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unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
LOLypop1224 ...what am I even DOING here? Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
...what am I even DOING here?
#15402: Apr 28th 2015 at 5:38:49 AM

I get what you mean, but...I feel like a series has different expectations than a movie. You can't carry a series on Goku/Vegeta interactions alone. I'm sure they could try, but it wouldn't be very interesting.

That's why I think they'll at least try to do more.

Perhaps I'm being overly optimistic, but I want to be, damn it! I don't care if I get disappointed! I just want to follow the hype train all the way to the end!

edited 28th Apr '15 5:40:43 AM by LOLypop1224

The *Legendary* Super Saiyan is motivated by a crying infant! He is a literal giant f***ing baby!
Beaver Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#15403: Apr 28th 2015 at 5:41:31 AM

And now, a timeline of future events.

Today: First new Dragonball series in 18 years. Wow! That’s awesome!

Then: First screenshot from new Dragonball series. Some people say it looks amazing. Some people say it’s terrible. It’s done something different. An old character is back in a new way that some people like and some people don’t. A new character is the focus, some people like that and some people don’t.

Then: First trailer from new Dragonball series. Mixed reaction. Seems too modern for some people and incomprehensible to others. Some people say they love it when they don’t, some people say to have faith because “it’s Dragonball.”

Finally: New Dragonball series premieres. A lot of people watch the first few episodes, then ratings fall off. People say it’s not as good as it used to be. Some enjoy it but it goes mostly forgotten in the larger community. The world spins on.

Is this a Jo Jo reference?
Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#15404: Apr 28th 2015 at 5:42:06 AM

Can't really carry a series of movies with it either, didn't stop them.

Just because a large portion of the fanbase had grievances with the Goku/Vegeta focus doesn't mean Toei/Toriyama are going to give a shit. Look how many years it took for them to do something with the humans again, and even then it was meaningless and only included half of them.

edited 28th Apr '15 5:42:48 AM by Saiga

VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#15405: Apr 28th 2015 at 5:44:10 AM

  • Piccolo gave up fighting.

  • Gohan is ass now.

  • Android 18 can't get stronger.

  • Goten and Trunks will never take anything seriously enough, plus they also don't like to train like Gohan.

  • Buu is probably going to nap more than fight.

LOLypop1224 ...what am I even DOING here? Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
...what am I even DOING here?
#15406: Apr 28th 2015 at 5:45:26 AM

So, I'm the ONLY one who's excited about this? At all?

...screw it, I'm going to bed.

The *Legendary* Super Saiyan is motivated by a crying infant! He is a literal giant f***ing baby!
VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#15407: Apr 28th 2015 at 5:48:22 AM

No, I love seeing a new Dragonball anime come out.

Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#15408: Apr 28th 2015 at 5:56:39 AM

I'm a bit excited to see if they can do worse than GT.

It'd be an achievement.

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
#15409: Apr 28th 2015 at 6:05:17 AM

Jeez, this thread is just full of Debbie Downers.

edited 28th Apr '15 6:06:22 AM by Zelenal

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LordofLore Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Consider his love an honor
#15410: Apr 28th 2015 at 6:15:17 AM

Btw the director is the guy who directed Bo G.

unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#15411: Apr 28th 2015 at 6:34:04 AM

...I hope that means there's going to be bingo.

JonnasN from Porto, Portugal Since: Jul, 2012
#15412: Apr 28th 2015 at 6:45:13 AM

I was excited at the prospect of Uub and Pan being major characters, but apparently, this series is set only a couple of years after Buu. Bah!

Meh, maybe this time they'll realise they actually need a decent supporting cast for the series to stand on. Maybe we'll see Teen Gotenks, at least.

Beaver Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#15413: Apr 28th 2015 at 6:54:36 AM

[up][up]

FUN TIME BINGO

Is this a Jo Jo reference?
Shlugo_the_great King of Burgers from Far Far Away (On A Trope Odyssey) Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
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#15414: Apr 28th 2015 at 6:58:00 AM

The series was just announced and people already bitch and moan how awful it's going to be?

Screw it, I'm excited!

VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#15415: Apr 28th 2015 at 7:01:04 AM

I just realized this means we'll also get new DLC for Xenoverse!

Lionheart0 Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: I'm just a hunk-a, hunk-a burnin' love
#15416: Apr 28th 2015 at 7:04:29 AM

Goten and Trunks will never take anything seriously enough, plus they also don't like to train like Gohan.

That's something I never quite got. Unlike Gohan, Trunks and Goten were obsessed with sparring as kids.

To the very least with Gohan, the seeds were at least planted that he didn't like to fight, so it made sense why he would slack off in times of peace.

edited 28th Apr '15 7:04:38 AM by Lionheart0

BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
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#15417: Apr 28th 2015 at 7:05:24 AM

Wow, you can just feel the positivity in this thread :V

At the very least, save the cynicism until we get more info. Then by all means.

It turning into the Goku & Vegeta kinda makes sense at this point tho, they're pretty much the only ones who give a damn about getting stronger and throwing themselves head first at whatever comes their way. None of the supporting cast are strong enough to keep up and the ones that are don't care enough to train like they do...Its like I'm reading Naruto...

Look on the bright side, the Vegeta fanboys finally get to see their hero get the importance "he deserves".

A lazy millennial who's good at what he does.
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#15418: Apr 28th 2015 at 7:05:58 AM

So, I'm the ONLY one who's excited about this? At all?

...screw it, I'm going to bed.

Nope. I also choose cautious optimism. Because I remember Battle of Gods being anything but the Goku and Vegeta show.

I remember a subplot about Emperor Pilaf returning to steal the Dragon Balls and Trunks uncomfortably hitting on an age-reduced Mai. I remember Bulma's birthday party being the setting for a large chunk of the film. I remember Vegeta's Bingo song being prefaced by Gohan's unwitting Great Saiyaman performance.

Battle of Gods was a party both in-universe and out, celebrating the cast both old and new. I don't define a character's quality or relevance solely by who crushes the villain's windpipe in the last five minutes of a story, because there is an awful lot of story outside the last five minutes.

So Goku and Vegeta want to hog the "GET STRONGER, FIGHT DUDES" spotlight? Let them. That's always been their shtick. The other characters are made great by other qualities, and Dragon Ball has never been just about fighting.

edited 28th Apr '15 7:07:56 AM by TobiasDrake

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SonOfSharknado Love is Love is Love Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
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#15419: Apr 28th 2015 at 7:06:42 AM

@Lord of Lore

OH GREAT! The moron who said that Vegeta was the real hero of Dragonball. SPECTACULAR.

My various fanfics.
VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#15420: Apr 28th 2015 at 7:10:33 AM

Wow, you can just feel the positivity in this thread :V

At the very least, save the cynicism until we get more info.

I certainly hope I'm not being lumped into this generalization of yours. I'm excited for a new Dragonball anime, I'm just laying out where every past main character is right now.

BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
CHADhan Player.
#15421: Apr 28th 2015 at 7:11:42 AM

[up][up]"Dragon Ball has never been about just the fighting"

Except when it was, like in Z :V

We don't even really know the general tone this series is going for; Z's constant fighting and Serial Escalation or Dragon Ball's more surreal comedy. Or perhaps a blend of both.

edited 28th Apr '15 7:12:38 AM by BlackYakuzu94

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#15422: Apr 28th 2015 at 7:12:47 AM

The only one seems particularly cynical about this prospect is Saiga, and it's not like he is saying things based on nothing.

edited 24th Jun '17 3:53:38 PM by LSBK

unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#15423: Apr 28th 2015 at 7:34:42 AM

Also driving cars.

Driving cars and bingo.

JonnasN from Porto, Portugal Since: Jul, 2012
#15424: Apr 28th 2015 at 8:01:53 AM

If we get more things like Bingo, drunk Gohan Saiyaman, and Piccolo babysitting Pan, then I think I'll like this series.

Heck, they could just make something in the spirit of the Saiyaman/Videl mini-arc from the main series, and I'll be officially sold.

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
#15425: Apr 28th 2015 at 8:03:26 AM

And driving cars while playing bingo.

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