Most Hated Filler Arc/Episode

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Re: Most Hated Filler Arc/Episode

Post by Daimakku » Sun Jun 08, 2014 11:06 pm

Am I the only one who doesn't mind the Fake Namek filler episodes? It feels like many people really dislike it, but I never found it that bad.

I hate the Gohan high school episodes more. Or all of Garlic Jr.

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Re: Most Hated Filler Arc/Episode

Post by B » Sun Jun 08, 2014 11:32 pm

The Saiyan arc training filler and pre-Namek filler is all garbage. Toei really bungled that shit. And I wouldn't say I hate it(maybe I do), but there's an episode in the Buu arc where Goku and Vegeta just stare at each other in the Tenkaichi stadium.

The first TV series had some fairly uninteresting mini-filler arcs. The training arc inbetween the uranai Baba and 22nd tournaments is pure padding. The Wedding Dress arc... God, I couldn't tell you what the hell happened during that. Maybe I was just exhausted from marathoning the show when I saw it.
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Re: Most Hated Filler Arc/Episode

Post by Hellspawn28 » Sun Jun 08, 2014 11:32 pm

Fake Namek, the Garlic Jr saga and Goku falling off from Snake Trail Way are the worst fillers for me. I also found the idea of Mr. Popo can somehow send people back in time as a big plot hole. If he can do it then why does Trunks need a time machine?
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Re: Most Hated Filler Arc/Episode

Post by SingleFringe&Sparks » Mon Jun 09, 2014 12:01 am

Probably Fake-Moon That episode when he turns into an Oozaru for the second time. The concept didn't make any sense and almost all of the Oozaru scenes were ripped straight from Goku vs Jackie-Chun exactly. The only interesting bit of it for me was the idea of the Saiyan Ship's recording triggering some Saiyan instinct in Gohan in trying to refufil Goku's mission to destroy things.
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Re: Most Hated Filler Arc/Episode

Post by thekingfallsdown » Mon Jun 09, 2014 2:04 am

Hellspawn28 wrote:Fake Namek, the Garlic Jr saga and Goku falling off from Snake Trail Way are the worst fillers for me. I also found the idea of Mr. Popo can somehow send people back in time as a big plot hole. If he can do it then why does Trunks need a time machine?
Maybe he's dead? You have to remember this is the "Mr popo" who did NOTHING to stop evil king piccolo, even though he was CLEARLY strong enough to... (He beat on Goku after he had beaten piccolo...)
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Re: Most Hated Filler Arc/Episode

Post by Vijay » Mon Jun 09, 2014 2:09 am

Daimakku wrote:Am I the only one who doesn't mind the Fake Namek filler episodes? It feels like many people really dislike it, but I never found it that bad.

I hate the Gohan high school episodes more. Or all of Garlic Jr.
You're not alone. I enjoy some parts of Fake Namek filler episodes..Really suprises me to see how much people hate it..

I'd say Gohan's high-school filler episodes tad boring, thus my hate. Garlic Jr' filler episodes had some cool action sequences/choreography. But I can see the hate for it though...

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Re: Most Hated Filler Arc/Episode

Post by Kid Buu » Mon Jun 09, 2014 2:26 am

I enjoy Fake Namek too, always good to see more adventure.

In fact I enjoy all the Namek Filler: Fake Namek, Bulma and the Crab, Ginyu Force on Kaio Planet, Dead Earthlings fighting Piccolo, Goku battling the Star, etc.
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Re: Most Hated Filler Arc/Episode

Post by jda95 » Mon Jun 09, 2014 4:10 am

I'm a pretty big fan of filler so there isn't a lot I hate as such. I enjoy the Fake Namek arc for what it is but it is very obnoxious and really is just a huge waste of time and comes off as explicitly filler more than any other arcs. I'm not a huge fan of the Anoyoichi Budokai arc because none of the characters or fights came off as particularly memorable to me, but it's never too much of a pain to watch through.

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Re: Most Hated Filler Arc/Episode

Post by Vijay » Mon Jun 09, 2014 6:27 am

jda95 wrote:I'm a pretty big fan of filler so there isn't a lot I hate as such. I enjoy the Fake Namek arc for what it is but it is very obnoxious and really is just a huge waste of time and comes off as explicitly filler more than any other arcs. I'm not a huge fan of the Anoyoichi Budokai arc because none of the characters or fights came off as particularly memorable to me, but it's never too much of a pain to watch through.
You dont like Goku vs Paikuhan? Its one of the best fights (ranks among Goku vs Cell) with great action choreography.

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