Also, Jiren should never smile. never.
Also, Jiren should never smile. never.
Also, Jiren should never smile. never.
Oh boy, that was so cringy. This power of friendship nonsense doesn't really fit Dragon Ball and was never the theme. And it feels especially odd coming from Goku who only fights with others if he has to and not because they are his friends.
It was nice to see 17 wishing back everyone (despite it being predictable that everyone being wished back). Though it was disgusting to see that Zeno was just using the tournament to erase every participating universe unless one wishes all of them back.
I didn't imagine them justifying the wishing back in that kind of way, but Zeno accepting it because he can have a tournament more often if the fighters died. Guess that's what you can call "Subverting expectations".
Whis can apparently revive people, making death even more pointless, so 17 can use the normal balls to wish himself a boat instead of wasting them on Frieza. But they did cover a plothole, so that is nice. Also they had to rush through to end the series.
The very ending, however, was the most generic fanfiction ending I have seen as a fan of this franchise: Goku vs. Vegeta in their Saiyan Saga stance.
They further contradicted the fact that Goku "mastered" Ultra Instinct. It has a toll, he can't keep it up for long and he can't activate it at will. Totally Mastered, right?
oh, that reminds me. A Super movie... At least the animation style seems suitable for animation and people that watched Pokemon Sun and Moon probably know what they could do with it in battles such as Ash vs. Misty.
That is probably the only thing I can say. The last 2 movies were very disappointing, so I have no hopes.
Oh boy, that was so cringy. This power of friendship nonsense doesn't really fit Dragon Ball and was never the theme. And it feels especially odd coming from Goku who only fights with others if he has to and not because they are his friends.
It was nice to see 17 wishing back everyone (despite it being predictable that everyone being wished back). Though it was disgusting to see that Zeno was just using the tournament to erase every participating universe unless one wishes all of them back.
I didn't imagine them justifying the wishing back in that kind of way, but Zeno accepting it because he can have a tournament more often if the fighters died. Guess that's what you can call "Subverting expectations".
Whis can apparently revive people, making death even more pointless, so 17 can use the normal balls to wish himself a boat instead of wasting them on Frieza. But they did cover a plothole, so that is nice. Also they had to rush through to end the series.
The very ending, however, was the most generic fanfiction ending I have seen as a fan of this franchise: Goku vs. Vegeta in their Saiyan Saga stance.
They further contradicted the fact that Goku "mastered" Ultra Instinct. It has a toll, he can't keep it up for long and he can't activate it at will. Totally Mastered, right?
oh, that reminds me. A Super movie... At least the animation style seems suitable for animation and people that watched Pokemon Sun and Moon probably know what they could do with it in battles such as Ash vs. Misty.
That is probably the only thing I can say. The last 2 movies were very disappointing, so I have no hopes.
Aimed at children? That explains why the Black arc was so colorful and full of comic relief or the show runs on Adult Swim in the states.honestly kind of glad super is over so that you are finally free from posting your needlessly critical opinions on a thread about a cartoon aimed at children. (Also, friendship has never played a part in the series? Do we not remember why Goku attained super saiyan for the first time...)
I liked the finale :~) I thought the animation was impressive for the most part and was satisfied, although another episode or two would've been nice.
stop watching things you don't enjoy and then posting how much you hate it in a thread where reception of it is fairly positive.
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I liked the ending! 17 becoming "human" after all was a really nice touch and Frieza fighting with Goku to take down Jiren was v. cool. I did think the reason for the tournament was kind of weird but eh? God of All is basically a toddler who just wants to please himself so it kind of fits.
Why have so many people been frought with the misconception that this is the series finale? it isn't. DBS is just going on break, it's even implied during the narrator's ending speech. I say this because there were a ton of comments on Youtube uploads of the clips/episode saying stuff like "rip dbs", "i'll miss dbs so much" and the like. The idea that this is the grand finale of DBS is blatant misinformation that has sadly spread quite a bit. Not only does it not make sense from a story standpoint, where we have a new form that hasn't been fully explored and around 1/3 of the multiverse left to see, but it also makes no sense from a financial standpoint to axe the series right when it's at the peak of popularity and is making a shitton of money.
Aimed at children? That explains why the Black arc was so colorful and full of comic relief or the show runs on Adult Swim in the states.
God, how full of yourself can you be to actually think you are "needed" to counterbalance in a thread when most of your complaints have just been angry ramblings about how predictable and cliche it is (which doesn't mean bad btw).
It didn't have as many lighthearted moments, but it definitely did have a good amount of them, despite it being noticably darker in tone. Also, yes, it is aimed at children. It comes on in Japan at a timeslot for them, and hell, Dragonball as a series has always been targeted towards young kids in at least Japan since at least the anime started (not 100% sure about the manga, but i assume it would be the same age range, if not a bit older). Not to mention, kids shows can easily have darker moments and arcs. Why would having one suddenly exclude the show from being aimed at them?
edit: so this isn't just being annoyed at someone's ridiculous ego:
I liked the end of Dragon Ball Super. No, the writing isn't super good or amazing, and it was pretty predictable, but that doesn't suddenly make it bad. It's how it is executed that matters way, way more, and I say it executed it well. It stayed true to what Dragon Ball has generally always done, and didn't try and be subversive or twisty to try and be cool or some shit.
What i really do like is how Jiren wasn't finally defeated by Goku alone. It took a team effort of him, 17, and Freeza to finally take him down, furher driving home the point that bonds, teamwork, and trust can allow for people who are individually weaker to overcome those stronger then them. Yes, thats cliche as fuck, but I love how they did it here,a nd how nice to looked to watch, and i was smiling and laughing the whole time
Oh, and Kale and Caulifla are the best characters to come out of Super
there were times were i felt like thisI just hate Super because it's another one of those shows that originated in the 80s that gets reduced into "generic flashy lights series but with the bastardized versions of your favorite characters."
I don't care about the contradictions, inconsistencies etc.. I just hate how a series I liked BECAUSE it was so different than the other anime I was exposed to is now considered just like every other series.
I'm also really upset because Super destroyed most of my favorite characters in the DBZ fighting games from getting in. SSj4 Goku, Baby, Super 17, Majuub. I will legit shell out an extra $30 to get Fighterz if they just put SSj4 Goku in but they never will now.
I just hate Super because it's another one of those shows that originated in the 80s that gets reduced into "generic flashy lights series but with the bastardized versions of your favorite characters."
I don't care about the contradictions, inconsistencies etc.. I just hate how a series I liked BECAUSE it was so different than the other anime I was exposed to is now considered just like every other series.
I'm also really upset because Super destroyed most of my favorite characters in the DBZ fighting games from getting in. SSj4 Goku, Baby, Super 17, Majuub. I will legit shell out an extra $30 to get Fighterz if they just put SSj4 Goku in but they never will now.
If you want to imply I would enjoy a cashgrab like Kai and consider the Cell Saga a good enough arc compared to the Buu Saga or GT, you are actually mistaken.Okay, I think Super warrants significant criticism, but compared to GT? No way anyone will convince me that GT is less BS than super— there is literally nothing from GT I’d be interested in rewatching.
If I was going to be a die-hard for purity, the best of DBZ, the formula is simple— watch only up til the end of Cell Saga and skip filler. Oh wait, they already made a product that was exactly that with even density from better editing; called “Deagon Ball Kai.” The mertyvilles of the world should just watch Dragon Ball Kai, and frankly, they’re the audience it’s made for.
Majin Vegeta, best parts of Buu series, best parts of tournament of power— these would all be better as movies; but frankly you CAN organize and approach those bits as if they were just added movies. Nothing stopping you from rearranging and enjoying the content to your own needs. I probably won’t ever revisit Majin Buy series except for Majin Vegeta part and Vegeto kicking buu’s Ass part... but there it is. If I want to watch the best parts of super, there are the two movies and I know which episodes have Ultra Instinct in them.
And if I ever want to marathon the very best of DBZ with no terrible distractions, there’s Dragon Ball Kai right there.
If you want to imply I would enjoy a cashgrab like Kai and consider the Cell Saga a good enough arc compared to the Buu Saga or GT, you are actually mistaken.
The training filler and the driver's license episodes where the shit from Z and honestly better than any material past the Frieza Saga. Also the animation difference looks insignificant to me.
The Cell Saga was a complete mess with time travel, the room of spirit and time coming out of nowhere (so convinient. Wish they trained ealier in it) and Cell being a shit villain especially after losing anything that drove his character and becoming a generic movie villain and every character made one of the worst desicions they could have made like Vegeta actually telling Cell that he would help to get his full power before Cell even thought about approching Vegeta about it intensionally.
Baby from GT did what Cell did much better and actually used his knowledge of the characters he is fighting to his advantage like attacking Goku's family or targeting Earth for his Garlic Gun so Goku won't dodge it.
Cell didn't even bother using the Solar Flare to blind Gohan or try the Kaioken, but I guess blowing himself up worked out fine. He survived after all even if it was by sheer luck.
For me what made the Boo Saga shine was Mr Satan actually developing fat Buu and being a key character in "kid" Buu's defeat. I thought Vegeta got some great development when he finally accepted Goku the Number 1 (thx Super for retconning that) and there was Videl.
Fighting-wise the Kid Buu fight was the only satisfying though since most of the others where eiher dragged out or connected to some bullshit like Ultimate Gohan ruining Gohan's character too me and the Fusion gag fights went for too long.
The only good thing about the Cell Saga was Gohan being a badass and actually taking responsability for his stupidity and the 2 fights Goku vs Cell and Piccolo vs 17 (which again comes down to stupidity since Piccolo lured Cell to the androids whereabout"). Every other fight was just one sided or dragged out.
Hah, that's actually quite the apt description of basically exactly what I do.And if you want to have complete control of what you watch, there would be no need to bother with Kai. You can just watch the scenes you want to watch that badly on youtube or write down/memorize the episode and timestamp on your purchased medium and keep looking at it until you are tired.
The time travel plot is a mess, but I don't hold a series like Dragon Ball to the same standard there as I would something like Steins;Gate-- picking that apart seems unnecessary.
Your point about the depth on the villains rings true to me, but it's basically true for every villain post-Vegeta. Frieza and Cell at least have personalities to speak of-- I could lay out descriptions of their personality and character. Can't say the same for "evil Buu" or barely even for "fat boo." And Baby? That's a real stretch man.
The main appeal of Cell was him knowing the techniques of the Z Fighters and how they fight. With his vast movepool and potential strageties he could have overcome Gohan in "theory". This would have been a great way to showcase if Gohan could outperform Cell in an even match with what he learned from his dad. At the end it boiled down to simply overpowering the opponent again and Cell blowing himself up.Yeah, but Cell's goal was never to simply win by any means possible anyway-- his personality was driven by his belief in perfection, and the whole point of existence was to prove his superiority on the same terms. It also would have meant very little to the story for him to use Kaiouken or Solar Flare-- the effect on the plot would be literally the same as any other technique he did use.
Would you care to give examples of what you are talking about? The holes in the Cell Saga are blantly obvious especially knowing that Toriyama's editor pressured him to introduce new villains which made the arc worse. Like why didn't Goku or any Z-Fighter in the future go in contact with King Kai and figured out where New Namek is or something.And unlike the point about time travel, power scaling in fights is something that SHOULD matter to Dragon Ball because it is core to the universe, and its reality is the reality of how realistic it feels. The buu arc is a mess compared to the cell arc, and actually feels like a mess because of much of what was established in the cell arc.
Have you actually watch GT? It tackled Goku's character flaws like being a "bad parent figure" and actually taking responsability for his actions. He was shown to be a mentor figure for both Trunks and Pan during the look for the Ultimate Dragon Balls (even thought the early parts were still terrible). The Shadow Dragon Arc was the peak of Goku actually becoming a caring grandpa. Also he overcame the form in which he killed his grandpa in and compressed it into a form more suitable for combat.The story of Gohan's hidden potential and its ultimate fruition in baton passing from his father is the world's hero should have been the best ending point, the best developmental point for the 2 most important characters. This is underscored by the point that while Buu might be a great arc for Vegeta, it's really unimportant for Goku's case, and he actually has to be regressed as a character in later series to make for any development (in GT, this is literally true). Goku is never smarter, wiser, or more developed as a person than at the end of Cell Saga.
You can continue a series with Gohan as a protagonist even if he doesn't love fighting. I would like to use Bleach as an example which suffered from other problems than Ichigo not wanting to be the strongest shinigami or something.Gohan is a death to the series-- you cannot continue the story of Dragon Ball with a protagonist who doesn't love fighting. But there really shouldn't have been a need to continue it.