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OmegaRadiance Since: Jun, 2011
#15126: Apr 18th 2015 at 8:33:22 PM

@unnoun: Clearly Frieza's Race reproduce asexually.

That or a weird genderbending phase happens to half of them.

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HamburgerTime Since: Apr, 2010
#15127: Apr 18th 2015 at 8:36:24 PM

I posted an interview some pages back that implied they do reproduce asexually.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#15128: Apr 18th 2015 at 8:40:18 PM

[up]

Not surprised.

You know Toriyama and those females after all.

He just doesn't bother with them at all. Or if he does, they eventually stop being important.

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Zelenal The Cat Knows Where It's At from Purrgatory Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
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#15129: Apr 18th 2015 at 8:47:30 PM

Finally finished Dragon Ball Z Kai. I loved how Episode 97 ended. It honestly felt like it would have been a good place to end the series.

I could watch the next part of Kai in Japanese but I cannot stand Goku's seiyuu.

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Cruherrx I say things. from my own little world Since: Apr, 2010 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
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#15130: Apr 18th 2015 at 8:53:00 PM

Better not say that in certain circles!

It baffles me how the people on the Kanzenshuu podcast or Kaiserneko and others could have a problem with people not liking Japanese Goku on the grounds that the voice just doesn't fit to them.

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LOLypop1224 ...what am I even DOING here? Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
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#15131: Apr 18th 2015 at 9:01:29 PM

I still find it ironic that Goku, the guy who is hyped up as this big symbol of masculinity, is voiced by a woman.

The *Legendary* Super Saiyan is motivated by a crying infant! He is a literal giant f***ing baby!
LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#15132: Apr 18th 2015 at 9:06:35 PM

I understand the reason for Goku's Japanese voice I just don't think it works. Yeah, I get the higher and more childlike the voice, the purer the person is supposed to be, but the voice doesn't sound childlike, just really shrill.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#15133: Apr 18th 2015 at 9:17:45 PM

Well yeah. Goku is played by a very, very old woman.

Who's also Dukemon whenever he appears in the Digimon series.

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Ssj3Gojira Arashi Shigehito from The Event Horizon Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
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#15134: Apr 18th 2015 at 9:24:28 PM

[up] Ah yes, Dukemon, the guy who refers to himself in the third person just as much as Piccolo does in the early Viz manga.

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#15135: Apr 18th 2015 at 9:28:34 PM

[up]

And that's why Masako Nozawa is awesome.

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Ssj3Gojira Arashi Shigehito from The Event Horizon Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
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#15136: Apr 18th 2015 at 9:45:21 PM

"That is something that I, Dukemon, can allow."

Let's see if you can get past my Beelzemon. Mephiles, WARP SHINKA!
IAmNotCreativeEnough himitsu keisatsu from asa kara ban made omae o miru Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
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#15137: Apr 18th 2015 at 10:12:42 PM

Hey. It could be worse. Goku could be voiced by a woman in English too. Like a certain other shonen action hero who was never allowed to have his balls drop.

himitsu keisatsu seifu chokuzoku kokka hoanbu na no da himitsu keisatsu yami ni magireru supai katsudou torishimari
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#15138: Apr 18th 2015 at 10:15:05 PM

[up]...

Ash Ketchum?

edited 18th Apr '15 10:15:14 PM by kkhohoho

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#15139: Apr 18th 2015 at 10:15:36 PM

I believe you're talking about Naruto, and if you are, at least with him the woman made the voice deeper and less squeaky.

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#15140: Apr 18th 2015 at 11:09:46 PM

So question, if Vegeta and Trunks had tails when they used Grades 2 and 3, would they have gotten buff like the rest of their muscles, or would they stay the same size?

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IAmNotCreativeEnough himitsu keisatsu from asa kara ban made omae o miru Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
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#15141: Apr 18th 2015 at 11:45:02 PM

[up][up]And yet it's still unmistakably a woman's voice. Or a child's. Either way, seriously, they should've had his balls drop. I'm not saying he should sound like James Earl Jones, but I shouldn't be able to tell it's a woman doing it.

himitsu keisatsu seifu chokuzoku kokka hoanbu na no da himitsu keisatsu yami ni magireru supai katsudou torishimari
MadSkillz Destroyer of Worlds Since: Mar, 2013 Relationship Status: I only want you gone
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#15142: Apr 18th 2015 at 11:48:25 PM

Naruto always sounded like an age-appropriate boy to me.

His English voice was great imo.

edited 18th Apr '15 11:49:09 PM by MadSkillz

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#15143: Apr 18th 2015 at 11:48:28 PM

[up][up]Respectfully, I disagree.

Everyone should sound like James Earl Jones.

edited 18th Apr '15 11:48:37 PM by TheAirman

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MadSkillz Destroyer of Worlds Since: Mar, 2013 Relationship Status: I only want you gone
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#15144: Apr 18th 2015 at 11:49:32 PM

Except Darth Vader who should sound like David Prowse

IAmNotCreativeEnough himitsu keisatsu from asa kara ban made omae o miru Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
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#15145: Apr 18th 2015 at 11:55:04 PM

[up][up]I respectfully disagree.

Chali 2na should sound like Chali 2na.

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Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#15146: Apr 19th 2015 at 1:53:36 AM

I thought Naruto's dub voice was fine except every now and then there'd be an episode where his voice is just awful. The only example I can think of right now is the episode where Yamato explains Elemental Rock–Paper–Scissors to Naruto.

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#15147: Apr 19th 2015 at 2:04:50 AM

[up] Agreed. I think Maile Flanagan can't do humor with Shippuden Naruto's voice. It comes off as forced when she has to do high-pitched as Shippuden Naruto.

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#15148: Apr 19th 2015 at 3:12:57 AM

I was thinking about whether a live-action DBZ movie could work and, if so, how, and it made me realise something. I think Cell could work quite well for a live-action movie villain. He has 3 forms, which could correspond to a 3-act structure quite well. His main goal at the beginning is basically the same as the heroes - to get stronger. Plus, his desire for perfection and egotism is sort of reminding me of Ultron. (I haven't actually read Marvel comics - it's just Ultron's personality from the movies makes me think of Cell). And if Avengers 2 is good...it could give us a good formula for that kind of villain.

Of course, you'd need to rewrite the entire saga, and Act 3 (Perfect Cell) is very long compared to what happens in early Cell Saga. But it COULD work as an Avengers-style movie, as long as we have enough context.

I was thinking they could try and protect the Androids, and when Cell absorbs 17, they bring 18 to their base, where Vegeta is sort of on guard duty. And Cell sneaks in and tricks Vegeta into letting him absorb 18 through the same ways as the original.

...so, yeah. There'd be a lot of changes. And people would probably cry Ruined FOREVER. But it COULD work.

The *Legendary* Super Saiyan is motivated by a crying infant! He is a literal giant f***ing baby!
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#15150: Apr 19th 2015 at 12:11:04 PM

[up][up] To be honest, I wouldn't mind if they do change, after all, Dragon ball isn't the most original thing, even back then, it WAS a (I would say comedic) retelling of Journey To The West. And then, in Z, you have aliens, space dictators, Cyborgs, Genetic Insect, etc...

Hell, doing a trilogy (or quadrilogy) of movies would be interesting: Maybe skip Namek (to make Freezer come on Earth), skip C-17 and C-18 (or at least not make them ennemies), and IDK for the rest.

The main thing about Dragon ball Evolution (besides the references to Transformers, Avatar, etc... and plot holes and the rest) is mostly how it doesn't get what Dragon ball was: For example, putting Son goku in a school is not only cliché, but misses the point of Dragon ball: It's a quest to see how big the world is, etc... (I'm not here to rant about DBE)

I'm not crazy, just creatively different.

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