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Heroes material being fleshed out into an anime has been speculated for years. And honestly, I'm shocked it took Toei and Bandai this long to pull the trigger on something like this.
This.
I really have thought for all these years this was inevitable and now at last it happens.
I expect them to really start producing other material that isn't solely the main story anymore.
The "Dragon Ball Room" is really having an impact.
It only a matter of time before everyone starts getting a spinoff manga or OVA.
Dragon Ball is going full MCU.
Spoiler:
Akira Toriyama wrote:My policy is to try and forget things once they’re over. Since if I don’t discard the old and focus on what’s new, I’ll overload my brain capacity. I still haven’t lived down going, “Who the heck is Tao Pai-pai?” that one time I was talking with Ei’ichiro Oda-kun. But the fact that there are still people reading the series after all this time… All I can say is; “thank you.” Really, that’s all.
Akira Toriyama wrote:Drawing Dragon Ball again reminded me of two things--how much I love it, and how much I never want to do it again.
Kunzait_83 wrote:And if you're upset because all this new material completely invalidates the tabletop RPG rulebook-sized statistical system and flowchart for the characters' "canonical Power Levels" that you'd been working on painstakingly for the last bunch of years now... well I don't think there's a kind, non-blunt way of saying this, but that's 100% entirely your own misguided fault for buying so deeply into all this nonsensical garbage in the first place. And that you also have IMMENSELY skewed and comically backwards priorities in what you think is most important and needed to make a good Dragon Ball story.
Zephyr wrote:Goodness, they wrote idiotic drivel in a children's cartoon meant to advertise toys!? Again!? For the ninetieth episode in a row!? Somebody stop the presses! We have to voice our concern over these Super important issues!
Kamiccolo9 wrote:Fair enough, I concede. Sean Schemmel probably has some kind of hidden talent. Maybe he is an expert at Minesweeper. You're right; calling him "talentless" wasn't fair.
Michsi wrote: Mon Jul 04, 2022 11:29 amIn Super Piccolo got yelled off the stage by Vegeta in the U6 Tournament arc and lost to Jiminy Cricket in the ToP , he deserved 15 new transformations with his theme song played by Metallica in the background.
JulieYBM wrote:Are we even sure this is going to be a series and not just a special of sorts? Seems more likely to me to just be a special, unless Kitarou winds up taking three months off for some odd reason.
I wonder if Yamamuro will storyboard, direct and be the animation supervisor again since he doesn't really have any other use at Toei Animation...
How long is Kitarou scheduled to last for?
Spoiler:
Akira Toriyama wrote:My policy is to try and forget things once they’re over. Since if I don’t discard the old and focus on what’s new, I’ll overload my brain capacity. I still haven’t lived down going, “Who the heck is Tao Pai-pai?” that one time I was talking with Ei’ichiro Oda-kun. But the fact that there are still people reading the series after all this time… All I can say is; “thank you.” Really, that’s all.
Akira Toriyama wrote:Drawing Dragon Ball again reminded me of two things--how much I love it, and how much I never want to do it again.
Kunzait_83 wrote:And if you're upset because all this new material completely invalidates the tabletop RPG rulebook-sized statistical system and flowchart for the characters' "canonical Power Levels" that you'd been working on painstakingly for the last bunch of years now... well I don't think there's a kind, non-blunt way of saying this, but that's 100% entirely your own misguided fault for buying so deeply into all this nonsensical garbage in the first place. And that you also have IMMENSELY skewed and comically backwards priorities in what you think is most important and needed to make a good Dragon Ball story.
Zephyr wrote:Goodness, they wrote idiotic drivel in a children's cartoon meant to advertise toys!? Again!? For the ninetieth episode in a row!? Somebody stop the presses! We have to voice our concern over these Super important issues!
Kamiccolo9 wrote:Fair enough, I concede. Sean Schemmel probably has some kind of hidden talent. Maybe he is an expert at Minesweeper. You're right; calling him "talentless" wasn't fair.
Michsi wrote: Mon Jul 04, 2022 11:29 amIn Super Piccolo got yelled off the stage by Vegeta in the U6 Tournament arc and lost to Jiminy Cricket in the ToP , he deserved 15 new transformations with his theme song played by Metallica in the background.
JulieYBM wrote:Are we even sure this is going to be a series and not just a special of sorts? Seems more likely to me to just be a special, unless Kitarou winds up taking three months off for some odd reason.
I wonder if Yamamuro will storyboard, direct and be the animation supervisor again since he doesn't really have any other use at Toei Animation...
Something tell me this Heroes anime was done to get their foot in the door for the plan of bringing Super back on TV. Like, after Kitarou ends, they have something to replace it as a placeholder for another long running Dragon Ball show to eventually take its spot (Super).
Spoiler:
Akira Toriyama wrote:My policy is to try and forget things once they’re over. Since if I don’t discard the old and focus on what’s new, I’ll overload my brain capacity. I still haven’t lived down going, “Who the heck is Tao Pai-pai?” that one time I was talking with Ei’ichiro Oda-kun. But the fact that there are still people reading the series after all this time… All I can say is; “thank you.” Really, that’s all.
Akira Toriyama wrote:Drawing Dragon Ball again reminded me of two things--how much I love it, and how much I never want to do it again.
Kunzait_83 wrote:And if you're upset because all this new material completely invalidates the tabletop RPG rulebook-sized statistical system and flowchart for the characters' "canonical Power Levels" that you'd been working on painstakingly for the last bunch of years now... well I don't think there's a kind, non-blunt way of saying this, but that's 100% entirely your own misguided fault for buying so deeply into all this nonsensical garbage in the first place. And that you also have IMMENSELY skewed and comically backwards priorities in what you think is most important and needed to make a good Dragon Ball story.
Zephyr wrote:Goodness, they wrote idiotic drivel in a children's cartoon meant to advertise toys!? Again!? For the ninetieth episode in a row!? Somebody stop the presses! We have to voice our concern over these Super important issues!
Kamiccolo9 wrote:Fair enough, I concede. Sean Schemmel probably has some kind of hidden talent. Maybe he is an expert at Minesweeper. You're right; calling him "talentless" wasn't fair.
Michsi wrote: Mon Jul 04, 2022 11:29 amIn Super Piccolo got yelled off the stage by Vegeta in the U6 Tournament arc and lost to Jiminy Cricket in the ToP , he deserved 15 new transformations with his theme song played by Metallica in the background.
JulieYBM wrote:Are we even sure this is going to be a series and not just a special of sorts? Seems more likely to me to just be a special, unless Kitarou winds up taking three months off for some odd reason.
I wonder if Yamamuro will storyboard, direct and be the animation supervisor again since he doesn't really have any other use at Toei Animation...
How long is Kitarou scheduled to last for?
At least 50 episodes.
Hmm.
I've said this before, but I'm starting think that Toei and Bandai planned this WAY in advance so that when Kitarou ends they have something Dragon Ball related to take its spot for the plan of Super coming back.
Spoiler:
Akira Toriyama wrote:My policy is to try and forget things once they’re over. Since if I don’t discard the old and focus on what’s new, I’ll overload my brain capacity. I still haven’t lived down going, “Who the heck is Tao Pai-pai?” that one time I was talking with Ei’ichiro Oda-kun. But the fact that there are still people reading the series after all this time… All I can say is; “thank you.” Really, that’s all.
Akira Toriyama wrote:Drawing Dragon Ball again reminded me of two things--how much I love it, and how much I never want to do it again.
Kunzait_83 wrote:And if you're upset because all this new material completely invalidates the tabletop RPG rulebook-sized statistical system and flowchart for the characters' "canonical Power Levels" that you'd been working on painstakingly for the last bunch of years now... well I don't think there's a kind, non-blunt way of saying this, but that's 100% entirely your own misguided fault for buying so deeply into all this nonsensical garbage in the first place. And that you also have IMMENSELY skewed and comically backwards priorities in what you think is most important and needed to make a good Dragon Ball story.
Zephyr wrote:Goodness, they wrote idiotic drivel in a children's cartoon meant to advertise toys!? Again!? For the ninetieth episode in a row!? Somebody stop the presses! We have to voice our concern over these Super important issues!
Kamiccolo9 wrote:Fair enough, I concede. Sean Schemmel probably has some kind of hidden talent. Maybe he is an expert at Minesweeper. You're right; calling him "talentless" wasn't fair.
Michsi wrote: Mon Jul 04, 2022 11:29 amIn Super Piccolo got yelled off the stage by Vegeta in the U6 Tournament arc and lost to Jiminy Cricket in the ToP , he deserved 15 new transformations with his theme song played by Metallica in the background.
Lord Beerus wrote:
How long is Kitarou scheduled to last for?
At least 50 episodes.
Hmm.
I've said this before, but I'm starting think that Toei and Bandai planned this WAY in advance so that when Kitarou ends they have something Dragon Ball related to take its spot for the plan of Super coming back.
This heroes anime will air in July so it's not taking Kintaro's place.
July 9th 2018 will be remembered as the day Broly became canon.
I've said this before, but I'm starting think that Toei and Bandai planned this WAY in advance so that when Kitarou ends they have something Dragon Ball related to take its spot for the plan of Super coming back.
This heroes anime will air in July so it's not taking Kintaro's place.
It's only a pre-screening. It wasn't confirmed if the actual anime will air in July.
Lord Beerus wrote:Something tell me this Heroes anime was done to get their foot in the door for the plan of bringing Super back on TV. Like, after Kitarou ends, they have something to replace it as a placeholder for another long running Dragon Ball show to eventually take its spot (Super).
This show is starting in July and it's seemingly not a TV series, just a small promo thing. It has nothing to do with when or how Super comes back to TV.
Really intrigued by this. I think I'm just going to turn off my analytical-fan brain and enjoy it for what it is. I have a feeling there'll be absolutely no point in trying to figure out how it fits into the main series, its status as cannon, etc.
Judging by the existing Heroes material, that'll be the least I have to do to maintain my sanity, lol.
Lord Beerus wrote:Something tell me this Heroes anime was done to get their foot in the door for the plan of bringing Super back on TV. Like, after Kitarou ends, they have something to replace it as a placeholder for another long running Dragon Ball show to eventually take its spot (Super).
This show is starting in July and it's seemingly not a TV series, just a small promo thing. It has nothing to do with when or how Super comes back to TV.
July is just the screening in Japan and not when it's actually starting.
Lord Beerus wrote:Something tell me this Heroes anime was done to get their foot in the door for the plan of bringing Super back on TV. Like, after Kitarou ends, they have something to replace it as a placeholder for another long running Dragon Ball show to eventually take its spot (Super).
This show is starting in July and it's seemingly not a TV series, just a small promo thing. It has nothing to do with when or how Super comes back to TV.
July is just the screening in Japan and not when it's actually starting.
Ah, okay. Thanks for the clarification.
Spoiler:
Akira Toriyama wrote:My policy is to try and forget things once they’re over. Since if I don’t discard the old and focus on what’s new, I’ll overload my brain capacity. I still haven’t lived down going, “Who the heck is Tao Pai-pai?” that one time I was talking with Ei’ichiro Oda-kun. But the fact that there are still people reading the series after all this time… All I can say is; “thank you.” Really, that’s all.
Akira Toriyama wrote:Drawing Dragon Ball again reminded me of two things--how much I love it, and how much I never want to do it again.
Kunzait_83 wrote:And if you're upset because all this new material completely invalidates the tabletop RPG rulebook-sized statistical system and flowchart for the characters' "canonical Power Levels" that you'd been working on painstakingly for the last bunch of years now... well I don't think there's a kind, non-blunt way of saying this, but that's 100% entirely your own misguided fault for buying so deeply into all this nonsensical garbage in the first place. And that you also have IMMENSELY skewed and comically backwards priorities in what you think is most important and needed to make a good Dragon Ball story.
Zephyr wrote:Goodness, they wrote idiotic drivel in a children's cartoon meant to advertise toys!? Again!? For the ninetieth episode in a row!? Somebody stop the presses! We have to voice our concern over these Super important issues!
Kamiccolo9 wrote:Fair enough, I concede. Sean Schemmel probably has some kind of hidden talent. Maybe he is an expert at Minesweeper. You're right; calling him "talentless" wasn't fair.
Michsi wrote: Mon Jul 04, 2022 11:29 amIn Super Piccolo got yelled off the stage by Vegeta in the U6 Tournament arc and lost to Jiminy Cricket in the ToP , he deserved 15 new transformations with his theme song played by Metallica in the background.
I've said this before, but I'm starting think that Toei and Bandai planned this WAY in advance so that when Kitarou ends they have something Dragon Ball related to take its spot for the plan of Super coming back.
This heroes anime will air in July so it's not taking Kintaro's place.
It's only a pre-screening. It wasn't confirmed if the actual anime will air in July.
If they have 2 episodes ready then I think it's safe to say the show won't be far off July.
July 9th 2018 will be remembered as the day Broly became canon.
Lord Beerus wrote:Something tell me this Heroes anime was done to get their foot in the door for the plan of bringing Super back on TV. Like, after Kitarou ends, they have something to replace it as a placeholder for another long running Dragon Ball show to eventually take its spot (Super).
This show is starting in July and it's seemingly not a TV series, just a small promo thing. It has nothing to do with when or how Super comes back to TV.
July is just the screening in Japan and not when it's actually starting.
That's when the first episode is being shown, they aren't going to be holding onto episodes for a show that will air next July for a year, that's not how anime production works and certainly not how Toei works.
This isn't a TV show and the first episode will likely be uploaded to a website shortly after the premier. This is a Promo Anime, not a full show. It's basically a longer version of the trailers we get every other month.
AnimeNation101 wrote:How long will each episode be?
There's little to no information so far but with them making 2 episodes for July 1st I highly doubt they're going to wait a year to air the rest after Kintaro.
July 9th 2018 will be remembered as the day Broly became canon.
JulieYBM wrote:Are we even sure this is going to be a series and not just a special of sorts? Seems more likely to me to just be a special, unless Kitarou winds up taking three months off for some odd reason.
I wonder if Yamamuro will storyboard, direct and be the animation supervisor again since he doesn't really have any other use at Toei Animation...
How long is Kitarou scheduled to last for?
At least 50 episodes.
Where was that stated? It's not impossible for it to end at the end of September and for this new anime to air in October, especially with certain Toei Animation staff MIA.
This would really do some justice for some characters, Piccolo in special, as he needs more attention.
She/Her