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New Dragon Ball TV Series Announced: Dragon Ball Super
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So we could see blue hair ssj3 eventually?
Glendemonium
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Not sure what to expect, but I want to hope there will be some form of character balance. I mean, sure Goku and Vegeta are practically gods, or have godlike powers but they can't be always doing all the work.
Gohan's power has been reduced to that of his kid brother, or maybe just stronger than Piccolo due to lack of training. Perhaps Akira wants to keep Gohan living the peaceful life and focus on Goten and Trunks becoming the "new blood" and far more capable with Piccolo as their mentor (because at this point it's really all he's good for).
Would be nice to see Piccolo get some strength to at least keep up with Sayian Gods... maybe not strength, but brains. Perhaps like Batman to Goku's Superman where Piccolo can use his opponent's weakness against them, I dunno.
Fist of the North Star, despite Ken being the main hero other characters had their moments. There needs to be more balance rather than X guy gets jobbed for plot development... but this is Akira Toriyama were talking about here.
Gohan's power has been reduced to that of his kid brother, or maybe just stronger than Piccolo due to lack of training. Perhaps Akira wants to keep Gohan living the peaceful life and focus on Goten and Trunks becoming the "new blood" and far more capable with Piccolo as their mentor (because at this point it's really all he's good for).
Would be nice to see Piccolo get some strength to at least keep up with Sayian Gods... maybe not strength, but brains. Perhaps like Batman to Goku's Superman where Piccolo can use his opponent's weakness against them, I dunno.
Fist of the North Star, despite Ken being the main hero other characters had their moments. There needs to be more balance rather than X guy gets jobbed for plot development... but this is Akira Toriyama were talking about here.
Also, too. I finally saw Battle of the Gods (well, parts of it anyway).
Verdict: Did not like.
So I was initially pretty hyped about Freeza coming back. But then as we came to know more and more about the plot, the less excited I came to be. The biggest issue, is just
. I'm sorry, while I don't want to relitigate this argument once again,
It's true, I've argued that there may have been arguably even dumber power ups in the past, but this one really is on a level of its own (get it?). As audience members, we're expected to have a certain degree of suspension of belief, but in this instance, it's just far too absurd to rationalize in any logical way.
It also doesn't help that there doesn't appear to be much tension all during the fight. Sure, it's not as comical and light-hearted as BoG, but you never really get much feeling that anyone's in real danger.
, thus adding another layer of idiocy on top of an already fairly stupid movie.
Battle of Gods had its own set of inanities with the story, but that movie looks like a fricken masterpiece compared to this one. The more I think about the plot the less I like the movie. I'd argue that RoF rivals the worst in GT.
Verdict: Did not like.
So I was initially pretty hyped about Freeza coming back. But then as we came to know more and more about the plot, the less excited I came to be. The biggest issue, is just
Freeza's new powers
the idea of Freeza getting such a power up is absurd. It was actually even worse when I saw it because I thought Freeza's new form was only as strong as SSJG, but no, it's in fact about as strong as Super SSJG (and I would like to offer a kind "fuck you" to Toriyama for these dumbass names).
It's true, I've argued that there may have been arguably even dumber power ups in the past, but this one really is on a level of its own (get it?). As audience members, we're expected to have a certain degree of suspension of belief, but in this instance, it's just far too absurd to rationalize in any logical way.
It also doesn't help that there doesn't appear to be much tension all during the fight. Sure, it's not as comical and light-hearted as BoG, but you never really get much feeling that anyone's in real danger.
And then there's the scene with Goku getting out of commission with a sneak attack from some dude who wouldn't have made it into the Ginyu Force
Battle of Gods had its own set of inanities with the story, but that movie looks like a fricken masterpiece compared to this one. The more I think about the plot the less I like the movie. I'd argue that RoF rivals the worst in GT.
Yeah, I said it.
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Xpike
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disgusting
Mikey Jr.
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You know what I absolutely hate about this show?
The fucking resurrection ability of the dragon balls/coming back to life because reasons. It is absolutely terrible. I despise it with a passion.
Death is not impactful in the slightest.
Vegeta sacrifices himself to kill buu? Don't worry, he comes back a few eps later.
World gets blown up? No problem bro.
Thats why I kinda wished this was a complete reboot but with lots of stuff changed.
The fucking resurrection ability of the dragon balls/coming back to life because reasons. It is absolutely terrible. I despise it with a passion.
Death is not impactful in the slightest.
Vegeta sacrifices himself to kill buu? Don't worry, he comes back a few eps later.
World gets blown up? No problem bro.
Thats why I kinda wished this was a complete reboot but with lots of stuff changed.
You meant RoF, right?
Sibersk Esto
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So basically the whole series
The whole point of dragon ball is for AT to write himself into a holes and use anything to get himself out. The dragon ball are one of those things
Some people really don't understand that, at its core, Dragon Ball (Z/GT) is a whimsical fantasy series.
IAmRandom31
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I was expecting this
Yeahh what's up with that? It was supposed to start right on the very end of DB Z! Teen Trunks and Goten on DB Super would have been awesome. Just imagine how rad teen Gotenks would had look. Especially if he goes super saiyan 3! Ugh. What a wasted opportunity there... But other than that I'm still super hyped for this. In Toriyama we trust.
Darknight34
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Please please please time jump! Please!
IAmRandom31
Banned
Just saw the teaser! It's going to look fantastic! Looks a lot like the latest movies! Can't wait
Their child is female.
Even better, a girl with Goku hair!
Pop-O-Matic
Banned
But we already have Kid!Goten in this series.
she is only 1/4 saiyan thus she doesn't really get goku hair
though nor does bulla/bura/bra or really any of the halfbreeds that aren't named goten.
giving your verdict on something you didn't even see the whole thing of? RoF of does not rival the worst in GT... jesus what hyperbole my god
maniac-kun
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Translation of the trailer:
A Pretty Panda
fuckin' called it, man
Can't tell if that's supposed to be Pan or Videl
That's the design Videl has in the new movies.
looks awesome.
In my mind: "What, 18 years?" But Dragon Ball ended in 1995...
And then, "oh shit, I forgot GT even existed"
she keeps getting younger with each passing new dragon ball product @_@
I wouldn't peg her for over 14 at this point in that picture.
kylecoley182
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new series means more TFS!
A Pretty Panda
fuckin' called it, man
Cancel this fucking show
PhantomX1313
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Preview ScreensCaps
PhantomX1313
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Some more
Chi Chi had him farming radish's in that attire in the Yo Son Goku Returns ova Toriyama was apart of a couple years back. Gotta go SSJ to make it easier ya know
Either that or Toriyama already forgot about RoF.
Ahh 100 episodes is fine then. I thought it'd be some 25 episode series.
Vegeta has that easy life.
grandjedi6
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He married that rich girl
At this point it really wouldn't surprise me
The Dutch Slayer
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Thanks for posting man show looks amazing also really hope that the show itself will be awesome 
Dominican Power
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I would like to see RoF ffs.
I find it incredibly disappointing that Dragon Ball Super seems to be set before the very end of DBZ
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They had a real chance to finally move the series forward here but once again they were afraid to make any big changes and again it's set before the end of DBZ.
I feel like even with this new series we still haven't really got to see what happens after DBZ, it's like we've been at this standstill after DBZ ended in 96 and we're still there even with a new series.
My interest level has dropped significantly now.
where Goku flies off to train with Uub
They had a real chance to finally move the series forward here but once again they were afraid to make any big changes and again it's set before the end of DBZ.
I feel like even with this new series we still haven't really got to see what happens after DBZ, it's like we've been at this standstill after DBZ ended in 96 and we're still there even with a new series.
My interest level has dropped significantly now.
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