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IAmNotCreativeEnough himitsu keisatsu from asa kara ban made omae o miru Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
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#29776: Nov 28th 2015 at 8:01:41 PM

People who've read Dragon Ball from the start would know that this is nowhere near close to how absurd it really gets.

himitsu keisatsu seifu chokuzoku kokka hoanbu na no da himitsu keisatsu yami ni magireru supai katsudou torishimari
PushoverMediaCritic I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out. from the Italy of America Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
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#29777: Nov 28th 2015 at 8:13:23 PM

Since when did the Turtle School have a rival school?!

Soble Since: Dec, 2013
#29778: Nov 28th 2015 at 8:17:41 PM

...in this week's Super, Gohan gets taken out by a blast he didn't see coming through Tagoma's spine.

Logical or not, I'm liking these surprise attacks.

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Nihlus1 Since: Jul, 2015
#29779: Nov 28th 2015 at 8:52:06 PM

LOL, he got one taken out in one hit by a second-stringer henchman. He wasn't even worthy enough to get taken out in one hit by the villain's first form, like he was in the movie

HamburgerTime Since: Apr, 2010
#29780: Nov 28th 2015 at 8:55:23 PM

[up] I think Frieza shoots at him through Tagoma.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#29781: Nov 28th 2015 at 8:58:30 PM

Well, looks like Super continues to shit on Gohan. I suppose we should just change the phrase to he just got Gohan'ed instead of ''he just got Yamcha'ed.

Also, I've been wondering:

What do we know about Toriyama? I mean, we talk a lot about rumours and stuff we think he's true (like him forgetting Launch, which he apparently didn't do), but what do we know for a fact about him?

What does he think of his fans for instance? Does he reply to them much?

Has he ever considered long term plotting?

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Beaver Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#29782: Nov 28th 2015 at 9:00:44 PM

His favorite character is Piccolo, as stated in an interview

I believe mine would be Piccolo. He was the first character in my manga where I was like, "He has a scary face, but he's so cool!" It really is cliché when bad guys turn into good guys, but it just feels great drawing it!

Is this a Jo Jo reference?
HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#29783: Nov 28th 2015 at 9:02:56 PM

Heh.

Ok, that explains why Piccolo still kinda does stuff up until the Buu Saga (and even then, he lasts pretty long despite not being active in the fighting anymore).

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PushoverMediaCritic I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out. from the Italy of America Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
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#29784: Nov 28th 2015 at 9:04:10 PM

His favorite fight is a tie between Goku vs Demon King Piccolo and Gotenks vs Super Buu.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#29785: Nov 28th 2015 at 9:05:03 PM

Both good choices for fights.

I think I remember it being mentioned he liked the Gotenks vs Super Buu fight.

Can't blame him really.cool

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AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
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#29786: Nov 28th 2015 at 9:05:06 PM

Yeah, he likes gag fights a bunch, too.

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Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#29787: Nov 28th 2015 at 9:06:35 PM

He's actually given many different answers for his favorite character, you can't just say it's Piccolo.

A lot of his answers for his favourite things have been inconsistent due to him likely thinking of it on the spot and changing his mind over the years.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#29788: Nov 28th 2015 at 9:15:43 PM

Bah.

That's typical.

Doing shit on the spot and changing his mind on a whim sounds just like him.

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#29789: Nov 28th 2015 at 9:18:53 PM

That just sounds like people, actually. My opinion and favorite characters from a lot of series have changed over time.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#29790: Nov 28th 2015 at 9:24:34 PM

Fair enough.

Anything on his relationship with the fans? He seems to answer questions (even if he changes his mind on the answers) but I have no idea how or if he interacts with them.

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AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
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#29791: Nov 28th 2015 at 9:48:36 PM

I know he hates going out in public for interviews. He prefers his privacy.

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#29792: Nov 28th 2015 at 9:49:15 PM

If you could change one thing about this series, what would it be?

TheMageofFire Since: May, 2012
#29793: Nov 28th 2015 at 9:50:34 PM

Let Vegeta kill Golden Frieza.

PushoverMediaCritic I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out. from the Italy of America Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
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#29794: Nov 28th 2015 at 9:52:17 PM

Include a lot more minor villains for the side characters to fight.

HamburgerTime Since: Apr, 2010
#29795: Nov 28th 2015 at 9:53:48 PM

[up] My vote too. At least Piccolo and Krillin.

SonOfSharknado Love is Love is Love Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
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#29796: Nov 28th 2015 at 9:57:16 PM

Better pacing and a more structured plot. Removing the by-the-pants writing would get rid of a lot of people's complaints, I think.

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#29797: Nov 28th 2015 at 10:19:17 PM

The bare minimum of foreshadowing, the best thing about writing in my opinion.

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Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#29798: Nov 28th 2015 at 10:19:28 PM

It's difficult for me to say just one thing, but I guess it'd be to keep the succession theme and never double back on its protagonist changes.

I was originally just going to say "keep Gohan as the main character" because I feel that change really hurt the series, but I wanted to be clearer that I don't want him to stay as the main character for all time. I feel Dragon Ball could handle succession very well compared to other series and it would make it easier to create new material that we're inevitably going to get.

BaconManiac5000 Since: Nov, 2013 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
#29799: Nov 28th 2015 at 10:29:33 PM

Yeah, still having Goku as the main character after he's married, had two kids, and is quickly approaching middle age is kind of odd.

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PushoverMediaCritic I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out. from the Italy of America Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
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#29800: Nov 28th 2015 at 10:31:02 PM

It wouldn't even be that hard to have more fights for the side characters: everyone not named Goku takes out the Red Ribbon Army reinforcements while Goku solos the main base, Krillin recovers and beats Mummy, only to lose to Devilman, Demon King Piccolo makes a lot more kids and Tenshinhan, Chiaotzu, and Roshi beat them up, Chiaotzu fights a Saibaman before Krillin blows up the rest, have more Freeza Soldiers for Gohan and Krillin to fight and have Recoome go down due to the three-way team up, make some non-Android robots defending Gero's lab for the weaker fighters to fight while searching, have Babidi's forces fight the non-Saiyans before Buu takes over the Saga.

edited 25th Jan '16 2:47:50 AM by PushoverMediaCritic


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