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DarkHunter from New Mexico Since: Jan, 2001
#51476: Feb 8th 2017 at 12:55:02 PM

I think it's mostly because Mai is around the same age as Bulma, Dragonball youth wish or not.

Memers Since: Aug, 2013
#51477: Feb 8th 2017 at 12:55:27 PM

I support Future Trunks / Mai as well.

Modern Trunks / Mai is more murky, depends on exactly how much the dragon messed with really on if it is ok or not.

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#51478: Feb 8th 2017 at 12:55:53 PM

Thats exactly it. Mai's actual chronological age is older than his fucking mother.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
MightyMatilda Mr. Clueless from New Jersey, USA Since: Jan, 2015
Mr. Clueless
#51479: Feb 8th 2017 at 12:57:05 PM

-shrug- Future Trunks seems old enough to make informed consent.

edited 8th Feb '17 12:57:20 PM by MightyMatilda

De Romanīs, lingua Latina gloriosa non fuī.
Memers Since: Aug, 2013
#51480: Feb 8th 2017 at 1:02:08 PM

[up] Very much so, May–December Romance is a thing as well.

Anyway Japan likes that kind of Peggy Sue but only physically kind of thing, remember the recent anime Re LIFE. This kind young Mai seems to be intended as deaged in every single way but some general memories variant and Fridge Logic is fridge.

edited 8th Feb '17 1:04:33 PM by Memers

BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
CHADhan Player.
#51481: Feb 8th 2017 at 1:03:42 PM

I don't really think it's fair to say one is inherently better than the other, they're all technically the same character. That said, it works with their future counterparts because they barely acknowledge Mai's actual age at all unlike their child selves. And their future counterparts are vastly better written.

So really, the less they mention their actual ages, the more I can forget about it. Because yea, every time they reference how old they're supposed to be is when it starts getting into Squick territory. Otherwise, it's mostly harmless and cute.

A lazy millennial who's good at what he does.
LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#51482: Feb 8th 2017 at 1:16:54 PM

Wait, was Future Mai not also turned into a kid and the aged normally? She just looks younger because reasons?

alekos23 Since: Mar, 2013
#51483: Feb 8th 2017 at 1:19:05 PM

I believe they were deaged,using the wish just as Picollo died.

LordVatek Not really a lord of anything Since: Sep, 2014
Not really a lord of anything
#51484: Feb 8th 2017 at 1:19:36 PM

[up][up][up]The difference is that Future Trunks and Mai are both adults in mind and body with an admittedly significant age difference while Present Trunks is a kid and Mai is an adult in a child's body.

edited 8th Feb '17 1:20:39 PM by LordVatek

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BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
CHADhan Player.
#51485: Feb 8th 2017 at 1:23:45 PM

Well that's what I mean; there's still an age difference between the two parties, it's just nobody points it out with their future counterparts because as you said, they're both adults. If F. Trunks was still 17 like in his debut, it wouldn't be as ok.

A lazy millennial who's good at what he does.
slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#51486: Feb 8th 2017 at 1:26:04 PM

Future-Mai deaged into a baby right? Now that I thought about it I'd be more receptive if Mai got rebooted or born-again when she deaged. Its a complete wipe-out right?

Even then I'm still kinda not feeling it with the ship. Its not that I dislike Mai, I'm honestly apathetic to Pilaf's gang aside from the occasional laughter, its just why her? Out of all the people in the entire world to pair her with, why the fuck was it Trunks?

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Rinsankajugin Since: Feb, 2012
#51487: Feb 8th 2017 at 1:26:14 PM

It had been explained in the DBS manga that the wish that turned Pilaf, Mai and Shu younger happened around the time of the Cell Saga, and that the wish turned the gang into babies. That means the Pilaf Gang is currently the same age as Present Trunks, which is 14 years old.

Unrelated fact, Mr. Briefs and Panchy were both 14 years old when they conceived Tights.

edited 8th Feb '17 1:26:26 PM by Rinsankajugin

VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#51488: Feb 8th 2017 at 1:38:53 PM

It doesn't matter which version of Mai it is, to me the actual pairing originated in Battle of Gods as a lazy and dumb plot point. There's never going to be anything I like about it.

edited 8th Feb '17 1:39:03 PM by VeryMelon

MasaruGoku12 Since: Feb, 2016
#51489: Feb 8th 2017 at 1:39:04 PM

God afternoon people! I don't mean to change the subject at hand but how does the canonization sit with you? Do you like this Manga +Super anime? I do not. If you ask me i think without thoroughly explaining how these would actually work the timeline should go something like this

-prequel about our main bad guys, how the universe (is suppose universes now) How the gods of destructions and whatever else governs exist explain how they got their positions Frieza back story

Anyway Dragon Ball Movies Dragon Ball z Dragon Ball z Anime Jump Super Stars and various other official crossovers amd reference throughout the entirety of the franchise Dragon Ball Super Dragon Ball GT I really like Xicor so I'm gonna pretend AF should be canon Dragon Ball Heroes Discross Xenoverse (Unfortunately not related to Xenosaga) And Fusions so far..... Anyway, I hope you like these

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#51490: Feb 8th 2017 at 1:40:34 PM

Unrelated fact, Mr. Briefs and Panchy were both 14 years old when they conceived Tights.

<starts sharpening axe>

....wait. Before I do something I might regret, we should check that and make sure it's true.

One Strip! One Strip!
MightyMatilda Mr. Clueless from New Jersey, USA Since: Jan, 2015
Mr. Clueless
#51491: Feb 8th 2017 at 1:54:50 PM

The Dragon Ball Wiki says so, though they don't source it. In any case, the most likely explanation is that Toriyama forgot how old Dr. Briefs was at the time.

De Romanīs, lingua Latina gloriosa non fuī.
LordVatek Not really a lord of anything Since: Sep, 2014
Not really a lord of anything
#51492: Feb 8th 2017 at 2:00:46 PM

Well Tights was born in Age 722-723 according to Jaco the Galactic Patrolman but I'm not seeing much on her parents' ages except that Capsule Corp was founded in Age 712.

edited 8th Feb '17 2:03:08 PM by LordVatek

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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#51493: Feb 8th 2017 at 2:09:37 PM

Another thing that shocked me out of my senses. The fact that Bulma has a sister.

When the hell was that ever mentioned before?

edited 8th Feb '17 2:12:29 PM by slimcoder

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#51494: Feb 8th 2017 at 2:30:32 PM

[up]

Jaco the Galactic Patrolman.

She was a main character in that.

One Strip! One Strip!
MightyMatilda Mr. Clueless from New Jersey, USA Since: Jan, 2015
Mr. Clueless
#51495: Feb 8th 2017 at 2:34:42 PM

The DB Wiki says that Dr. Briefs was born in 708.

De Romanīs, lingua Latina gloriosa non fuī.
slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#51496: Feb 8th 2017 at 2:44:31 PM

[up][up] I know that. That's how I found out about her when I read about the manga.

Its like holy shit she's had a sister all this time? Was this something Toriyama decided when he wrote the Jaco manga?

[up] Damn then he must have been 14-15 during her conception.

edited 8th Feb '17 2:45:26 PM by slimcoder

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#51497: Feb 8th 2017 at 2:45:30 PM
LordVatek Not really a lord of anything Since: Sep, 2014
Not really a lord of anything
#51498: Feb 8th 2017 at 2:49:33 PM

I haven't found a second source on that save for this bit from a Toriyama interview, "...at the time of Battle of Gods, Bulma’s parents have reached a ripe old age of at least 70...." Which doesn't really say much.

edited 8th Feb '17 2:52:37 PM by LordVatek

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IAmNotCreativeEnough himitsu keisatsu from asa kara ban made omae o miru Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
himitsu keisatsu
#51499: Feb 8th 2017 at 3:08:11 PM

[up][up]The DB wiki is worse than the Type Moon wiki for most things...

himitsu keisatsu seifu chokuzoku kokka hoanbu na no da himitsu keisatsu yami ni magireru supai katsudou torishimari
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.
#51500: Feb 8th 2017 at 5:28:37 PM

Ok, there is a lyric in the new ending that is actually scaring me:

"Demons wearing the mask of angels, they beckon to me and say to me "For the sake of justice, destroy all evil right now", they say the world is waiting for me"

What did they mean by this? I'm sorry, but i'm having chills with those words due to the deal with Zamasu and Goku Black who repeated those words like crazy.

edited 8th Feb '17 5:30:18 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.

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