One Hour Toriko/One Piece/DBZ crossover to Air April 7

[Gyt Kaliba]

Thanks for those Flickr sets Tanooki, I had a lot of fun flipping through all of those shots. It looks like the special is about like I predicted, mostly mindless fun that...actually looks like it really is fun for the most part.

Also, there's this particular shot.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8391/8628 ... 3fee_b.jpg

Actual parenting in Dragon Ball? Whoa.

[JulieYBM]

It was definitely fun and I had a smile on my face watching the whole thing; I wouldn't mind seeing another special or crossover every now and then.

It's kind of a shame that Toei doesn't seem to put more money of effort into their TV animation compared to their film projects. The animation for both One Piece and Toriko (two of their biggest franchises) is noticeably poorer than Toei's TV animation from the 90's (Sailor Moon/DBZ/Slam Dunk all seem to be more on-model, fluid, and consistant than OP/Toriko)... Did many of their better animators leave the company?

When it comes to Dragon Ball most of the best animators to work on the weekly episodes were actually from sub-contracting studios. I believe Shida Naotoshi (who did the best cuts from the special) went from being an animator for Last House (the studio that went from doing great episodes to the worst during the Artificial Humans arc) was hired away from Last House during the Artificial Humans arc and has stayed with Toei since, becoming one of their best battle animation animators. Hisada Kazuya, Shimanuki Masahiro, and Tate Naoki all eventually left Seigasha after Take'uchi Tomekichi passed away. Hisada is now the Character Designer of One Piece and Shimanuki is a gourmet designer for Toriko. Both are no longer in their primes as animators, although Tate Naoki has grown a lot since his early days.

So, the short of it is, yes and no.

[Jackal puFF]

I was just bored while watching it. And It didn't make any sense to me when they all fought each other... Maybe if I gave a crap about Toriko or One Piece I would enjoy it.

[Saiga]

Oh, I'm surprised to see that the Z cast has their BoG appearances in this. Although I guess I shouldn't be, it makes sense to use their BoG appearances for promotional reasons.

[Cold Skin]

I watched it all and liked it a lot, it's very festive, with a great fun atmosphere and great interactions between characters, with a nice refreshing story and great final battle!
Entertaining from A to Z!

I was surprised to see that Goku is really shown as superior to Luffy and Toriko, I thought they would make them pretty much equals, but Goku's really the V.I.P. in this party, the legendary guest and the main hero of the day.

[KaiserNeko]

One thing about this special that kept distracting me was the fact that, none of the DragonBall Z or One Piece sound effects were used. This was VERY distracting, considering they're such an iconic part of both shows.

Also, wow it was cheap. Like, incredibly cheap. Ridiculously cheap. @.@

[Chuquita]

The lack of stock sound effects bothered me most when Goku was teleporting. I'm so used to that specific sound effect that it's just weird not to hear it used in conjunction with the move.
Does the use of sound effects still cost money when they're being used by the same company that owns the rights who's putting the special out?

[kei17]

Yeah, sound effects felt very off. Also, the non-Minaguchi Videl was really odd.

[Metalwario64]

So, incredibly thin and weakly Mr. Satan isn't just Toriyama's current style, but it's his new design? Look, he's so frail that Videl has to lift his arm for him.

[Makaioshin]

Dragon Ball Z x Toriko x One Piece Crossover - ''Battle of Gods'' Soundtracks :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYMbjLCn ... e=youtu.be

Goku's voice sounds odd at 1:37. Is that Nozawa?

[Chuquita]

Re: Frail Mr. Satan

That does look strange on him. o_O
I don't recall him having his current-Toriyama-style body in any of the shots of him from BOG though.
(Or maybe he did and I wasn't paying attention?)

If current-Toriyama-style had been applied to Vegeta in the animation, that would really cause some waves.

Re: Goku's voice at 1:37

Now that I listen to that again, I don't think that's Nozawa. I actually think that might be Tanaka. O_O

[ATEMVEGETA]

I enjoyed watching both episodes!

[Mewzard]

There's hardly any series that Dragon Ball would crossover easily, maybe Saint Seiya could...
The thing is, of course you can't have DB characters with their full strength because that way a) the foe would be too weak for them or b) he'd be far too strong for the others.
Having them nerfed allows a bit more of character interaction.

Yeah, in Saint Seiya, Saints are able to move or do attacks in lightspeed. But Saint Seiya is hardly popular as Toriko, One Piece or Dragon Ball, as it is 24 years since it was serialized in Shonen Jump and they moved off from TOEI in this century with the original series.

Saint Seiya is still Toei's second most popular anime internationally (behind Dragon Ball), and Toei is trying to bring it back hardcore (the GT of Saint Seiya (Omega) is going into Season 2 *and therefore, will be longer than GT*, and they're dumping a lot of money *the most they have, to my understanding* into a brand new CG movie to potentially spin off into another ongoing series). The manga is still even ongoing (albeit, in a new series in Shonen Champion).

Power-wise among the Jump manga, this is the best pairing you're going to get (unless you want crazy power vs crazy power, then you gotta Jojo's Bizarre Adventure). Though personality-wise, you couldn't go more opposite than Goku and Seiya. Them butting heads would be rather interesting.

And I just realized I've been sick for over a week, the special already aired?

Man, I hope this ends up getting dubbed. I mean, Funi dubs DBZ, One Piece, and Toriko, so that shouldn't be an issue, right? I mean, there isn't some sort of policy or issue preventing them from dubbing it?

If there isn't an issue, I totally want to see it done. They'd probably have to do the original One Piece x Toriko specials first though...

Still, I do like the idea of these crossovers. Always been a big fan of crossovers. Doesn't happen enough in manga/anime.



But when it does happen, it can be amazing.

[omegalucas]

Dragon Ball Z x Toriko x One Piece Crossover - ''Battle of Gods'' Soundtracks :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYMbjLCn ... e=youtu.be

Goku's voice sounds odd at 1:37. Is that Nozawa?

I noticed that too when I first watched it. It sounds like Tanaka.

[Wobbuffet]

Power-wise among the Jump manga, this is the best pairing you're going to get (unless you want crazy power vs crazy power, then you gotta Jojo's Bizarre Adventure). Though personality-wise, you couldn't go more opposite than Goku and Seiya. Them butting heads would be rather interesting.

I don't know... Power-wise, I'd like to see Dragon Ball x Bastard!!, but that probably wouldn't be suitable for children.

[fogdark]

Saint Seiya is still Toei's second most popular anime internationally (behind Dragon Ball)

Wow, is it really? I know Saint Seiya is still quite popular in countries like France or Brazil, but in other places? sure it was incredibly popular in most of Europe and Latin America, but time has passed, and it's popularity has gone down. With series like One Piece out there, I'd be really surprised if Saint Seiya is Toei's 2nd most popular anime internationally.
I mean, I'd put it in the top 10 for sure, and perhaps even in the top 5, but I really find it hard to believe it's the 2nd most. Not saying that it isn't thought, and if you have the article where you found this information I'd love to read it (I love these kind of information of sales and stuff like that). But it's just that Saint Seiya isn't currently as mainstream as Dragon Ball still is, and it's only recently, with the appearance of Saint Seiya Omega, that the series is trying to become, once again, more mainstream...

Anyways, this special was made more or less for promotional purposes. The budget was pretty small, and the plot quite simple. To enjoy this special you must be a fan of at least 2 of the 3 series, so that the interactions between the characters can entertain you.
Also, this special takes place in it's own timeline if you will. The same timeline where the 2 previous One Piece x Toriko specials have taken place. On the first of those special, they met for the first time. On the second special they remembered each other. And now, on this 3rd special they follow this plot. Toriko and Luffy have met 2 times previously, while this is the first time they met Goku.

[Metalwario64]

Saint Seiya is still Toei's second most popular anime internationally (behind Dragon Ball)

Wow, is it really? I know Saint Seiya is still quite popular in countries like France or Brazil, but in other places? sure it was incredibly popular in most of Europe and Latin America, but time has passed, and it's popularity has gone down. With series like Naruto, Bleach and even One Piece, I'd be really surprised if Saint Seiya is the 2nd most popular anime internationally. I mean, I'd put it in the top 10 for sure, and perhaps even in the top 5, but I really find it hard to believe it's the 2nd most. Not saying that it isn't thought, and if you have the article where you found this information I'd love to read it (I love these kind of information of sales and stuff like that). But it's just that Saint Seiya isn't currently as mainstream as Dragon Ball still is, and it's only recently, with the appearance of Saint Seiya Omega, that the series is trying to become once again more mainstream...

I'm not sure if it's accurate, but still, Mewzard never said second most popular anime of all. Mewzard clearly stated it was Toei's second most popular series. Toei has nothing to do with Bleach or Naruto.

[fogdark]

I'm not sure if it's accurate, but still, Mewzard never said second most popular anime of all. Mewzard clearly stated it was Toei's second most popular series. Toei has nothing to do with Bleach or Naruto.

You're quite right, sir! I screwed up there *goes to correct it.
Still, Toei spews more anime year after year, and while in my opinion 90% of those shows are pretty much crap, and only a small percentage of the 10% remaining actually become quite well known, I still find it difficult to believe Saint Seiya is still so popular. I'd love it if it is, but I wouldn't be surprised if a series like One Piece currently has the 2nd place..

[rereboy]

I'm not sure if it's accurate, but still, Mewzard never said second most popular anime of all. Mewzard clearly stated it was Toei's second most popular series. Toei has nothing to do with Bleach or Naruto.

You're quite right, sir! I screwed up there *goes to correct it.
Still, Toei spews more anime year after year, and while in my opinion 90% of those shows are pretty much crap, and only a small percentage of the 10% remaining actually become quite well known, I still find it difficult to believe Saint Seiya is still so popular. I'd love it if it is, but I wouldn't be surprised if a series like One Piece currently has the 2nd place..

One Piece deserves to be in second place (at least) but somehow I believe it when they say that Seiya is still nº 2.

[Fennekin]

SInce I'm a big Yu-Gi-Oh! fan, I noticed a continuity error.

Yugi kept the Millennium Puzzle of a string from the first episode until the start of Season 2, where he put it on a chain instead. It was also 18 episodes into Season 2 that Yugi got the "Sfifer the Sky Dragon" card.

Since Yugi never goes back to wearing the Millennium Puzzle on a string in the civilian world, why is he wearing one now? xD

Anyways, I was also wonder, how would they release this episode? Would it fall under Toriko, One Piece or Dragon Ball Z? Or would this be released on it's own as a special?