Should Goku's SSJ hair style have changed?

[dbzfan7]

I think it was done to possibly signify FPSSJ, but I personally think the old SSJ style would have helped differentiate it from Goku's SSJ2 style.

[KentalSSJ6]

All I know in terms of Goku's SSJ hair as that SSJ1 has five bangs, SSJ2 has three, and SSJ3 has 1.

[TheDevilsCorpse]

Most of the time, anyway.

Assuming a standing position, some art can have Super Saiyan 2 with 5 bangs on occasion and regular ol' Super Saiyan with as little as 4 or up to 7. Sometimes they like to add and extra set of little bangs in front of the ears.

[KentalSSJ6]

I remember this one scene where Goku is fighting Freeza, he just has one huge bang coming from his hair.

[Metalwario64]

I think it was done to possibly signify FPSSJ

I think you're looking too deeply into what's most likely just an art style shift. Especially considering Vegeta and Trunks' hair started looking a bit different throughout the Cell arc. Super Saiyan hair is even spikier yet in the Boo arc.

I remember this one scene where Goku is fighting Freeza, he just has one huge bang coming from his hair.

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It's right after Freeza blows away Nameks core, and there's lots of strong wind, so it's safe to say it's an odd attempt at depicting his hair blowing.

[KentalSSJ6]

It more or less comes down to the animator. Right after Goku fires of his "You Fool" blast (I hate calling it Angry Kamehameha) at Freeza and looks down at the hole he left, you see the wind blowing his hair about just fine. It moves and sways with the wind so again, comes down to the animator.

[Metalwario64]

It more or less comes down to the animator. Right after Goku fires of his "You Fool" blast (I hate calling it Angry Kamehameha) at Freeza and looks down at the hole he left, you see the wind blowing his hair about just fine. It moves and sways with the wind so again, comes down to the animator.

Of course. I'm familiar with the different animation teams.

Shindou, the team behind the aformentioned single bang scene, had a thing for exaggerating the angular look of the art. That's probably why his bang was so pronounced in that scene.

[KentalSSJ6]

I dont know why but that giant bang just makes me cringe.

[WesMan23]

I guess that's Goku's take on the Big Bang attack!

[Cursed Lemon]

I personally enjoy the fact that, for example, it's pretty difficult to tell at a glance whether Vegeta is SSJ or SSJ2 (minus the Majin mark). It's a refreshing anti-shonen cliche to have such a huge increase in power result in very little outward difference. In fact, it might be one of the reasons I enjoy SSJ2 so much as a whole.

[TheMightyOzaru]

Honestly, I really like the old design way more. They really shouldn't have changed it, or if they did, make it so it's different enough from SSJ2. I'm not sure if this would help Gohan though , Toriyama haaaaaaaaaaad to make Gohan's hair resistant to change.

[hleV]

Firstly, it's the artstyle that's changed as a whole, not Goku's hair. Secondly... not only are the pictures you provided not from Toriyama, but they're not even of the same author. Hell, the 2nd one is from a video game art... You CAN'T put them together and rant about how they do not match.

[dbzfan7]

Firstly, it's the artstyle that's changed as a whole, not Goku's hair. Secondly... not only are the pictures you provided not from Toriyama, but they're not even of the same author. Hell, the 2nd one is from a video game art... You CAN'T put them together and rant about how they do not match.

You can post manga versions if you want to instead of bitching and moaning. Compare SSJ Namek to the Cell Games, Boo Saga, or current one. Notice how his SSJ hair is a lot more spiky then how he was initially shown. I just picked them because one shows off the hair standing up without it being spiky, and the other shows how it's currently a lot more spiky.

[hleV]

So... is my first point not good enough or are you just bitching and moaning about the second one?

[dbzfan7]

So... is my first point not good enough or are you just bitching and moaning about the second one?

It's a good point. But I didn't like the rest. You can still post those manga images if you got them. I didn't want to get bootlegs.

[TheGmGoken]

Well..the art style changed. Though I'll say SSJ2 should had just look more easy to tell the difference from. The beta form for SSJ3 should had been SSJ2 for Goku. Vegeta, and Adult/Teen Gohan

[DBZAOTA482]

It's right after Freeza blows away Nameks core, and there's lots of strong wind, so it's safe to say it's an odd attempt at depicting his hair blowing.

This is exactly why I hate Shindou Mitso-era Shindou Productions.

[Dr. Machismo]

I think the Super Saiyan hair becoming more spiked and defined could be due to characters mastering the form.

[jjgp1112]

Firstly, it's the artstyle that's changed as a whole, not Goku's hair. Secondly... not only are the pictures you provided not from Toriyama, but they're not even of the same author. Hell, the 2nd one is from a video game art... You CAN'T put them together and rant about how they do not match.

Jeez, no need to be hostile. The video game picture's hair is done in the exact same style as it is post-Hyperbolic Time Chamber, and the first pic from the Frieza saga is the same as how Toriyama drew the hair then. it's a valid, reasonable comparison of the styles.

[DBZGTKOSDH]

Over time, Toriyama made the hair smaller & more detailed.

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