Was instant transmission instant in the anime?

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Was instant transmission instant in the anime?

Post by flashback0180 » Fri May 15, 2015 7:43 am

In the original Japanese version was instant transmission instant or light speed? Also what does dbz kai say.
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Re: Was instant transmission instant in the anime?

Post by DBZAOTA482 » Fri May 15, 2015 7:44 am

Shunkan idō
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Re: Was instant transmission instant in the anime?

Post by VegettoEX » Fri May 15, 2015 8:56 am

DBZAOTA482 wrote:Shunkan idō
That's not really a response...

The word used is indeed "Shunkanidō" which, while literally meaning "Instantaneous Movement", is also just the colloquial word for "teleportation".

There is no further explanation necessary. It doesn't travel at any particular speed; it's instant. Daizenshuu 7 simply describes it as:
Daizenshuu 7 wrote:A technique that Goku learned from the aliens that live on Planet Yardrat, which he visited by chance when he escaped from Planet Namek. This form of teleportation senses a person's ki, and then moves to where that person is. Because of this, it is impossible to move anywhere that does not have people or ki which one knows. Cell remembered this way of moving when he teleported with Goku. This technique is not just used for moving, but can also be included in offensive techniques.
Any extra crap about it being light speed is dub fluff. I know the "Instant Translocation" spiel in the alternate dub added some other dialog, right? So yeah. Ignore it all.
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Re: Was instant transmission instant in the anime?

Post by Hitiro » Fri May 15, 2015 11:29 am

If it was light speed it would have taken Goku many many years to reach New Namek. It would take light 4 years to reach Proxima Centauri, which is the nearest star to our solar system. Even if you assume that they have a much smaller universe. Just by comparing the Namekian ship to the ship Goku used to get to Namek. Goku's ship is much faster than light. It would be faster to travel there via one of the Capsule ships than to use the Shunkanidou.
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Re: Was instant transmission instant in the anime?

Post by Super Vegetto » Fri May 15, 2015 12:17 pm

Dbz movie 8 showed us Goku traveling in dimension that isn't affected with time...seems like good explanation...
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Re: Was instant transmission instant in the anime?

Post by Lord Beerus » Fri May 15, 2015 12:37 pm

The Instant Transmission is indeed instant. It's not a matter of speed, it's literally teleporting from one place to another instantly.
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Re: Was instant transmission instant in the anime?

Post by One_Instance » Fri May 15, 2015 7:20 pm

In the Japanese version of Kai all Goku says is
Japanese Goku wrote:There wasn't much time, so they (the Yardrats) could only teach me one move, but I had to go through hell for it. Now I can do teleportation (Shunkanido)!

and then in FUNi dub he says
English Goku wrote: I didn't have much time, and it was really tough to learn, but I finally got it down. I learned one Yardratian technique. In just one year, I perfected Instant Transmission.
so, in Kai they don't say anything about light speed either. That's just something that was put into the dubs to occupy filler lines.
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