More than 75,000,000 Years Ago: the Namekians, a race of peaceable slug folk native to U6 and U7, take fragments of Zalama’s planet-sized Wish Orbs and whittle them down into Dragon Balls of a more manageable size. #HistoryofEver
These smaller DBs have a limit to the sorts of wishes they can grant, yet even with limited powers they invite chaos into the natural order. The witch-faced Kaioshin therefore warns the Namekians to restrict their use to Planet Namek itself, and not interfere with other planets.
(This was obviously before Old Kai was sealed away, but there’s no way of telling if it was before or after he fused with the witch. But I really just wanted an excuse to say “witch-faced Kaioshin”)
In fact, according to Dragon Ball General Theory, the DBs have Plus Energy that decreases whenever they grant a wish, while their Minus Energy correspondingly rises. It takes 100 years for this Minus Energy to be purged, so using DBs more than once a century is a bad idea.
How bad? Well, once the Minus Energy passes a certain limit, it rushes out and creates shadowy, evil dragons. Once, legend has it, evil dragons such as these appeared on a certain planet and wiped it out, along with a nearby galaxy or two.
What planet was this, and how did it get mixed up with the Dragon Balls? Who knows, but this is apparently the sort of thing Old Kai had in mind when he warned the Namekians to keep their DBs to themselves.
(Popo’s line describes the planet and まわりの銀河/surrounding galaxy/galaxies” all being destroyed, precisely the sort of annoying line I seem to be dealing with a lot lately. Steve Simmons apparently didn’t like it either, and hedges his bets with “cosmos” on the Funi subs)
Tomorrow: Beerus is responsible for everything, part 1.
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According to Bunshun Online, Dragon Room head honcho Akio Iyoku has stepped down from Shueisha and established his own company, Capsule Corporation Tokyo. Supposedly he wants Shueisha to keep DB’s manga publishing rights but for CC Tokyo to handle DB games/anime/etc.
As you might imagine, Shueisha is reluctant to part with DB to any extent, and negotiations are still ongoing. According to this article, anyway. Shueisha has apparently confirmed that Iyoku is stepping down, but not confirmed any of the particulars so far.
Bunshun Online reached out to Toriyama and asked if he would be working with Iyoku in future, but Toriyama said he couldn’t comment publicly, only through Shueisha. He also said the company name “Capsule Corporation Tokyo” was Iyoku’s idea, not his own.
Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai ep.41: Pissed Myst’s great and the logistics of Dai’s sword are interesting, while the castle’s just there to be knocked down. But it knocks down well. 4/5 #DragonQuest#ep41
Rewatching the DBS panel, there’s a few things I want to note about the subtitles. They’re fine overall but there’s a few things I think are oversimplified or left out. Going through roughly in order of importance…
When discussing the artwork for New Character 1 and 2, in Japanese Hayashida says how it’s Toriyama’s original artwork, unlike the Piccolo/Pan/etc images that have been developed into full-fledged anime designs. The subtitles instead say it was made before movie production began
Now, it might indeed be true that Toriyama would’ve made the initial artwork before movie production began, but that’s not really what Hayashida is talking about. He’s contrasting this image with the earlier ones shown of Piccolo and co, which weren’t Toriyama’s original artwork
May 15th, Age 767: after three days of rest, Goku recovers from his heart disease (a week earlier than Trunks expected). The situation may be dire, but Goku knows the perfect place where Vegeta and Trunks can finally spend some quality father/son time together... #HistoryofEver
Speaking of quality time, Goku and Chi Chi get a nice moment together in the anime, sharing a kiss far too hot to actually show on screen. Or include in the canon, for that matter.
Alright, so…in the original manga, Goku and Chi Chi are never shown kissing. In DBZ ep.147 they share an offscreen kiss (they later made a figurine based on this). In the DBS anime and manga, Goku claims never to have kissed his wife. Draw your own conclusions.
May 12th, Age 767 (Bad Future Edition): at 10 AM on an island 9km southwest of South City, 17 and 18 begin their assault. Vegeta and co are mowed down, leaving Gohan sole survivor. Even the dragon balls are no use, since Pilaf and co wasted them on a dumb wish. #HistoryofEver
May 12th, Age 767 (Better Future Edition): 19 and 20 appear on schedule, but Our Heroes are ready. Well, Goku gets a bit sick, but Vegeta covers for him. While 19 and 20 don’t last long, 17 and 18 make short work of the gang. And that’s just the beginning of their problems…
Yes, it’s another busy day. May 12th has the honor of being one of the few specific dates mentioned in the series, although the year 767 comes from the Daizenshuu 7 timeline. If there’s any number pun significance to this date, I haven’t been able to find it.
May 7th, Age 767: after 11 years, the Tenkaichi Budokai is finally reopened, though Goku and co are apparently too busy android-training to notice. Instead, Mister Satan is champion, beating some jerk called “Spopovitch” in Round 1, then facing Jewel in the finals #HistoryofEver
The 24th TB also introduces a new “youth division” for entrants under 15, which is won by Satan’s daughter Videl. Satan becomes famous as world champ and moves to Orange Star City, which is renamed “Satan City” in his honor. Though they don’t bother renaming the high school.
When Mister Satan first appears in the lead-up to the Cell Games, he’s introduced simply as the world martial arts champion (using 格闘技/kakutōgi, a different word for “martial arts” than 武道/budō ala the Tenkaichi Budokai).