her voicing a fish after this odd photo-shoot of sorts makes for another fun "in hindsight" coincidence to add to Yamadera's cat-related Disney cover songs.

She's voicing a policewoman. Judo expert Matsumoto is voicing the fish.

No, it's the opposite.

[Chuquita]

*Kind of wants Shoko-fish and Birusu to sing a duet now.* >_>

This could never work as a musical though, not with Goku's singing voice.

[Sinestro]

What brought you to this crossroads, if you don't mind me asking?

Several things, but the biggest one is time. I've been in this fandom a long, long time by internet standards (13 years this summer) and I'd been starting to feel like I'd seen everything DB-related that could possibly interest me. I felt like I'd drawn all the fanart I'd wanted to draw for it, written all the fics I'd wanted to write. In DB terms I guess the best way I could describe it is that awful "is there nothing more?" feeling I saw Goku grapple with in the 08 special (which I could relate to more and more as time went by). The most recent thing prior to BOG that was DB-related that really interested me was the DBO timeline update about Age 801 with Goku and Vegeta's tragic end, and that's a few years gone at this point.
Back to the crossroads, it didn't really help matters that the landscape on DA was changing (and had been) in that a lot of those whose art I followed were either leaving the fandom, or were no longer posting at all. I would still draw for myself, because I still enjoy it, but I admit there is an energy that's present when you have a group of artists sharing their art and bouncing ideas off of one another and just generally being fans together.
I was also terribly afraid of overstaying my time for fear of one day resenting it. I didn't and don't want to end up like others who have left this fandom in tired dislike of it. I want to be able to look back on this era with fond feelings and memories.
While there have been many different anime and manga series that I've followed over the years, DB's the only one that I've been this actively involved in, so it's special to me in that way.
This is why, for me personally, BOG is exciting. Near-everything I've learned about it so far has left me with a positive feeling. This is new, crazy, fun DB animation the likes that I've wanted to see for a long while. It's snapped me out of my funk, bought me some time, and given me a nice chunk of inspiration for my art. I still don't know where I'll be after the ride is over, but I'm having fun while it's rolling.

Ah, I see.

I think I understand the feeling. Even though I've been in the fandom for quite a while (I feel old), I've never felt that feeling with Dragon Ball.

But I have felt it, being a comic fan. I've fallen in that funk with Marvel and DC comics.

And if things like this new movie keep coming out, I may never feel that way.

[Herms]

She's voicing a policewoman. Judo expert Matsumoto is voicing the fish.

No, it's the opposite.

Really? Rats, I must be going cross-eyed.

[Daimakku]

*Kind of wants Shoko-fish and Birusu to sing a duet now.* >_>

This could never work as a musical though, not with Goku's singing voice.

I just imagined a Dragonball musical ala-Disney. Oh god it's hilarious.

Imagine an intense moment where Goku and Birusu stare at each other for 10 seconds, and then Goku starts singing all of a sudden and then Birusu joins him in a duet while they fight dance.

Yeah I've drank too much coffee.

[Chuquita]

*Kind of wants Shoko-fish and Birusu to sing a duet now.* >_>

This could never work as a musical though, not with Goku's singing voice.

I just imagined a Dragonball musical ala-Disney. Oh god it's hilarious.

Imagine an intense moment where Goku and Birusu stare at each other for 10 seconds, and then Goku starts singing all of a sudden and then Birusu joins him in a duet while they fight dance.

Yeah I've drank too much coffee.

I would watch that. *_*
All of it.
Birusu's got such an awesome singing voice I would adore for them to utilize that, and while I find Goku's speaking voice really cute, his singing voice...is very Goku.

Found a Nozawa character song that's not Goku, even though it still sounds like him (well, child Goku anyway) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwaAjt_ULs8
Adult Goku has never gotten a character song; I think it'd be neat if BOG or the Buu arc of Kai remedy that. >_>
Somehow I think Adult Goku's singing voice would sound better than Child Goku's.

Ah, I see.

I think I understand the feeling. Even though I've been in the fandom for quite a while (I feel old), I've never felt that feeling with Dragon Ball.

But I have felt it, being a comic fan. I've fallen in that funk with Marvel and DC comics.

And if things like this new movie keep coming out, I may never feel that way.

This past January was the first time I've ever really felt that with DB. It only affected my participation-motivation though, not my enjoyment of the characters and series. This lasted up until July when the movie was first announced. So if BOG hadn't happened, even though I'd still like the characters that I like in DB just as much, my online activity both here and on DA probably would've continued to steadily drop and it's possible it would've become like all the other series I follow but never actually do anything with. Basically I would've eventually become a lurker, or at worst vanished entirely due to a lack of new, fun DB stuff to play with.

I'm happy that didn't happen; really enjoying participating in DB: BOG stuff atm. :3

[DBZGTKOSDH]

Wait...
So Shoko-tan's voicing in the movie?
And the antagonist is a big cat god?

Why don't I see this ending well?

What the fuck is she doing?!

[Fox666]

deleted

[JeffJarrett]

It's a common practice in Japan to eat cats.

Before the 19th century perhaps. Since, it has long been considered unacceptable.

[Gyt Kaliba]

Huh. I saw those pics (well, four of them) a while back in a meme, with the cat going 'Human/Wat are u doin?/Human/Human, STAHP', but I had no idea it was anyone famous.

[JulieYBM]

Dat kitay iz not amuzz'ed. O.o

[B]

Theory: Bils wants to eat Shoko-fish, Shoko-fish saves herself by telling him about Goku, the fight somehow leads back Bils' lair/dimension with the hourglasses, Goku tries to eat the fish.

[Sinestro]

I'm happy that didn't happen; really enjoying participating in DB: BOG stuff atm. :3

I'm enjoying this too. This is the first time I've really been invested in something new coming out.