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[OldAsUrSock]

It just occurs to me that Broly second form looks a lot like SSGSS!

Plot twist: Broly is the first/true Super Sayian God!

You might be on to something here, and it would be much better looking than this baby blue haired crap.

This alternate universe stuff seems almost straight out of some fanfic. Excited for new Dragon Ball though. I remember when 8PM was sacred and I'd drop everything to go watch DBZ

It's not that there is an alternate universe, I don't think, it's that there are like seven Universes.

 

[daniels]

I wonder if we get mustache vegeta again XD

 

[Shadow Ranger]

Please kill Mr.Satan. Bloody hate him. Awful, awful character.

 

[daniels]

Please kill Mr.Satan. Bloody hate him. Awful, awful character.

what makes you think that death suddenly matters in the dragonball z universe

 

[Snaku]

Please kill Mr.Satan. Bloody hate him. Awful, awful character.

He's Toriyama's favorite character, that'll never happen.

 

[andymcc]

Please kill Mr.Satan. Bloody hate him. Awful, awful character.

he was sort of a thin joke in the Cell saga but he's really redeemed by the end of boo.

RIP Daisuke Gori tho. no other Mr. Satan is the same.

 

[ArchedThunder]

You might be on to something here, and it would be much better looking than this baby blue haired crap.

It's not that there is an alternate universe, I don't think, it's that there are like seven Universes.

There are 12 Universes, the Universe that Goku and co. live in is the 7th.

 

[Host Samurai]

Pumped but kinda disappointed it doesn't take place AFTER Z. Just seems like a cluster fuck taking place after Buu technically during Z. I was hoping to see ATs vision after Goku and Uubs training.

Praying for a time skip.

 

[rrc1594]

I still don't believe it

 

[ArchedThunder]

Pumped but kinda disappointed it doesn't take place AFTER Z. Just seems like a cluster fuck taking place after Buu technically during Z. I was hoping to see ATs vision after Goku and Uubs training.

Praying for a time skip.

Time skips have been a huge part of Dragon Ball from the beginning. If this series is long running it will have a few for sure.

 

[Ingeniero]

Looks good.

This airs this week in Japan right?
Any news about USA/Latin America? Which network has the rights, etc?

I'm ready

 

[ScottSullivan]

Hi all, great thread!

Is there a legal way for us to watch these in the US after they air in Japan?

 

[Syntsui]

Judging from the mangá chapter, this episode will be really boring. Good to see it back though, can't wait for new adventures and new villains.

 

[ShinRPGamer]

There's a direct translation over at Kanzenshuu.

Story part of it:

Very interesting. Perhaps there is a chance we'll get a female Super Saiyan after all.

Spoiler

I'm setting myself up for disappointment aren't I?

 

[Anteater]

Shouldn't take too long to go through at least the BoG arc, it depends whether they want to drag it or not, there aren't really much that happened in the film other than the whole birthday party thing so I think it could be trimmed down, some of it could be rewritten to introduce new info and objective.

 

[restraining order]

More Gohan and Picollo dammit.

In regards to the latter, it looks like he might actually be getting third billing.

And give the humans Kaio-Ken or something.

 

[The Smoking Bun]

Will Dragonball adapt to the new era of Feminism and Homosexual Rights we are living in?

Spoiler

Joke Post. They could but Dragonball or rather shonen anime has never been progressive.

 

[Nairume]

Will Dragonball adapt to the new era of Feminism and Homosexual Rights we are living in?

Spoiler

Joke Post. They could but Dragonball or rather shonen anime has never been progressive.

There's probably a joke to be made about them introducing a girl as a new possible main character, only for it to go back to being The Goku Show yet again.

Spoiler

The joke is GT

 

[The Smoking Bun]

There's probably a joke to be made about them introducing a girl as a new possible main character, only for it to go back to being The Goku Show yet again.

Spoiler

The joke is GT

That wouldn't be so bad though. It will always be THE GOKU SHOW but Goku's second can be a chick for once. He can perhaps play the Clint Eastwood from Million Dollar Baby to the new female's Hillary Swank from Million Dollar Baby. Basically make Uub a female.

Wait... Booby! They can introduce Booby! Buu's Wife!

 

[Shauni]

There's probably a joke to be made about them introducing a girl as a new possible main character, only for it to go back to being The Goku Show yet again.

Spoiler

The joke is GT

Pan was never really the main character over Goku in GT.

 

[NastyBook]

A new Dragon Ball is here.

This can't be stated enough.

NEW

DRAGON

BALL

Thanks for the OT, OP.

 

[HammerOfThor]

I hope when BoG is changed into an arc Vegeta goes SS3 for at least once time when Bulma gets slapped.

 

[jackal27]

I just cannot put my feelings about this into words. Dragon Ball is so foundational to the things and stories I love, even to who I am probably. I am so excited to check this out, even if it never lives up to the legacy of the original comic.

 

[ArchedThunder]

I hope when BoG is changed into an arc Vegeta goes SS3 for at least once time when Bulma gets slapped.

I also want to see SSJ3 Vegeta, even if he ultimately does nothing. I just feel he deserves to have the form before he becomes a God and it would be nice to finally see it in a canon story.

 

[The Smoking Bun]

I just cannot put my feelings about this into words. Dragon Ball is so foundational to the things and stories I love, even to who I am probably. I am so excited to check this out, even if it never lives up to the legacy of the original comic.

Dude it's Dragonball... not Wuthering Heights... chill

Also, who would like to see the ideas from Dragonball Online and Xenoverse incorporated into the series?
Would love to see some more good Saiyans and maybe a Frieza Clan dude running about. Not to mention the potential with the Buu Race

 

[Anth0ny]

I'm both excited and scared.

 

[ArchedThunder]

Dude it's Dragonball... not Wuthering Heights... chill

Also, who would like to see the ideas from Dragonball Online and Xenoverse incorporated into the series?
Would love to see some more good Saiyans and maybe a Frieza Clan dude running about. Not to mention the potential with the Buu Race

No, that stuff should stay in the games, DBS should be all new, and them going to a new Universe is a great way to introduce lots of new stuff.

 

[biosnake20]

The next few months of this topic will just be us shitting on DBS but continuing to watch it anyway lol

 

[The Smoking Bun]

No, that stuff should stay in the games, DBS should be all new, and them going to a new Universe is a great way to introduce lots of new stuff.

Well sure. Maybe in one Universe Frieza wasn't Space Hitler and instead was a real sweetheart

Spoiler

lol

Alternate Universe's are a great way to explore any number of What-If's including the character ideas I suggested

 

[munchie64]

The next few months of this topic will just be us shitting on DBS but continuing to watch it anyway lol

I'm in for the ride no matter how it turns out lol

 

[ArchedThunder]

Well sure. Maybe in one Universe Frieza wasn't Space Hitler and instead was a real sweetheart

Spoiler

lol

Alternate Universe's are a great way to explore any number of What-If's including the character ideas I suggested

It's not said that they are alternate universes, just that the Dragon world is made up of 12 universes and that there are fighters stronger than Beerus in other universes. One of the guide books (I forget the name, sorry) implies that the universes are all unique and Toriyama himself said-

" I’ve written a strange new story where they finally depart from this universe."
and
"Since it’s another universe, loads of new characters will turn up. I’ll do my best to draw the tons of character designs necessary, so I’m looking forward to this too."

which to be fair doesn't mean that it won't be an alternate universe, but the way he brought up there being "loads of new characters" makes me feel like each universe is unique.

The only things that point at them possibly being alternate universes is that Champa and Lady Whis look very similar to Beerus and Whis and Universe 6 has its own Dragon Balls. But really we don't know enough about the Gods of Destruction and their handlers for the former to really be any indication of anything and the former could just be explained by Dragon Balls being a thing that are an inevitability in each Universe.

I think the closest we'll get is equivalents to some existing characters, for instance Universe 6 might have an equivalent to Goku, but he's not Goku, he's not a Saiyan, he doesn't really look all that much like Goku and he doesn't have the exact same personality.

 

[Anth0ny]

YO! THIS IS ON THE TOEI STORE

Is it possible for me to order this being in the US? they have some hot shit there my lawd

Oh my god.

 

[The Smoking Bun]

It's not said that they are alternate universes, just that the Dragon world is made up of 12 universes and that there are fighters stronger than Beerus in other universes. One of the guide books (I forget the name, sorry) implies that the universes are all unique and Toriyama himself said-

" I’ve written a strange new story where they finally depart from this universe."
and
"Since it’s another universe, loads of new characters will turn up. I’ll do my best to draw the tons of character designs necessary, so I’m looking forward to this too."

which to be fair doesn't mean that it won't be an alternate universe, but the way he brought up there being "loads of new characters" makes me feel like each universe is unique.

The only things that point at them possibly being alternate universes is that Champa and Lady Whis look very similar to Beerus and Whis and Universe 6 has its own Dragon Balls. But really we don't know enough about the Gods of Destruction and their handlers for the former to really be any indication of anything and the former could just be explained by Dragon Balls being a thing that are an inevitability in each Universe.

I think the closest we'll get is equivalents to some existing characters, for instance Universe 6 might have an equivalent to Goku, but he's not Goku, he's not a Saiyan, he doesn't really look all that much like Goku and he doesn't have the exact same personality.

Well now that changes things.
Probably for the best. don't need a INFINITE CRISIS situation

 

[zeshakag]

I was kind of disappointed to see alternate versions of whis and beerus. I was hoping the universes wouldn't just be alternates, but completely separate, that way we can see new gods instead of "here's fat beerus, here's smart beerus, here's dog beerus"

 

[hamchan]

I'm pretty damn hype for a new series. But damn, I wish the Frieza movie was out here already. Sucks that i'll probably watch this before that.

Wait, I didn't see they were cutting up the movies into episodes. That seems like a waste of time to me and just them saving budget/time.

 

[E the Shaggy]

I hope when BoG is changed into an arc Vegeta goes SS3 for at least once time when Bulma gets slapped.

This needs to happen.

It was weird in the movie how it's like "Yeah SSJ3 Goku can't touch Beerus, but SSJ2 Vegeta is really pissed off though!"

 

[Represent.]

Hypeeeeee

Focus more on Gohan and Vegeta please. No more Goku as the main hero.

How can anyone possibly like Gohan more than Goku, that ship has sailed.

Goku is the shit. Come on people -_-

 

[Sephzilla]

Please kill Mr.Satan. Bloody hate him. Awful, awful character.

How can you live without a soul?

 

[Servbot24]

How can you live without a soul?

Well, technically he is pretty damn bad. He's a character who exists to repeat the same joke over and over. That said I don't mind him popping up now and then.



I'm gonna be disappointed if the show takes too long to get past BoG and RoF.

 

[Anth0ny]

Without Daisuke Gori there is no Mr. Satan

 

[ArchedThunder]

I'm pretty damn hype for a new series. But damn, I wish the Frieza movie was out here already. Sucks that i'll probably watch this before that.

Wait, I didn't see they were cutting up the movies into episodes. That seems like a waste of time to me and just them saving budget/time.

It looks like they are retelling the movies instead, with some changes to make it fit the story they want to tell. They already said the series is completely new animation.
They are likely doing to
A.Place some plot points in that they want for the universe traveling story
B.Catch people up instead of just assuming everyone has seen the movies

 

[hamchan]

It looks like they are retelling the movies instead, with some changes to make it fit the story they want to tell. They already said the series is completely new animation.
They are likely doing to
A.Place some plot points in that they want for the universe traveling story
B.Catch people up instead of just assuming everyone has seen the movies

I guess I'll wait and see how it turns out. Could make the movies redundant, though that's not necessarily a bad thing.

 

[ArchedThunder]

I guess I'll wait and see how it turns out. Could make the movies redundant, though that's not necessarily a bad thing.

Considering how popular Dragon Ball is over here they might also be trying to fix what a lot of westerners thought was wrong with BoG.

 

[Xpike]

Considering how popular Dragon Ball is over here they might also be trying to fix what a lot of westerners thought was wrong with BoG.

I don't think toriyama gives a crap about what us westerners think

 

[Anth0ny]

the retelling of the movies will be long and drawn out and you all know it

this is toei

 

[ArchedThunder]

I don't think toriyama gives a crap about what us westerners think

Toei is the one putting the money into this, and I wouldn't be surprised if they told him to make some changes to the BoG arc because of how much better Kai performed in the west compared to Japan.

the retelling of the movies will be long and drawn out and you all know it

this is toei

If it was they wouldn't be introducing Champa so early and telling us what comes after Freeza.

 

[Dragonfly224]

Great thread! Can't wait!

 

[zulux21]

How can anyone possibly like Gohan more than Goku, that ship has sailed.

Goku is the shit. Come on people -_-

because gohan is the more intelligent better developed character who has more going on in his life than WHERE IS MY NEXT BIG FIGHT, GOTTA TRAIN FOR MY NEXT BIG FIGHT!!!!!!!

 

[Anth0ny]

If it was they wouldn't be introducing Champa so early and telling us what comes after Freeza.

i want to believe

 

[Jarnet87]

Please kill Mr.Satan. Bloody hate him. Awful, awful character.

you mean the worlds strongest fighter and savior of the planet? Try and kill him.