What did you guys think about the first episode of the new series? How do you like the new characters? What do you think about the story?
What did you guys think about the first episode of the new series? How do you like the new characters? What do you think about the story?
I really don’t know if I’m into it or not.
I was kinda surprised they started after Z yet again. And, once again, with their own canon (see the potaras or the demon ear thing). However, I actually neither liked GT nor Super so maybe the third time’s the charm?
De-aging them all would be a great chance to finally shine some light on Trunks and Goten - or so I thought. Apparently, they’re babies now. Bummer.
The premise kind of makes no sense at all. While Goku might be a child again, I don’t think he’s back at his original power level - making the whole thing kinda pointless. Otherwise, there would be some wild differences in power between the main cast (admittedly, from this perspective they had to remove Trunks and Goten but like, Buu is still there).
Do we get child Roshi? His turtle? Baba? Dr. Briefs? Poppo? King Kai? Yemma? Shenron? Where is the line drawn?
Otherwise, the animation looks great and the demon realm has potential. I’m curious where this is going, but the very next episode could create a lot of problems, depending on how they handle the de-aging.
I was also upset about the babies becoming literal babies. They have great bastard energy and it would have been fun to see them on the level of the others. Especially with fusion.
Here is my personal head canon. Gomah doesn’t seem to know about Saiyans. If he had only observed Earthlings he would be right in assuming they are much weaker as children. Unfortunately for him this isn’t the case with Saiyans. However, I do believe it will be a setback for them. I don’t think their smaller bodies can contain the explosive levels of energy they reach in Super
It’s a setback for sure. However, if they still have all their techniques, ki control, muscle memory and so on, they only lack in physical strength. Which should be the easiest one to train - like, just get a few zenkai boosts.
On another note, did Gomah watch the entire Buu arc or only the stuff that was shown to us? If he saw everything, he’d know about the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, throwing a wrench into his plan. Depending on the cooldown between uses, they could be back to their original age in about a month to a year. Assuming they will still age.
Of course, I don’t actually mind if none of these things are addressed, as long as the overall adventure is good. After all, if they want to recapture the original Dragon Ball, it’s partly a comedy anime and Gomah doesn’t seem to be particulary smart.
That’s how I’m looking at it, more of a fun OG Dragon Ball adventure. I was not happy with the first trailer, but after the final one I couldn’t wait to watch
They made a point of bringing the power pole back, so I’m thinking it’s going to be slightly more than just a minor loss in strength that they could easily overcome. I guess we will just have to wait and see