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Jedi1113 Since: Jun, 2009
#48026: Dec 12th 2016 at 4:07:43 PM

I'm confused how we got back to the future trunks complaining again.

superboy313 Since: May, 2015
#48027: Dec 12th 2016 at 6:27:48 PM

Alright, I know I'm beating a dead horse here but screw it, I gotta get it off my chest.

What if 4Kids dubbed Dragon Ball Z? As in the fully half-assed 4Kids of the 2000's?

IAmNotCreativeEnough himitsu keisatsu from asa kara ban made omae o miru Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
himitsu keisatsu
#48028: Dec 12th 2016 at 6:40:06 PM

"Fully half"

Instructions unclear, dub caught in ceiling fan.

himitsu keisatsu seifu chokuzoku kokka hoanbu na no da himitsu keisatsu yami ni magireru supai katsudou torishimari
LordVatek Not really a lord of anything Since: Sep, 2014
Not really a lord of anything
#48029: Dec 12th 2016 at 6:42:14 PM

Don't even put that image in my head. At least the earliest dubs were the good kind of bad. 4Kids would give us a rap intro.... another one.

edited 12th Dec '16 6:42:25 PM by LordVatek

This song needs more love.
MightyMatilda Mr. Clueless from New Jersey, USA Since: Jan, 2015
Mr. Clueless
#48030: Dec 12th 2016 at 6:43:21 PM

DBZ would be like Saint Seiya: a show that was hugely popular in Japan, France, and Latin America, but never had a chance in the United States. It is a truly depressing world.

De Romanīs, lingua Latina gloriosa non fuī.
LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#48031: Dec 12th 2016 at 6:44:50 PM

I'm over drudging up 4kidz. It was bad, it's dead, that's the end of it.

Rinsankajugin Since: Feb, 2012
#48032: Dec 12th 2016 at 6:53:28 PM

Blue Popo is the main character.

Ssj3Gojira Arashi Shigehito from The Event Horizon Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
Arashi Shigehito
#48033: Dec 12th 2016 at 7:15:17 PM

I mean, I used to watch 4Kids all the time, mainly for One Piece, Shaman King, Sonic X, Kirby, and I think Ultimate Muscle. Oh, and Yu-Gi-Oh!!.

edited 12th Dec '16 7:15:36 PM by Ssj3Gojira

Let's see if you can get past my Beelzemon. Mephiles, WARP SHINKA!
SonOfSharknado Love is Love is Love Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Love is Love is Love
#48034: Dec 12th 2016 at 7:22:21 PM

Fighting Foodons, anyone?

My various fanfics.
VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#48035: Dec 12th 2016 at 7:30:16 PM

I remember them from the Fox Box days. Ultraman Tiga, Ultimate Muscle, Fighting Foodons was probably them as well.

Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#48036: Dec 12th 2016 at 8:47:39 PM

4Kids Kirby was at least semi-decent since it was already fairly lighthearted and cartoonish anyway. They only censored a few things like the vaguely religious motifs, and gave us Texan Dedede in exchange.

But a 4Kids DBZ would be awful. Take all that "I'll send you to the next dimension/too bad it was a Sunday/they blew up the cargo robot" crap from the Ocean Dub and ramp it up beyond any acceptable measure, add in a few gratuitous name changes, and voila.

You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!
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.
#48037: Dec 12th 2016 at 9:03:36 PM

Screw DBZ, I want to see a 4Kidz dub of Dragon Ball, just to see how badly they could ruin everything ever.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#48038: Dec 12th 2016 at 9:07:03 PM

If it happens, you gotta take the blame for it.

It's only fair.

One Strip! One Strip!
LLSmoothJ (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#48039: Dec 12th 2016 at 9:26:49 PM

If anything, it'd be like the Harmony Gold Dub. (EX. Goku would be Zero, Krillin would be Bongo, etc.)

Rinsankajugin Since: Feb, 2012
#48040: Dec 12th 2016 at 9:45:35 PM

It's official, according to the Toei website, our Supreme Kai's name really is Shin.

"ゴワスとシンが未来の歴史に到着" > "Gowasu and Shin arrive in the future timeline."

edited 12th Dec '16 9:47:22 PM by Rinsankajugin

Tomodachi Now a lurker. See you at the forums. Since: Aug, 2012 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
Now a lurker. See you at the forums.
#48041: Dec 12th 2016 at 9:54:26 PM

Huh, his nickname was really his name. Alright.

Wait a second, his name is similar to his race! Who would name a human "Hum"?

edited 12th Dec '16 9:58:17 PM by Tomodachi

To win, you need to adapt, and to adapt, you need to be able to laugh away all the restraints. Everything holding you back.
LordVatek Not really a lord of anything Since: Sep, 2014
Not really a lord of anything
#48042: Dec 12th 2016 at 10:01:26 PM

[up][up][up]I had to look that up and now I will forever refer to Korin as "Whiskers the Wonder Cat".

This song needs more love.
Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#48043: Dec 12th 2016 at 10:48:03 PM

Speaking of Gowasu ("ZAMASSSS") and Shin, I've been meaning to ask.

Gowasu is the Supreme Kai of his universe, right? Aren't there supposed to be five Supreme Kais?

You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!
AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Rock on, Gold Dust Woman
#48044: Dec 12th 2016 at 11:05:15 PM

[up][up]

Team Four Star made a reference about that once.

Have you any dreams you'd like to sell?
AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Rock on, Gold Dust Woman
#48045: Dec 13th 2016 at 10:13:08 AM

Double post, but with the Yamcha discussion from earlier, I feel the need to post Masako X's newest video.

Have you any dreams you'd like to sell?
HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#48046: Dec 13th 2016 at 10:36:00 AM

So this was all some kind of timed thing then?

Huh. And we got another dude beside Toyotarou and that guy who made Super Saiyan 4 who can emulate Toriyama's style.

I hope this leads to more expanded universe stuff. Toriyama has his own focus and interests, so letting others play in the sandbox and play around with other characters could be interesting provided they at least respect the source material.

One Strip! One Strip!
Soble Since: Dec, 2013
#48047: Dec 13th 2016 at 10:49:54 AM

"More Dragonball content ! A room dedicated to producing exclusively Dragonball content..."

Um.

They do know this series concluded and Super is like pure, buttery fanservice? I mean: Vegeta and Piccolo getting to whoop Freeza, Super Kaioken, the return of Future Trunks and Vegito, Bulma's surprising increase in bust size, the integration of Jaco and Arale, Yamcha and Master Roshi getting to be cool again, etc.

Unless they mean Episode of Bardock Part II, or an official Dragonball x [insert ridiculous crossover idea here] kind of thing.

"Dragon Room" sounds like a pitch for some kind of Mario Party-esque Dragonball minigame.

edited 13th Dec '16 10:55:36 AM by Soble

I'M MR. MEESEEKS, LOOK AT ME!
HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#48048: Dec 13th 2016 at 10:52:55 AM

I don't know.

There are still a lot of little question that have never been answered.

I can see why some would be reluctant, and even think this is a mistake that could ruin the franchise GT style, but if done right, it could also expand the world in an interesting manner.

One Strip! One Strip!
Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#48049: Dec 13th 2016 at 11:28:14 AM

[up][up]Or a crossover with The Room.

You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!
Rinsankajugin Since: Feb, 2012

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