Dragon Ball things you never want to hear again

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Re: Dragon Ball things you never want to hear again

Post by MCDaveG » Thu Mar 07, 2013 5:24 am

Is this guy retarded or mentally ill?
Yeah, learning Japanese is so easy, you can go trough the kanji like 500 signs a weekend, no prob. In one week, you can talk like Kansai resident and no-one will notice.
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Post by Saiga » Thu Mar 07, 2013 6:56 am

Gaffer Tape wrote:"People can do that simply by learning Japanese!"

Oh, yeah, of course, it's so simple! I'll get right on that! Be back in five!
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Post by Saiyan Femme » Thu Mar 07, 2013 1:13 pm

-Power level lists, and endless power level arguments.
-I could do without seeing the orange uniform for a while, I don't dislike it but it got tiring, I always liked better seeing Goku, Krillin and Yamcha in other clothes.
-Gotenks.

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Post by Rocketman » Thu Mar 07, 2013 1:45 pm

Saiyan Femme wrote:-I could do without seeing the orange uniform for a while, I don't dislike it but it got tiring, I always liked better seeing Goku, Krillin and Yamcha in other clothes.
YES

Yes, yes, yes.

One of the few things I love about GT with no qualifiers was the redesign of everybody.

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Post by Fizzer » Thu Mar 07, 2013 2:54 pm

Saiyan Femme wrote:-Power level lists, and endless power level arguments.
-I could do without seeing the orange uniform for a while, I don't dislike it but it got tiring, I always liked better seeing Goku, Krillin and Yamcha in other clothes.
-Gotenks.
Yes. I understand those being worn in the first three Tankaichi Bodukais, but the rest of the time PEOPLE NEED TO GET SOME NEW F***ING CLOTHES.

Seriously, why is Goku ALWAYS wearing that thing even in his everyday life? There isn't any reason at all to wear it to the Saiyan fight, on Namek, during the android/Cell arc, while training, while dead, while back from the dead...

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Post by Saiyan Femme » Thu Mar 07, 2013 4:02 pm

Fizzer wrote: Yes. I understand those being worn in the first three Tankaichi Bodukais, but the rest of the time PEOPLE NEED TO GET SOME NEW F***ING CLOTHES.

Seriously, why is Goku ALWAYS wearing that thing even in his everyday life? There isn't any reason at all to wear it to the Saiyan fight, on Namek, during the android/Cell arc, while training, while dead, while back from the dead...
I know right?
I liked that one normal everyday outfit Goku had when he went looking for a new kamisama, right before the Cell Games.
And I can't tell if I really like his Yadrat clothes a whole lot or if it was just the relief of finally seeing him in something different.

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Post by CaBrPi » Thu Mar 07, 2013 4:38 pm

Rocketman wrote:
Saiyan Femme wrote:-I could do without seeing the orange uniform for a while, I don't dislike it but it got tiring, I always liked better seeing Goku, Krillin and Yamcha in other clothes.
YES

Yes, yes, yes.

One of the few things I love about GT with no qualifiers was the redesign of everybody.
Same here.

With Goku, Tenshinhan, and Piccolo, I generally don't care, but with Gohan, Goten, Trunks, Kuririn, Yamcha, etc.... it's a little odd to almost always see them in the same exact clothes in every situation, especially since those guys actually have (somewhat) normal lives. Sometimes it seems like the only person with more than one outfit is Bulma.

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Post by DBZGTKOSDH » Thu Mar 07, 2013 5:06 pm

I also don't like discussions about battle powers, mostly when someone uses battle powers to compare characters post-Freeza. I like comparing who is stronger than who, but it gets annoying when actual (fan-made) battle powers get into the discussion.
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Post by MCDaveG » Thu Mar 07, 2013 7:10 pm

Saiyan Femme wrote:
Fizzer wrote: Yes. I understand those being worn in the first three Tankaichi Bodukais, but the rest of the time PEOPLE NEED TO GET SOME NEW F***ING CLOTHES.

Seriously, why is Goku ALWAYS wearing that thing even in his everyday life? There isn't any reason at all to wear it to the Saiyan fight, on Namek, during the android/Cell arc, while training, while dead, while back from the dead...
I know right?
I liked that one normal everyday outfit Goku had when he went looking for a new kamisama, right before the Cell Games.
And I can't tell if I really like his Yadrat clothes a whole lot or if it was just the relief of finally seeing him in something different.
Yadrat clothes look damn cool!
But I actually like those other outfits for how rare they are!
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Post by ShinRogafuken » Thu Mar 07, 2013 7:19 pm

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Post by Castor Troy » Thu Mar 07, 2013 8:13 pm

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Post by Diotor » Thu Mar 07, 2013 9:56 pm

Rod wrote:
Diotor wrote:A permanent end to Krillin/Tenshinhan threads would be nice. Or "Vegeta beat Cell".


Oh god and looking above posts that cry that Kid Buu is the strongest form of Buu. Christ.
Vegeta beat cell? I'm not sure I'm familiar with this
I remember being involved on several threads that argued that Vegeta's ki blast on Cell was the only reason Gohan beat Cell as Super Perfect Cell > SSJ2, which makes zero sense whatsoever. Cell is close to that level but he is certainly not anywhere close to Gohan's full power.

...and those arguments went on for years.

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Post by Gyt Kaliba » Thu Mar 07, 2013 10:04 pm

Diotor wrote:I remember being involved on several threads that argued that Vegeta's ki blast on Cell was the only reason Gohan beat Cell as Super Perfect Cell > SSJ2, which makes zero sense whatsoever. Cell is close to that level but he is certainly not anywhere close to Gohan's full power.

...and those arguments went on for years.
Well, it is arguable that if Vegeta hadn't distracted Cell much better (much better than the others were I mean) at that final moment, that Gohan never would have gotten the jump on Cell with that final push of energy - but in terms of Vegeta's blast actually damaging or hurting Cell? That's definitely a leap in logic.
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Re: Dragon Ball things you never want to hear again

Post by Ringworm128 » Thu Mar 07, 2013 10:40 pm

"Saiya-jin", unless the person is speaking Japanese or explaining/mentioning that Saiyans are called Saiya-jins in the Japanese version.

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Post by Rod » Fri Mar 08, 2013 12:21 am

ringworm128 wrote:"Saiya-jin", unless the person is speaking Japanese or explaining/mentioning that Saiyans are called Saiya-jins in the Japanese version.
Hehehe I call them Saiyajin, done it my whole life, that's the term they use in the Mexican dub, which I grew up with. :P

Same goes for Pikkoro, (And some other names) although I started saying Piccolo more and more since I joined the boards

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Post by MCDaveG » Fri Mar 08, 2013 5:25 am

ringworm128 wrote:"Saiya-jin", unless the person is speaking Japanese or explaining/mentioning that Saiyans are called Saiya-jins in the Japanese version.
And those like me, who are familiar with German dub :wink:
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Post by Saiga » Fri Mar 08, 2013 8:12 pm

ringworm128 wrote:"Saiya-jin", unless the person is speaking Japanese or explaining/mentioning that Saiyans are called Saiya-jins in the Japanese version.
I feel the same way. Although FUNi dub Boo gets a pass. :wink:
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Post by Insertclevername » Fri Mar 08, 2013 9:16 pm

ringworm128 wrote:"Saiya-jin", unless the person is speaking Japanese or explaining/mentioning that Saiyans are called Saiya-jins in the Japanese version.

What about "SSJ"? I add the "J" just to make the acronym stand out more. "SS" seems too bland in my opinion.
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