So how is Mai not middle-aged?

[Saturnine]

She mentioned in the movie RoF that she was forty-something, didn't she?

That would make her over sixty in Trunks' future, which is 17 years from the main timeline.

Would Toei and Toriyama really skip such a major detail as making her the right age? The wish that rejuvenated her and the Pilaf gang never took place in Trunks' timeline, now did it? Lol

[fadeddreams5]

It's possible they wished for youth before the android ordeal, and the dragon turned them into infants, which is more or less the same age Trunks was at the time.

[Saikyo no Senshi]

I am expecting no explaination from Toriyama/Toei at all. I feel this thread will be full of pointless headcanon.

- Travis

[SansrivaaL]

Its a different timeline with different happenings, one for example is in Trunks' timeline Goku was the one that killed Freeza. One small difference can cause a lot of changes, they coulda wished for youth before the androids went rampage.

[Hellspawn28]

They most likely got wish back as babies when they made their wish to be younger again. How they survived from being killed from #17 and #18 is still a mystery though.

[Low Tone G]

I am expecting no explaination from Toriyama/Toei at all. I feel this thread will be full of pointless headcanon.

- Travis

I do expect! If Mai got so major role than I expect Toriyama to expain on her physical appearance in an interwiew.

[dbzfan7]

I think we need to wait and see if they'll explain it or not. The arc isn't out yet. However it's pretty clear to see it seems we all think they're not gonna explain it. They didn't explain it in the Battle of Gods arc, so we might not get an answer. Infant theory makes no sense to me as I'm pretty sure they'd end up dying if they turned into infants. Also I'm pretty sure the two timelines were the same til Trunks showed up.

[Nejishiki]

They most likely got wish back as babies when they made their wish to be younger again. How they survived from being killed from #17 and #18 is still a mystery though.

Well, it's not as if they specifically sought them out. For as many people the Jinzoningen killed, just as many managed to survive or escape.

[Saturnine]

Thing is, I had the impression that the timelines only diverged thanks to Trunks coming back through time - before the date of his arrival everything should be the same, so no wish for youth by Pilaf & the gang could have taken place.

[UltimateSSJG]

Make up can do wonders I guess.

[Jaden]

Can you spot the difference?

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[Chuquita]

Can you spot the difference?

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I'm still getting used to Mai no longer having blue eyes, but I think they were black in the manga.

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[Big Black Sayian]

Thing is, I had the impression that the timelines only diverged thanks to Trunks coming back through time - before the date of his arrival everything should be the same, so no wish for youth by Pilaf & the gang could have taken place.

That's what I think. And logically it makes. Sense. I don't believe the Dragon balls where used by the Z fighters in the period when Goku defeats Freeza and when he got his heart virus.

[Sodhi]

I am thinking its just the new art style. Even Future Bulma looks kind young. Future Trunks looks younger than he did in Z too.Not to mention bulma's older sister look like a teenager.

[Big Black Sayian]

Can you spot the difference?

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Mai looks cute. She's probably gonna die because Future Trunks can never be happy.

[Cipher]

They must have wished for youth before the arrival of the androids. This was already more or less confirmed by their surprise at the dragon granting multiple wishes, though no one cared to comment at the time.

They wouldn't necessarily have had to become infants. Even if they were biologically three or so, that'd put them within a few years of Trunks' age by the time they reappear in the series.

This isn't even remotely a problem.

[JoeCapricorn]

They most likely got wish back as babies when they made their wish to be younger again. How they survived from being killed from #17 and #18 is still a mystery though.

You're assuming Shu and Pilaf are alive in this time line... I'm not so sure.

[SingleFringe&Sparks]

It could also be the art style as well being the problem worsening age inconsistency. I mean Bulma in that preview looks a lot younger than she was in the original series from that timeline. Though this could be intentional, while an inconsistency.

[ekrolo2]

What I want to know is: does anyone get the underlying creepy implications of this pairing on the writing side? I mean, I've seen some shit from comics but this is still a weird creative choice lol. Seems like Trunks gets em either really young (Pan) or really old (Mai).

[dbzfan7]

What I want to know is: does anyone get the underlying creepy implications of this pairing on the writing side? I mean, I've seen some shit from comics but this is still a weird creative choice lol. Seems like Trunks gets em either really young (Pan) or really old (Mai).

Trunks is a pedophile and likes cougars. What didn't you know that about his character?