Dragon Ball Super

[ssjup81]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Merch continued but there was no TV show from GT in 1997 to Kai (if you count that), and now till Super. TOEI doesn't seem to count Kai because they call DB Super "the first new Dragonball series in 18 years."

Doesn't matter. It still had exposure is what I'm saying, which is why I said it never went away. Dragon Ball/Z/GT have been constantly rerun for years, bringing in new fans. Kids, young ones, know who Goku is, probably because they watched it on TV. As for Kai, the story wasn't new. It was a remake of Z for its 20th anniversary, so of course it counts (story wise). It's like Sailor Moon Crystal. Same thing. Since both series had anniversaries, they got remakes. The manga for both are finished this time around and are sticking closer to the source material and condensing them. For all we know, the ending of Kai may lead into Super.

In comparison, Dragon Ball Super is a legit new Dragon Ball series. New original story and plot.

[TurtleTitan97]

New trailer



Translation:

Goku: Hey, I'm Goku.
Goku: Crossing 18 years of time, it's time to enter a new series!!
Goku: Since our battle with Majin Buu, some really incredible guys have shown up. Their names are God of Destruction Beerus and Shanpa. I guess they're gods...
Goku: I'm going to fight with Beerus and the others with all my strength, and get even stronger!
Goku: The broadcast for Dragon Ball Super will begin next time.

[CyberCubed]

I still don't get why this series is set before the new Frieza movie and before the Uub episodes. Or maybe just the beginning of it is.

[TurtleTitan97]

The second episode will focus on Vegeta:

“Vegeta goes out with Bulma and Trunks to a resort area! Bulma and Trunks are very happy with this unexpected family time together! But even as he’s doing this, Vegeta is bothered that Goku is off training?!”

“Training under the 10 times gravity on Planet Kaiō is perfect! In spite of the nuisance to Kaiō, Goku starts his training, but what is his surprising training method?!”

http://attackofthefanboy.com/news/dr...ses-on-vegeta/

It's also been confirmed that the first episode takes place before Battle of Gods, and that it has only been half a year since Majin Buu was defeated: http://www.designntrend.com/articles...ds-details.htm

Also a message from Akira Toriyama:

“Dragon Ball Super” is a complete continuation of the Majin Buu story arc. It’s got a bit of post-battle aftermath, continues with the “Battle of Gods” arc where the God of Destruction Beerus appears and the “Revival of ‘F’” arc where Freeza comes back to life, and then, I’ve written a strange new story where they finally depart from this universe. They’re fighting against their neighbors, Universe 6!

They’ll yell at me if I give away too many spoilers, so I’ll keep the rest a secret, but they’re chasing after giant Super Dragon Balls; I think things will unfold in a bright and simple way, that will be really fun and exciting!


Since it’s another universe, loads of new characters will turn up. I’ll do my best to draw the tons of character designs necessary, so I’m looking forward to this too.

You know, it suddenly occurs to me that somewhere along the line the Dragon Ball anime has become quite a huge story. Since I’m the guy who drew the thing, it’s a bit weird for me to say this, but when I first started out I never dreamed it would have a universe as a setting (laughs). Don’t worry though, it’s still going to be the same sort of easy-to-understand content as always.

Kakarot will be traveling to other universes to search for the "Super dragon balls" which has the 9-star dragon ball which was revealed in DB super manga cover.

[CyberCubed]

You know this is starting to sound a lot like GT. Goku going off to space to find Dark Star Dragonballs...and now its Goku going to another dimension to find Super Dragonballs.

I really hope Goku and Vegeta are not the only two characters who do anything in this series.

[Slade]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

You know this is starting to sound a lot like GT. Goku going off to space to find Dark Star Dragonballs...and now its Goku going to another dimension to find Super Dragonballs.

I really hope Goku and Vegeta are not the only two characters who do anything in this series.

I actually do hope they are...but that's just me


Story doesn't sound too good to me.

[TheCanadiandrome]

I can't wait to find the manga

[MrTMNT2012]

First episode was actually...way better than expected!

Seems like a perfect balance of lighthearted comedy and fun action just like the old Dragon Ball but the Epicness is still there.

[snake]

I liked it. So, the first episode takes place before battle of the gods?

[MutantBear]

Originally Posted by snake

I liked it. So, the first episode takes place before battle of the gods?

Yeah. They're doing a Battle of Gods arc/saga, Resurrection of F arc/saga and then after that they'll be starting original arcs.

[CyberCubed]

One thing I want this series to do is handle the underutilized characters better. I loved that Goten got a lot of focus in this first episode, his character really served no purpose other than to make Gotenks, so I'm glad to see him fleshed out a bit more.

If they can give characters like Tien, Yamcha, Android 18, etc. actual fights and things to do it will be swell.

I fear this will be the Goku and Vegeta show, especially after the last two movies, so hopefully everyone else gets to do something.

[Netkeeper]

Wake me up when Funi dubs it pls

Edit: Omg I just now noticed I already said this lmao

[CyberCubed]

Anyone here keeping up with it? Up to episode 6 has aired.

Episode 5 is hated for terrible animation and being inferior to the movie version of Goku Vs. Beerus when they first meet, but the other episodes are pretty good. There's a lot more humor this time around and some fun moments we don't get to see.

Episode 6 deviated from the movie the most, with the bingo scene being gone and Beerus being portrayed as more evil. He tossed Buu off the boat and the preview shows Tien, Piccolo, 18 and Gohan fighting Beerus. As far as I can remember none of them fought Beerus in the Battle of Gods movie so this is a huge change.

[MrTMNT2012]

Yeah I kinda...dropped this series.

Episode 5 showed exactly where Toei's budget is going towards *cough* One Piece *cough* (rightfully so).

Not interested in recaps...

[CyberCubed]

Episode 5 was the only terrible episode, the others are pretty good even if we already know what's going to happen.

[Peanut]

Originally Posted by MrTMNT2012

Episode 5 showed exactly where Toei's budget is going towards *cough* One Piece *cough* (rightfully so).

Not interested in recaps...

Dude, what? One Piece gets the sh*t animated episodes just like every other Toei run anime. Toei, and pretty much the entire Japanese animation industry, is an absolute sh*t show.

[MrTMNT2012]

Originally Posted by Peanut

Dude, what? One Piece gets the sh*t animated episodes just like every other Toei run anime. Toei, and pretty much the entire Japanese animation industry, is an absolute sh*t show.

So you're telling me this:

Was better animated than this?

[The Stryker]

Originally Posted by MrTMNT2012

So you're telling me this: http://i0.wp.com/gamerssphere.com/wp...-super-all.jpg

Was better animated than this?

Cherrypicking one specific scene to put against some really bad stills isn't thr best way to make your argument man.

[MrTMNT2012]

Originally Posted by The Stryker

Cherrypicking one specific scene to put against some really bad stills isn't thr best way to make your argument man.

I'm not gonna put up the entire episode, am I?!

Point is, since Episode 695 of One Piece; Toei has been upping their game because they know how important the material is.

Dragon Ball Super on the other hand is just a recap and is being treated as such.

[Cure]

The ORIGINAL point was that every anime has their poorly animated episodes, even One Piece.