Actually, Ret Cons don't have to contradict anything. To quote the second paragraph of the article:
Also, the anime from Raditz onward is called Dragon Ball Z even in Japan.
edited 3rd Sep '15 3:18:37 PM by Zelenal
Let the joy of love give you an answer! Check out my book!The manga is the only format which matters to me and, in the original Japanese manga, Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z are one and the same.
I've noticed that in certain shady internet circles, Videl seems to be Miss Fanservice.
Honestly, I never even looked at her that way - she was so plain jane to me, back then, Gohan's girlfriend, learned to fly, stopped being important. Only interesting thing about her was that she was a public superhero.
Even in hindsight, Bulma's still the resident MILF, and Goku's, who ends up shirtless in just about every film except for the last three I think, is still ripped at 40-60 years old.
I'M MR. MEESEEKS, LOOK AT ME!She doesn't, but as the next prominent female in the cast she's subjected to tons of Self-Fanservice.
Somebody call Abridged Gohan. He can call bullshit on that with his bitter bitter daddy issues.
edited 3rd Sep '15 4:36:14 PM by HandsomeRob
One Strip! One Strip!All he'd do is yell DODGE!!!! and promptly avoid the issue.
Well, ok, he wouldn't cause Piccolo is cooler than that, but still.
One Strip! One Strip!If it makes you feel any better, I thought the exact same thing until a few months ago.
Let the joy of love give you an answer! Check out my book!As the Android 16 of this thread, I'm ready to let my head be crushed so you can achieve your full potential...... even though we know how that will turn out.
......I think I Made Myself Sad now that I think about it.
edited 3rd Sep '15 9:59:35 PM by HandsomeRob
One Strip! One Strip!![]()
Even if your head get's crushed by a giant bug man, always remember that you have rocket fist...and that makes you the best DB character.
edited 4th Sep '15 3:59:52 AM by randomness4
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The tone changed with Demon King Piccolo, new characters are introduced all the time, fighting styles change all the time, and Goku being an alien wasn't a retcon as it didn't contradict anything.