Have you ever taught someone about Dragonball Z?

Sshadow5001 · Post by **Sshadow5001** » Tue Dec 03, 2013 5:04 pm

Being a long time fan of the series I have amassed a lot of knowledge about Dragonball thanks to this site and others. I met someone a few weeks ago who is a Dragonball Z fan for a few years (through Video games, a little Kai and his friends Season 9 Orange brick) and we got chatting about various events in the series and he reminded me of myself very early into my fandom when the series was new and awesome.

We started hanging and and I thought I'd show him some stuff about the series he never knew and he's so full of questions that I can answer and explain and its an awesome feeling sharing something I'm quite passionate about with another.

Has anyone else experienced this? Perhaps taught or have been taught by another and how awesome it felt?

Gyt Kaliba · Post by **Gyt Kaliba** » Tue Dec 03, 2013 5:12 pm

Been a long time since I've had that feeling, but I used to have it all the time back in high school, when I would be riding home on the bus and talking to some kids (mostly sixth grade or younger, which probably got me a few odd looks...) and telling them about the series if they were interested in it. Even amongst my group of friends that were already heavily into the series, I was the one into it the most that 'knew everything'.

Looking back on it though, my 'knew everything' was pretty paltry, and I can't help but wonder how often I was more wrong than I was right...still, fun times though.

Sshadow5001 · Post by **Sshadow5001** » Tue Dec 03, 2013 5:26 pm

I was kinda unlucky when it came to high school as most saw it as just a children's cartoon (which is true lol) so having interesting knowledge about a cartoon...wasn't interesting :/

Gyt Kaliba · Post by **Gyt Kaliba** » Tue Dec 03, 2013 5:30 pm

Oh believe me, that was definitely the case for the majority when I was in school too. I can only think of like two people in my core group of friends that were even in my grade. Most of my friends were a grade or two below mine, or a grade above (before I was a senior and those people graduated I mean). And then there were kids younger still on the bus that would occasionally have a shared interest and we could talk on the bus ride.

What always confused me was why it was 'weird' for me to watch DBZ while half of my detractors were watching Spongebob...*shakes head* Still don't get it.

YouTube · Post by **Ajay** » Tue Dec 03, 2013 6:09 pm

It's always fun teaching dub fans about the Japanese version of the show.

They're always quite shocked at how different the characters seem in comparison to the versions they grew up with. Takes them a fair while to get used to Nozawa but I've yet to find someone who genuinely wasn't impressed and interested in experiencing the original.

Sshadow5001 · Post by **Sshadow5001** » Tue Dec 03, 2013 7:46 pm

I actually just showed him the first episode of Dragonball. I would have used the Japanese version but...he kinda has a short attention span and he'd miss a lot when he misses some lines of dialogue. The Dragonball Dub isn't actually too bad when sticking to the original script so I don't mind. I can always explain some of the changes when they come up.

He almost spit his drink when Goku said he didn't wanna touch Bulma's dirty old fanny

(fanny doesn't mean butt in the UK lol)

ShinGaijin · Post by **ShinGaijin** » Tue Dec 03, 2013 9:03 pm

Show "Saiyajin Zetsumetsu Keikaku" "Atsumare! Goku's World", Japanese broadcast of Dragon Ball Kai, Dragon Box/Z/GT special features, H.G Dub, to fans who has only known "official" dubbed releases is something, I must admit, very, very pleasant.

"I love Bardock so much !
-Really ? Do you know "Episode of Bardock" ?
What's that ? A sequel ? It can't be...OMG He's aliiiiiiiiiiiiiive ! OMG SUUUUPA SAIIIYYAAAJIN !!!"

It gives such reactions.

DonZ · Post by **DonZ** » Tue Dec 03, 2013 9:24 pm

Taught someone about it ? no. cuz basically, who the hell doesn't know what Dragon Ball is ?!!
but if by "taught him" you mean getting him into the series and make a fan out of him. than.. unfortunately, no.

Fionordequester · Post by **Fionordequester** » Tue Dec 03, 2013 9:50 pm

AjayLikesGaming wrote:It's always fun teaching dub fans about the Japanese version of the show.

They're always quite shocked at how different the characters seem in comparison to the versions they grew up with. Takes them a fair while to get used to Nozawa but I've yet to find someone who genuinely wasn't impressed and interested in experiencing the original.

I'm on of those dudes who genuinely wasn't impressed...at least, not entirely. Sometimes I was. I mean, the very first time I saw the Japanese version was when I saw Goku vs. Vegeta (1st Fight), and it immediately struck me just how much better Vegeta sounded, how much better the ACTING was, the fact that Vegeta actually drooled BLOOD in that version...and how weird Goku sounded. So overall, it was pretty favorable.

Then I got the Orange Bricks of Season 5 and something else I don't remember, and watched every episode in both English and Japanese. The results?

1) Some of the voices were better than FUNI (Tien and Chi Chi), while others were kind of obnoxious (a woman playing Krillin, every single woman being really high pitched and similar sounding)

2) The dialogue was better in some places, but DEFINITELY not in all of them (Cell: Ergh, you young punk, with your ass still blue!, Goku: I don't want anyone surpassing me of course, but Gohan...I want you to be even stronger than me!, Goku: Pop it off! Pop it off with a bang! instead of 'Use the pain of loss!', some legitimately funny jokes or awesome lines not being the Japanese version, POPO BEING A FRICKEN CAVEMAN, etc.)

3) How some of the filler scenes where people just stood around and did nothing for two minutes was made just absolutely unbearable and even MORE boring by the fact that that same scene would have no music whatsoever in the Japanese version. Say what you will about Team Faulconer's method of music scoring, but at least in the FUNI version, you're usually listening to some pretty cool ambient music while waiting for the show to get back to the action.

4) The music, IMO, not being bad persay, but generally really lacking and underwhelming. I mean really, just look at Cell killing that man in front of Piccolo, and compare BOTH version, and tell me that the Japanese music was better! Plus, I kind of missed the motifs that every character had in the FUNI version.

SsjRavi · Post by **SsjRavi** » Wed Dec 04, 2013 7:03 pm

All the time!
As soon as someone mentions DragonBall I can't help but mention things I know about the series and author.

DarkPrince_92 · Post by **DarkPrince_92** » Wed Dec 04, 2013 7:22 pm

When any of my friends blurt out something completely wrong... with so much confidence... hate em sometimes, lol.

Ringworm128 · Post by **Ringworm128** » Wed Dec 04, 2013 8:58 pm

I sometimes pass on little bits of trivia but it probably goes through one ear and out the other. I've shown my nephew Z in both sub and dub along with Kai and I've taught him some of the Japanese names like Yi Xing Long.

TheGmGoken · Post by **TheGmGoken** » Wed Dec 04, 2013 9:02 pm

Taught someone bout BoG. To bad he thought it was fake causr of voices and different animation

Sshadow5001 · Post by **Sshadow5001** » Wed Dec 04, 2013 9:04 pm

DarkPrince_92 wrote:When any of my friends blurt out something completely wrong... with so much confidence... hate em sometimes, lol.

I think I'd probably enjoy that because it'd give me the opportunity to explain how wrong they are along with proof of why they are wrong

This kid I've been talking Dragonball with actually 1-UPed me today when he was asking about the Z movies. I said Bio Broly is definitely the worst Dragonball Z Movie...then he mentioned Dragonball Evolution lol. I almost forgot that existed.

Kakarot88 · Post by **Kakarot88** » Wed Dec 04, 2013 10:15 pm

All the time! Anyone who will listen I will discuss the series with, that's why I love Kanzenshuu!

In fact, at Animazement my friends fell in love with Ryūsei Nakao (THE voice of Freeza) when they heard his Freeza laugh and it finally got them to watch the series in Japanese

I mean I also still love the American dub as do they but I wish people would watch the series in both versions and appreciate them for what they are rather than wanting all Japanese or All US dub. Can't we all just get along.

goku the krump dancer · Post by **goku the krump dancer** » Wed Dec 04, 2013 10:27 pm

Yeah I'm pretty much the Dragon Ball go to guy or just the anime encyclopedia in general In my circle of friends.

Fionordequester · Post by **Fionordequester** » Wed Dec 04, 2013 10:29 pm

I've shown my nephew Z in both sub and dub along with Kai and I've taught him some of the Japanese names like Yi Xing Long.

How'd you do it? I keep trying to figure out how to introduce people to my favorite version (FUNI Z dub), but can't think of how to do it without giving them a wildly uneven experience.

theoriginalbilis · Post by **theoriginalbilis** » Wed Dec 04, 2013 10:40 pm

One of my younger cousins was really into Dragon Ball Z Kai as it was airing on Nicktoons... When I visited over Thanksgiving weekend, I let him know that the Majin Buu saga of Kai was on its way. His face lit up with excitement: "Aw man, can't wait!"

That's all I can think of as a recent example.

Ringworm128 · Post by **Ringworm128** » Thu Dec 05, 2013 12:23 am

Fionordequester wrote:
I've shown my nephew Z in both sub and dub along with Kai and I've taught him some of the Japanese names like Yi Xing Long.
How'd you do it? I keep trying to figure out how to introduce people to my favorite version (FUNI Z dub), but can't think of how to do it without giving them a wildly uneven experience.

I just showed him Kai then Z and then the Japanese version.

TheGmGoken · Post by **TheGmGoken** » Thu Dec 05, 2013 12:36 am

Fionordequester wrote:
I've shown my nephew Z in both sub and dub along with Kai and I've taught him some of the Japanese names like Yi Xing Long.
How'd you do it? I keep trying to figure out how to introduce people to my favorite version (FUNI Z dub), but can't think of how to do it without giving them a wildly uneven experience.

Depends since Funi Z Dub isn't really good by today's dubbing quality are they're new anime fans or are they fans they like good dubs? If they just want to watch DBZ just show them Funi Z and hopefully they can like it. But if they're used to up to date dubs then they might hate it with passion

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