Toriyama Battle of Gods interview

[OWmyDragonBallz]

Can someone please give me the message from Toriyama saying where in the series this movie takes place. I have been searching for it and it's rather hard to find.

[SSj_Rambo]

Can someone please give me the message from Toriyama saying where in the series this movie takes place. I have been searching for it and it's rather hard to find.

Everything (well, virtually) from Battle of Gods has been translated and documented in the Translations section, where it's pretty easy to sort through. Toriyama talked about the time frame in Weekly Shōnen Jump issue 2013 #16:

Why did you choose this period?

The fact is, I thought, “Man, I really made everyone old in the last chapter of the manga”. I even gave Vegeta a mustache (laughs). So, I chose this period because everyone had got to maximum strength. A few years after the “Majin Buu arc”, and before Pan’s birth.

And also in the V-Jump May 2013 Issue:

With regards to the time frame of “for the first time in 39 years”, the movie’s setting is after the defeat of Majin Buu, and also prior to the final chapter. Why is it that you chose this period?

When I decided, “For this movie, let’s go with the whole cast!” I thought, “What era would be best?” If it’s a few years after the “Majin Buu arc”, then almost all the cast members are at MAX strength…. And also, you know, in the final chapter, where Uub appears, I made [characters like] Bulma and Kuririn pretty old, so honestly, I thought, “Maaaybe it’s a biiit difficult” [to make the time period any later]. (laughs)

[Dr. Machismo]

Vegeta didn't have a mustache in the last chapter

[DragonBoxZTheMovies]

Vegeta didn't have a mustache in the last chapter

...."THAT'S OUR TORIYAMA!"

[tysonwritesel]

Toriyama prob barely knows this exists besides his lawyer.

[SaiyaJedi]

Toriyama prob barely knows this exists besides his lawyer.

He was quite involved with this movie, as has been well-documented. He designed the new characters, along with the new costumes/looks for the existing ones, and basically rewrote the script after the scriptwriter's original treatment wasn't to his liking.

All of this has been gone over pretty thoroughly between the site and the podcast.