Majin Buu Arc “Full Color” Akira Toriyama Q&A Translations

[DragonBoxZTheMovies]

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That crazy Toriyama! He's at it again!!

Thoughts? Complaints? Go nuts everyone!

But seriously, I noticed there's a lot of talk about the old Super Exciting Guide tidbits again. Probably just because they're relevant to this story arc, but it'd be nice if, y'know, they were currently being used for a certain new movie. Hey, I'd settle for this for as the title of the new film:

The Secret Behind the Birth of the Gods

Reading over everything, it doesn't seem like there's anything too outrageous; aside from the thing about Mr. Satan's wife. A lot of it is actually recycled from previous interviews. There's a couple of neat little things in here and I was quite amused by this:

Toriyama: I actually tried out Fusion for myself (laugh)

I was wondering just how the arm movements should go and how many steps you should take and whatnot, so I secretly did it by myself (laugh). You can tell if you try it out, but you actually walk three steps.
It’s hard to really do it, but maybe it’s also fun to master!?

[UltimateHammerBro]

I had posted about this, but I didn't find an appropiate topic for it and honestly didn't think about creating a new one. So yeah, auto-quote:

Toriyama says in the last Q&A that Mr. Satan's late wife's name was MIGUEL, being a reference to the Archangel.
Wasn't there anyone around to tell him that Miguel is a real legitimate MALE ONLY name?

[TheGmGoken]

By the way, there are many different types of Fusion, and the kind Goku learned is the one for increasing battle power.

This sounds real interesting

[Gyt Kaliba]

I find the Babidi/Bibidi thing interesting, though for some reason I think I'd find it more interesting if it had just been a normal asexual 'budding off' reproduction process rather than something his magic allowed him to do...but eh, still interesting.

The bit about fusion is interesting as well...so it would be possible, albeit unlikely, for more than two people to fuse at once (though I'm assuming this part is only true for the Fusion Dance). I assume that means it actually is fully possible for two previously fused beings to fuse again as well. Oh lord...suddenly a lot of old insane fanfics seem more legit.

And as I said in the other thread, not sure how to feel about this 'Miguel' thing either, mainly since I don't remember an archangel by that name...but eh, weirder naming conventions have happened in the series, and I do appreciate the 'angel' pun to go along with Satan's 'devil' one.

[Sin]

I'm kinda hoping it's a mis-translation of Miguela, although I think I know better than that.

Well the information doesn't really bother me, as long as we don't see a group fusion in the new movie, I just can't see how that would work...

[KentalSSJ6]

I wanted to say the whole Bibbidi/Babbidi thing was stupid. Then I realized the bit with Piccolo and the egg.

[TheDevilsCorpse]

I only have two problems with this set of Q&As.

1.) Miguel...is not even close to a feminine name. I mean, ya could have tried a little harder to find a holy and feminine name for his wife, couldn't ya Toriyama?

2.) We're back to the Super Exciting Guide information for the Kaio(shin)...and no mention of how this works with the Twel-Buu blurb. And why do we keep getting mentions of Makaio(shin) but never actually get details on what they are (since the Chozenshu kinda imply they aren't evil Shinjin according to Herms)? Seriously, this is a mystery that needs more solving than half the stuff he decides to talk about.

[Gyt Kaliba]

Hey, wait a minute...I just realized something re-reading the bit about Bibidi's splitting up -

He’d split up whenever there was anything difficult for just a single person to do. He could increase the number of doppelgangers even more, but his magical powers would weaken in proportion.

- so I guess it was pretty much the magic equivalent of Tenshinhan's multi-form technique? Granted, I don't think any of Ten's copies would have kept on living if the original had been killed, though.

[Gaffer Tape]

As I said in the other thread:

I think there was a better place to post this, but I've been looking around and I don't seem to find it, so I think I'll just say it here.

Toriyama says in the last Q&A that Mr. Satan's late wife's name was MIGUEL, being a reference to the Archangel. Wasn't there anyone around to tell him that Miguel is a real legitimate MALE ONLY name?

Yep. Male only name. Kinda like Ashley. And Taylor. And Ronny. And Sam. And Chris.

So, no, for all the things Toriyama has been doing lately that have annoyed me, giving a woman the name Miguel is not going to be one of them.

I dunno. Seems like a silly thing for people to get upset about. I'd much rather focus on being annoyed by his ideas rather than his adherence or lack of adherence to arbitrary gender guidelines. To be honest, though, I don't find myself as livid this time as I have in Q&As past. The Bibidi/Babidi thing irks me a little but not as much as I thought. But again, it just seems pointless. Also, I question the idea of Babidi getting all of his magical power back because other Blankidis died. Does that mean if Tenshinhan used the Shishin no ken, and someone killed three of them, that the last Tenshinhan would still be okay and be back up to his full power?

[Herms]

And as I said in the other thread, not sure how to feel about this 'Miguel' thing either, mainly since I don't remember an archangel by that name...but eh, weirder naming conventions have happened in the series, and I do appreciate the 'angel' pun to go along with Satan's 'devil' one

Yeah, we weren't sure how to handle that. I assume "Michele" was really what he was aiming for there, but the kana is the kana for "Miguel" (ミゲル). At any rate, both names derive from the archangel Michael.

[TheGmGoken]

Gaffer I don't think anyone upset. Just a little surprised or shocked. Maybe a bit "that was random" feeling.

[Gyt Kaliba]

...Blankidis amuses me far more than it should.

I dunno, I kinda question the whole thing in it's similarity to Ten's technique as well, but the fact that Babidi uses magic rather than ki could be a factor I suppose. Or am I wrong in assuming that his techniques aren't derived from ki as well?

[UltimateHammerBro]

I wanted to say the whole Bibbidi/Babbidi thing was stupid. Then I realized the bit with Piccolo and the egg.

I don't think so. Piccolo gave birth to a son, and since he was about to die, he gave him (IIRC) his memories.
Bibidi splitting in two seems stupid to me. I mean, if he did, wouldn't each of them consider themselves Bibidi? Why would the surviving copy consider himself his son?

I mean, as they've already said, think about Ten's splitting technique. What if three of them could die and one survived? Would he be a copy of his, or his "son"?

[Gyt Kaliba]

Yeah, we weren't sure how to handle that. I assume "Michele" was really what he was aiming for there, but the kana is the kana for "Miguel" (ミゲル). At any rate, both names derive from the archangel Michael.

Oh, all right. I didn't realize the tidbit about Michael/Miguel/etc. all coming from the same source name in the bible, so thanks for that explanation everyone. Also, hmm...I really don't mind too awfully much if the name Miguel is the most fitting based on the kana - again, DB world is bizarre and we've had far weirder names when you think about it - but would calling her 'Michele' be an appropriate compromise then? I don't mean for site content, that's all up to you guys, but I mean for individual fans to go with.

[Son_Gohan]

It says "Migeru" at the bottom of the page, so yeah. I'm just gonna go with that.

[ABED]

Are you guys sure it's not Michaela?

Yep. Male only name. Kinda like Ashley. And Taylor. And Ronny. And Sam. And Chris.

True enough on the first two, but Ronny, Sam, and Chris are short for Veronica, Samantha, and Christina - all feminine names. I know I'm splitting hairs, just pointing it out, though.

[B]

I prefer my head-canon where Babidi is just some imp trying to impress his dad. But now, he is his dad. Hubert Farnsworth would have much to say about this.

[MagicBox]

I'm irked that the one question I actually cared about ("Does the "M" on Vegeta's forehead stand for "Madoshi" or "Majin?") was not even slightly answered by Toriyama's response.

I can't bring myself to care about Videl's mom until Toriyama actually draws her. Not in "Mister Satan Minus," or anything. Just a sketch.

[testing223]

What's wrong with Miguel being a woman's name in a world where women are named after underwear?

[Tyro]

Enma-Daiō and the oni look like salary men!
It feels like a real-world government office! By the way, it seems Enma-Daiō‘s palace has an airport, and spirits bound for Heaven make the trip by airplane.

Looks like Toriyama is mixing filler in with the manga again. I think the idea that souls/spirits board a plane to get to Heaven is hilarious, but... I don't wanna go this route.