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BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
CHADhan Player.
#59476: Jun 23rd 2017 at 9:39:52 PM

Every time we think the Anime does something "wrong" and that the Manga will "fix" it, it always ends up playing out nearly the exact same way.

I highly doubt anything major is going to be changed when the manga finally gets to the Universal Survival, though it might just compress a lot of the events like it did with the Champa and Black arcs.

A lazy millennial who's good at what he does.
Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#59477: Jun 23rd 2017 at 9:40:25 PM

I expect the first tournament may be something that was anime-only, it seems like a time filler.

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#59478: Jun 23rd 2017 at 9:41:26 PM

The idea that a monthly manga can do things better than a weekly anime is beyond me.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#59479: Jun 23rd 2017 at 9:42:42 PM

The format for it really sucks but Toei really aren't making the most of their format either

Or rather

They ARE making the most of it, but for their own convenience

Ssj3Gojira Arashi Shigehito from The Event Horizon Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
Arashi Shigehito
#59480: Jun 23rd 2017 at 9:43:12 PM

Though, I'm not sure how they'll explain Goku learning about Jiren then, unless Jiren's the one who comes to the meeting instead, and Toppo showing up might have been an anime-only thing to preserve the mystery more.

[up] Isn't a monthly format supposed to be better than a weekly format, simply because you have less stress to deal with in it?

edited 23rd Jun '17 9:44:24 PM by Ssj3Gojira

Let's see if you can get past my Beelzemon. Mephiles, WARP SHINKA!
BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
CHADhan Player.
#59481: Jun 23rd 2017 at 9:43:16 PM

[up][up][up] Like I said, they can just severely cut it down. Like half a chapter for Buu and Gohan's fights, and then another chapter for Goku fighting...the Wolf dude and Toppo.

[down] Do you want a pat on the back?

edited 23rd Jun '17 9:46:57 PM by BlackYakuzu94

A lazy millennial who's good at what he does.
Tomodachi Now a lurker. See you at the forums. Since: Aug, 2012 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
Now a lurker. See you at the forums.
#59482: Jun 23rd 2017 at 9:45:54 PM

And I'm just here, enjoying the ride. smile [up] Sure! It would be nice

edited 23rd Jun '17 9:52:45 PM by Tomodachi

To win, you need to adapt, and to adapt, you need to be able to laugh away all the restraints. Everything holding you back.
Memers Since: Aug, 2013
#59483: Jun 23rd 2017 at 9:50:57 PM

Monthly formats are better on the artist and sometimes the story.

With the monthly format you usually have around triple the length of a weekly manga so it is less work per month. With a monthly manga you can focus on telling longer stories without having to put in cliffhanger endings every 16-18 pages like weekly mangas do.

Monthly manga tends to be far more detailed as a result, compare To Love RU and To Love RU Darkness on the quality of the art.

Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#59484: Jun 23rd 2017 at 9:52:50 PM

oh yeah, monthly formats are usually a good thing but running alongside a weekly anime is just hell for trying to remain topical

XMenMutant22 The Feline Follies of Felix the Cat Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
#59485: Jun 23rd 2017 at 9:53:17 PM

[up]x4 Bergamo has a name, geez. Just because his universe is in the pits at the moment, doesn't mean his name should be forgotten. He fought for the rights of the other universes against the villainous "bad father"!

edited 23rd Jun '17 10:43:08 PM by XMenMutant22

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#59486: Jun 23rd 2017 at 9:53:56 PM

Indeed, if it was trying to tell its own story unconstrained it could be superior but the way the Super manga actually is makes that very unlikely.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Memers Since: Aug, 2013
#59487: Jun 23rd 2017 at 9:56:02 PM

[up][up][up] Yes and no, they want the manga to always be behind. In fact during the Goku black arc of the anime some interviews stated they were worried about catching up.

edited 23rd Jun '17 9:56:21 PM by Memers

BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
CHADhan Player.
#59488: Jun 23rd 2017 at 10:28:21 PM

[up][up][up] I won't lie, I honestly forgot his name. My bad :V

But yea, the manga has it's advantages in that it doesn't have to come out weekly, and thus can lay things out more concretely. But it's slooooow, due to being monthly. Even if the drafts are already done for the next arc, it doesn't change that we're still stuck in the last one.

And yes, the Anime being weekly on exasperates it.

A lazy millennial who's good at what he does.
Rinsankajugin Since: Feb, 2012
#59489: Jun 24th 2017 at 1:37:25 AM

Preview shots from today's episode.

We finally get to see all of the elite Pride Troopers! Also, Universe 6's team too, though for some reason 2 of their members are silhouetted out.

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#59490: Jun 24th 2017 at 1:40:52 AM

Is it me is the art rather weak, in that last shot at least?

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
PushoverMediaCritic I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out. from the Italy of America Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out.
#59491: Jun 24th 2017 at 1:42:33 AM

I love Agumon the superhero and small red boar wizard.

LordVatek Not really a lord of anything Since: Sep, 2014
Not really a lord of anything
#59492: Jun 24th 2017 at 1:43:15 AM

What is going on with Frieza in that second picture?

This song needs more love.
PushoverMediaCritic I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out. from the Italy of America Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out.
#59493: Jun 24th 2017 at 1:44:04 AM

Piccolo lent him his brow.

hardcorefakes coolest_guy from probably America Since: Oct, 2015 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
coolest_guy
#59494: Jun 24th 2017 at 2:17:36 AM

red boar wizard.

These exact same words popped into my head the moment I saw him.

Sir Boardemort? That's what I'm going with.

PushoverMediaCritic I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out. from the Italy of America Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out.
#59495: Jun 24th 2017 at 2:46:09 AM

Since we pretty much know that U6's 9th member is the Yardratian we saw in the NEP (unless the entire Yardrat species is actually native to another universe pairing, and the ones that taught Goku just teleported over to U7), what are the odds of the final U6 member being a Namekian vs something totally different?

Tomodachi Now a lurker. See you at the forums. Since: Aug, 2012 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
Now a lurker. See you at the forums.
#59496: Jun 24th 2017 at 1:26:56 PM

Golden Frieza is similar to Super Saiyan 3, but sadly unlike SSJ 3, your eyebrows get affected.

Now that I said it, it must be canon!

To win, you need to adapt, and to adapt, you need to be able to laugh away all the restraints. Everything holding you back.
LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#59497: Jun 24th 2017 at 4:46:27 PM

So I was looking through old pages and get to after Super was announced and it's so surreal/almost heartbreaking. Everyone was so optimistic/excited...except Saiga. Compare now and the tone has changed so much...except from Saiga.

And speaking of Saiga, he made a point about how everyone, but especially Goku is too lax about this tournament and I find it interesting how the last episode kind of alluded to that.

Like, Goku gets pissed at Frieza for killing the assassins when he doesn't have to and Frieza is all like "They're all going to die if their universe gets erased anyway", to which you say he's a dick, but he's also right.

And it seems like Goku actually doesn't like hearing that but...did he not realize that? Do none of them? Like, you still can't blame them for trying to save their own universe either way, but do they not really understand the gravity of the situation? I'm kind of hoping Goku (or at least someone) seriously wrestles with that one the tournament actually starts.

Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#59498: Jun 24th 2017 at 4:48:56 PM

Wait, you mean when Super was first announced? How far back did you have to go?

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#59499: Jun 24th 2017 at 4:50:38 PM

Very late 500s, early 600s range.

edited 24th Jun '17 4:51:00 PM by LSBK

Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#59500: Jun 24th 2017 at 4:53:01 PM

Seriously? We were only a quarter-ish of the way into this thread when Super started?


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