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Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#64502: Sep 20th 2017 at 8:01:14 PM

It was a cesspool. Which I suppose is glorious in a way...

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
#64503: Sep 20th 2017 at 8:02:56 PM

What happened?

Aside from the epic fallout once the ending happened and the Official Couples were revealed.

Let the joy of love give you an answer! Check out my book!
Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#64504: Sep 20th 2017 at 8:03:00 PM

[up][up]You weren't there for the glory days of love calculators and the Black Attack Squadron.

[up] out of everyone from this thread, I think I'm one of the oldest tropers who was active then, so I'll explain after work since my lunch break is now over

edited 20th Sep '17 8:06:22 PM by Saiga

HamburgerTime Since: Apr, 2010
#64505: Sep 20th 2017 at 8:05:54 PM

The thread probably did go too far, but it's not like there was much positive to discuss toward the end...

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#64506: Sep 20th 2017 at 8:07:19 PM

[up][up] Do please.

It sounds like a fun story. tongue

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#64507: Sep 20th 2017 at 8:31:40 PM

...

Near the end, I was saying that I wanted all the characters, both hero and villain alike to stab each other in the face and spend all eternity screaming in pain while never accomplishing their goals, because I didn't feel a single one of them deserved to do so.

And there were still a few character I actually liked in the series too, but they were included as well.

I didn't want them to die, because dying meant they didn't suffer, which is what they all deserved.

There was a lot of stuff about the ink and paper used to draw certain characters (Sakura) being a waste, and probably a few other things I can't remember.

This was all me too. That's just one example of how bad things got.

...fucking Naruto.

One Strip! One Strip!
Ssj3Gojira Arashi Shigehito from The Event Horizon Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
Arashi Shigehito
#64508: Sep 20th 2017 at 8:33:49 PM

Naruto is still in my Top 10. >.>

Let's see if you can get past my Beelzemon. Mephiles, WARP SHINKA!
randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#64509: Sep 20th 2017 at 8:35:44 PM

I wonder, did Naruto invent the ninja run...like Dragon Ball invented air plane arms?

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Demetrios Making darkness adorable since 1999 from Des Plaines, Illinois (unfortunately) Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Making darkness adorable since 1999
#64510: Sep 20th 2017 at 8:37:00 PM

Yeah, what was the deal with Goku and Yajirobi running like that? tongue

Come on! Let's bless them all until we get fershnickered!
HamburgerTime Since: Apr, 2010
#64511: Sep 20th 2017 at 8:37:11 PM

So, late, by my two cents on the "Should everyone stay relevant?" convo from earlier: I'm okay with most characters dropping off, but I would like Piccolo to stay in the same general ballpark as the Saiyans, which he actually was for the majority of the series until late Cell. Namekians are just as strong as Saiyans on average so certainly it wouldn't be too hard for one of them to tap into Godly Ki, no? Especially one with an actual god (albeit a really low-rung one) inside him...

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.
#64512: Sep 20th 2017 at 8:42:09 PM

Arale was doing the airplane arms run long before Goku and Yajirobe.

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#64513: Sep 20th 2017 at 8:45:46 PM

Which is weird because her hat has wings, she should be able to fly.

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Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#64514: Sep 20th 2017 at 8:55:49 PM

[up][up][up] Most of the Saiyans don't have godly ki.

I also don't think his arcs of relevance were very good for him. He got large power-ups from Namek to Cell that didn't mean much, and it would be kind of unfitting if he received a power-up that overshadowed his merge with God.

I like his Boo arc role the most. I think he's still powerful enough that you could use him as a fighter if you tried hard enough to make it work. If he got a huge power up than characters like 18 would fall even further behind, I think it'd be better to try not to escalate everything the way it used to be done.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#64515: Sep 20th 2017 at 8:58:22 PM

Indeed. We don't need more escalation.

One Strip! One Strip!
HamburgerTime Since: Apr, 2010
#64516: Sep 20th 2017 at 8:58:51 PM

[up][up] What I meant was, up until the latter half of the Cell Saga, Piccolo got powerups with about the same regularity as the Saiyans did, so if they wanted to go that route again, the obvious solution would be to give him Godly Ki too.

Plus I kinda want to see what a Super Namekian God would look like.

edited 20th Sep '17 8:59:47 PM by HamburgerTime

Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#64517: Sep 20th 2017 at 9:07:14 PM

I know what you mean, but right now that would put him ahead of Gohan and Gotenks and I really can't agree with that - especially not Gohan.

Besides, I was saying that the previous arcs handing out power-ups to keep him up never lead to anything substantial for him. He got more characterization out of the arc that did nothing to increase his power.

I also dislike the idea of just creating God forms for everyone. They'd need to explain this high-tier God concept waaaaaaay better to make something like that feel like it actually has meaning.

edited 20th Sep '17 9:08:18 PM by Saiga

Lionheart0 Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: I'm just a hunk-a, hunk-a burnin' love
#64518: Sep 20th 2017 at 10:16:56 PM

I wonder, did Naruto invent the ninja run...like Dragon Ball invented air plane arms?

Inuyasha actually did it first.

edited 20th Sep '17 10:18:45 PM by Lionheart0

SonOfSharknado Love is Love is Love Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Love is Love is Love
#64519: Sep 20th 2017 at 10:21:07 PM

I'm pretty sure Sonic did it first.

My various fanfics.
TheMageofFire Since: May, 2012
#64520: Sep 20th 2017 at 10:29:27 PM

Actually Jesus did it first. They just never tell you that in the Bible, because apparently "And then Jesus ran really fast on the water with his arms held back and did some sick tricks" was too much for the religious folks to handle.

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#64521: Sep 20th 2017 at 10:30:23 PM

Yeah, I guess that seems about right...figure 8 feet aside.

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VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#64522: Sep 21st 2017 at 3:06:56 AM

Chapter 28 of the manga has finally been translated on Viz's site.

GAP Formerly G.G. from Who Knows? Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: In love with love
Formerly G.G.
#64523: Sep 21st 2017 at 3:50:38 AM

Hey guys take a look at this:

What do you guys think of the character development in the series?

"Mai waifu."
BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
CHADhan Player.
#64524: Sep 21st 2017 at 4:02:56 AM

Wait, my post was Thumped. People knew we were joking right?

A lazy millennial who's good at what he does.
randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#64525: Sep 21st 2017 at 4:16:56 AM

You should exaggerate more...lest you have to bust out joke mode.

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