Board 8 > Random Dragonball (Super) thoughts

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Punnyz
08/13/18 4:57:47 PM
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So it turns out Funimation is actually caught up til the Future Trunks arc

When I looked at it, it only went up to the Frieza movie. But when I let it keep running, it just kept going

*Shrugs*

I will say, I hate how dirty they've been treating Piccolo

He FUCKING DIES in the Frieza arc when it didn't happen in the movie

Hes repeatedly told he sucks in the tournament

he wins on a technicality but then hes forced to bend over and get fucked by Vegeta's pride

at least he gets to be a Grandpa

I dunno what it is but I really don't like the opening

probably the under the breath singing

What with all of the fuss over Kabba, I was surprised he only was there for like, half an episode

The fucking robot Chugga Chugga dude was way more impressive

As I said in the other topic, I am enjoying all of the filler. The non-fighty episodes of the original series were always enjoyable.

Also also, Chiaozu stopping Goku with his Psychic powers, even only for a few seconds, was super impressive. Considering the huge, gigantic gap between them. and Puar pulling out the ol changing powers was great

So I doubt they'll explain it in-universe, but does anybody in the development or animation team ever explain why Future Trunks has Blue hair all of a sudden? I seriously don't get it

I'm just starting this arc

Does anybody ever acknowledge Chibi Pilaf and remember him from the old days?

Just a random thought that occurred while watching the show

Yajirobe Is stronger than Videl and Mr. Satan, huh?
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pjbasis
08/13/18 5:01:32 PM
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Punnyz posted...
So I doubt they'll explain it in-universe, but does anybody in the development or animation team ever explain why Future Trunks has Blue hair all of a sudden? I seriously don't get it


All I know is Bulma is supposed to have purple hair and that's why Trunks did in the first place.

Maybe they retconned it in a backwards way
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Punnyz
08/13/18 5:03:56 PM
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its not even that because Chibi Trunks still has purple hair
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CelesMyUserName
08/13/18 5:10:19 PM
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maybe Dr. Briefs pissed him off so he was turned off of purple hair and never went back
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swordz9
08/13/18 5:15:53 PM
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Yajirobe was always stronger than Satan and Videl. Theyre just the strongest average joe humans.
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Punnyz
08/13/18 5:18:50 PM
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Well Yajirobe doesn't have powers either, can't even shoot blasts

I just never thought before on how technically they're in the same Category
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Punnyz
08/13/18 5:19:06 PM
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CelesMyUserName posted...
maybe Dr. Briefs pissed him off so he was turned off of purple hair and never went back

I read that as Dr. Briefs pissed on himself
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AquaArcane
08/13/18 5:54:15 PM
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I always saw Trunks' hair as more white than purple. Either way the blue hair annoys me too. I guess it's just so he resembles his mother more.

Maybe it changed color as he grew up because genetics?
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WazzupGenius00
08/13/18 9:17:04 PM
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Punnyz posted...
Well Yajirobe doesn't have powers either, can't even shoot blasts

I just never thought before on how technically they're in the same Category

He did climb Korin Tower while carrying Goku on his back
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AquaArcane
08/13/18 9:54:25 PM
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Maybe I'm just making shit up, but I always got the impression Yajirobe had a lot of natural talent that he simply failed to utilize. On account of him being an underachiever.

If Yajirobe had instead been dedicated to training, he would have become one of the strongest human characters. Which isn't saying much since he's not a saiyan so he'd still be irrelevant.
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Punnyz
08/13/18 11:08:39 PM
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he climbed Korin's tower OVER ONE NIGHT with Goku on his back when it took Goku several days

speaking of which, he has fought Goku to a draw during his introduction

and he took down one of Demon King Piccolo's minions

and apparently he was around the same power level as the rest of the humans when the Saiyans arrived despite not taking it as seriously

Hes one of my Favorite joke characters because of all of that Potential he had
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SSJSephirothGokuX123
08/14/18 12:07:58 AM
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What makes the blue hair worse is that they flashback to scenes from History of Trunks and he has blue hair there too. I think they even also flash backed to reused DBZ footage with purple hair so who knows what's going on with that.

And nobody seems to recognize Pilaf for some reason, you'd think Oolong, Yamcha, Bulma or Puar would recognize someone who tried to kill them and summoned Shenron.

Or the fact that he's a blue imp.
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redrocket
08/14/18 12:14:16 AM
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Punnyz posted...
he climbed Korin's tower OVER ONE NIGHT with Goku on his back when it took Goku several days

speaking of which, he has fought Goku to a draw during his introduction

and he took down one of Demon King Piccolo's minions

and apparently he was around the same power level as the rest of the humans when the Saiyans arrived despite not taking it as seriously

Hes one of my Favorite joke characters because of all of that Potential he had


Unlike all other human characters, he actually did something useful vs Vegeta.
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ninkendo
08/14/18 12:45:41 AM
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In the manga series Trunks and Bulma both had the same colored hair, and it was purple most of the time. Bulma was given blue hair for the anime adaptation, but Toei (for unknown reasons) kept Trunks' hair purple. Toriyama then decided to design Trunks with blue hair to match Bulma in the anime, but Toei had been changing his hair back to purple.

But for some reason, with his return in Super,Toei did not change Toriyama's character designs for the arc. So Toriyama designed Future Trunks' blue haired look, and it was not changed. This even leads to some characters acting like he had always had blue hair, as sort of a hair retcon for the character.

Though the change came about with production mishaps, fans have decided to come up with their own reason that sounds just as feasible. People's hair color changes when they get older, so fans have just theorized that this older Trunks now has hair closely resembling his mother.


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MartinFF7
08/14/18 12:52:50 AM
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Punnyz posted...
As I said in the other topic, I am enjoying all of the filler.


Hell yeah. Just reminded me of:
-Episode with Goku vs. Beerus in Monaka costume
-The episode after the Future Trunks arc where everyone's trying to get their wish granted
-Baseball episode (I think that's after Future Trunks too)

Those three are among my favourite Super eps... good times, good filler
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AquaArcane
08/14/18 12:57:59 AM
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SSJSephirothGokuX123 posted...
And nobody seems to recognize Pilaf for some reason, you'd think Oolong, Yamcha, Bulma or Puar would recognize someone who tried to kill them and summoned Shenron.

I think they do remember Pilaf, they just don't take him seriously because he's incredibly harmless. Even more so now that Shenron turned them back into kids.

Funny no one seems to care that Mai is technically decades older than Trunks.
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Punnyz
08/14/18 1:28:31 AM
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So I spoke too soon

Funimation app only had up to the episode where Future Trunks spends a day with Gohan's family

I've always had alot of Respect for Future Trunks and what he brought to the table

In a world where everyone is a Martial artist or an alien, He was basically a Modern\Urban version of a Saiyan. I thought he was cool

and his pragmatic attitude was refreshing
he attacks people when they're powering up
he uses a weapon
he shoots fireballs when everyone is standing around, jerkin off
he questions them when they're doing stupid shit

etc

They had to give him a REASON instead of just HAVING basic logic (his bad future, afterall)

but finally someone is thinking straight

but with ALL of that said

Man, I really felt for the guy when he was crying at Gohan's house.
We've seen him break down when Future Gohan died but he started taking it as he goes after awhile. This shit really is too much for him and it reminded you he just wants peace
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Punnyz
08/14/18 1:31:55 AM
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AquaArcane posted...

I think they do remember Pilaf, they just don't take him seriously because he's incredibly harmless. Even more so now that Shenron turned them back into kids.

Funny no one seems to care that Mai is technically decades older than Trunks.

they don't because Bulma makes a offhand comment on how Mai is mature and says "You have the mind of someone whos older!" or something along those lines

then the trio look at each other nervously
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Punnyz
08/14/18 1:39:05 AM
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Also, I think Monaka and Jaco are funny

I just like seeing the Circle of Friends get bigger
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ninkendo
08/14/18 1:40:20 AM
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Dragon Ball super is currently dubbed through episode 76 (the current season ends in 2 weeks at 78) but only up to 52 is available for purchase which I assume is also where the dub stops for the FUNimation app

The part 5 Blu-ray is out in October and that goes up to episode 65 so I assume that's when FUNimation App will update with those episodes
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AquaArcane
08/14/18 9:30:00 AM
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Punnyz posted...
they don't because Bulma makes a offhand comment on how Mai is mature and says "You have the mind of someone whos older!" or something along those lines

Hmm. Well then, I'll fall back on my other theory and just assume Shenron inadvertently erased everyone's memories of Pilaf and co.
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Punnyz
08/15/18 2:27:50 AM
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While I have the attention of DBZ fans, let me run something by you

in the manga, Vegeta judo chops Guldo's fucking head off

I have talked to people that say Vegeta shoots a laser that decapitates him

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocnkCwUuS5I" data-time="


do yall agree?

I just thought he did the anime thing where they ran by them and they get sliced with that CHING sound effect

if he shot him, why would he be landing behind him? I figured they just censored the chop in a way
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ninkendo
08/15/18 5:50:46 AM
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I don't think it really matters because the result is really the same
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AquaArcane
08/15/18 10:04:26 AM
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I coulda sworn I seen him do that judo chop in the anime

My memory is untrustworthy though.
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redrocket
08/15/18 10:52:26 AM
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Punnyz posted...
I just thought he did the anime thing where they ran by them and they get sliced with that CHING sound effect


I agree.
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Emeraldegg
08/15/18 11:06:10 AM
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Punnyz posted...
and his pragmatic attitude was refreshing
he attacks people when they're powering up
he uses a weapon
he shoots fireballs when everyone is standing around, jerkin off
he questions them when they're doing stupid s***

Oh man, if this makes you happy, you're going to love a certain character later on.
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ShatteredElysium
08/15/18 11:44:00 AM
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Future Trunks is basically what Gohan should have been when he grew up. And it sounds like Future Gohan may be like that. Whereas they absolutely butchered normal Gohan once he became an adult
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AquaArcane
08/15/18 12:46:57 PM
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Adult Gohan still has his moments. I will always fondly remember his brief domination over super Buu.

Emeraldegg posted...
Oh man, if this makes you happy, you're going to love a certain character later on.

You mean the mvp right?
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Emeraldegg
08/15/18 12:50:01 PM
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AquaArcane posted...
Adult Gohan still has his moments. I will always fondly remember his brief domination over super Buu.

Emeraldegg posted...
Oh man, if this makes you happy, you're going to love a certain character later on.

You mean the mvp right?

Absolutely
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swordz9
08/15/18 1:26:26 PM
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I swear the series has had it in for Gohan ever since they decided to bring Goku back. All the Buu arc buildup was wasted. They gave him nerd glasses to make him look lame. Hes the only one to ever take a massive power loss from not training. Its like they did anything they could to make people not like Gohan. At least hes a better dad than Goku could ever be, but a rock would make a better parent than Goku
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Emeraldegg
08/15/18 1:36:18 PM
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swordz9 posted...
I swear the series has had it in for Gohan ever since they decided to bring Goku back. All the Buu arc buildup was wasted. They gave him nerd glasses to make him look lame. Hes the only one to ever take a massive power loss from not training. Its like they did anything they could to make people not like Gohan. At least hes a better dad than Goku could ever be, but a rock would make a better parent than Goku

It sucks for us fans, but it makes sense for Gohan because Gohan has only ever wanted to be normal. He hates fighting, he only does it because he knows it makes Goku/Piccolo proud, and because he knows he has the power to protect people. He would much rather be how he is now, a stable job and a happy family life, than be like his dad and constantly have to deal with planetary/universal threats. Goku and Vegeta getting repeatedly stronger probably only reinforces that belief that he doesn't need to train because they can take care of it.
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ninkendo
08/15/18 1:37:47 PM
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Gohan seems alright at the end of the latest Super chapter

probably will get stomped next chapter though :D
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swordz9
08/15/18 1:39:15 PM
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Im fine with Gohan getting a happy life, but him being the only one to take power nerfs is ridiculous when Super pulls shit with some other characters who hadnt fought in ages yet are far stronger than they ever were >_>
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ninkendo
08/15/18 1:42:33 PM
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the super manga is much better about the power level inconsistencies found in the anime
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ninkendo
08/15/18 1:45:50 PM
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also they put Gohan in his piccolo gear which was always a better look for him

5I0rELM
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AquaArcane
08/15/18 1:51:08 PM
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I always believed Toriyama was bitter about being threatened into continuing the series after Cell, since that was supposed to be the end. He wanted Gohan to be the hero but fans demanded more and that Goku triumph in the end.

So Gohan was shoved off to the side because fans are assholes.
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ninkendo
08/15/18 1:52:15 PM
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AquaArcane posted...
I always believed Toriyama was bitter about being threatened into continuing the series after Cell, since that was supposed to be the end. He wanted Gohan to be the hero but fans demanded more and that Goku triumph in the end.

So Gohan was shoved off to the side because fans are assholes.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKw3ZiAfKNk" data-time="

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swordz9
08/15/18 1:59:12 PM
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Toriyama doesnt even remember the difference between Super Saiyan 2 and 3. Hes a guy who lucked into making the biggest shounen series in the world and doesnt seem to recall almost any of the writing for DB/Z he did
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AquaArcane
08/15/18 2:10:02 PM
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Well that video changed my beliefs
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WazzupGenius00
08/15/18 3:28:29 PM
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swordz9 posted...
Toriyama doesnt even remember the difference between Super Saiyan 2 and 3. Hes a guy who lucked into making the biggest shounen series in the world and doesnt seem to recall almost any of the writing for DB/Z he did

He fucking FORGOT LAUNCH EXISTED
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