Dr. Slump being a weird gag manga, where even physics makes less sense than Dragonball, where God is Master Roshi's spitting image, and the aliens look less frightening than what you'd expect. What we saw in Dragonball was the tip of the iceberg of what Dr. Slump truly is. One can get access to Penguin Village only if Penguin Village wishes for you to, and Penguin Village cannot be destroyed by anything.MajinAsura wrote:There's literally an episode where Goku meets Arale. I think Doctor Slump is in the same dimension.Hellspawn28 wrote:Both Neko Majin and Dr. Slump take place in their own dimension, so I don't think Arale was affected in any way from Kid Buu.
Did Kid Buu kill Arale?
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As far as 8er goes, I'm leaning towards him being a cyborg, because the original monster Dr. Frankie created was still a human comprised of several parts, it would explain why he was able to give Goku some energy for his spirit boob, it would also add more culture to this series. 
Though, I think Toriyama probably met us halfway through 'artificial engineering' and not the whole bio-cybernetic thing.
Neko-Majin-Moron... I remember reading that manga from the start to finish, and it appears Vegeta was not himself, this leads me to believe this was either some type of fourth wall braking manga, and the cast of DBZ is much like those of Mario Land, or this is an alternate dimension.
Babysitter Vegeta, yuck.
As for Arale-chan, yeah I saw Goku meet her in DragonBall, unless you want to tell me DragonBall took place in an alternate dimension too...
Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't there people wearing Arale-chan propaganda in DBZ? Maybe she became something like an Elmo doll.
Tickle-me Arale.
Though, I think Toriyama probably met us halfway through 'artificial engineering' and not the whole bio-cybernetic thing.Neko-Majin-Moron... I remember reading that manga from the start to finish, and it appears Vegeta was not himself, this leads me to believe this was either some type of fourth wall braking manga, and the cast of DBZ is much like those of Mario Land, or this is an alternate dimension.
Babysitter Vegeta, yuck.
As for Arale-chan, yeah I saw Goku meet her in DragonBall, unless you want to tell me DragonBall took place in an alternate dimension too...
Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't there people wearing Arale-chan propaganda in DBZ? Maybe she became something like an Elmo doll.
Tickle-me Arale.
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To be perfectly honest, I couldn't care less about the fans a re-issue might alienate because if all they're concerned about is being able to scalp the people who were either unaware of the Dragon Boxes or couldn't afford them at the time, they're just leeches and deserve to have their greed backfire on them.
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That is a good point. There have also been posters of her frequently sighted in houses, but then again, Baby Trunks had a Goku doll, so who knows how that's explainable?Gokuden wrote: Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't there people wearing Arale-chan propaganda in DBZ? Maybe she became something like an Elmo doll.
Tickle-me Arale.
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People who spell Broly "Brolli"
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People who hate Gohan in the Buu Saga
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People who spell Broly "Brolli"
People who call Beerus "Bills"
People who think that super Saiyan 4 Gogeta is coming back for Fukkatsu no F
People who think Broly can kill ssj3 Goku
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Re: Did Kid Buu kill Arale?
It's obvious really, Bulma created a voodoo doll because she was spiteful at how Goku married Chichi. When baby Trunks squeezed the Goku doll in the chest area during the Android saga, he gave Goku a heart-attack.MajinAsura wrote:That is a good point. There have also been posters of her frequently sighted in houses, but then again, Baby Trunks had a Goku doll, so who knows how that's explainable?Gokuden wrote: Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't there people wearing Arale-chan propaganda in DBZ? Maybe she became something like an Elmo doll.
Tickle-me Arale.
That time your teacher asked you to draw Cell in biology class.
This man is my hero:
This man is my hero:
To be perfectly honest, I couldn't care less about the fans a re-issue might alienate because if all they're concerned about is being able to scalp the people who were either unaware of the Dragon Boxes or couldn't afford them at the time, they're just leeches and deserve to have their greed backfire on them.
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It's obvious really, Bulma created a voodoo doll because she was spiteful at how Goku married Chichi. When baby Trunks squeezed the Goku doll in the chest area during the Android saga, he gave Goku a heart-attack.[/quote]
Where about the andriod Saga did such a thing happen?
Where about the andriod Saga did such a thing happen?
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The same episode shows that upon entering the village, the sky turns to weird colors as if passing through a portal, and after entering the village, General Blue is confused as to where he is and claims that there should be a Red Ribbon base there.MajinAsura wrote:There's literally an episode where Goku meets Arale. I think Doctor Slump is in the same dimension.Hellspawn28 wrote:Both Neko Majin and Dr. Slump take place in their own dimension, so I don't think Arale was affected in any way from Kid Buu.
My belief regarding this event is that Blue and Goku, while flying at super speed, both lost focus and crashed into a mountain. The powerful impact both left them unconscious, a moment in which they both had a shared dream about being in the Dr. Slump world (which I believe is a popular TV series/franchise in the DB world; additionally, it could be Blue and Goku's favorite series, even though they didn't act like they know the characters in the dream; at the very least they've seen it at least once; Goku probably at Master Roshi's on TV). At the end in the dream when Arale's brother creates a second Dragon Radar, I believe in reality at that same moment the radar is created by Goku's subconscious through a similar method of how Piccolo, Kami, and others later on can materialize objects. After the impact in the mountain and before the dream, Kinto-un catches Goku in mid air and he floats on it until he wakes up, never truly realizing he was dreaming.
Alternatively, Blue could have been the one who creates a second radar in the same manner. Arguably, dreaming and traveling to an AU could more or less be the same thing.
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The weird colors in the sky are anime-only. In the manga, Goku & Blue just go there. The Daizenshuu even have Penguin Village on the map of Earth.Dorexx wrote:The same episode shows that upon entering the village, the sky turns to weird colors as if passing through a portal, and after entering the village, General Blue is confused as to where he is and claims that there should be a Red Ribbon base there.
James Teal (Animerica 1996) wrote:When you think about it, there are a number of similarities between the Chinese-inspired Son Goku and that most American of superhero icons, Superman. Both are aliens sent to Earth shortly after birth to escape the destruction of their homeworlds; both possess super-strength, flight, super-speed, heightened senses and the ability to cast energy blasts. But the crucial difference between them lies not only in how they view the world, but in how the world views them.
Superman is, and always has been, a symbol for truth, justice, and upstanding moral fortitude–a role model and leader as much as a fighter. The more down-to-earth Goku has no illusions about being responsible for maintaining social order, or for setting some kind of moral example for the entire world. Goku is simply a martial artist who’s devoted his life toward perfecting his fighting skills and other abilities. Though never shy about risking his life to save either one person or the entire world, he just doesn’t believe that the balance of the world rests in any way on his shoulders, and he has no need to shape any part of it in his image. Goku is an idealist, and believes that there is some good in everyone, but he is unconcerned with the big picture of the world…unless it has to do with some kind of fight. Politics, society, law and order don’t have much bearing on his life, but he’s a man who knows right from wrong.
Re: Did Kid Buu kill Arale?
I knew that. What's your point? That the anime-only elements are to be ignored? You still haven't grown out of this ridiculous "canon/manga-only" mentality? Really? After all this time?DBZGTKOSDH wrote:The weird colors in the sky are anime-only. In the manga, Goku & Blue just go there. The Daizenshuu even have Penguin Village on the map of Earth.Dorexx wrote:The same episode shows that upon entering the village, the sky turns to weird colors as if passing through a portal, and after entering the village, General Blue is confused as to where he is and claims that there should be a Red Ribbon base there.
How much longer are you people going to spread and impose this poisonous mentality? And while at it ruin pretty much every attempt at a constructive DB discussion?
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Who said anything about canon? My point is, the manga shows the whole thing differently. That's all.Dorexx wrote:I knew that. What's your point? That the anime-only elements are to be ignored? You still haven't grown out of this ridiculous "canon/manga-only" mentality? Really? After all this time?
How much longer are you people going to spread and impose this poisonous mentality? And while at it ruin pretty much every attempt at a constructive DB discussion?
James Teal (Animerica 1996) wrote:When you think about it, there are a number of similarities between the Chinese-inspired Son Goku and that most American of superhero icons, Superman. Both are aliens sent to Earth shortly after birth to escape the destruction of their homeworlds; both possess super-strength, flight, super-speed, heightened senses and the ability to cast energy blasts. But the crucial difference between them lies not only in how they view the world, but in how the world views them.
Superman is, and always has been, a symbol for truth, justice, and upstanding moral fortitude–a role model and leader as much as a fighter. The more down-to-earth Goku has no illusions about being responsible for maintaining social order, or for setting some kind of moral example for the entire world. Goku is simply a martial artist who’s devoted his life toward perfecting his fighting skills and other abilities. Though never shy about risking his life to save either one person or the entire world, he just doesn’t believe that the balance of the world rests in any way on his shoulders, and he has no need to shape any part of it in his image. Goku is an idealist, and believes that there is some good in everyone, but he is unconcerned with the big picture of the world…unless it has to do with some kind of fight. Politics, society, law and order don’t have much bearing on his life, but he’s a man who knows right from wrong.
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What's ridiculous about it? Since the anime is only an adaptation of the original work, its perfectly normal for a fan to have the original work in a higher regard than the anime when it comes to differences between the two.Dorexx wrote:
I knew that. What's your point? That the anime-only elements are to be ignored? You still haven't grown out of this ridiculous "canon/manga-only" mentality? Really? After all this time?
How much longer are you people going to spread and impose this poisonous mentality? And while at it ruin pretty much every attempt at a constructive DB discussion?
Re: Did Kid Buu kill Arale?
If you follow the manga it plays out completely differently. And the guidebooks show Penguin village on the DB world map. While the anime plays the whole thing out as another dimension/universe thing going on.Dorexx wrote:I knew that. What's your point? That the anime-only elements are to be ignored? You still haven't grown out of this ridiculous "canon/manga-only" mentality? Really? After all this time?
How much longer are you people going to spread and impose this poisonous mentality? And while at it ruin pretty much every attempt at a constructive DB discussion?
I would think the manga material would override this whole sequence of events as it was Toriyama's intention to include Penguin Village in the DB universe. There is really nothing wrong with relying only on the manga content because we don't get ridiculous things like Mr. Popo fending off two SSJ kids. Should we not ignore those scenes in the anime? Because if not then they should forced Mr. Popo to go to Namek to fight Freeza. It would have been a lot easier.
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One of the new data books mention that Dr. Slump and Neko Majin take place in their own dimension. Whatever happens in Dr. Slump, stays in Dr. Slump.MajinAsura wrote:There's literally an episode where Goku meets Arale. I think Doctor Slump is in the same dimension.Hellspawn28 wrote:Both Neko Majin and Dr. Slump take place in their own dimension, so I don't think Arale was affected in any way from Kid Buu.
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Wait. So there's a Dragonball Arale and a Dr Slump Arale? It seems like the databooks imply that if they say Dr Slump takes place in an alternate universe, but then the books also have Penguin Village on a DB world map.
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No, this is only said about Neko Majin.Hellspawn28 wrote:One of the new data books mention that Dr. Slump and Neko Majin take place in their own dimension. Whatever happens in Dr. Slump, stays in Dr. Slump.
Herms wrote:Neko Majin they refer to as a "parallel world", due to it having references to the real word Dragon Boxes, GT era Pan and co., and Vegeta coming to Earth to pick up Freeza's kid. Dr. Mashirito they just wonder about when it's supposed to be set; they note that unlike in DB, they use the Gregorian calendar, and a lot of time has passed since Dr. Slump. With regards to Episode of Bardock, they just say vague stuff about "could this be the origin of the Super Saiyan legend?"
James Teal (Animerica 1996) wrote:When you think about it, there are a number of similarities between the Chinese-inspired Son Goku and that most American of superhero icons, Superman. Both are aliens sent to Earth shortly after birth to escape the destruction of their homeworlds; both possess super-strength, flight, super-speed, heightened senses and the ability to cast energy blasts. But the crucial difference between them lies not only in how they view the world, but in how the world views them.
Superman is, and always has been, a symbol for truth, justice, and upstanding moral fortitude–a role model and leader as much as a fighter. The more down-to-earth Goku has no illusions about being responsible for maintaining social order, or for setting some kind of moral example for the entire world. Goku is simply a martial artist who’s devoted his life toward perfecting his fighting skills and other abilities. Though never shy about risking his life to save either one person or the entire world, he just doesn’t believe that the balance of the world rests in any way on his shoulders, and he has no need to shape any part of it in his image. Goku is an idealist, and believes that there is some good in everyone, but he is unconcerned with the big picture of the world…unless it has to do with some kind of fight. Politics, society, law and order don’t have much bearing on his life, but he’s a man who knows right from wrong.