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LordVatek Not really a lord of anything Since: Sep, 2014
Not really a lord of anything
#73501: Dec 29th 2017 at 4:42:35 PM

[up][up]I'm going to laugh if that's still happening when there are only two people left.

edited 29th Dec '17 4:42:42 PM by LordVatek

This song needs more love.
randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#73502: Dec 29th 2017 at 4:57:36 PM

There's not a war going on and less people are using ki blast than they want you to believe...

edited 29th Dec '17 4:58:00 PM by randomness4

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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
I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out.
#73503: Dec 29th 2017 at 4:59:13 PM

Like, I said, the part of "reusing Magical Girl transformation sequences" isn't really part of the parody. It's just using a trope from the genre its referencing. It's not hypocritical if it's not being made into a joke, it's just an accurate usage of a common trope and also using it for its original purpose.

Not everything Magical Girl about the Kamikaze Fireballs is part of a "parody", some Magical Girl tropes are just used because they're Magical Girls.

edited 29th Dec '17 5:00:07 PM by PushoverMediaCritic

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#73504: Dec 29th 2017 at 5:00:05 PM

It very clearly was being made into a joke though. It just wasn't funny.

edited 29th Dec '17 5:00:28 PM by LSBK

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.
#73505: Dec 29th 2017 at 5:01:15 PM

Yeah, a joke about how interrupting transformation sequences is a dick move across all mediums. Them doing it again wasn't the punchline, 17 getting chewed out for being practical was.

edited 29th Dec '17 5:01:47 PM by PushoverMediaCritic

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#73506: Dec 29th 2017 at 5:02:42 PM

Even if it was funny the first time it got old real fast.

The issue with the magical girl parody's is that its done in such a constant hamfisted in your face manner with no subtlety or well creativity really that it got annoying as fuck in like 2 gags.

Even the PT aren't this annoying.

edited 29th Dec '17 5:04:29 PM by slimcoder

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Sigilbreaker26 Serial Procrastinator Since: Nov, 2017
Serial Procrastinator
#73507: Dec 29th 2017 at 5:03:43 PM

Yeah, I'll give this to the P Ts, they may be completely devoid of creativity but they also don't make you want to tear out your eyes.

"And when the last law was down and the Devil turned round on you, where would you hide, the laws all being flat?"
LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#73508: Dec 29th 2017 at 5:05:44 PM

That they did the full sequence twice is also apart of the joke. Yes, Magical Girl series (like basically everything else) reuse footage, but the entire set up makes it clear that "Wow, they really are starting from the beginning" is supposed to be "funny".

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.
#73509: Dec 29th 2017 at 5:08:14 PM

I mean, there's absolutely nothing parodic about the Pride Troopers, and only like 2 or 3 elements parodic about the Kamikaze Fireballs. They're more just references and translations of super sentai and magical girl than they are parodies. I dunno why you guys apparently expected them to be a derisive laugh riot when they're closer to an homage.

edited 29th Dec '17 5:09:23 PM by PushoverMediaCritic

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#73510: Dec 29th 2017 at 5:08:20 PM

[up][up][up]Are their designs really that bad with the eyes and such?

edited 29th Dec '17 5:10:08 PM by randomness4

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EpicBleye drunk bunny from her bed being very eepy Since: Sep, 2014 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
drunk bunny
#73511: Dec 29th 2017 at 5:08:40 PM

idk i think that's really funny as someone who has enjoyed his fair share of magical girl anime

"There's not a girl alive who wouldn't be happy being called cute." ~Tamamo-no-Mae
LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#73512: Dec 29th 2017 at 5:09:07 PM

[up][up][up]And? That one thing isn't being poked fun at doesn't mean something else can't be poked fun at.

edited 29th Dec '17 5:09:35 PM by LSBK

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#73513: Dec 29th 2017 at 5:10:22 PM

Why is a joke being defended and offended?

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LordVatek Not really a lord of anything Since: Sep, 2014
Not really a lord of anything
#73514: Dec 29th 2017 at 5:36:46 PM

I don't have any particular love for U2 but I thought that them starting from the beginning with the same animation was funny.

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.
#73515: Dec 29th 2017 at 5:38:13 PM

Here's something interesting I just realized: of all the universes competing in the Tournament of Power, only U6 and U7 had no fighters capable of non-Ki-powered flight.

U2: Vikal and Ribrianne

U3: Panchia and Anilaza

U4: Shantsa

U9: Lilibeu and Jim

U10: Oregano

U11: Zoiray

Sigilbreaker26 Serial Procrastinator Since: Nov, 2017
Serial Procrastinator
#73516: Dec 29th 2017 at 5:40:27 PM

Never mind, misread what you said.

edited 29th Dec '17 5:40:49 PM by Sigilbreaker26

"And when the last law was down and the Devil turned round on you, where would you hide, the laws all being flat?"
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
#73517: Dec 29th 2017 at 5:48:18 PM

[up][up] Roselle was the flier from U9, not Oregano.

No beer?! But if there's no beer, then there's no beef or beans!
BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
CHADhan Player.
#73518: Dec 29th 2017 at 6:24:51 PM

So, something pretty cool was pointed out to me from the original audio from DBZ. So whenever the Saiyans power up through their forms, there is a distinct roar of the Oozaru whenever that occurs. The only instance of that ever happening in the dub was obvious Goku's SSJ 3 form, but I didn't know it was a recurring thing in the Original version. That's actually really cool and I'm disappointed Super dropped it.

A lazy millennial who's good at what he does.
Gehayadren Bad Movie Binge Collector from A Garbage Fire Since: Jun, 2016 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
#73519: Dec 29th 2017 at 6:34:12 PM

[up]Original broadcast audio, or the optical audio from the original broadcast audio?

Ha ha ha. What a story, Mark.
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.
#73520: Dec 29th 2017 at 6:56:27 PM

[up][up][up]Whoops. I forgot.

Moth13 Since: Sep, 2010
#73521: Dec 29th 2017 at 7:00:43 PM

And yea, making Kale a Broly reference was a really bad move. Especially since, unlike Broly, she has no stated reason to actually be this strong. So she can toss around SSB because that's what Broly did and Broly is cool I guess. But then she struggles against Goku at SS 2 in a supposedly more powerful state while teaming with Caulifa. Consistency, what is that.

She's definitely the more problematic of the two between her and Caulifa.

Later power inconsistency aside, making Kale a Broly reference was good imo because we got a pretty sick beatdown out of it. All this "but why does she have more hidden power inside of her than I think she should have had" talk is pretty silly to me.

Arha Since: Jan, 2010
#73522: Dec 29th 2017 at 7:11:32 PM

PMC: They called attention to doing the entire transformation sequence twice. So it was definitely a joke.

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#73523: Dec 29th 2017 at 7:19:45 PM

Those be the jokes...

edited 29th Dec '17 7:20:34 PM by randomness4

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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#73524: Dec 29th 2017 at 7:37:57 PM

Anyone else know that Britney Spear's kids are fans of Dragon Ball?

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
CHADhan Player.
#73525: Dec 29th 2017 at 7:52:46 PM

[up][up][up][up] That's nice, it still doesn't change that the whole reference falls flat and flies right into the face of consistency. So...we get a cool beatdown...in an series with cool beatdowns, so...cool I guess?

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