Dragon Ball A to Z from Nickelodeon Magazine

Chuquita · Post by **Chuquita** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 9:06 pm

"Hair" made me chuckle, but other than that I have no idea why they'd make a list. Cartoon Network, yeah, but Nick? *Is very confused*.

*PINHEAD* · Post by ***PINHEAD*** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 10:57 pm

Yeah...why would Nickolodean do this? It's not like they ever aired the series, at least to my knowledge. Oh well...they're kinda late with the whole DBZ craze. This would've made a lot more sense if this was featured, say, four years ago.

laserkid · Post by **laserkid** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 11:41 pm

I guess they are making up for Wizzard Magazine which covered it in their magazine WELL before it became a hit in the US, so theres some kind of cosmice balance or something like that anyway.

Jerseymilk · Post by **Jerseymilk** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 1:17 am

Well I would think they chose "love" because that is a part of DB in that Goku cares for his family and friends and protects Earth that he loves also. Of course, maybe it's a reference to Dende's "Don't piss off the god of love!" line, in which case, that's really sad.

Why would Nickelodeon do this? Ever hear of "jumping on the bandwagon"?

Super Saiya-jin Sujin · Post by **Super Saiya-jin Sujin** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 1:37 pm

Z could've also been Zed, which is what the Z in DBZ stands for, or am I wrong?

Dayspring · Post by **Dayspring** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 1:49 pm

Super Saiya-jin Sujin wrote:Z could've also been Zed, which is what the Z in DBZ stands for, or am I wrong?

"Zed" is simply the correct pronunciation of the letter Z.

laserkid · Post by **laserkid** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 2:46 pm

I believe the Z in Dragon Ball Z is for "Zenkai" actually

SpaceKappa · Post by **SpaceKappa** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 3:13 pm

The "Z" didn't stand for anything, Toriyama-sensei simply chose Z because it's the last letter of the English alphabet and he wanted to end the story soon.

tarsonis · Post by **tarsonis** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 4:28 pm

Dayspring wrote:
Super Saiya-jin Sujin wrote:Z could've also been Zed, which is what the Z in DBZ stands for, or am I wrong?
"Zed" is simply the correct pronunciation of the letter Z.

...in Canada.

Gamingdevil · Post by **Gamingdevil** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 5:27 pm

...and Great-Brittain and pretty much averywhere else than America

Dayspring · Post by **Dayspring** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 6:40 pm

tarsonis wrote:
Dayspring wrote:
Super Saiya-jin Sujin wrote:Z could've also been Zed, which is what the Z in DBZ stands for, or am I wrong?
"Zed" is simply the correct pronunciation of the letter Z.
...in Canada.

In ENGLISH. Though many people, including myself, say "Zee", that sound only originated from the ending rhyme of the alphabet song since it's sung to the tune of "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" (or "Bah Bah Black Sheep", I always forget which came first).

"Zed" is the the propper way of pronouncing it.

Sebastian (SB) · Post by **Sebastian (SB)** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 8:05 pm

Dayspring wrote:
tarsonis wrote:
Dayspring wrote: "Zed" is simply the correct pronunciation of the letter Z.
...in Canada.
In ENGLISH. Though many people, including myself, say "Zee", that sound only originated from the ending rhyme of the alphabet song since it's sung to the tune of "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" (or "Bah Bah Black Sheep", I always forget which came first).

"Zed" is the the propper way of pronouncing it.

Ok, never knew that, & try to be more "proper".

Gamingdevil · Post by **Gamingdevil** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 2:43 am

Am I being ignored? I feel neglected

Pedro The Hutt · Post by **Pedro The Hutt** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 5:09 am

Worry not. XD

And blimey, who would've thought that a nursery song would inflict so much damage onto an active language. XD

Dayspring · Post by **Dayspring** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 11:24 am

Sebastian (SB) wrote:
Dayspring wrote:
tarsonis wrote: ...in Canada.
In ENGLISH. Though many people, including myself, say "Zee", that sound only originated from the ending rhyme of the alphabet song since it's sung to the tune of "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" (or "Bah Bah Black Sheep", I always forget which came first).

"Zed" is the the propper way of pronouncing it.
Ok, never knew that, & try to be more "proper".

It's true! Sing all three songs: they're all the same tune!

SonGokuGT · Post by **SonGokuGT** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 8:00 pm

The reason why Nick must be doing this is because they can't sell their magazine filled with their own things, so they have to resort to branching out, even though tapping on Dragonball is 4 years too late...

Is the Z really pronounce "Zed"? The logo and pronounciation have always been "Zetto"... check your DBZ Japanese next episode previews...

WhatTheDarn · Post by **WhatTheDarn** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 9:25 pm

My sister showed this to me. She said it was completely random and wasn't in a section about anime. The X stands for xenophobia because "humans develop a fear of aliens after they land on Earth." No they don't. Other than that, it's surprisingly accurate.

Super Sonic · Post by **Super Sonic** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 10:14 pm

The closest thing to xenaphobia I've seen in DB/DBZ wasn't even in DB/DBZ, but in an ish of Jump. In one chapter of Shaman King, a guy calls two Native American shamans "foreign devils".

askani son · Post by **askani son** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 10:41 pm

Super Sonic wrote:The closest thing to xenaphobia I've seen in DB/DBZ wasn't even in DB/DBZ, but in an ish of Jump. In one chapter of Shaman King, a guy calls two Native American shamans "foreign devils".

Umm...

Jerseymilk wrote:Because Vegeta is one. He hates and wants nothing to do with all other races accept Saiyajins. Of course that changes later on.

Makes sense?

Mike D · Post by **Mike D** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 10:49 pm

WhatTheDarn wrote:My sister showed this to me. She said it was completely random and wasn't in a section about anime. The X stands for xenophobia because "humans develop a fear of aliens after they land on Earth." No they don't. Other than that, it's surprisingly accurate.

Okay. So does that apply to people that aren't humans? Because when you think about it; God is a slug, the king is a wolf, and "The World Fighting Tournaments" are contested with dinosaurs, werewolves, midget clowns, etc.

Not to mention that they are often seen in everyday society living amongst people...

Xenophobia needs to be shot.