"Dragon Ball Super" Series Official Announcement & Discussion Thread

[namekiansaiyan]

I have so many conflicting emotions right now. On the one hand, I am super hyped for Arale's return (as well as curious as to how it's gonna work at this stage in the story), but also a bit surprised to see what looks like the tournament arc ending and going into a bit of a cooldown period for a bit. I guess so much for it launching itself right into the next big story after all.

From the basic descriptions, I think I'm looking forward to the Arale episode the most, especially because it sounds like its' going to be a fun romp based around Gohan and Videl's life with Pan. I am more than okay with this.

Episode 43 sounds like someone is babysitting Pan so probably won't include Videl and Gohan much.

I have no idea what ep 44 and 45 even means..... Copy Vegeta? wut? and Arale appearing in DB? why..... I wonder when the next arc will come and what it's story will be.

We know a new universe will be involved In the next arc. I say epiosde 44 is Yamcha or Yajirobe trying to get strong and episode 45 is a joke about copying Vegeta.

I am just hope, that Hit and the others are still with us in the new Arc

There was a lot of talk about Universe 6's Saiyan planet so we'll probably go there and see Cabba again but I'm not sure if that'll be before or after they go to the "new universe".

Hit will definitely be around again as he has gave Goku a good fight.

[LightBing]

So Arale appears in the Pan episode...

I'm predicting Pan runs(fly's) from home for some childish reason, Gohan is searching for her and recruits some people for some wide planet search. Pan ends up in Penguin Village for some fun stuff, eventually is found or returns home.

The "Super Human Water" is leaving me intrigued, I would like if it was Karin's water. I love Dragon Ball Earth lore.

[Kuririn Fan]

What the fuuuuck? It's cool, i guess, but i hope she's from another universe.

Fuck, i don't like it one bit, Dr Slump and Dragon Ball can't exist in the same universe.

Soooo, in the span of like ten minutes, you went from 'Well this is intriguing' to 'FUCK EVERYTHING'? ...K.

Dr. Slump does seem kind of impossible to pull 100% into the Dragon Ball universe, and yet, they've already crossed over once before, in the manga proper. So clearly some version of the Dr. Slump world does exist in the DB world, so that's that.

I doubt it but I wonder if we'll see any other Dr. Slump characters in the episode? I could imagine at least Senbei making a cameo, or probably the Gatchan since it seems like Arale doesn't go very many places without them.

Well, i was excited because of spoilers.
And that crossover never made sense.

[Gyt Kaliba]

I'm predicting Pan runs(fly's) from home for some childish reason, Gohan is searching for her and recruits some people for some wide planet search. Pan ends up in Penguin Village for some fun stuff, eventually is found or returns home.

So like maybe another small time skip resulting in a slightly older Pan, or just baby Pan managing to pull off flight while nobody else is looking and wandering away? Either one sounds pretty great. On the one hand, we could have her turned from a background cameo into an actual character, on the other the idea of a baby flying away and everyone desperately looking for her is rife with comedic possibility.

Episode 43 sounds like someone is babysitting Pan so probably won't include Videl and Gohan much.

Didn't think about that possibility either. ...Oh please, let it be Goku and Piccolo. The idea of them both attempting to babysit is great, it could easily be Super's answer to the infamous driving episode of Z.

[LightBing]

So like maybe another small time skip resulting in a slightly older Pan, or just baby Pan managing to pull off flight while nobody else is looking and wandering away? Either one sounds pretty great. On the one hand, we could have her turned from a background cameo into an actual character, on the other the idea of a baby flying away and everyone desperately looking for her is rife with comedic possibility.

Both sound great. I was thinking of some Pan, the rocket baby. I don't think we'll get a significant time-skip.

[Mewzard]

Fuck, i don't like it one bit, Dr Slump and Dragon Ball can't exist in the same universe.

You know, except for the time they already crossed over in the manga and anime, and therefore do exist in the same universe (or at least some version of the Dr. Slump cast does).

Man...I wonder if we'll see how old everyone in Penguin Village is at this point...or if they'll have not aged at all in some sort of creepy fashion.

[sintzu]

The "Super Human Water" is leaving me intrigued, I would like if it was Karin's water. I love Dragon Ball Earth lore.

Maybe Goku tells Vegeta about it but before he can tells him it was normal water, he flies off to drink it himself.

[Gyt Kaliba]

Oh yeah, somehow I didn't even think about how much they'd have aged by now...hmm. Now that I think about it, they'd probably avoid showing us anyone else from Slump just to avoid making that decision, though I could see them taking either route if we did see them. Or even a half-and-half one, where we have slightly older (though probably not as much so as they would really be) versions of Taro and some of the other kids, but Senbei and wife and other adults seem not to have aged (ala Bulma's parents), and Turbo is still a floating psychic baby because reasons.

[alakazam^]

As I believe they haven't forgotten about Bra, episode 43 might not be too long after the tournament.

I have no idea how Arale will appear. I'm imagining a flying Pan-holding Gohan being almost struck by a boulder when flying over Penguin Village or something silly like that. Or maybe Senbei goes visit Dr. Brief and brings Arale with him. If this happens I want #18 to be around

[Kuririn Fan]

Fuck, i don't like it one bit, Dr Slump and Dragon Ball can't exist in the same universe.

You know, except for the time they already crossed over in the manga and anime, and therefore do exist in the same universe (or at least some version of the Dr. Slump cast does).

Man...I wonder if we'll see how old everyone in Penguin Village is at this point...or if they'll have not aged at all in some sort of creepy fashion.

Yeah, "some version" because that crossover doesnt make any fucking sense. This is Dragon Ball, not Dr Slump...

[Neo-Makaiōshin]

Arale in Dragon Ball Super?

How I´m Feeling now:

[Gyt Kaliba]

And yet, you kind of need that crossover because it's how General Blue is finally dealt with, and the story is moved forward into the Tao portion of the Red Ribbon arc, and thus on it's way to a conclusion.

Also, just had another thought. I don't know how, and I don't know why...but I really, really hope Jaco is around to meet Arale. I need this interaction in my life.

[LightBing]

The "Super Human Water" is leaving me intrigued, I would like if it was Karin's water. I love Dragon Ball Earth lore.

Maybe Goku tells Vegeta about it but before he can tells him it was normal water, he flies off to drink it himself.

Yeah, I can see that happen. Another opportunity to troll Vegeta.

[Kuririn Fan]

And yet, you kind of need that crossover because it's how General Blue is finally dealt with, and the story is moved forward into the Tao portion of the Red Ribbon arc, and thus on it's way to a conclusion.

Also, just had another thought. I don't know how, and I don't know why...but I really, really hope Jaco is around to meet Arale. I need this interaction in my life.

Thats some alternate Dr Slump oooooor that wasnt meant to be taken seriously in the first place because Dragon Ball was light-hearted gag manga at the time...

[JulieYBM]

Wow, I never thought Arale would return! I wonder if she'll have an adult body now?

Maybe Copy Vegeta is something made as a result of a visit to Penguin Village?

[Neo-Makaiōshin]

Wow, I never thought Arale would return! I wonder if she'll have an adult body now?

Why would she have one in the first place? She´s an android.

[JulieYBM]

Wow, I never thought Arale would return! I wonder if she'll have an adult body now?

Why would she have one in the first place? She´s an android.

Anything is possible.

[alakazam^]

What if Arale is the "popular character" of the next arc?

[Gyt Kaliba]

With the talk of the superhuman water and theorizing if it's the water that Goku drank at Karin's tower (the first time), I'm now imagining Vegeta wondering what the heck kind of training Goku did back as a kid to get to the strength level he had when they faced off, leading up to Vegeta being curious about the water (and maybe even the 'real' water).

Thats some alternate Dr Slump oooooor that wasnt meant to be taken seriously in the first place because Dragon Ball was light-hearted gag manga at the time...

I already suggested that maybe it's a DB world version of the Dr. Slump world, as in not literally the same universe we saw in Slump, but fairly identical. Regardless, even if the series was still a gag manga at the time (you know, kind of the way it always was), the Red Ribbon were a fairly real threat given the endgame of that arc, and yet, the Dr. Slump antics were still right at home towards the end of it.

Wow, I never thought Arale would return! I wonder if she'll have an adult body now?

Why would she have one in the first place? She´s an android.

Anything is possible.

I'm remembering something vaguely either from reading on wiki (so not necessarily accurate) or from the old Dr. Slump primer podcast (so, accurate) - didn't Senbei say he'd make her an older adult body 'when she got older' at some point?

What if Arale is the "popular character" of the next arc?

I would be fine with that, though I'm doubting it since this definitely feels like an in-between arc cooldown period.

[Sodhi]

So is this what toriyama meant by popular character? Then again it cant be because of "future related" stuff.