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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#26952: Oct 27th 2015 at 12:46:18 PM

Wow. That Yamcha article is both the nicest thing anyone has said about him, and likely the longest someone has gone without talking about how much he sucks.

And it makes sense too.

So, we'll all just go back to talking about how big a loser he is later right?tongue

That Clip of Krillin once again reminds me that I need to get back to watching Super. I've been slacking a lot on that front.

And yeah, Vegeta is an asshole. Makes his long time guardian and associate go bald, and then murders him. He literally used Nappa up until he saw no point in keeping him around.

Still funny though. Toryism should make it canon.cool

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#26953: Oct 27th 2015 at 1:43:12 PM

I actually forgot Yamcha got his arm broken by a Cell Jr.

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#26954: Oct 27th 2015 at 1:46:36 PM

I wonder if someone in Japan heard about DBZ Abriged. Because this was such a "Krillin owned count +1" moment in the latest episode. tongue

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#26955: Oct 27th 2015 at 1:48:07 PM

...HOW COULD GOKU MISS?!

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#26956: Oct 27th 2015 at 1:49:31 PM

He did on purpose. He remembered that one time when Krillin stole the rock from him back when they were kids and pulled a grudge.

MyssaRei Since: Feb, 2010
#26957: Oct 27th 2015 at 1:56:55 PM

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Rule of Funny.

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I remember that Instant Transmission wasn't really exact — whenever Goku used it he popped up within a few feet of the ki source he was using to home into a location.

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#26958: Oct 27th 2015 at 4:03:37 PM

I just got my pre-order of Ultimate Budoten in the mail today, and... I immediately regretted it. Why would they even think to release it in the West without an English voice option?!

If I have to play a game on mute in order to tolerate it, something's very wrong.

EDIT: Oookay, deep breaths. I'm sorry, but I just personally cannot stand the Japanese voices. Why does Bardock have the same voice as Kid Gohan?!

edited 27th Oct '15 4:12:35 PM by BaffleBlend

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#26959: Oct 27th 2015 at 4:40:23 PM

Ultimate is DS, Extreme is 3DS.

Also, all men in the Son family have Nozawa as their VA.

edited 27th Oct '15 4:41:05 PM by Rinsankajugin

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#26960: Oct 27th 2015 at 5:25:02 PM

[up][up] Because that would take a lot of time and money, and Extreme Butoten isn't as big-budget as Xenoverse is, so it makes less sense to put that much money in redubbing it.

Also, the fact that Dragon Ball IS a series made in Japan first. Technically, using the Japanese cast makes it more accurate to the source material.

You just have to get used to Nozawa. It's not like she does the exact same voice for each character. There are differences.

edited 27th Oct '15 5:25:37 PM by LOLypop1224

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#26961: Oct 27th 2015 at 5:28:50 PM

My bit problem with Nozawa is that she gets insanely shrieky whenever she shouts. And there's a lot of shouting in Dragon Ball.

I suppose I'll have to get used to it eventually since I'll be watching Digimon Tamers in Japanese where she voices Guilmon.

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#26962: Oct 27th 2015 at 5:32:03 PM

Digimon Tamers is pretty good in english. It's actually my favorite Digimon series.

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#26963: Oct 27th 2015 at 5:37:24 PM

I've watched enough Japanese Dragon Ball that now I'm used to Nozawa's Goku. Her performance doesn't bother me anymore.

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#26964: Oct 27th 2015 at 5:39:27 PM

I still can't hear her voice and think "Goku".

I hear her voice and think "woman who's trying to sound like a kid who's trying to sound like an adult".

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#26965: Oct 27th 2015 at 5:49:28 PM

Which is why you should watch the superior Latin American dub.

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#26966: Oct 27th 2015 at 5:50:08 PM

I hear her voice and think "someone's amateur fan dub".

Seriously, the Vocal Dissonance flat-out ruins the experience for me. I wasn't kidding about muting; every time a special or something is confirmed to never be getting a dub (like "Yo! Son Goku and Friends Return" and "Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans"), I watch the whole thing in total silence, and even then only because I'm a completionist.

This isn't a case of "boo hoo she's not what I'm used to"; it's a case of "Nozawa can't voice act to save her life".

edited 27th Oct '15 5:54:10 PM by BaffleBlend

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#26967: Oct 27th 2015 at 6:12:23 PM

I'm able to deal with it through the power of no fucks given.

It's a mighty power, that makes bad dubs and questionable japanese voices impotent before me.

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#26968: Oct 27th 2015 at 6:32:17 PM

[up] I think you've got that last statement backwards. tongue

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#26969: Oct 27th 2015 at 7:07:24 PM

I wrote what I meant and I meant what I wrote.

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#26970: Oct 28th 2015 at 5:05:49 AM

"Yamcha doesn't need to be the center of attention"

He literally got himself killed trying to be a glory hog.

The points that post makes about the usage of characters is great, until it pretends there's still some upside to Yamcha. There isn't.

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#26971: Oct 28th 2015 at 5:50:17 AM

He easily beat a Saibaman, then offered to beat all the rest when the one he beat grabbed him and exploded. If the Saibamen couldn't explode, Yamcha would've beaten all the rest and been alive to help out (a tiny bit) against Nappa.

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#26972: Oct 28th 2015 at 7:18:33 AM

He let his guard down around an enemy he assumed defeated so he could boast about how awesome he is. Then hubris kicked him in the ass.

It's the same thing that happens to Vegeta all the time, except that Vegeta at least has the good sense not to turn his back until he's verified his presumptions. And, as seen with the Ginyu Force, Vegeta double-taps to be certain.

edited 28th Oct '15 7:19:49 AM by TobiasDrake

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#26973: Oct 28th 2015 at 7:20:26 AM

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Dude. It's not trying to play him up as being some super big player who should be treated like the second coming of god. It's just saying: he supports his friends, even if only a little.

We all get that Yamcha isn't important. The entire fandom has seem fit to hammer that particular nail into the ground. It's just saying that Yamcha understands who he is, and is fine with that.

edited 28th Oct '15 7:20:35 AM by HandsomeRob

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#26974: Oct 28th 2015 at 7:22:30 AM

Also fair. Yamcha originally volunteered to fight the Saibamen because Krillin's been killed before and thus can never be revived again. Yamcha still has a Shenron Resurrection available and so if he's killed, it would not have permanent consequences. He was motivated by strategic use of Death Is Cheap initially.

He only started showboating after he defeated the Saibaman. He's got a good heart, but he does not think well on his feet.

edited 28th Oct '15 7:24:00 AM by TobiasDrake

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#26975: Oct 28th 2015 at 7:28:11 AM

And everyone but Vegeta thought that fight was over. That's a point a point people leave out. It wasn't just Yamcha being cocky it was almost everyone there legitimately thinking that fight was over.

I'd agree that he should have been more cautious but no need to frame the situation more negatively than it actually is.


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