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IAmNotCreativeEnough himitsu keisatsu from asa kara ban made omae o miru Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
himitsu keisatsu
#41526: Jul 9th 2016 at 7:34:33 PM

To be fair, present Gohan died too, he just didn't stay dead.

himitsu keisatsu seifu chokuzoku kokka hoanbu na no da himitsu keisatsu yami ni magireru supai katsudou torishimari
BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
CHADhan Player.
#41527: Jul 9th 2016 at 7:34:50 PM

Man, it almost feels like the creators are putting it to rest that Gohan is done as a fighter; it says a lot that they actually have to do that.

A lazy millennial who's good at what he does.
LLSmoothJ (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#41528: Jul 9th 2016 at 7:45:05 PM

Looks like it. So much for Gohan training again... sad

Well at least it could be worse. At least he's not a Mystic Loser.

edited 9th Jul '16 7:46:19 PM by LLSmoothJ

SonOfSharknado Love is Love is Love Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
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#41529: Jul 9th 2016 at 7:45:43 PM

Toie-yama: "FUCK YOU! GOHAN SUCKS! IT'S ALL ABOUT GOKU AND VEGETA! ALWAYS HAS BEEN ALWAYS WILL BE! WE HATE YOU!"

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randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#41530: Jul 9th 2016 at 7:47:02 PM

[up][up][up][up]Yeah, they died at the same time and immediately came back to life.

Zero time has passed during that fight.

edited 9th Jul '16 7:47:19 PM by randomness4

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AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Rock on, Gold Dust Woman
#41531: Jul 9th 2016 at 7:53:43 PM

Why are y'all saying this about Gohan, exactly?

Have you any dreams you'd like to sell?
randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#41532: Jul 9th 2016 at 7:55:11 PM

The Gohan and Future Trunks bonding episode is coming in a few years, remember?

edited 9th Jul '16 7:55:36 PM by randomness4

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AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Rock on, Gold Dust Woman
#41533: Jul 9th 2016 at 7:57:18 PM

Should probably specify: what's happening that's making it look like Gohan will never fight?

Have you any dreams you'd like to sell?
Ramona122003 Since: Jan, 2001
#41534: Jul 9th 2016 at 8:03:39 PM

Good lord, so many people saying this is a Gohan retirement episode and the freaking things hasn't even aired. What don't you wait and see the episode before making judgements. I mean, based on the previews, how many episodes so far in this arc has turned out the way you thought?

Soble Since: Dec, 2013
#41535: Jul 9th 2016 at 8:08:19 PM

Toie-yama: "FUCK YOU! GOHAN SUCKS! IT'S ALL ABOUT GOKU AND VEGETA! ALWAYS HAS BEEN ALWAYS WILL BE! WE HATE YOU!"

Man, it almost feels like the creators are putting it to rest that Gohan is done as a fighter; it says a lot that they actually have to do that.

Pft.

Toei films:

Dragonball super:

edited 9th Jul '16 8:13:41 PM by Soble

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Arha Since: Jan, 2010
#41536: Jul 9th 2016 at 8:16:16 PM

Gohan married (and with a daughter) and to Mr. Satan of all people.

I don't think that's legal in Japan.

I skipped everything else in the thread after that to comment on that.

VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#41537: Jul 9th 2016 at 8:19:19 PM

I find the pre-salt salt funny.

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#41538: Jul 9th 2016 at 8:21:28 PM

[up][up][up][up]All of them?

edited 9th Jul '16 8:21:44 PM by randomness4

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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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#41539: Jul 9th 2016 at 8:22:05 PM

Again, what is going on that's making everyone say that Gohan isn't gonna fight anymore?

Have you any dreams you'd like to sell?
LordVatek Not really a lord of anything Since: Sep, 2014
Not really a lord of anything
#41540: Jul 9th 2016 at 8:27:31 PM

[up]The preview for the next episode has Gohan's new life with his family juxtaposed over Future Gohan's and it has a scene where Trunks and Gohan are sitting while the sun is setting. I think people are taking that to be a confirmation that he's done with fighting (I didn't see the episode itself yet so there may be something else).

Personally, I never saw the big deal about Gohan giving up fighting.

edited 9th Jul '16 8:27:42 PM by LordVatek

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AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Rock on, Gold Dust Woman
#41541: Jul 9th 2016 at 8:34:49 PM

I don't see the big deal either, to be honest. I kind of like the idea of him giving it up to take care of his family.

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Soble Since: Dec, 2013
#41542: Jul 9th 2016 at 8:55:54 PM

Not so much that it's a big deal he gave up fighting, but why does he get wrecked? Even when he turned into the Great Saiyaman, he was still well above the ordinary human. It's a fighting manga, it's kind of underwhelming when only two of the original cast still fight.

Plus Super the Anime decided to expand his scene when Piccolo took a fatal blow for him and made it seem like Gohan would be motivated to train again.

edited 9th Jul '16 8:59:54 PM by Soble

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IAmNotCreativeEnough himitsu keisatsu from asa kara ban made omae o miru Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
himitsu keisatsu
#41543: Jul 9th 2016 at 9:05:08 PM

Pfeh, Gohan has given up on fighting before, he'll do it again.

Gohan does not want to fight.

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Cortez from Parts Unknown (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#41544: Jul 9th 2016 at 9:09:09 PM

[up][up][up] Especially since Trunks is clearly happy Gohan is alive and happy with his family, something his Gohan never got to do.

People are really jumping the gone on what's clearly going to be a heartwarming episode.

Especially love the scene in the preview were Gohan and Trunks are sitting in the swings watching Pan play in the sand. I don't care what anyone says, that's really sweet.

edited 9th Jul '16 9:09:36 PM by Cortez

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#41545: Jul 9th 2016 at 9:09:46 PM

Nothing wrong with that.

But we all assumed that when necessary, Gohan would be ready to step up. Not to save the day, but to at least be strong enough to protect what matters when he needed to.

I mean, I personally think it'd be nice to have a hero, not a selfish dude who fights for his own enjoyment and purposely drags out the battle in order to get a good fight, even against enemies where being a Spirited Competitor is not a good idea, but I understand that Gohan doesn't need to be a great warrior.

I don't think he needs to be pushed out of the spotlight so hard (why did he need to get weaker when all the other fighters who stopped being frontline dudes haven't, especially since the god powers mean him being maxed out by the Old kai is meaningless anyway?) but I admit, seeing him with his own family is pretty cool.

One Strip! One Strip!
Soble Since: Dec, 2013
#41546: Jul 9th 2016 at 9:10:48 PM

I just... haven't seen the episode, but don't really care. I want my homeless Vegeta episode.

I also want someone to ask why Future Trunks has different hair.

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#41547: Jul 9th 2016 at 9:12:20 PM

I want my homeless Vegeta episode.

.....

Do I want context on that? Or should I just let it go?

One Strip! One Strip!
SonOfSharknado Love is Love is Love Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Love is Love is Love
#41548: Jul 9th 2016 at 9:14:25 PM

No, shut up, it's always been blue.

I think part of the reason people are upset about Gohan is that a lot of us were the age Gohan was when we started watching the series. We grew up watching someone else grow up, get stronger, and slowly realize his potential. So now when he's shoved into the background to make way for the old men to continue being the best, some of us take it as a personal attack.

And also, part of it is this weird "all or nothing" dichotomy that seems to only exist with Gohan. You can either, apparently, devote every waking minute of your existence to being the strongest, or you can be a fucking loser that everyone makes fun of for being a loser.

My various fanfics.
Cortez from Parts Unknown (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#41549: Jul 9th 2016 at 9:17:56 PM

Except he's not a loser, he's still the third strongest among all of them.

And again, this current complaint is ridiculous because it's about Trunks meeting present Gohan's family.

But i guess Trunks being happy for Gohan is wrong too.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#41550: Jul 9th 2016 at 9:18:13 PM

[up][up]So... (and I hate putting it this way, but It Makes Sense in Context):

You can either be A Goku, or a Yamcha?

[up]

True, but in this series, third strongest isn't good enough. Either you're the strongest, or you get beaten within an inch of your life by the latest big bad.

edited 9th Jul '16 9:19:18 PM by HandsomeRob

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