Is more money good enough for you?Gaffer Tape wrote:Unless there's a very, very, very good reason to revive a story that's already ended, it's usually better to let something die gracefully than to try to reanimate its corpse.
The content is mostly the same from DBZ, but it's still an entirely different product, so it counts.Hellspawn28 wrote:Kai was nothing new, so it doesn't count.
James Teal (Animerica 1996) wrote:When you think about it, there are a number of similarities between the Chinese-inspired Son Goku and that most American of superhero icons, Superman. Both are aliens sent to Earth shortly after birth to escape the destruction of their homeworlds; both possess super-strength, flight, super-speed, heightened senses and the ability to cast energy blasts. But the crucial difference between them lies not only in how they view the world, but in how the world views them.
Superman is, and always has been, a symbol for truth, justice, and upstanding moral fortitude–a role model and leader as much as a fighter. The more down-to-earth Goku has no illusions about being responsible for maintaining social order, or for setting some kind of moral example for the entire world. Goku is simply a martial artist who’s devoted his life toward perfecting his fighting skills and other abilities. Though never shy about risking his life to save either one person or the entire world, he just doesn’t believe that the balance of the world rests in any way on his shoulders, and he has no need to shape any part of it in his image. Goku is an idealist, and believes that there is some good in everyone, but he is unconcerned with the big picture of the world…unless it has to do with some kind of fight. Politics, society, law and order don’t have much bearing on his life, but he’s a man who knows right from wrong.
That's exactly what I was going to postdbzfan7 wrote:Actually if we had an OVA arc thing like Hellsing Ultimate then maybe I would be okay with that. Keep the episode count short though.
But I would hope they release the episodes a bit quicker and on a regular schedule. And plan most of it out in advance.
As you might have already guessed, I would say that's, by far, the worst motivation to revive any property. I'm not saying I begrudge Toriyama for basically admitting that's why he wrote Dragon Ball in the first place. I have no pretensions of the series, and I'm not saying money is not a strong motivation for an artist to create. But had there not been anything good there, DB would have fallen on its face, and no one would give a crap about it now, and that would be justly deserved. But then 20 years down the road, when some executive sees that, "Oh, this could make a lot of money. Let's make a new movie/video game/series" without any motivation beyond that, they're basically milking the zombified teats of something that's already dead and buried, and they're usually doing the property and the fans a disservice, even to those unwitting fans who are begging for them to hook up the milking machine.DBZGTKOSDH wrote:Is more money good enough for you?Gaffer Tape wrote:Unless there's a very, very, very good reason to revive a story that's already ended, it's usually better to let something die gracefully than to try to reanimate its corpse.
A great deal of iconic characters get recast all the time. Son Goku will be no different.soulnova wrote:I hate to bring this up but Nozawa is actually pretty old. She wont be able to make the voice of Goku forever and I believe they must move on beyond the Son boys too. What is going to happen the voices of Gohan, Goku, and Goten the day she dies? I really doubt they will replace her... even if they found someone who can make an identical voice, I believe the Japanese fanbase won't accept it out of respect.
If they do anything.... is has to be without the three of them in the long run. DBZ finished with the note of passing down the torch, I agree with that. It should focus either on an entirely new set of characters or on Uub, Pan and Bra.
The Japanese fans accepted Kurita Kanichi as Lupin when Yamada-san died and he was iconic in that role. To the Japanese fans, Yamada was Lupin. The same can happen for a replacement with Nozawa if Toei takes the same care TMS has with selecting new seiyuu to replace those that have retired.soulnova wrote:I hate to bring this up but Nozawa is actually pretty old. She wont be able to make the voice of Goku forever and I believe they must move on beyond the Son boys too. What is going to happen the voices of Gohan, Goku, and Goten the day she dies? I really doubt they will replace her... even if they found someone who can make an identical voice, I believe the Japanese fanbase won't accept it out of respect.
If they do anything.... is has to be without the three of them in the long run. DBZ finished with the note of passing down the torch, I agree with that. It should focus either on an entirely new set of characters or on Uub, Pan and Bra.
