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LordVatek Not really a lord of anything Since: Sep, 2014
Not really a lord of anything
#57501: May 22nd 2017 at 3:51:30 PM

Hold up, is it Dr. Briefs or Dr. Brief?

This song needs more love.
Memers Since: Aug, 2013
#57502: May 22nd 2017 at 4:57:36 PM

It might have been Toriyama's idea at the start but a lot of the current Dragonball Super staff are former Pretty Cure staff so it stands to think they took it to the next level.

Also [1] [2] that is way too close to be just a generic magical girl parody, that is Toei having fun.

MyssaRei Since: Feb, 2010
#57503: May 22nd 2017 at 5:16:12 PM

[up]

LOL You just had to use Fresh Precure for the comparison, eh?

Doubly funny, because I think Setsuna/Eas' VA is voicing Caulifla this time around.

edited 22nd May '17 5:16:21 PM by MyssaRei

Moth13 Since: Sep, 2010
#57504: May 22nd 2017 at 5:43:49 PM

And even after writing her fairly unsympathetically for like the first dozen chapters of a fic, I didn't think I'd dislike Bulma again.

Whaaaaat? That's such a weaksauce reason to go from liking to disliking someone.

edited 22nd May '17 5:47:17 PM by Moth13

GAP Formerly G.G. from Who Knows? Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: In love with love
Formerly G.G.
#57505: May 22nd 2017 at 5:51:33 PM

You know Goku has been stated to be pure of heart and has very evil intentions but if Dragon ball were a more darker manga, Goku being pure of heart could lend itself to sociopathy and worse. Good thing, Goku is not that kind of guy.

"Mai waifu."
Memers Since: Aug, 2013
#57506: May 22nd 2017 at 6:12:30 PM

[up][up][up] Well considering she is striking that pose and giving happiness ("Shiawase") instead of getting it and such, that had to be who they were going for. It would be funnier if it was Kanae Oki voicing her but listening to it again it doesn't seem like it.

edited 22nd May '17 6:13:48 PM by Memers

Soble Since: Dec, 2013
#57507: May 22nd 2017 at 6:56:53 PM

Satan is just a stage name. His real name is just Mark. And yeah, Videl does comment in the Buu Saga that she made the connection between Son Gohan and the champion Son Goku due to family names being very rare.

Caught me, but still, the Super Exciting Guide only said that people don't have family names where Satan lives.

As Toriyama explains, this is a pun on akuma/devil, fitting his ring name. In Japanese, Mark is writtenマーク/maaku, and if you rearrange that, you get “akuma”. They don’t have family names in the region where Mister Satan lives, so his name is simply “Mark”. Toriyama adds that Videl is the character’s real name, not a ring name (“Videl” being “devil” rearranged a’course). There’s a picture of Mister Satan, with him asking people to please call him “Mister Satan”. Whatever you say Mark.

So then it doesn't apply to the entire world. So unless there's a statement somewhere that says as much- it's bizarre to me that we assume "Brief" is Bulma's dad's real name and not his surname considering doctors typically go by their last name. If that is the case that his name really is just "Brief" then what is Bulma's mom's name?

Panty is Bulma's sister, Brief is her father, her daughter is Bra. What's left, Corset?

edited 22nd May '17 6:58:13 PM by Soble

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Memers Since: Aug, 2013
#57508: May 22nd 2017 at 7:01:10 PM

Panty is Bulma's mom, Tights is her older sister.

Stocking is next I bet.

edited 22nd May '17 7:04:17 PM by Memers

Zelenal The Cat Knows Where It's At from Purrgatory Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
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#57509: May 22nd 2017 at 7:01:36 PM

Panty is Bulma's mom. Her sister is Tights.

[nja]'d

edited 22nd May '17 7:01:47 PM by Zelenal

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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#57510: May 22nd 2017 at 7:03:11 PM

No wonder we never hear Bulma's mothers name.

Seriously a girl named panty, WTF right?

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#57511: May 22nd 2017 at 7:03:25 PM

And before that she was just "Bulma's mom".

edited 22nd May '17 7:04:35 PM by LSBK

MightyMatilda Mr. Clueless from New Jersey, USA Since: Jan, 2015
Mr. Clueless
#57512: May 22nd 2017 at 7:06:50 PM

There was a Q&A Toriyama gave that touched upon the topic of family names.

(2) Do any of the characters have family names? –Cora “Chi-Chi” Warden, New York

Some do, some don’t. For example, “Son” is Son Goku’s family name, but Vegeta doesn’t have a family name.

However, the way he answered it... wasn't all that good at clarifying things.

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Memers Since: Aug, 2013
#57513: May 22nd 2017 at 7:06:58 PM

[up][up][up] She isnt the only one, I mean Panty And Stocking With Garterbelt exists.

Also remember the whole 'other language' thing, In Japanese her name comes out sounding like 'Panchy'. Pantsu would be the Japanese name for Panty.

edited 22nd May '17 7:07:50 PM by Memers

TyeDyeWildebeest Unreasonably Quirky from Big Rock Candy Mountain Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: How does it feel to treat me like you do?
Unreasonably Quirky
#57514: May 22nd 2017 at 7:07:02 PM

@57509: Eh, it's not like it's the only time we've ever seen that.

EDIT: [nja]

edited 22nd May '17 7:07:42 PM by TyeDyeWildebeest

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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#57515: May 22nd 2017 at 7:13:23 PM

Oh yeah I forgot about that show, right, right, that's true, that's true.

Still that's a completely different beast though.

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Zelenal The Cat Knows Where It's At from Purrgatory Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
The Cat Knows Where It's At
#57516: May 22nd 2017 at 7:25:49 PM

@Mighty: Did you expect anything less from Toriyama? You've gotta appreciate how masterful that guy is at handing out non-answers.

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Memers Since: Aug, 2013
#57517: May 22nd 2017 at 7:27:29 PM

[up][up]Look at Clean Dub Name for possibly unintentional and intentional examples of that.

My fav is Kurapika from Hunter X Hunter, in Brazil the name means 'Ass-Penis'. Also Final Fantasy V's Butz from the town of Lix.

edited 22nd May '17 7:27:48 PM by Memers

Zelenal The Cat Knows Where It's At from Purrgatory Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
The Cat Knows Where It's At
#57518: May 22nd 2017 at 7:29:54 PM

[up] That's even funnier seeing as how Kurapika, at least in the recent anime adaption, is a case of Dude Looks Like a Lady.

Like, I honestly thought he was a Sweet Polly Oliver for a while.

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#57519: May 22nd 2017 at 7:53:26 PM

It's not just the recent anime. I read the manga for a time, and I didn't know he was a guy until several chapters after his introduction.

Ssj3Gojira Arashi Shigehito from The Event Horizon Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
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#57520: May 22nd 2017 at 9:06:21 PM

...he looks like a guy to me.

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Moth13 Since: Sep, 2010
#57521: May 22nd 2017 at 10:30:11 PM

[up][up][up]I had the same thought. His dubbed voice is very feminine.

Eagal Since: Apr, 2012
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#57523: May 23rd 2017 at 1:57:18 AM

So then it doesn't apply to the entire world. So unless there's a statement somewhere that says as much- it's bizarre to me that we assume "Brief" is Bulma's dad's real name and not his surname considering doctors typically go by their last name. If that is the case that his name really is just "Brief" then what is Bulma's mom's name?

Panty is Bulma's sister, Brief is her father, her daughter is Bra. What's left, Corset?

It's not bizarre to make that assumption when lack of surnames is the norm. Surnames are associated with very traditional families. If Doctor Brief really doesn't have a surname, what else would he go by? He'd go by his title, and his name.

By the way, the manga shows Bulma on a West City digital registry, and she has no surname.

edited 23rd May '17 1:57:40 AM by Saiga

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#57524: May 23rd 2017 at 2:32:30 AM

Do you think Freeza and Frost will hate each other or get along?

Eriorguez Since: Jun, 2009
#57525: May 23rd 2017 at 2:35:29 AM

Anime!Frost or Manga!Frost? They are slighty different, the former is Freeza lite, while the latter is pretty much just a sore loser.


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