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[Codus N]

http://www.animenews...gon-ball-z-film

Well, I dunno if anyone's interested in the DBZ franchise anymore, but I figure I might as well announce it since the big difference is that Toriyama's writing it.

In a comment printed alongside the announcement, Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama notes that the adaptation will mark the first time he has been so deeply involved in the production of an anime, in this case as early as the screenwriting stages. Toriyama also says that the film will retain the atmosphere of the original while adding small amounts of "modern flavor."

Looks like they're going to use modern animation techniques.

On a side note, does anybody think it's seriously funny as hell that 2012-2013 will have all the big name mangakas writing their movies?? we've got Kishi, Mashima, and Oda this year. Next year, we'll have the legend himself. At this point, I won't be surprised if Kubo joins in the fray too next year. In fact, I think he would just because he wants to show off to Toriyama considering that he's also his hero.

[desaix]

Has Rumiko Takahashi been involved in any movies recently, or has she slipped out of the top mangaka list after Inuyasha ended?

I keep hoping that some day, they start another Dragonball series. Not because I particularly want more Dragonball, but because I want GT written out of (anime) canon (even if I liked Bra and Pan, just about everything else about that series... well...). Knowing my luck, though, they'll make one, and it'll just incorporate GT even further into the series... *sigh*

Edited by desaix, 11 July 2012 - 03:43 PM.

[Gravenimage]

http://www.animenews...gon-ball-z-film

Well, I dunno if anyone's interested in the DBZ franchise anymore, but I figure I might as well announce it since the big difference is that Toriyama's writing it.



Looks like they're going to use modern animation techniques.

On a side note, does anybody think it's seriously funny as hell that 2012-2013 will have all the big name mangakas writing their movies?? we've got Kishi, Mashima, and Oda this year. Next year, we'll have the legend himself. At this point, I won't be surprised if Kubo joins in the fray too next year. In fact, I think he would just because he wants to show off to Toriyama considering that he's also his hero.

So it's up to Toriyama-sama to clean up the piece of s*** that Hollywood made of a movie that is "supposedly" based on his series (aka DB Evolution). Well if the author himself is writing the movie then it will be a million times better than the trash Hollywood made.

Edited by Gravenimage, 11 July 2012 - 05:20 PM.

[Codus N]

So it's up to Toriyama-sama to clean up the piece of s*** that Hollywood made of a movie that is "supposedly" based on his series (aka DB Evolution). Well if the author himself is written then it will be a million times than the trash Hollywood.

Umm.... you do understand that this is not live-action, do you??

[Gravenimage]

Umm.... you do understand that this is not live-action, do you??

Even BETTER! Thank you that it is not live action, but still I think Toriyama wants to make the movie because he saw Evolution and fell on a coma from how much it sucked and the fact that Hollywood destroyed his amazing series with this movie. After waking up he vowed to make a movie so the fans can completely forget the horror they wasted 5$ to watch.

[Codus N]

^QFT. I agree.

[alexander]

It's anime?! Oh man, it's so good to know! I saw this new yesterday and everybody in the internet were assuming it was another live action. But this surely brings some reliefe.

[Sakura Blossoms]

http://www.animenews...gon-ball-z-film

Well, I dunno if anyone's interested in the DBZ franchise anymore, but I figure I might as well announce it since the big difference is that Toriyama's writing it.

I don't think anyone who grew up in the 90s is not still interested in DBZ. That series will always be in the top action animes for me, and now with news that even Sailor Moon is getting a reboot/fresh new look, I'm super excited on the anime front next year!

[Codus N]

Does anybody feel old with Toriyama & Takeuchi coming back?? Just asking.... With them coming out of retirement, it kinda make us feel old, doesn't it?? or am I the only one feeling this way??

[Sakura Blossoms]

Does anybody feel old with Toriyama & Takeuchi coming back?? Just asking.... With them coming out of retirement, it kinda make us feel old, doesn't it?? or am I the only one feeling this way??

*grins* I'll always be young at heart! I'm 30 and I don't feel old at all~ :3

[alexander]

Old? I wouldn't exactly use the word. More like... nostalgic? I was about 5 years old when first introduced to dragon ball, and I'm still just 22. Of course, the story started five years before I was born, so maybe, it doesn't count?

[Jenskott]

Feeling old? Because Toriyama and Takeuchi are being active again? Not at all. After all, Go Nagai and Reiji Matsumoto are still active and making newer stuff.

When I hear someone saying "Slayers? Wait, now I remember. I used to watch it when I was a little kid," treating Ranma, Inu Yasha or Detective Conan like if they were older than dirt or giving me a blank stare if I mention Kimagure Orange Road, City Hunter, Fist of NorthStar or GoLion (Voltron) I feel old.

I am thirty-one and most of series I like tend to be old classics, so the latter may happen more frequently than I would like.

Geez, I watched DB for first time around 1991-1992, so I would be not older than twelve.

I am not sure of how this movie will go. I was a big DB fan back when I was teenager, but I slowly lost interest.

[CloudMountainJuror]

I'm not so sure about this... It didn't say that Toriyama was directing or writing, just that he is somehow involved.

[Konohakitten]

Oh Toriyama how you continue to tease us. I just want him to redo a new series already. Having to watch Kai's opening and endings was horrible, plus the Shonen special that was a few years back. Dragon Ball Gt was just an abomination, and it would be nice to just scrap it and make a much better conclusion after Z. I'm really looking forward to think and it comes out just two days after my 13yr anniversary with John. We started talking because of Dragon ball and then we name our son Kaiden so he can be called Kai for short, then a few months after we picked his name we learned about DBZ Kai....yeah so I defiantly care about anything DB related! It really has been a huge part of my life since I was 12.

[desaix]

Oh Toriyama how you continue to tease us. I just want him to redo a new series already. Having to watch Kai's opening and endings was horrible, plus the Shonen special that was a few years back. Dragon Ball Gt was just an abomination, and it would be nice to just scrap it and make a much better conclusion after Z. I'm really looking forward to think and it comes out just two days after my 13yr anniversary with John. We started talking because of Dragon ball and then we name our son Kaiden so he can be called Kai for short, then a few months after we picked his name we learned about DBZ Kai....yeah so I defiantly care about anything DB related! It really has been a huge part of my life since I was 12.

I've liked a few of the more recent specials (the Bardock special, where Frieza's attack sent Bardock into the past making Bardock the "legendary" super-saiyan, and the "Yo! Son Goku and his friends return!" OAV (because the anime people used Gohan and Videl's DBZ characterizations, and not the DBGT characterization that, well, turned Gohan into even more of a wimp and made it so Videl wasn't like Videl at all. Oh, and I loved Vegita's little brother and sister-in-law)), and there have been definite hints of a DBZ (and not DBGT) revival thanks to DBZ-Kai. I just hope that if they do redo a new series, they really do ignore GT canon and don't try to integrate a new series into GT.

[Codus N]

Feeling old? Because Toriyama and Takeuchi are being active again? Not at all. After all, Go Nagai and Reiji Matsumoto are still active and making newer stuff.

When I hear someone saying "Slayers? Wait, now I remember. I used to watch it when I was a little kid," treating Ranma, Inu Yasha or Detective Conan like if they were older than dirt or giving me a blank stare if I mention Kimagure Orange Road, City Hunter, Fist of NorthStar or GoLion (Voltron) I feel old.

I am thirty-one and most of series I like tend to be old classics, so the latter may happen more frequently than I would like.

Geez, I watched DB for first time around 1991-1992, so I would be not older than twelve.

I am not sure of how this movie will go. I was a big DB fan back when I was teenager, but I slowly lost interest.

True, true. Very true (to the bolded) but I doubt DBZ would ever be cast into the void of time, considering it's the most influential manga ever.

Edited by Codus N, 12 July 2012 - 03:02 AM.

[JoHamSandwich]

*grins* I'll always be young at heart! I'm 30 and I don't feel old at all~ :3

WOW. I REMEMBER WHEN YOU WERE 25-26. UGH I'M OLD TOO. HAHAHA

Anyway, This is great news! After that Son-Goku and Friends special, and the new Bardock OVA, A new DB movie is great!

[Sakura Blossoms]

WOW. I REMEMBER WHEN YOU WERE 25-26. UGH I'M OLD TOO. HAHAHA

Anyway, This is great news! After that Son-Goku and Friends special, and the new Bardock OVA, A new DB movie is great!

Just goes to show we've known each other for a long time, Jobum~ ;3 <3

And I would actually love it if they did a whole new DBZ series~ Also GT does not exist to me. In fact to most of the fandom it is just an utter utter embarrassment that should never have been made -.-

[Jenskott]

True, true. Very true (to the bolded) but I doubt DBZ would ever be cast into the void of time, considering it's the most influential manga ever.

The most influential manga ever? I don't think so. I would say Shin Takarajima, Osamu Tezuka's first big success. It basically is a children's story based on Treasure's Island and other sources (such like Tarzan's comic-books), and today it would not stand out (Tezuka opposed himself to it being re-released thinking it would be not of interest for younger readers), but it was completely revolutionary in the moment since it was long -nearly two-hundred pages-, story-driven -instead of a collection of short gags-, it showed for first time manga could be used to narrate all kind of stories in all kind og genres (adventure, romance...), and it sold phenomenally. It encouraged one whole generation of Japanese manga writers to create their own manga inspired by Tezuka's stories, and in turn they influenced all next generations. Hence, even if that manga would not stand out today (I have read it and I own one copy. It is entertaining, but certainly I would call not it the best thing ever), it is one of the reasons the manga industry like we know it exists.

Anyways I agree: Dragon Ball will not be forgotten. All generations of children in my country have grown up watching Goku and his friends' adventures.

Nevertheless, I don't think the shows I mentioned will be cast in the void, either. They are series were counted like some of the best of its time, so if someone is interested in reading or learning further about classic manga, it is easy that person will come across them sooner or later.

Oh Toriyama how you continue to tease us. I just want him to redo a new series already.

IMO, Dragon Ball should have ended long before the Buu saga. But that is another matter.

And I would actually love it if they did a whole new DBZ series~ Also GT does not exist to me. In fact to most of the fandom it is just an utter utter embarrassment that should never have been made -.-

GT? What is that GT thing you keep mentioning? I have never heard about it.

[Codus N]

Ok, maybe I should've said the most influential shonen manga.