If you could tell your younger self one thing regarding DB?

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If you could tell your younger self one thing regarding DB?

Post by Lumos » Sat May 10, 2014 8:50 pm

So, let's all pretend that we can travel in time, what would you go back and tell your younger self regarding DB?

Me? As stereotypical as this answer will probably be, I managed to buy all of the orange bricks in the space of about six months and what should happen more or less immediately after? The Dragon Box Z was finally announced for America. What I would go back and tell my younger self then is to have a little patience and to wait just a few more months before actually deciding to purchase the official release. Maybe for a laugh, I'd also tell him that in 3 years time the Artificial Humans would appear some place just to see how he would react. You'd think I know already but I honestly don't. What can I say other than that I was a very unpredictable kid when I was growing up :D

What about you? What would you go back and tell them?
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Re: If you could tell your younger self one thing regarding

Post by TheGmGoken » Sat May 10, 2014 9:06 pm

Question can it be about anything like fanwork?

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Re: If you could tell your younger self one thing regarding

Post by Lumos » Sat May 10, 2014 9:09 pm

TheGmGoken wrote:Question can it be about anything like fanwork?
Sure. So long as you don't blow a hole in the universe :P
The Eleventh Doctor wrote:The way I see it, every life is a pile of good things and bad things. The good things don’t always soften the bad things, but vice versa the bad things don’t always spoil the good things or make them unimportant.
Homer Simpson wrote:'STEALING! How could you? Why do you think I took you to see all those Police Academy movies, FOR FUN? I DIDN'T HEAR ANYONE LAUGHING, DID YOU?'

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Re: If you could tell your younger self one thing regarding

Post by B » Sat May 10, 2014 9:12 pm

"Buy three of every American DBOX."
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Re: If you could tell your younger self one thing regarding

Post by TheGmGoken » Sat May 10, 2014 9:14 pm

Lumos wrote:
TheGmGoken wrote:Question can it be about anything like fanwork?
Sure. So long as you don't blow a hole in the universe :P
Ok. So I didn't know what hentai manga was. It involved Goten, Trunks, and Chi Chi. That's all you neef to know

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Re: If you could tell your younger self one thing regarding

Post by UltraPerfectCellZ » Sat May 10, 2014 9:38 pm

Watch the original Japanese version.
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Re: If you could tell your younger self one thing regarding

Post by qjz123 » Sat May 10, 2014 9:38 pm

It would be either watch the Japanese version first or buy 100 copies of Dragon box 2.
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Re: If you could tell your younger self one thing regarding

Post by Scarz » Sat May 10, 2014 9:40 pm

Preset me: "You know all those Dragon Ball fanart you're drawing?"
Younger me: "Um... yeah?"
Preset me: "Well, when you're older, your skills will improve. And you'll be drawing a lot of those characters doing it. And you'll love it so much, you'll wish you could never stop. So keep at it, and never give it up for anybody! Even if they tell you otherwise. And who knows, maybe one day you'll actually complete a hentai comic or something."
Younger me: *looks down at shitty DBZ fanart... looks up and smiles*

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Re: If you could tell your younger self one thing regarding

Post by thatdbzguy » Sat May 10, 2014 9:42 pm

"Ignore the anime. Read the manga"
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Re: If you could tell your younger self one thing regarding

Post by UltraPerfectCellZ » Sat May 10, 2014 9:53 pm

qjz123 wrote:It would be either watch the Japanese version first or buy 100 copies of Dragon box 2.
YES!!! Definitely that too.
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Re: If you could tell your younger self one thing regarding

Post by FrogTrigger » Sun May 11, 2014 12:12 am

The movies that they're gonna show don't fit in the series, they're like what ifs my dude

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Post by Hellspawn28 » Sun May 11, 2014 12:20 am

Tell myself on how big of a letdown of GT is going to be and how the DB live action movie won't happen until 2009.
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Re: If you could tell your younger self one thing regarding

Post by theoriginalbilis » Sun May 11, 2014 12:39 am

Stop buying so many VHS tapes, you'll just give them away in a couple years.

or...

Don't buy the Orange Bricks (DBoxes are around the corner.)
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Re: If you could tell your younger self one thing regarding

Post by TheGmGoken » Sun May 11, 2014 12:50 am

FrogTrigger wrote:The movies that they're gonna show don't fit in the series, they're like what ifs my dude
Omfg yes. I can't tell you how many hours I spent figuring all the movies

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Re: If you could tell your younger self one thing regarding

Post by FrogTrigger » Sun May 11, 2014 1:04 am

TheGmGoken wrote:
FrogTrigger wrote:The movies that they're gonna show don't fit in the series, they're like what ifs my dude
Omfg yes. I can't tell you how many hours I spent figuring all the movies
I kept expecting like episodes devoted to Broly, Bojack and Hirudegarn

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Re: If you could tell your younger self one thing regarding

Post by LordCrumb » Sun May 11, 2014 1:27 am

Buy each volume of the Dragon Boxes as they are released.
Buy a few copies of 'The Saga of Goku' for trading in the future.

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Re: If you could tell your younger self one thing regarding

Post by Blade » Sun May 11, 2014 3:57 am

What would I tell my 10 year old self?

"In 14 years time, you're still going to like this kids show. Yeah, that's right - you're going to turn into one of those guys. Feel free to take up other hobbies."
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Re: If you could tell your younger self one thing regarding

Post by psi_brg » Sun May 11, 2014 4:14 am

Mark, You're doing it right - change nothing!

Seriously though - I learnt some life values from DB & DBZ, Stay open minded - be yourself, always see potential in others - even when others do not.

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Re: If you could tell your younger self one thing regarding

Post by Saiga » Sun May 11, 2014 5:05 am

"Drop the anime, stick to the manga, and don't drop the series when the kids at school say you're not allowed to like it any more. Also, don't try and buy the manga off eBay".
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Re: If you could tell your younger self one thing regarding

Post by 90sDBZ » Sun May 11, 2014 5:20 am

I would probably say be patient, the UK will get their own home release eventually. Although I probably would have imported Z anyway as I wouldn't have liked the idea of waiting until 2012 for it to come :lol:

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