"Dragon Ball Super" Series Official Announcement & Discussion Thread

[Tennessaiyan]

Anyone think some of the maincast might actually stay in the universe 6 for ever?

For example, if Piccolo goes there, he might meet someone/or just stay there.

Or we might get someone from the universe 6 to come back with the gang and stay in universe 7?

What if someone dies in universe 7, and they end up bringing back the alternate version of that character back from universe 6? That would make me sad. It'd sorta be like Data's death in Star Trek Nemesis. Only a lot more weird.

[Chuquita]

I'd be upset/disappointed if they altered the ssjg design. Part of why I like ssjg so much better than blueper is because it actually does something more than a simple recolor; and I like how it goes against type. It'd automatically lose points with me if they change it (and I'd strike it from my head-canon. )

[FortuneSSJ]

I'd be upset/disappointed if they altered the ssjg design. Part of why I like ssjg so much better than blueper is because it actually does something more than a simple recolor; and I like how it goes against type. It'd automatically lose points with me if they change it (and I'd strike it from my head-canon. )

There's no pointing in doing that. It is whats it is. Its already stupid enough they retell the movies.

[UpFromTheSkies]

What if they make him just a little less skinny?

Like this

Spoiler:

[White Oni]

Battle of Gods retelling: the animation will be inferior, the music will be different, the plot might change. I think that many people will hate it and they will feel mocked/tricked.

This!^^^

On top of that, the voice acting budget will be seriously demonized and their commitment will be weakened. Think about it. This was the first big theater release with a huge VA budget and it was the first DBZ media for a while. You really think you can recapture the same level of role commitment with a lower budget, tv, re telling of the story?

We probably won't get "F" by maximum the hormone. We may not even get the same VAs!

This is just a bad idea all around...

I seriously wonder if AT said soemthing like "hey I want to go on, but I've just got THIS much story left in me." And the toei got so tempted to run a 100 episode plus series that they're just using this as a ploy to make more money. Almost like filler.

Most people assume that filler is only valuable in so far as it lets the manga develop before the anime catches up. However in this case it may be that toei didn't see it as worth the financial commitment to marketing and such for only 15-20 episodes.

This may be the price we have to pay to even get the series extended, as a 20/ maybe even 50 episode series extension may not be worth it to them.

Remember, everyone has their hands in the Dbz pot and it's probably a real legal bitch to start it up again, so maybe this is almost a requirement for this to happen... If that's the case, I'm sad it is, but I'll take it over nothing

[valfranx]

why do I have the impression that the scenes of bog, are flashbacks only intended to summarize events of the films?

[ArchedThunder]

why do I have the impression that the scenes of bog, are flashbacks only intended to summarize events of the films?

I don't feel like Toriyama would call it an arc if that was the case.

[Chuquita]

What if they make him just a little less skinny?

Like this

Spoiler:

Noooo.
(Ｔ▽Ｔ)

Actually, I really liked that one until I saw the final version.

[UpFromTheSkies]

As frugal as TOEI is, I can't imagine them reanimating scenes they've already done, and I'm expecting to see movie footage whenever they show the exact same scene in Super, but it will be mostly new animation because there isn't enough content in BoG to make an entire story arc. It'll be like a SUPER extended BoG, where the extended scenes are longer than the movie itself.

[Chuquita]

As frugal as TOEI is, I can't imagine them reanimating scenes they've already done, and I'm expecting to see movie footage whenever they show the exact same scene in Super, but it will be mostly new animation because there isn't enough content in BoG to make an entire story arc. It'll be like a SUPER extended BoG, where the extended scenes are longer than the movie itself.

I can see this happening.

After a bad storm ruined Toei's opening weekend for last fall's precure movie, they went nope this year and now they're going 2/3rds cgi. Toei is cheap.

[goku the krump dancer]

Stretching out the movies into arcs will probably do justice to both films I feel. Making BoG that much better and FnF atleast tolerable. It'll give them a chance to answer a lot of questions and have things make that much more sense regardless of how clear they may seem now. And also it could give other characters "SHINE TIME", since that's something nearly everyone complains about. Especially with RoF.

[Ushabtis]

Since ROF will be made into an arc think the fight with the z warriors will be better? Cause I've seen clips on youtube and stuff it looks awesome but way too short.

also questions i hope get answered in ROF Arc:
-will Gohan last more that a punch in ROF against Frieza
-Will they explain why Gohan loses mystic and can barely go Super saiyan in less than a year of no training?
-Why no Yamcha in ROF? will they explain it better than "Not strong enough" (even though Roshi is there)
-Jaco introduction? will it be more than him just showing up saying "yo frieza's alive"

[GokuRules987]

I agree, I loved original ssj god design. especially Gokus enlarged pupils and eyes that made him stand out more. Also his red aurora made him look super godly and omnipotent like! XD

Spoiler:

[Araki]

On top of that, the voice acting budget will be seriously demonized and their commitment will be weakened. Think about it. This was the first big theater release with a huge VA budget and it was the first DBZ media for a while. You really think you can recapture the same level of role commitment with a lower budget, tv, re telling of the story?

We may not even get the same VAs!

This is just a bad idea all around...

Wait, what?! You talk like voice actors are expensive, or worse, like you know them. But of course you don't, as these people clearly love their characters.

And obviously they'll be the same.
Seriously, some people are grasping at straws to find something wrong about this.

[Kendamu]

I'm more interested in why there's a need for Super Dragon Balls in the first place. In-universe, I wonder what happens that makes it necessary to go get Super Dragon Balls when the two (three?) sets we've had so far seem to have done the job just fine throughout the rest of the series. It's absolutely crazy to think what might go down that leads into this new adventure.

[Chuquita]

I'm more interested in why there's a need for Super Dragon Balls in the first place. In-universe, I wonder what happens that makes it necessary to go get Super Dragon Balls when the two (three?) sets we've had so far seem to have done the job just fine throughout the rest of the series. It's absolutely crazy to think what might go down that leads into this new adventure.

This is true; it's gotta be something incredible. ( * u * )

It could be the alternate result of whatever damage Freeza does in the re-F, but I want it to be something incredible.

We haven't had those kinds of circumstances in a possibly-permanent situation in a long while.

[fadeddreams5]

I'm more interested in why there's a need for Super Dragon Balls in the first place. In-universe, I wonder what happens that makes it necessary to go get Super Dragon Balls when the two (three?) sets we've had so far seem to have done the job just fine throughout the rest of the series. It's absolutely crazy to think what might go down that leads into this new adventure.

A long time ago, Kami, before splitting, created them and hid them in the lookout. One day, Pilaf learns about them and uses them to wish for something. Little did he know that when these dragon balls are used, the universe they're used in will be erased if they're not gathered within one year. The problem? They're scattered throughout another universe after usage.

Time to step into another grand tour.

[Basaku]

I'm more interested in why there's a need for Super Dragon Balls in the first place. In-universe, I wonder what happens that makes it necessary to go get Super Dragon Balls when the two (three?) sets we've had so far seem to have done the job just fine throughout the rest of the series. It's absolutely crazy to think what might go down that leads into this new adventure.

Dragon Balls from Universe 7 can't undo stuff done by people from other universes? Seems like it would be a logical/easy excuse.

We assume these super DBs are in Universe 6 right? Kinda worried about this, if it means there are Namekians there. I really don't want just alternate versions of the same characters (fat Goku, tall Vegeta, purple Namekians/Piccolo etc)

[LightBing]

I'm more interested in why there's a need for Super Dragon Balls in the first place. In-universe, I wonder what happens that makes it necessary to go get Super Dragon Balls when the two (three?) sets we've had so far seem to have done the job just fine throughout the rest of the series. It's absolutely crazy to think what might go down that leads into this new adventure.

Dragon Balls from Universe 7 can't undo stuff done by people from other universes? Seems like it would be a logical/easy excuse.

We assume these super DBs are in Universe 6 right? Kinda worried about this, if it means there are Namekians there. I really don't want just alternate versions of the same characters (fat Goku, tall Vegeta, purple Namekians/Piccolo etc)

I also don't want alternative versions, I don't see the appeal. The Super dragon balls stuff makes me a bit worried because it should be exclusive to Namekians. Unless they retcon the race to say they're originally from another Universe and super magical and stuff.

Just putting a theory out here that the Universe number is a ranking for strength/importance. Since we travel from 7 to 6.

[bleed0range]

I'm more interested in why there's a need for Super Dragon Balls in the first place. In-universe, I wonder what happens that makes it necessary to go get Super Dragon Balls when the two (three?) sets we've had so far seem to have done the job just fine throughout the rest of the series. It's absolutely crazy to think what might go down that leads into this new adventure.

This is true; it's gotta be something incredible. ( * u * )

It could be the alternate result of whatever damage Freeza does in the re-F, but I want it to be something incredible.

We haven't had those kinds of circumstances in a possibly-permanent situation in a long while.

It could be something like, in Goku's universe (7) the fight with Freeza plays out where he wins... But in (6) they lose and Whis cannot save them in time. Wouldn't it throw everyone for a loop if the series started in universe (6) and the Goku and gang we know come in after the ROF arc. Like we wouldn't realize we are watching a different universe until they reveal it as such.

Would also explain minor differences in the retellings as things might happen slightly different in (6).