Freshmaker
I am Korean.
The whole thing with everyone being shocked that Goku died and came back to life, so unexplored in Dragon Ball. Brilliant.
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TFS DragonBall Z Abridged
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ThatObviousUser
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It is thus far mostly flawless, however I remember that SMA was similar when it was at this episode count, and although it had begun to slightly falter around this time, YTAS was still quite good too. Point is, we'll see how long it lasts. I didn't really care for episode 27 myself.
EmCeeGramr
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Man, they really nailed that one. They nailed it hard in the flaming butt.
ThatObviousUser
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Next ep, I remember their Twitter tweeted about someone recording Goku's SS scream or something.
Aw, I was hoping the Krillin Owned Count would hit 30.
Going to be interesting to see how they play that one.
EmCeeGramr
Member
Quoting myself:
I can hear the "FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU---" from here.
Hot Coldman
Banned
Maybe they want the minimal amount of exposure in order to keep TOEI/Funimation/whoever appeased.
lunarworks
Member
That's probably exactly it. If it gets too big, say goodbye.
There's no way that the content owners aren't aware of its existence, but it's small enough to not be much of a bother and just big enough to result in an unwanted potential shitstorm if they kill it.
Yeah, honestly if anything Abridged is actually revitalizing interest in the series, so I'm sure Funimation isn't keen on squashing it, but they can't let it get so big that it threatens the copyright.
I'm sure TFS and Funimation have exchanged e-mails at least one.
Mr Touchdown
Member
There was a point in time where the Abridged show was sent a "cease and desist" order by Toei I think. There was a lot of drama then, but they somehow were able to get back to making it.
It's the main reason TFS refuses help from anyone.
lunarworks
Member
I'm certain it is revitalizing interest. The content owners need as much help as they can get these days, with anime DVD sales down so much and continually dropping. Also, people on the internet love jumping on bandwagon "causes", so if DBZ Abridged gets shut down there will be a whole ton of people who have never heard of it suddenly aware of it and getting their hate on for whichever party pulled the trigger. Even a minor boycott may prove fatal for Funimation at this point.
There probably have been lawyerly exchanges between Funimation and TFS. One of which probably said "if we find evidence you're making even a penny from this we're shutting you down."
Hadn't heard of this before so I decided to check the last episode out. Very disappointed in the comedy, I barely even smirked at anything. The cutting was well done I guess, but overall I wasn't impressed. I found the Yu-Gi-Oh-abridged series to be much funnier, and for them I hadn't even watched any episodes or read comics (I've read all the comcs for DB several times).
lunarworks
Member
You really have to start at the beginning to appreciate DBZA. There's a whole line of running jokes and character traits that are established as it goes along.
XiaNaphryz
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Indeed, can't jump in cold for this one really.
Hot Coldman
Banned
RumblingRosco
Member
Amazing.
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
Even with that, its still more amusing if you've seen all the Abridged eps that one covers. ;P
Hot Coldman
Banned
Oh yeah, haha, I wasn't being serious. The Kai video is referential to a crazy degree.
ItAintEasyBeinCheesy
it's 4th of July in my asshole
ThatObviousUser
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Feels so soon! But I love it.
ItAintEasyBeinCheesy
it's 4th of July in my asshole
Apparently these last 2 eps where meant to be one, explains the quickness.
Yeah, you ruined it for yourself by starting now.
The series' comedy only works for people who have watched the DBZ Funimation series and can see how the abridged version plays off that gradually (establishing in jokes and such.)
Starting now would be painfully unfunny.
SouthernDragon
Member
I barely saw any of the Funimation series and find it hilarious.
Which just shows how well the writing flowed!
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
lol Krillen
SouthernDragon
Member
Fuck, I need episode 30!
5mins to charge the bomb lol
ItAintEasyBeinCheesy
it's 4th of July in my asshole
3 eps in the TV series I think.
dark_chris
Member
LMAO at Popo.
Future Foundation
Member
Excellent job with the "five minutes" callback from the Raditz fight. The "d...did you just hold a grudge?" line was hilarious.
Loved it, though I'd say it was a bit weaker, but there's also not a lot to work with at this point. They are speeding things upon along nicely, though. This whole part of the series lacks a lot of material, so I've been pleasantly surprised with how funny it's been. I'm hoping Namek is done with in the next two episodes, but that might be a bit wishful.
It was a completely stupid piece of filler they added to the anime that made no sense.
Goku trains with King Kai for 3 months and increases his power like 15-20x.
Tien, Yamcha, and Chiaotzu train for less than a week and they go from Saibaman-level power to Ginyu Force level. That's like, 25x the rate of progression of Goku.
Fuck, Tien took on both Jeice and Burter at the same time.
I love their sense of comedic timing. That very last thing before the credits. We all knew they were going to do that, it was most likely the entire point of that running gag to eventually do that. And it still made me laugh.
Episode 30 is going to be interesting. I wonder how they'll play Super Saiyan Goku.
Episode 30 is going to be interesting. I wonder how they'll play Super Saiyan Goku.
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
Hopefully accompanied with much saltiness and gnashing of teeth from Vegeta.