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Soble Since: Dec, 2013
#22601: Aug 11th 2015 at 12:07:39 PM

when a manga is popular, studios usually want to get the rights for adaptations right away, so other studios won't get them first. this means that most of the time, especially when it comes to battle shounen, the series will be still in serialization in the magazine, i.e not finished.

You know it's weird, because in Naruto, which I curse to this very day for its slowness, was copying the manga almost panel-for-panel in certain places. The flashbacks were monotonous at times, but they were actually there, in the manga.

An anime that felt slow to me was actually adapting the source material properly, in fact, I'd say Naruto has one of the most faithful anime adaptions I've ever watched.

Damn, the inner Dragonball fanboy in me is having a mental breakdown.

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HamburgerTime Since: Apr, 2010
#22602: Aug 11th 2015 at 2:08:14 PM

...so why didn't West and North Supreme Kai just pop back into existence with a halo like King Kai and Old Kai did?

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#22603: Aug 11th 2015 at 2:09:56 PM

It's generally assumed they were just in Buu too long and thus became a permanent part of him but no one really knows for sure. That's the fan theory I see most often about that.

Maybe Saiga knows about an obscure interview where that's explained.

edited 11th Aug '15 2:10:53 PM by LSBK

HamburgerTime Since: Apr, 2010
#22604: Aug 11th 2015 at 2:12:32 PM

[up] No, Grand and South were absorbed. West and North were flat-out killed.

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#22605: Aug 11th 2015 at 2:15:30 PM

Oh, right. Who knows, maybe they did and he just killed them again. Apparently if you do that they just stop existing.

IAmNotCreativeEnough himitsu keisatsu from asa kara ban made omae o miru Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
himitsu keisatsu
#22606: Aug 11th 2015 at 2:27:49 PM

Or maybe they were smart enough to not reappear right then and there but to let themselves be dragged to the afterlife so Buu wouldn't destroy their souls.

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#22607: Aug 11th 2015 at 2:33:22 PM

Would they have control over that? I mean, I get they're supposed to be gods but besides Beerus that really means jack in this series whenever it's brought up.

IAmNotCreativeEnough himitsu keisatsu from asa kara ban made omae o miru Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
himitsu keisatsu
#22608: Aug 11th 2015 at 2:34:45 PM

Who knows? I don't.

himitsu keisatsu seifu chokuzoku kokka hoanbu na no da himitsu keisatsu yami ni magireru supai katsudou torishimari
Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#22609: Aug 11th 2015 at 2:36:33 PM

Possibly Buu simply killed their afterlife-selves immediately, rendering them Deader than Dead?

edited 11th Aug '15 2:36:48 PM by Anomalocaris20

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LOLypop1224 ...what am I even DOING here? Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
...what am I even DOING here?
#22610: Aug 11th 2015 at 2:55:41 PM

On the one hand, I understand why they're redoing Bo G. On the other hand...it's making me even more impatient for the new material.

Do you guys think Champa is going to show up after Bo G/before Ro F? Or after Ro F?

The *Legendary* Super Saiyan is motivated by a crying infant! He is a literal giant f***ing baby!
SonOfSharknado Love is Love is Love Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
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#22611: Aug 11th 2015 at 2:57:37 PM

Question: Why the fuck did Dr. Gero number himself?

My various fanfics.
LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#22612: Aug 11th 2015 at 3:01:45 PM

To be more convincing? For whatever reason he decided to hide his identity...while also making his android body look exactly like his human one.

edited 11th Aug '15 3:02:25 PM by LSBK

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#22613: Aug 11th 2015 at 3:05:10 PM

Because Toriyama kept changing the plot that's why.

I mean, we all know the Android/Cell Saga was just one big change after another.

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#22614: Aug 11th 2015 at 3:07:52 PM

Don't go all Tobias on us Rob.

IAmNotCreativeEnough himitsu keisatsu from asa kara ban made omae o miru Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
himitsu keisatsu
#22615: Aug 11th 2015 at 3:19:05 PM

To be fair, Dr. Gero's probably aware that none of them knows what he looks like, so it's not like he had to change his appearance.

Admittedly, if I were designing a robot body for myself, I would make a few changes, starting with the fact that unlike your average anime delinquent, I do actually look like I regularly get the crap beaten out of me.

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BaconManiac5000 Since: Nov, 2013 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
#22616: Aug 11th 2015 at 3:21:12 PM

Not only that, why did he make himself look exactly like him at his current age?

Why couldn't he make himself look like he did when he was 25?

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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
#22617: Aug 11th 2015 at 3:21:38 PM

The plot twist is: That is what he looked like at age 25.

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
BaconManiac5000 Since: Nov, 2013 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
#22619: Aug 11th 2015 at 3:32:04 PM

XD

All the [awesome]

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Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#22620: Aug 11th 2015 at 4:59:49 PM

He was born old.

You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!
HamburgerTime Since: Apr, 2010
#22621: Aug 11th 2015 at 5:01:21 PM

So wait, #20 wasn't even intended to be Gero originally?

Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#22622: Aug 11th 2015 at 5:04:27 PM

No, I think he was Gero from the start. As for why he gave himself a numerical designation, either it was part of a ruse or he is very firm and non-hypocritical in his transhumanism.

The latter seems probable.

You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!
Soble Since: Dec, 2013
#22623: Aug 11th 2015 at 5:10:40 PM

Do you guys think Champa is going to show up after Bo G/before Ro F? Or after Ro F?

Did he show up in Super? I keep forgetting whether he and Wine appeared in the manga or the anime. Either way, I doubt he'll show up on Earth before Beerus fights Goku.

I think the better question is, what forms of liquor can we name the other gods after?

edited 11th Aug '15 5:33:24 PM by Soble

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Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#22624: Aug 11th 2015 at 5:30:39 PM

Rum, meade, vodka, bourbon, scotch, gin, tequila, cider, amaretto, and absinthe, just to name a few.

I'm a teetotaler but I do find the different fermentations quite interesting in a clinical way.

edited 11th Aug '15 5:31:23 PM by Anomalocaris20

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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
#22625: Aug 11th 2015 at 6:04:04 PM

There's a lot of different kinds of alcohol to choose from.

Some tastier than others.

himitsu keisatsu seifu chokuzoku kokka hoanbu na no da himitsu keisatsu yami ni magireru supai katsudou torishimari

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