Dragon Ball Landmark

Nyogo · Post by **Nyogo** » Fri Apr 16, 2004 8:07 pm

In the book, do they have every chapter page picture from the Boy Arc through the Frieza Arc like the Daizenshyu #7?

PsyLiam · Post by **PsyLiam** » Fri Apr 16, 2004 8:34 pm

This has come up before, and I keep meaning to ask: What on earth is the "boy arc"? Surely it's not the period from the beginning of the series all the way up until just before the fight with Piccolo?

Nyogo · Post by **Nyogo** » Fri Apr 16, 2004 8:38 pm

I mean the very first part, the beginning.

PsyLiam · Post by **PsyLiam** » Fri Apr 16, 2004 8:58 pm

Everything up to the initial training with Kame Sen'nin? I'd have called that the Pilaf saga, if anything.

Are there "official" saga names for Dragonball, or are FUNI's the only even vaguely authorative ones?

(And, er, sorry for being off topic)

Jerseymilk · Post by **Jerseymilk** » Fri Apr 16, 2004 11:27 pm

The names are Pilaf saga, Tournament saga, Red Ribbon Army saga, and Piccolo Daimao saga. I believe that's all there originally was before the dub.

PsyLiam · Post by **PsyLiam** » Fri Apr 16, 2004 11:29 pm

Right. DBZ was Saiya-jin saga, Freeza saga, Garlic Jnr saga, Cell saga (which seems to include everything from Trunks first turning up), and Buu saga, right?

And GT would be the initial hunt for the Blackstar Dragonballs/Baby saga, Super Android 17 saga, and naughty evil dragons saga, I assume.

Jerseymilk · Post by **Jerseymilk** » Fri Apr 16, 2004 11:34 pm

Yes there were only three "arcs" for GT. I personally think FUNI has added in way too many. It's made it more confusing. At least to people who are used to the old saga categories.

B-kun · Post by **B-kun** » Fri Apr 16, 2004 11:34 pm

PsyLiam wrote:Right. DBZ was Saiya-jin saga, Freeza saga, Garlic Jnr saga, Cell saga (which seems to include everything from Trunks first turning up), and Buu saga, right?

And GT would be the initial hunt for the Blackstar Dragonballs/Baby saga, Super Android 17 saga, and naughty evil dragons saga, I assume.

You are correct, sir.

Jerseymilk · Post by **Jerseymilk** » Fri Apr 16, 2004 11:35 pm

Hello B-kun! Thanks for the support! Were you reading this the whole time?

PsyLiam · Post by **PsyLiam** » Fri Apr 16, 2004 11:43 pm

What arcs has FUNi added for GT? I know they've added some to the others, which I suppose makes sense from a selling POV. I don't understand why they didn't divide into main "eras" (Freeza, Buu), and then smaller "arcs" (Cell Games, Fat Buu, and so on).

Jerseymilk · Post by **Jerseymilk** » Fri Apr 16, 2004 11:52 pm

I personally think that they thought maybe it would be more marketable that way. They haven't been too bad about naming the GT sagas. Just the DB and DBZ ones.

Post by **SaiyaJedi** » Sat Apr 17, 2004 12:38 am

PsyLiam wrote:What arcs has FUNi added for GT? I know they've added some to the others, which I suppose makes sense from a selling POV. I don't understand why they didn't divide into main "eras" (Freeza, Buu), and then smaller "arcs" (Cell Games, Fat Buu, and so on).

As far as I can tell, it'd be:

The "Lost" (read: "shoved aside to make more money") Episodes (1-16)
Baby (17-40)
Super #17 (41-47)
(although 41 is kind of an "orphan" in terms of story arcs)
"Shadow" Dragons (48-64)

So... I Think that's how FUNi has them set up.

Jerseymilk · Post by **Jerseymilk** » Sat Apr 17, 2004 12:43 am

I like "shoved aside to make more money" better than "Lost" personally.

Adamant · Post by **Adamant** » Sat Apr 17, 2004 5:15 am

Eh, I've always divided the series into 6 major arcs (7, if you include GT)

Beginning (1-28)
Red Ribbon (29-78)
Piccolo (79-153)
Freeza (DBZ 1-107)
Jinzoningen (108-199)
Buu (200-291)
(And GT (GT 1-64), if we count that)

Nyogo · Post by **Nyogo** » Sat Apr 17, 2004 9:36 am

Does anybody even have this book?

PsyLiam · Post by **PsyLiam** » Sat Apr 17, 2004 10:46 am

Apparently not.

Adamant: You include the opening episodes of DBZ as "Freeza arc"? Even though he doesn't show up or is even mentioned for about 40 episodes?

B-kun · Post by **B-kun** » Sat Apr 17, 2004 11:20 am

PsyLiam wrote:Apparently not.

Adamant: You include the opening episodes of DBZ as "Freeza arc"? Even though he doesn't show up or is even mentioned for about 40 episodes?

What book? ._.;;

And, as Liam said, the Saiya-jin are the main villains first, then Freeza. And GT has a bit too many main villains to be considered one arc.

Post by **VegettoEX** » Sat Apr 17, 2004 11:43 am

For the Hell of it, here are my own personal "saga" divisions (mostly done by villains):

DragonBall:

Pilaf
21st Tenka-ichi Budokai
Red Ribbon Army
22nd Tenka-ichi Budokai
23rd Tenka-ichi Budokai

All the Baba stuff, I guess I somewhat include in either the RRA or 22nd Budokai arcs. I don't think it's huge enough to be its own arc. I'd consider it a lead-in into the 22nd Budokai.

DragonBall Z:

Saiya-jin
Freeza
Cell
Buu

Yes. Four. That's it. While the Saiya-jin stuff eventually leads in to Freeza, it can stand alone by itself. The jinzoningen are a direct lead-in to Cell, and part of the same over-all saga. To me, it begins with the arrival of Trunks. That's all one major arc, even if three years pass. The events that Trunks describe DIRECTLY name events later in what I consider the same arc.

And stuff.

DragonBall GT:

Bebi
Super 17
Evil Dragons

Boom, we're done.

Nyogo · Post by **Nyogo** » Sat Apr 17, 2004 11:53 am

This one

Post by **SaiyaJedi** » Sat Apr 17, 2004 12:15 pm

Nyogo wrote:Does anybody even have this book?

I do.

Whaddaya wanna know?