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Dragon Ball Manga/Anime |OT| This isn't even our final thread
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A Pretty Panda
fuckin' called it, man
Pack in one of those and you will have sold gangbusters
They are really weird when it comes to home releases.
1.) Singles DVD
2.) Ultimate Uncut - CANCELLED
3.) Orange Bricks
4.) Dragon Box - LIMITED EDITION
5.) Bluray - CANCELLED
Seesh.
A Pretty Panda
fuckin' called it, man
KidA Seven
Member
My uncle has the vhs boxes for every single episode. I only managed to complete the Cell games saga and the artwork on the sides of the boxes have Cell charging a kamehameha. I have other sagas, but not completed. The uncut versions generally have better artwork. I wish I had them all, but I was only a kid when they were out and didn't have money.
They were expensive as fuck.
KidA Seven
Member
The Frieza saga has probably the best artwork.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIhD_KTGuq4
I think it was cheaper if you bought it as a set, but no one wanted to do that because you would have to wait a while to see the episodes. As soon as one came out, I would buy it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIhD_KTGuq4
I think it was cheaper if you bought it as a set, but no one wanted to do that because you would have to wait a while to see the episodes. As soon as one came out, I would buy it.
Then again, when you're like 7, everything seems expensive.
I own Z through the Dragon Box's, GT Green Bricks, and I almost have all the original DB manga. I also own Kai version of Goku vs Frieza because the Z version is way too fucking long. Still need to collect the films.
Box of Bunnies
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We don't actually know the specifics of how Z Kai is going to be handled in terms of episodes used/skipped from that point on.
Looking at what comprises the season 7 set, it's possible they'll skip the first five episodes because they're just a little side adventure with Goku taking part in a tournament in the afterlife and so can be cut out without affecting the story. The 5 after it establish the characters after the time skip and introduce Videl, Goten and kid Trunks and feature some stuff that could be compressed but not entirely passed over. The rest of it after that is the start of the meat of that story arc so it won't be skipped entirely.
In terms of the stuff they might skip being worthwhile? Maybe. It's some fun action that's light hearted and a bit more in line with the tournaments from Dragon Ball in terms of tone. A decent watch but nothing amazing/important.
KidA Seven
Member
#MoreProofGohanWasABitch
Gohan was my favourite as a kid, but now that I went through the series again I can't stand him. He was alright during the Saiyaman arc, but Mystic was the cheapest shit ever.
It's kinda funny when you think about it....the Cell Games/Buu arc didn't really happen. The original unaltered timeline actually ends when Trunks kills Imperfect Cell.
Box of Bunnies
Banned
Meh, Gohan's reluctance to fight is what makes him interesting. In a series full of characters that selfishly give their enemies power ups just to make the battle against them more exciting, a character who has the power in him but really only fights when he has to stands out.
You also have to remember that he's, like, 4 when Raditz turns up and 9-ish in the Cell arc. Saiyaman-era is best era and plays most to Toriyama's strengths as a storyteller. I'd regularly buy a Saiyaman comic by him.
That's not how time travel works in DBZ, though.
You also have to remember that he's, like, 4 when Raditz turns up and 9-ish in the Cell arc. Saiyaman-era is best era and plays most to Toriyama's strengths as a storyteller. I'd regularly buy a Saiyaman comic by him.
That's not how time travel works in DBZ, though.
I agree Saiyaman was entertaining, and the story with Videl was good too. It's just that I was a big Mystic Gohan fanboy back in the day, but now that I rewatch I view the whole thing as the cheapest gimmick ever.
By the way, I always thought most of the character's being selfish assholes was part of the appeal. This was literally the first franchise I saw that where the protagonist seemed more interested in having a good fight instead of SAVING DA WORLD.
Edit: Although the dub did try to make Goku ALLY TO GOOD, ENEMY TO YOU.
By the way, I always thought most of the character's being selfish assholes was part of the appeal. This was literally the first franchise I saw that where the protagonist seemed more interested in having a good fight instead of SAVING DA WORLD.
Edit: Although the dub did try to make Goku ALLY TO GOOD, ENEMY TO YOU.
Box of Bunnies
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Yeah, there are timelines where they don't happen, but since DBZ uses splintered timelines in regards to time travel and we follow one where the things that stop them from happening are prevented, it's just a tad off to say "they never really happened".
Off the top of my head, there's the timeline Trunks is from, the timeline Cell is from, and the one we follow. Not sure beyond that.
Box of Bunnies
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Dp
Whoops, I was editing and accidentally deleted what you just quoted! Thanks for quoting me there.
And yeah saying "they never really happened" is a stretch, but I think you got what they mean. They happen in a timeline that had been altered by both Trunks and Cell. Of course, that timeline is the "official" one as the manga does follow that, but its just funny to think there's a Universe where Trunks become the worlds savior for killing Cell in his OG form.
Balboa
Member
Thanks for the information, I think I'm just going to watch all of it.
I have already watched the first 2 episodes of season 7 and I can't believe an official DVD release can look this bad, seems like the detail in the blacks is lost completely.
HammerOfThor
Member
Wait, what am I missing? When for both of those?
Funimation is releasing Ocean Dub of the first 53 episodes and Movies 1-3.
Japan is releasing Battle of Gods on DVD/Bluray.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Was Krilin the original Kienzan/Destructodisc user?
Yes. At least, I don't remember seeing any before he first used it.
Ah, I remember the days waiting for the latest VHS tape to be released.
Yeah, and I don't recall him using it before the fight with nappa.
Sort of just appeared out of nowhere.
Kuririn is first person shown to use it in the manga, but Vegeta was aware of the side effects of it, so its possible Krillin didn't invent it.
.... look at the fucking attack. It's a disc of ki. It doesn't take a genius to figure out what'll happen if you're hit by it.
The only guy to be hit by it head on just shrugged it off (Cell)
He points out he's been training hard for a year or so, so he's developed some new techniques, like his scatter-shot.
Too bad he never used them much after that, though. The scattershot would've been useful against a few enemies.
The only villain he managed to lay a direct disc-cut on was Buu and, of course, that doesn't count.
That was actually filler, also in filler SSJ2 Gohan blocked Cell's Desturcto Disk.
Oh and some henchman in the Garlic Jr filler blocked it too.
LOL
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
He should've spam his discs.
Solar Flare + Destructo Disk would have fucked Frieza up.
Frieza knows that move and he's much older than Krillin...
Honestly anyone could probably do the Kienzan, it's just another way of concentrating ki after all. The problems are the volatility and risks you create when you use that move, which is probably why you don't see it being done too often.
On another note, I was reading on another forum someone wrote a fucking thesis on power levels. He hypothesized there were two different power levels (True and Battle), so TPL and BPL respectively. He has some math and statistics for proofs and a lot of his reasoning made sense. I thought he was just overanalyzing it since Toriyama isn't that complex of a man, but it was an interesting read.
Anyways here's the link if anyone is interested in giving up 10-15 minutes of their lives to read.
He's completely missing the point. From the very beginning, scouters were always supposed to be unreliable. Trying to make power levels work is just and exercise in futility.
He accommodates for that in knowing BPL can increase based on generating energy or through use of some multiplying effect.
So Trunks who is purposely making his BPL stay at 5 is technically just as strong as that farmer from episode 1. We all know he's much stronger than that, but at that given time and moment, that's how strong he is.
This all may sound a bit redundant, but I used to be a math major so this kind of stuff is interesting to me.
Edit: This is also apparent when you see the Z-Warriors live their everyday lives. They keep their BPL low so they don't break doors, make potholes in the ground when they walk etc.
Honestly, I got bored when he referred to logarithms as "a new way of looking at data".
Everyone here has seen abridged, yeah.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Yeah, honestly they should've used SF and DD a lot.
I've only seen a few episodes.
Can't let Godku/Godhan lose their position as main character to Kuririn! Although it was hilarious to see Goku take 20 episodes to fight Frieza, and then Trunks did it in one episode.
No. Gohan's a chump. Even fighting Cell he was a chump.
The VHS cases forming images saga by saga was so awesome