Follow me if you like Dragon Ball fans that keep it real. I occasionally rant at stupid things.
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The reason countless mangaka talk about Dragon Ball is because the art and writing are THAT good. If you think it's only fighting then you don't know about the mentalities of martial arts or the specific culture it's still made for. Dragon Ball was never made for you. 1/2
The series relies on implication. Tails seem to go away as they approach Super Saiyan.
Toriyama didn't forget the tails. We know this because of dialogue during the Android era and because SS3 was going to have a tail.
Years later he directly told us why they disappeared.
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Super Saiyan 4 in Daima follows the hair not "standing on end in rage" idea that SS3 established by further reducing the spiky hair and length. This visually shows his mastery over the Super Saiyan mutation and helps push that this version is a true evolution from 3.
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The Symbolism/Lore of Dragon Ball Super: Beerus - Episode 4
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The reason countless mangaka talk about Dragon Ball is because the art and writing are THAT good. If you think it's only fighting then you don't know about the mentalities of martial arts or the specific culture it's still made for. Dragon Ball was never made for you. 1/2
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Saiyans outgrow the tails and the power of the monkey is internalized. The monkey never disappeared. It evolved.
Super Saiyan 4 in Daima follows the hair not "standing on end in rage" idea that SS3 established by further reducing the spiky hair and length. This visually shows his mastery over the Super Saiyan mutation and helps push that this version is a true evolution from 3.
SS3 doesn't follow the "hair standing on end in rage" idea in the same way as SS2. The hair clumping together more than SS2 and the hair around Vegeta's neck falling downwards shows how this may have been an intentional choice.
Here is why the hair stands up in Super Saiyan!
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Obviously you do not have to like the series, but it takes a special kind of person to think things you dislike are automatically soulless.
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Why would Toriyama do things like write Minus, help shape Battle of Gods, write 3 other movies, give plot points and editorial to the Super anime and manga, and get deeply involved in Daima? You can even see some staff on this site that pour love and work into DB. Fuck off.
Instead of constantly whining, you should consider WHY something is written that way and if it's good with that context. Every work you consume requires prior knowledge. You aren't stupid for not knowing it, but that doesn't mean a work is bad when you don't understand it. 2/2
Why would Toriyama do things like write Minus, help shape Battle of Gods, write 3 other movies, give plot points and editorial to the Super anime and manga, and get deeply involved in Daima? You can even see some staff on this site that pour love and work into DB. Fuck off.
I hope people see how these original Funimation dub purists NEED to feel special. "Your age of fandom" speaks for itself.
"New age fans" What you're talking about ended in 2003. You don't have esoteric knowledge. You're nostalgic and you make it everyone else's problem.