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unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#27526: Nov 8th 2015 at 4:16:35 PM

[up]...I mean. Does it have to be a good video?

Because I found a few bad ones.

edited 8th Nov '15 4:16:50 PM by unnoun

SonOfSharknado Love is Love is Love Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
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#27527: Nov 8th 2015 at 4:17:24 PM

I was hoping my Pan hair discussion would take this in a lighter direction.

My various fanfics.
unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#27528: Nov 8th 2015 at 4:18:51 PM

What if she has a really long afro?

edited 8th Nov '15 4:18:59 PM by unnoun

PushoverMediaCritic I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out. from the Italy of America Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
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#27529: Nov 8th 2015 at 4:18:53 PM

Pan with both Mr. Hercule Satan's afro and Raditz' hair length.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#27530: Nov 8th 2015 at 4:22:08 PM

Her hair would have a power level over.....

You know, that one high number that everyone is over now.

One Strip! One Strip!
BaconManiac5000 Since: Nov, 2013 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
#27531: Nov 8th 2015 at 4:22:28 PM

Yeah, them being good was kind of preferable. :P

what do you mean I didn't win, I ate more wet t-shirts than anyone else
SonOfSharknado Love is Love is Love Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
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#27532: Nov 8th 2015 at 4:25:00 PM

If Pan's hair combined her grandpa's and her uncle's, it would be like a giant sponge and when she took a bath and dried her hair it would puff up like huuuuuge

EDIT: Look at my hair. Pan should have hair like Steven.

edited 8th Nov '15 4:25:35 PM by SonOfSharknado

My various fanfics.
BaconManiac5000 Since: Nov, 2013 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
#27533: Nov 8th 2015 at 4:25:41 PM

[nja]It would look like your avatar. :P[nja]

edited 8th Nov '15 4:25:55 PM by BaconManiac5000

what do you mean I didn't win, I ate more wet t-shirts than anyone else
Guy01 Since: Mar, 2015
#27534: Nov 8th 2015 at 5:28:00 PM

You know, I really want Gohan to tell Videl some of his old training stories, just so she gets an idea of what insanity he went through to get where he is. He could even demonstrate his dodge training. [lol]

Ok, who let Light Yagami in here?
Rinsankajugin Since: Feb, 2012
#27535: Nov 8th 2015 at 6:07:56 PM

Technically, Pan (eventually) gets her hair from her Great-Granny Gine. (And technically her Grunkle Raditz)

It's just straighter and less messy, with a hint of Videl's.

SLthethird The Scribe from Another Land Since: Dec, 2013
The Scribe
#27536: Nov 8th 2015 at 6:27:08 PM

I've heard it said that DBZ's anime is incredibly slow-paced. Considering I'm nearing the end of the pre-Z content and that I will utterly refuse to skip an episode, I'd like to know how true this is.

I am aware of the Frieza battle that lasts a really long time (exactly how long I'm not sure) but otherwise I don't know of any particular events that last a really long time. Through the pre-Z content I did get a little irritated with some bits (Goku in that weird town with Arale in particular caught me off guard-I was rather glad when he left) but never to the point where I wanted to stop watching. I found the fights in the World Martial Arts Tournaments (or at least the two I've seen so far) pretty entertaining, despite the fact that they probably could have been condensed into about half the length they actually were. With this in mind, will I enjoy watching DBZ despite its slow pace?

And no, I will not watch Kai. It's all or nothing for me.

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BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
CHADhan Player.
#27537: Nov 8th 2015 at 6:29:55 PM

The pacing isn't really that bad when you can watch it on a back 2 back basis.

Its being an 8 year old and having sit through week by week of the series, and then it goes on hiatus and rewinds back to the beginning of an arc before it moves on....that the pacing becomes unbearable.

Yes, growing with this series was a pain in the ass.

A lazy millennial who's good at what he does.
SLthethird The Scribe from Another Land Since: Dec, 2013
The Scribe
#27538: Nov 8th 2015 at 6:37:39 PM

[up]

When I was googling for the answer I found someone saying it was worse now than when growing up because marathoning became a chore. Huh. Since I try to watch one episode per day, though, I imagine I'll end up getting the best of both worlds. Thanks for the answer.

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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
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#27539: Nov 8th 2015 at 7:07:31 PM

I'd recommend reading the manga.

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#27540: Nov 8th 2015 at 8:57:21 PM

Older Goku didn't become reluctant to kill people because he takes things less seriously, he became reluctant because when he didn't kill Piccolo Jr, who was spawned from pure evil, Piccolo Jr ended up saving his son. Yes, there were also selfish, spiteful and misguided reasons for not killing opponents but Piccolo Jr is the root of it all.

I'm still waiting for Vegeta to have nearly as big an impact on Goku's characterization. But I will say one thing for Vegeta that thanks to the magic of numerical power levels there wasn't a single enemy stronger than Saiyan Saga Vegeta up until Freeza himself showed up. At 180,000, Werewolf Monkey Vegeta's raw power exceeded Captain Ginyu, which would have forced Ginyu to use body change, as that was the same power level Goku's Kaioken produced on Namek. No Freeza soldier besides Ginyu would have been a match for Werewolf Monkey Vegeta, it's no wonder Freeza feared a saiyan uprising. Add in rumors of a form even more powerful than werewolf monkey and monkeys had to die. I think Beerus also wanting them dead was really more of a coincidence than an order.

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randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#27541: Nov 8th 2015 at 9:34:01 PM

[up][up][up]It's still pretty bad, some of that filler stuff can be pretty terrible...especially from the Namek stuff.

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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
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#27542: Nov 8th 2015 at 10:27:01 PM

Actually, I kinda think Oolong, Puar, Roshi, and Chi-chi suiting up to go to Namek as backup is pretty funny.

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#27543: Nov 9th 2015 at 1:56:03 AM

If I could marathon it again, I'd probably sit through that stuff again for a legit run, due to increased patience.

As a kid, almost all filler stuff that wasn't from the Buu saga = skipped

I don't really cringe, it was just boring.

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unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#27544: Nov 9th 2015 at 2:28:47 AM

Werewolf Monkey Vegeta's raw power exceeded Captain Ginyu, which would have forced Ginyu to use body change, as that was the same power level Goku's Kaioken produced on Namek.

I mean, Vegeta's body would have been useless after the transformation wore off.

edited 9th Nov '15 2:30:58 AM by unnoun

Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#27545: Nov 9th 2015 at 3:21:44 AM

Should I make a "X days since last time someone bitched about Gohan not being the main character" timer?

You're the only one here who is close to bitching. And on top of that, being totally unfair in your description of others.

Wanting to see some things differently doesn't mean we don't like the series, that's just ridiculous. And usually it seems like things are being completely civil until you come in and need to make a stink about it.

Shlugo_the_great King of Burgers from Far Far Away (On A Trope Odyssey) Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
King of Burgers
#27546: Nov 9th 2015 at 3:41:00 AM

Oh Saiga, you had all this time to think up a retort and all you came up with was "NO U!"? [lol]

But, you are right. It's terribly unkind of me to interrupt your, uh brainstorming sessions. You need some place to vent your frustrations with the show. So please feel free to continue, and I won't make fun of you for it... much. So now calm down, put down the torches and pitchforks you've been preparing against me and go back to what you are normally doing.

edited 9th Nov '15 3:41:16 AM by Shlugo_the_great

JonnasN from Porto, Portugal Since: Jul, 2012
#27547: Nov 9th 2015 at 4:13:50 AM

@S Lthethird: The Z part of the show brings a lot of needless staring contests and flashbacks (I once turned on my TV in the middle of an episode, and it took me 5 minutes to realise I was seeing a condensed flashback), so feel free to skip through those scenes.

The filler episodes are usually fine, though. Sometimes there's OOC or plotholes, but almost nothing I would call boring.

edited 9th Nov '15 4:14:10 AM by JonnasN

Shlugo_the_great King of Burgers from Far Far Away (On A Trope Odyssey) Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
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#27548: Nov 9th 2015 at 4:25:15 AM

"Sooo... wanna go drive cars?"

"Bitching."

MyssaRei Since: Feb, 2010
#27549: Nov 9th 2015 at 5:29:30 AM

[up]

I foresee people using the "Push-ups, situps, and plenty of juice" line for Vegeta again, as Toei's foregoing ever explaining how Vegeta becomes SSG without the ritual in Super.

"It just works."

Soble Since: Dec, 2013
#27550: Nov 9th 2015 at 5:52:09 AM

When I was googling for the answer I found someone saying it was worse now than when growing up because marathoning became a chore.

In this day and age, when some of the really popular anime like Naruto, Bleach, One Piece, Fairy Tail, Kateyko, and Gintama push upwards of 200-300 episodes, I find that funny.

edited 9th Nov '15 5:52:18 AM by Soble

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