Battle of Gods...2?

[UpFromTheSkies]

I've revised my Battle of Gods sequel idea again and have posted it here http://www.kanzenshuu.com/forum/viewtop ... =6&t=23185

After I develop the story enough, I'm thinking about having someone create story boards and concept art, and turn it into a manga.

[Nex Carnifex]

I've revised my Battle of Gods sequel idea again and have posted it here http://www.kanzenshuu.com/forum/viewtop ... =6&t=23185

After I develop the story enough, I'm thinking about having someone create story boards and concept art, and turn it into a manga.

Can you stop

[Zephyr]

Can you stop

No need to be rude about it, man.

I just thought to myself, that if the series were to ever continue officially, I would love for things to somehow transpire in a way that forces Tenshinhan and Piccolo to get their power drawn out by the Old Kaioshin. Would be a decent means to make them more semi-useful than they are currently.

[UpFromTheSkies]

Can you stop

No need to be rude about it, man.

Hahaha, it's ok, I don't take myself seriously enough to be bothered by it. If you don't like, you can say it's complete shit and I won't mind.

I do have friends that create comics, concept art, and story boards professionally though, so I can have it made into something.

I just thought to myself, that if the series were to ever continue officially, I would love for things to somehow transpire in a way that forces Tenshinhan and Piccolo to get their power drawn out by the Old Kaioshin. Would be a decent means to make them more semi-useful than they are currently.

I would like to see something like this happen too.

[DBZGTKOSDH]

I would love for things to somehow transpire in a way that forces Tenshinhan and Piccolo to get their power drawn out by the Old Kaioshin.

I would love to see Piccolo, Kuririn, Tenshinhan, and Yamcha back into action, with more new & unique techniques. But I doubt it's gonna happen.

[UpFromTheSkies]

I would love for things to somehow transpire in a way that forces Tenshinhan and Piccolo to get their power drawn out by the Old Kaioshin.

I would love to see Piccolo, Kuririn, Tenshinhan, and Yamcha back into action, with more new & unique techniques. But I doubt it's gonna happen.

I would really like this, but I can see why Toriyama didn't keep them on the same level as Goku, because if there were that many super powerful characters it would make the story difficult to write with all of them requiring equal time in the spotlight.

[Saiyan Prince Vegeta]

Can you stop

No need to be rude about it, man.

Hahaha, it's ok, I don't take myself seriously enough to be bothered by it. If you don't like, you can say it's complete shit and I won't mind.

I do have friends that create comics, concept art, and story boards professionally though, so I can have it made into something.

Well you should be allowed to give out your ideas without other people being rude towards you for it.

Anyway I like your story. My favourite part though, is how you gave the other Gods alcohol related names.

[batistabus]

I would love to see Piccolo, Kuririn, Tenshinhan, and Yamcha back into action, with more new & unique techniques. But I doubt it's gonna happen.

This. I want to see something like a mix of the Raditz and Nappa fights...where the heroes are completely outmatched and have no chance of winning, but use actual strategy and teamwork to at least hold someone off for a while. This includes Piccolo leading the charge, Kuririn doing something surprisingly clever, Tenshinhan firing a life-draining attack, and involvement by #18. Yamcha helps too, I guess. Mr. Satan pretends to be the main strategist but ends up actually helping somehow. Boo and the Saiyans are off doing something else.

[fogdark]

OK, I need some confirmation for this because I've seen this piece of news on two separate Spanish anime/manga news sites. I trust both of them, especially one of them, who is sometimes late in announcing some news because they like to confirm it first. They both have, however, been wrong in a couple of occasions, so take this with a grain (or a handful) of salt.
So which news am I talking about? According to these sites, Akira Toriyama and Battle of Gods director, Masahiro Hosoda, either currently are, or will be in the near future, in talks or planning the return to TV of Dragon Ball Z, in a saga that would be the true continuation of the manga.
And not only that, but Toriyama has apparently told Shonen Jump (I imagine on the one that comes out next Monday in Japan) this:

"If this movie manages to be successful overseas, that would imply the return of Dragon Ball to TV, in a new story that would follow the original manga, without taking GT into account"

Even thought I trust these 2 sites, Ramen para Dos and ANMTV, I'm having my serious doubts. Something this big would already be all over the Internet, but it's not. So, I can only imagine that perhaps these two sites are using a source that's making this up, or mistranslating something. Anyways, I'm just putting this here as a heads up, just in case, even thought this is not at all confirmed and is most likely a false rumor.

[Chuquita]

OK, I need some confirmation for this because I've seen this piece of news on two separate Spanish anime/manga news sites. I trust both of them, especially one of them, who is sometimes late in announcing some news because they like to confirm it first. They both have, however, been wrong in a couple of occasions, so take this with a grain (or a handful) of salt.
So which news am I talking about? According to these sites, Akira Toriyama and Battle of Gods director, Masahiro Hosoda, either currently are, or will be in the near future, in talks or planning the return to TV of Dragon Ball Z, in a saga that would be the true continuation of the manga.
And not only that, but Toriyama has apparently told Shonen Jump (I imagine on the one that comes out next Monday in Japan) this:

"If this movie has manages to be successful overseas, that would imply the return of Dragon Ball to TV, in a new story that would follow the original manga, without taking GT into account"

Even thought I trust these 2 sites, Ramen para Dos and ANMTV, I'm having my serious doubts. Something this big would already be all over the Internet, but it's not. So, I can only imagine that perhaps these two sites are using a source that's making this up, or mistranslating something. Anyways, I'm just putting this here as a heads up, just in case, even thought this is not at all confirmed and is most likely a false rumor.

All I know is the kanji for "sequel" / "continuation" 続編 is in the answer for next week's Q&A question:
I think it's more likely that it's a "they wouldn't be opposed to doing a sequel" thing rather than a definitive "yes they are going to do one if this requirement is met" thing. Holding my expectations back until I get a legit confirmation I guess. ^^;


I didn't try to translate anything down there because:
1) It still takes me a while to translate stuff.
2) I figured Julian will translate it (and do a much better job than I could) this coming Sunday/Monday when this issue's official street date arrives.

[fogdark]

All I know is the kanji for "sequel" / "continuation" 続編 is in the answer for next week's Q&A question:
http://i.imgur.com/kHEnqnN.jpg

I didn't try to translate anything down there because:
1) It still takes me a while to translate stuff.
2) I figured Julian will translate it (and do a much better job than I could) this coming Sunday/Monday.

Well, damn, so there might be some truth to it? I'm guessing there's a mistranslation somewhere, so I'll wait until Kanzenshuu translates this

[Saiyan Prince Vegeta]

Well I hope that's true. I've gotten so excited now, I hope it ends up being true.

[Chuquita]

I would be stunned if they were to continue it. O_O
I mean, I will happily take a continuation, but I'd be really surprised if they were to do one. (And would it mean ssjg Goku in manga-form? *Wants*. *_* )

I tried my crack at only the highlighted part at the very bottom and got "(Will there be a continuation once again?) And...."

The iffy part is that last character. It's kanji, it looks like "BO", but it's too fuzzy for me to feel comfortable guessing with it. I'm betting that part of the sentence is the source of the rumor. I've had different results from different kanji guesses that've given me wildly different answers; one said 'must not' and another said 'certainly'. So... ^^;

As said before, I'm just gonna wait for the official translation for the entire thing.

[fogdark]

Maybe it's something like, "well if the movie is really successful there could be a chance of a continuation" or something like that.
I really don't want to gets my hopes up. But even then, it is one interesting question. I never thought Shonen Jump would ask something like that to Toriyama, I'm quite surprised they brought the topic of a continuation.
Anyways, I could go as far as guessing that there are plans for ..something, but that doesn't mean those plans will become a reality.

[soulnova]

If there's any true on that, you might very well see my own version of Naked Sweaty Fan Boy.

[DBZ Mick]

I'd like a follow up but I can't help but think at how further they can stretch the story which has already been stretched so far. Even ignoring GT. I think more movies are the best option rather than a TV show.

[Raykugen]

this post should be named as Battle of Gods sequel/continuation?

[Chuquita]

I like the idea of continuing as movies way more than through TV. Even if TV has easier access internationally, the quality of that DB/OP/T crossover's animation (for the most part) has left me cautious.


EDIT: Translated the question which I read as " あの結末の意味は？" / "The ending's meaning is?"

So..it's asking about what the end of the film means? Maybe a "what could be next" either for the characters or the franchise?

[SaiyaJedi]

With regards to the ending, he wanted to make people think that there might still be more to come. Knowing Toriyama, that's most likely for his own amusement, but who knows? It's certainly not going to help kill the hoax making the rounds on social media, that's for sure.

[Herms]

Toriyama's comment is very similar to his introduction to the last manga volume, where he said that he made the ending in such a way that it still seemed like the story could continue. I guess he prefers his conclusions to be open-ended like that.