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- Wed Feb 14, 2024 8:44 pm
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: How would you introduce Dragon Ball to Gen Alpha?
- Replies: 69
- Views: 2661
Re: How would you introduce Dragon Ball to Gen Alpha?
Part of me wants to say start with DB then go onto Z. But then I think of the pacing issues, and that the Pilaf era isn't necessarily the best representation of the larger series. Those episodes could easily put potential new fans off. I like them well enough, but the series didn't really get going ...
- Wed Feb 14, 2024 7:14 am
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: Freeza shouldn’t have been a transforming villain
- Replies: 44
- Views: 2396
Re: Freeza shouldn’t have been a transforming villain
I completely disagree. I like that he has so many forms. It adds to the sense of dread, like when he's in his 2nd form and reveals he can transform twice more. It really hits home that there's nothing any of them can do, and that they've messed with the wrong guy this time. And all of his forms look...
- Mon Feb 12, 2024 8:42 pm
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: Underrated dubs?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 868
Re: Underrated dubs?
I feel the Saban dub of Seasons 1-2 doesn't get enough love these days from the wider fanbase. It's probably more overlooked than underrated. Many newer fans have never seen it, and in some cases don't even know it exists. Obviously the fact that it hasn't had a re-release since 2013 doesn't help (a...
- Sat Feb 10, 2024 8:46 am
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: Do you like fusions?
- Replies: 37
- Views: 1498
Re: Do you like fusions?
I've always liked them. Gotenks is a fun character with some cool techniques and funny moments. Vegito and Gogeta are both in the running for most badass character in the franchise. Vegito gives Buuhan what may be the most humiliating beatdown of the series, which felt so satisfying after watching B...
- Thu Feb 08, 2024 8:46 pm
- Forum: Video Games
- Topic: Is a Budokai Reboot possible ?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2096
Re: Is a Budokai Reboot possible ?
Maybe, but I hope not. I'd rather have something new, or a sequel to FighterZ which in my opinion is a much better fighting game. I'm hoping for a FighterZ 2 aswell, but I'd be ecstatic if they announced a new Budokai game, and there's no reason we can't get both. If you don't want it fair enough, ...
- Thu Feb 08, 2024 8:30 pm
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: Crunchyroll to stream Dragon Ball in Ireland, UK and France
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1196
Re: Crunchyroll to stream Dragon Ball in Ireland, UK and France
If I didn't own the home releases I'd be all over this. Even if it's not free it's still pretty damn good for the amount of content you get. Paying a monthly fee for a few months while you binge 600+ episodes is a great deal. I'm a physical media guy who loves to collect the home releases, but many ...
- Thu Feb 08, 2024 7:31 am
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: Skipped episodes
- Replies: 17
- Views: 751
Re: Skipped episodes
I remember when GT first aired in the UK, they accidentally skipped the episode were Baby first goes to earth. They skipped to the next episode were he was fighting Goten and I was confused. I'm sure they went back and aired it the day after though. Come to think of it I think the same thing happene...
- Mon Feb 05, 2024 8:58 pm
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: Crunchyroll to stream Dragon Ball in Ireland, UK and France
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1196
Re: Crunchyroll to stream Dragon Ball in Ireland, UK and France
Amazing news. This is long overdue, and will hopefully get more people back into the series. I'm sure the home releases will continue to do well, as many anime fans tend to be collectors. It would be great if we could get the OG DB movies on there too, as only the first is available in the UK/Ireland.
- Mon Feb 05, 2024 8:51 pm
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: Dragon Ball and the PAL audio pitch adjustment/correction
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1031
Re: Dragon Ball and the PAL audio pitch adjustment/correction
The PAL speedup thing is something I'd only briefly heard of back in the day, and it wasn't until more recently that I read up on it extensively and had my mind blown. I remember watching the Rocky movies on TV years ago before later getting the DVDs. The DVDs, while still sped up, were pitch correc...
- Fri Feb 02, 2024 9:03 pm
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: Favorite DBZ arc?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 407
Re: Favorite DBZ arc?
It's nice too see Buu getting some love. I've always felt like the Frieza arc is my favourite, closely followed by the Saiyan arc. But the Buu arc is so unapologetically over the top that I can't help but love it. I love how unpredictable it is, and how Buu is both menacing and goofy as a villain. V...
- Wed Jan 10, 2024 8:41 pm
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: New worldwide releases of the anime: Super or Kai?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 955
Re: New worldwide releases of the anime: Super or Kai?
Kai 100%. It's the portion if the story that has proven the most popular, and has stood the test of time. Yes Kai has its issues like the redrawn scenes and limited Kikuchi score, but I don't think the average viewer would be put off by that. I know Kai isn't the actual beginning of the story, but i...
- Mon Dec 18, 2023 8:48 pm
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: One Piece Remake, fans are so lucky...
- Replies: 226
- Views: 11610
Re: One Piece Remake, fans are so lucky...
I feel a bit mixed on this. On the one hand the filler in One Piece is a major turn off to the point of making Z's worst filler feel like a breeze. A way to watch One Piece without all that would certainly be welcome, as I've basically given up on the anime at this point. On the other hand I really ...
- Thu Dec 14, 2023 7:39 pm
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: The Ultimate Uncut Special Edition - The Faux Saban Dub
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1437
Re: The Ultimate Uncut Special Edition - The Faux Saban Dub
I just assumed they used those old season 3 lines in the trailer because they hadn't actually finished redubbing it yet. If they really wanted to trick fans then why not go all in and have Ian Corlett and Brian Drummond's voices be heard in the trailer? Also I'm listening to that intro and can't eve...
- Thu Dec 14, 2023 4:49 pm
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: The Ultimate Uncut Special Edition - The Faux Saban Dub
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1437
Re: The Ultimate Uncut Special Edition - The Faux Saban Dub
Yeah I'm not sure I buy that they were trying to trick fans. By 2005 the US had the Texas cast for the vast majority of the series. Part of the reason for the redub was to make those episodes more consistent with the rest, and also to hype up the re-release as a new experience. I'm mixed on Nathon J...
- Wed Dec 13, 2023 9:35 pm
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: RIP Pauline Newstone
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1630
Re: RIP Pauline Newstone
RIP. It was an interesting performance, and sounded very sinister. The voice worked for that version of the character. I actually think Chris Ayres (also RIP) sounded somewhat similar to her at times. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-OhIgJAGOE Shame she never got chance to voice other forms of Free...
- Tue Dec 12, 2023 8:56 pm
- Forum: Video Games
- Topic: "Sparking! ZERO" Official Announcement & Pre-Release Discussion Thread
- Replies: 916
- Views: 97833
Re: A new Budokai Tenkaichi has been announced
I think Sparking Zero's visuals look incredible so far. They've actually exceeded my expectations of what a modern BT game might look like. Comparing it to a game like Guilty Gear Strive isn't fair. The roster of this game will be enourmous compared to that game, which means there will be way more c...
- Mon Dec 11, 2023 8:50 pm
- Forum: Video Games
- Topic: "Sparking! ZERO" Official Announcement & Pre-Release Discussion Thread
- Replies: 916
- Views: 97833
Re: A new Budokai Tenkaichi has been announced
There might be two players at Sparking Zero, and it seems to have been worked at two years, not five. Source: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qmT1TWSFwUs It being in active development for 2 years makes more sense than 5. 5 years would be really long for a DB game, and would mean it was in developme...
- Sun Dec 10, 2023 12:32 am
- Forum: Video Games
- Topic: "Sparking! ZERO" Official Announcement & Pre-Release Discussion Thread
- Replies: 916
- Views: 97833
- Sat Dec 09, 2023 8:51 pm
- Forum: Video Games
- Topic: "Sparking! ZERO" Official Announcement & Pre-Release Discussion Thread
- Replies: 916
- Views: 97833
Re: A new Budokai Tenkaichi has been announced
The game looks awesome. Where have people seen it was in development for 5 years? I've read that ign article up and down 3 times and can't see any mention of it. If that really is true then that's great. The old BT games were pumped out with a year of development each, and still managed to become fa...
- Wed Dec 06, 2023 10:00 pm
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: If faced with the choice of sacrificing the franchise's massive popularity
- Replies: 90
- Views: 8282
Re: If faced with the choice of sacrificing the franchise's massive popularity
It's wonderful that it can help people, but I have a hard time with this hypothetical. Is the implication that the changes which bring it to a version closer to what we would prefer worth it even if the show wasn't as big. The implication from that is that the changes made it more popular. I have a...