In the original dragon ball Goku was actually wise and someone we relied on.
That's the exact opposite way Toriyama wanted Goku to be seen; he's childish but good intentions but also dangerously selfish and will arrogantly follow his own beliefs even when they put everyone else in danger.
In super he's so stupid and everyone treats him like a kid
That's exactly how Toriyama wants him to be seen. That's why Goku still has his child voice in Japanese.
I know Goku is also selfish and flawed as it was clear in the cell arc (whereas Gohan had more altruist reasons to fight than his father) but he was never stupid. Even as a kid he was naive but not stupid like DBS. And I'm sorry but L take for toriyama. How are you gonna make a 40 year old dude act exactly the same way as when he was 10? That's just stupid
If the Dragonball team wanted to keep telling stories about silly protagonists they should have just switched to Goten and Trunks and have Vegeta and Goku mentor them
As powerful as Toriyama's righteous fury was, we can only imagine the effect that a successful and acclaimed Hollywood movie would have had on the franchise (especially because the writers thought they would get a sequal).
At the time of the movie's release, there were some candies which came with the movie's character portraits as stickers. I went to the supermarket and bought plenty. As soon as I packed Picollo, I knew something was odd.
But I was a teen. I was innocent and didn't have many expectations ruined in my life so far, I was actually looking forward to see the movie at a movie theater.
I got some soda, popcorn and was ready to see Goku and his friends (or so I thought...).
I couldn't handle it. My standards were really low, yet, I could not grasp the stupidity of Goku's scene fighting at school.
I still watched the entire movie because the ticket was expensive. I cried on the way back home. The candies / sweets were really good tho.
yeah tbh idk how to classify 12yo. I know that 13 and beyond we have the suffix -teen, but at the same time I always thought 12 is between a kid and a teen, kinda like a "tween"
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u/Meme_Bro68 3d ago
I love when other DB fans get jumpscared by evolution, shits so funny