#DBZ Chapter 31

[everymangavegeta]

Nappa!!!! Get ahold of yourself, fool!!!! He can't beat you if you keep your head!!! Calm down!!!!

[themattress]

Best DBZ Fights #8

Vegeta, Krillin, Gohan & Goku vs. Recoome

Manga: Chapters 81 - 86, Volumes 7 - 8 Anime: Episodes 64 - 66 (Kai: 30 - 31)

Reecome of the Ginyu Force is a goofy, stereotypical big dumb jock type, so it's easy to underestimate how serious of an opponent he'll be. But as it turns out, he is one of the most vicious and powerful foes anyone in the series had faced up to that point. Vegeta's previous loss to a villain in Freeza's employ was due to being caught off guard on how to deal with a sudden transformation, but here he has no such excuse. He just gets pulverized, plain and simple. Krillin is taken out with one hit, leaving Gohan to stand alone against this monster. It's as heart-wrenching as it is inspiring to see the child keep getting back up and pushing himself to his limits to fight Recoome, and that is probably what really makes this battle special. That and its ending, where Goku arrives and takes down Recoome with one hit just as he's preparing to launch his ultimate attack. It's a surprising yet also hilarious way to cap it off.

[sleeppyreader]

DBZ KakaVege AO3 (Kakarot x Vegeta) Stories - Constantly Updating List.

My own AO3 account, @ RaditzsLittleNerd. I'm working on one story, I bookmarks stories and I may write more stories in the future as well! (Slow updates.)

__BDSM__

Rose created by schloprecetacle

Son Goku/Vegeta, Son Goku, Goku Black, Vegeta (Dragon Ball), kakavege week

Warnings - Rough Sex, BDSM themes, Explicit Sexual Content, Violent Sex, Face Slapping, Choking

Summary

Goku indulges Vegeta's fantasy about their newest enemy. Kakavege Week Prompt #9: Goku Black.

Language: English  Words: 1,664  Chapters: 1/1  Collections: 2  Comments: 20  Kudos: 395  Bookmarks: 51  Hits: 5901

Wild created by schloprecetacle

Son Goku/Vegeta, Uke Goku, Super Saiyan Sex

Warning - Graphic Depictions Of Violence, BDSM, Spanking

Summary

Vegeta sees something wild inside Goku and decides to give him what he craves. Graphic sex, violence and some BDSM themes. Kakavege Week Prompt #15: Uke Goku.

Series

Part 1 of Wild

Language: English  Words: 3,660  Chapters: 1/1  Collections: 2  Comments: 20  Kudos: 445  Bookmarks: 69  Hits: 9024

Topped created by Yammy_kooki

Bulma Briefs/Vegeta, Bulma Briefs, Vegeta (Dragon Ball), i just wanted bulma to call vegetas ass a boy pussy, heres a 8k+ fic on good kink practice, and vegeta discovering his kink kjasdk

Warning - Pegging, Anal Fingering, Sex Toys, Feminization, Kink Discovery, Kink Negotiation, anal prep, Blow Jobs, Dom/sub Undertones, Lingerie, Rimming, Cunnilingus, Dry Orgasm

Summary

Vegeta baulked. His face flushed. "You...what?!" Bulma blushed as well, struggling to maintain her usual haughty, confident front. "I want to try pegging you. It's when I wear a fake cock -a strap-on- and fuck your-" "I know what pegging is!" Vegeta felt like he could faint. "Why would you want to do that?!"

Language: English Words: 13,463 Chapters: 2/2 Comments: 43 Kudos: 64  Bookmarks: 22  Hits: 628

Non-Professional created by Yammy_kooki

Son Goku/Vegeta (Dragon Ball), Son Goku (Dragon Ball), Vegeta (Dragon Ball), Raditz (Dragon Ball), Turles (Dragon Ball), Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Saiyans Still Have Tails, Other Additional Tags to Be Added, Other Ships Not Mentioned in Tags, Flirting, Surprising Amount of Fluff, Smart Son Goku (Dragon Ball)

Warning - BDSM, Dom/sub, Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism, Kink Exploration, Kink Discovery, Collars, Master/Pet, Rope Bondage, Cock Warming, Rough Sex, Oral Sex, Anal Sex, Sex Toys, Orgasm Delay/Denial, Multiple Orgasms, Temperature Play, Exhibitionism, Anal Fingering, Masturbation, Urethral Play, Whipping

Summary

Vegeta keeps getting dumped because of his boring sex life. To help him out, Raditz gives him the phone number of a...Saiyan sex consultant?! Join Vegeta as he discovers his kinks and try(and fail) to not fall in love with said consultant.

Language: English Words: 40,961 Chapters: 8/8 Comments: 71 Kudos: 207  Bookmarks: 31  Hits: 3786

Feel You In My Bones created by TeamDamon

Son Goku/Vegeta (Dragon Ball), Bulma Briefs/Vegeta, Chi-Chi/Son Goku (Dragon Ball), Vegeta (Dragon Ball), Son Goku (Dragon Ball), Bulma Briefs, Bulma is a good bro, the best wife really, she’s just lookin out for her veggie, idk how else to tag this, Goku is a himbo, Vegeta is a tad sexually frustrated but he doesn’t know it, Bulma has a solution, Bottom Vegeta (Dragon Ball), Bottom Son Goku (Dragon Ball), Top Son Goku (Dragon Ball), veggie’s a power bottom tho really, there’s some consensual punching/fighting when things start heating up, don’t know how to tag that but yeah it’s there, mildly drunk veggie, bribery of smol children, this story has officially gotten away from me and will prob be 388282 chapters, RIP me, its all consensual, thats right my dudes, they’re switching

Warning - Explicit Sexual Content, Choking, Voyeurism, Face Slapping, Bondage, some light BDSM happening, ki cuffs, Safewords, Spanking, Cave sex, Butt Plugs, Tail Sex

Summary

“I will not, nor will I ever, fuck Kakarot.” “Fine,” Bulma shrugged, reaching over to grab her sleep mask from her nightstand. “Don’t. It was just a suggestion, not a command.” Vegeta crossed his arms and stared angrily at the back of her head as she turned off the light and laid down, her back to him as she let out a long yawn. “Besides,” she muttered casually, “I figured Goku would be the one doing the fucking anyway.” Vegeta’s jaw dropped. — Aka where Bulma knows what her husband needs and makes sure that he gets it. Formerly titled “Just Wanna Taste It”.

Language: English Words: 62,042 Chapters: 9/9 Collections: 3 Comments: 197  Kudos: 1428  Bookmarks: 314  Hits: 26394

__HEAT__

Side Effects created by cosmicmewtwo

Son Goku/Vegeta (Dragon Ball), Son Goku, Vegeta (Dragon Ball), Sex Pollen, Weird Alien Physiology, kakavege week prompt: Poison, ... this is a godless amalgamation of every trope I said I'd never write, .......and we're never speaking of it again

Warning - Mating Cycles/In Heat, Mating Bites, irresponsible handling of questionable pharmaceuticals

Summary

Vegeta accidentally exposes himself to a strange chemical in Bulma's lab.

Language: English Words: 4,779 Chapters: 1/1 Collections: 2 Comments: 21 Kudos: 952 Bookmarks: 128 Hits: 8454

Kuvusa created by orphan_account

Son Goku/Vegeta (Dragon Ball), Top Vegeta (Dragon Ball), Bottom Son Goku (Dragon Ball), Hyperbolic Time Chamber | The Room of Spirit and Time, Saiyan Biology, Saiyan Instincts, Hurt/Comfort, Romance, I am a ridiculous sappy sap, Warning: too much sweetness teeth will rot, Can’t write smut without love it’s how I roll

Warning - Mating Cycles/In Heat, Anal Sex, Tail Sex, Self-Lubrication, Double Penetration in One Hole, Multiple Orgasms

Summary

Every Saiyan went through it, their version of puberty. It usually occurred around the age of sixteen, sometimes fifteen, very occasionally fourteen, and it wasn’t a big deal. One day of self-care—in all senses of the word—and a Saiyan was over it the next day. Vegeta went through it himself and was fine. Goku, though, had his tail cut off too early. Vegeta found this out first hand, a year into training inside the Room of Spirit and Time.

Language: English Words: 7,967 Chapters: 1/1 Comments: 37 Kudos: 401 Bookmarks: 78 Hits: 5095

__Romantic/Comfort Sex__

Take Care created by orphan_account

Son Goku/Vegeta (Dragon Ball), Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Top Son Goku (Dragon Ball), Bottom Vegeta (Dragon Ball)

Warning - Anal Sex, Anal Fingering, Rimming, Blood and Injury

Summary

Goku knew when Vegeta wasn’t okay, and he knew what to do when that happened.

Language: English Words: 2,051 Chapters: 1/1 Comments: 7 Kudos: 154  Bookmarks: 29  Hits: 2224

22 Years, 5 Months, 20 Days created by zuzallove

Son Goku/Vegeta, Kakarot. Vegeta, Bulma Briefs, King Vegeta (Dragon Ball), Bardock (Dragon Ball), Son Goku (Dragon Ball), Raditz (Dragon Ball), Freeza | Frieza, Freeza's Army | Frieza's Army, Nappa (Dragon Ball), Saiyan Culture, kakavege, Saiyan AU, Planet Vegeta, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Goku is smart, Vegeta is emotionally constipated, Eventual Happy Ending, One Shot, Canon-Typical Violence, h/c, Mating Bond

Warning - Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Mpreg, Anal Sex, Tail Sex, Mating Bites, Smut, Explicit Language

Summary

Kakarot is Vegeta's assigned sparring partner when they are 4 and 6 years-old. Vegeta absolutely hates him. But as the years go by, Bardock's brat seems to be the only one who can hold Vegeta's attention for more than a minute. He hates him, but he can't live without him. Only two problems with that: there's a war on, and Vegeta has to mate whomever his father picks out for him. Saiyan!AU.

Language: English Words: 19,026 Chapters: 1/1 Collections: 1 Comments: 99 Kudos: 1551 Bookmarks: 284 Hits: 15957

Unfinished Business created by Vakaara

Son Goku/Vegeta (Dragon Ball), Room of Spirit and Time, bad memories, sort of skirting hurt comfort, baths and awkwardness, Vegeta has Issues, Goku is actually pretty clueless sometimes, Canon Typical Violence, Nightmares, a lot of tension, I just wanted to write about these two interacting more when they were still ‘enemies’, like a lot, Pre-Slash, more or less

Warning - Major Character Death, Masturbation, Dirty Dreams, canon present character death

Summary

What if Vegeta and Goku had taken a day or a year to train in the Room of Spirit and Time, before fighting Cell?

Series

Part 1 of Under My Skin

Language: English Words: 14,719 Chapters: 8/8 Comments: 52 Kudos: 280 Bookmarks: 40 Hits: 3663

__True Love (No Smut)__

Love is Blind created by TrishML

Son Goku/Vegeta (Dragon Ball), Son Goku, Vegeta, Angst, Old Age, True Love, Sad

Warning - Death

Summary

Goku and Vegeta grow old together...

Language: English Words: 2,022 Chapters: 1/1 Comments: 17 Kudos: 60 Bookmarks: 6 Hits: 459

__THREESOMES / ORGY__

The Proportion created by GoldenMama

Bulma Briefs/Vegeta, Son Goku/Vegeta (Dragon Ball), Bulma Briefs/Son Goku/Vegeta, Bulma Briefs/Son Goku, Bulma Briefs, Vegeta (Dragon Ball), Son Goku (Dragon Ball),

Warning - Explicit Sexual Content, Birthday Sex, Threesome - F/M/M, Sexual Fantasy, Tail Sex, Plot What Plot/Porn Without Plot, Voyeurism, Exhibitionism, Light Bondage, Roleplay

Summary

The Saiyans have their tails back, and Bulma’s questions are relentless. She asks the boys to enlighten her (for the sake of science, of course). Will they satisfy more than just her thirst for knowledge?

Series

Part 1 of No I in Threesome

Language: English Words: 10,154 Chapters: 1/1 Comments: 17 Kudos: 86 Bookmarks: 28 Hits: 2314

Sensation created by gutterbunnyx

Chi-Chi/Son Goku (Dragon Ball), Son Goku/Vegeta (Dragon Ball), Bulma Briefs & Son Goku, Bulma Briefs & Chi-Chi, Bulma Briefs/Chi-Chi, Chi-Chi/Son Goku/Vegeta (Dragon Ball), Son Goku, Chi-Chi (Dragon Ball), Vegeta (Dragon Ball), Trunks Briefs, Bulma Briefs, Lingerie, Minor Original Character(s), Bottom Son Goku (Dragon Ball), Men Crying, Mommy Chi-Chi, Lipstick, Bulma and Chi-Chi totally do it offscreen, Bulma likes to watch, Bathing, Shopping

Warning - Public Humiliation, Crossdressing, Nipple Play, Humiliation Dirty Talk, Feminization, Breast Fucking, Rough Sex, Rough Oral Sex, Breeding, Unsafe Sex, Goku in lingerie, Aftercare

Summary

Goku indulges in a guilty pleasure.

Language: English Words: 9,279 Chapters: 6/6 Collections: 1 Comments: 32 Kudos: 148 Bookmarks: 12 Hits: 2848

__DARK CONTENT__

Sex Addicts Anonymous created by herpb4uderp

Son Goku/Vegeta (Dragon Ball), Chi-Chi (Dragon Ball), Human AU, no powers, Alternate Universe - No Powers, sex addicts anon, Addicts Anonymous, Compulsive sexual behavior, mature thematic content, Adult Language, adult topics, Angst, Denial, psychopathy at its finest, Interventions, Psychosis, did i already say bad coping mechanisms?, Bad coping mechanisms, the worst, unconventional forms of rehab, Psychological Thriller, Psychological Drama, S L O W B U R N

Warning - Graphic Violence, Manipulation, Withdrawal, Cravings, Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms, Dark, psychotic character

Summary

Vegeta did not show up here because he needed "help." He showed up because he knew it would be... easy. But help often finds us in the ways we least expect it. And sometimes it even finds us in the ways... we wish it didn't.

Language: English Words: 53,365 Chapters: 21/21 Comments: 312 Kudos: 317 Bookmarks: 51 Hits: 5485

Liminal Spaces created by Iced_Sympathy

Son Goku/Vegeta (Dragon Ball), Son Goku (Dragon Ball), Vegeta (Dragon Ball), Hyperbolic Time Chamber | The Room of Spirit and Time, Infidelity, Naive Son Goku (Dragon Ball), Canon Compliant, Dubious Consent, Porn With Plot

Warning - Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Rape/Non-Con, Sexual Violence, Dark, Sadism, Masochism, Bloodlust, Edging, Prostate Milking, Somnophilia, Marathon Sex, Breathplay

Summary

To prepare for the Tournament of Destroyers, Vegeta and Goku spend three years in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber training. Vegeta suggests exploiting the Saiyan ability to recover stronger after being beaten to near-death. It was supposed to keep them focused, but instead Vegeta is forced to confront the not-so-friendly feelings he has for his rival. [Hiatus until my Death Note kick calms down]

Language: English Words: 22,818 Chapters: 8/15 Comments: 158 Kudos: 208 Bookmarks: 33 Hits: 4006

Home Alone created by schlopreceptacle

Son Goku/Vegeta, Raditz/Son Goku, Raditz/Son Goku/Vegeta,

Warning - Masturbation, Mpreg, Sibling Incest, Sexual Fantasy

Summary

A pregnant and horny Vegeta gets some alone time to explore a deep, dark fantasy. Kakavege Week Prompt #30: Mpreg. Content warning for graphic sexual content and brief incest.

Language: English Words: 1,199 Chapters: 1/1 Collections: 1 Comments: 14 Kudos: 231 Bookmarks: 26 Hits: 4701

[duhragonball]

Dragon Ball GT 01

Well, here we are.  I’m doing (ugh) GT. 

Some Dragon Ball fans really enjoy GT.  I want to make it clear that I am not one of them.  I really don’t like Dragon Ball GT.  At all.   I don’t want to belabor the point, but I feel like I need to make this clear up front, just in case there’s any GT likers who might get the wrong idea.

I watched it back when it first aired on Cartoon Network in 2005, and I watched it on DVD in 2013 because I had never seen the first 15 episodes (more on that later).  This will be the first time I’ve watched it in Japanese.  I have given this show plenty of chances, and I don’t think this third go-round is likely to win me over.  So I’m probably going to have a lot of unkind things to say about this show. If that bothers you, then this is your chance to scroll down or hit the back button, or whatever it is you kids do on your fancy computers.

Part of the reason I’ve held off on this for so long is that I don’t think it makes a lot of sense to hatewatch a show in this day and age.  That used to be a common thing on the internet in the mid-2000′s, what with all the Nostalgia Critics and Angry Video Game Nerds and Furious Film Guys and the Movie Stabbers and the Cinema Insulters.   Now, it’s become a sad joke.  I’d have to do a whole transformation sequence where I put on a hat and fedora and strap toy guns to my belt so I can sit down to explain why this 27 year-old cartoon fills me with rage.  I’m already using Tumblr in 2023, so I can’t afford to fall any further behind the times.

So I’ve got a few special features that I’ve come up with to help keep this experience fresh.  We’ll just have to see how it goes, but no matter what happens, I want you to remember that I really do despise GT.  It’s just wall-to-wall crap.  Let’s-a go.

GT Stands for “Goku’s Twelve.”

So let’s set the stage here.  The final chapter of the Dragon Ball manga was published on May 23, 1995.  This was adapted into the final episode of the Dragon Ball Z anime, which aired on January 31, 1996.  So I assume during that eight month period, Toei and Shueisha had to decide what to do next.  Dragon Ball had been airing on Fuji TV at 7:30PM for years, and it was a hit.  It could continue to be a hit, except there was no new manga chapters to adapt into new episodes.  Toei surely wanted to hang on to that lucrative time slot, but there was no guarentee that another series would maintain the same ratings success. 

The solution, it seems, was to just keep Dragon Ball going without the manga.  This was nothing new for Toei, since the studio had struggled to balance the pace of the manga with their need to provide new episodes of the anime for the network.   This was where all the “filler” episodes come from.  Every so often, Toei would pad things out by making entire episodes of original story to keep the series going until the manga could “catch up”.  This is why the Namek/Frieza saga was so long, when it was fairly brisk in the comics. 

Filler episodes of Dragon Ball have been a mixed bag.  Some are genuine classics, but for every Driving School episode, there’s a Garlic Junior Saga that gets reviled by the fanbase.  Personally, I’m fond of the episodes about Goku’s training journey before the 22nd World Tournament, and the Otherworld Tournament in DBZ 195-199 is awesome.  But there are a lot of stinkers.  Even so, the basic idea of an all-filler Dragon Ball anime probably didn’t seem too far-fetched in 1996.   And so Dragon Ball GT premiered on February 7, 1996, the week after the final episode of DBZ. 

Things start out promising enough.  In the final episode of DBZ, Goku takes Uub on as his student, and promises to train him for a few years until he’s strong enough to take over as the Earth’s protector.  As the episode ends, Goku admits that his ulterior motive is to make Uub strong enough that they can have an epic one-on-one battle.  GT Episode 1 starts off with Goku and Uub having that battle.  So far, so good.

For some reason, they chose to do this inside Kami’s Lookout.  Not the palace on top of the platform, but underneath the platform.  Their battle nearly wrecks the whole thing, but Dende insists that this was the only way to do it.  Apparently  he and Popo reinforced the structure for this battle, because it was safer than having them fight out in the open, which could have damaged the planet.  Okay?

But the four of them aren’t alone on the Lookout, as a mysterious intruder has arrived to rob the place.

Turns out, it’s the Pilaf Gang, last seen wayyyyy back in a filler arc near the end of the Piccolo Junior Saga.  Before that, their last manga appearance was when King Piccolo chucked them off of their own airship.  But they’re still in the game, despite looking absolutely miserable.  Pilaf doesn’t look too bad except for his teeth, and I’ll tell you what, GT Mai’s holding up pretty well from where I’m sitting.  But Shu?  Damn, Shu looks like he longs for sweet embrace of death. 

Anyway, the Goku/Uub match makes the perfect diversion to allow Pilaf to sneak into the Lookout Palace and find the treasure he’s looking for, which is a set of Dragon Balls.  Not the ones we’re used to seeing, but an older set with black stars instead of red.  According to Pilaf, this was the first set of Dragon Balls created by Kami before he became Kami.  That is to say, back when he was the Nameless Namek, before he separated into Kami and Piccolo. 

In other words, these Dragon Balls ought to be more powerful than the ones we’re more familiar with, because they were created back when the Nameless Namekian was more powerful.  Presumably, the Black Star Dragon Balls would have lost their power after Kami and Piccolo separated, but Kami must have put the inert stones in this storage room and forgot about them.  When Kami and Piccolo recombined in DBZ Episode 141, the Black Star Dragon Balls would have reactivated, but no one would have noticed, because they were stuck in this closet the whole time.   And I suppose Piccolo never remembered them either.

So that all checks out, but I still have two major questions, which we’ll talk about in my new segment:

✨”Good” “Ideas”, Poorly Executed✨

So the main defense I see of GT is that, sure, it was a flawed production, but it had some good ideas, even if they were poorly executed.  I’m going to contest that notion by picking out the “best” “idea” in each episode and questioning whether it was actually “good” or even an “idea”. This time around, it’s the Black Star Dragon Balls.  On paper, a set of defective, overpowered Dragon Balls might be worthwhile, but it doesn’t hold up to scrutiny.  The Nameless Namekian made this set first, then boxed them up and forgot about them?  That’s a hell of an oversight.  But even setting that aside, the idea in this episode is that Pilaf, the very first Dragon Ball villain, could find these things and start the chain of events that sets GT into motion.  That’s not a good idea at all, because it’s implausible.

First of all, how in the hell did Pilaf find out about any of this?  He has a throwaway line about “research”, but what could that even mean?  You don’t just go to the library and look up a book about forgotten Dragon Balls.  The Nameless Namekian didn’t write an autobiography.  Most people on Earth don’t even know the Lookout exists.  Hell, most people don’t know anything about the regular Dragon Balls.

Maybe he consulted a fortuneteller?  Pact with Satan?  Not Mr. Satan I mean the devil.  Not Spike the Devil Man, I mean the.... never mind.  

Okay, second question: Why does Pilaf need the Black Star Dragon Balls in particular?  This scene is set up as though he can’t get the regular Dragon Balls, or he has some wish that only this more powerful set could grant.  But no, he just wants to make the same wish for world domination.   So what’s stopping him from gathering the usual Dragon Balls?  I know he hasn’t had much luck with it, but what makes him think this route will be any easier?

Also, while I’m thinking about it, why didn’t the Black Star Dragon Balls show up on the Dragon Radar before?  If they really did reactivate in DBZ #141, then they’ve been sitting here for about 22 years, giving off the same signal as the other seven.  Bulma would get out her radar and find fourteen blips, with seven on the Lookout. 

Oh, and why are they lying in a pot full of skeletons?   I guess what I’m trying to say is that this whole premise is dumb as hell.

The showrunners put zero thought into any of this.  They just thought new Dragon Balls would be cool and handwaved the various reasons why this would have come up before now.  It’s a stupid, stupid thing, and the worst part is that Toei basically admits it, because they abandoned the concept about halfway into the series.

Back outside, Goku and Uub finish their fight, and Dende heals them up.  He assumes this was Uub’s graduation from Goku’s training, but Goku isn’t that formal about it.  For him, this wasn’t a test, just a friendly contest between two peers, like he dreamed up back in DBZ #291.  Nonetheless, Uub’s training is officially complete, so he says his goodbyes and heads off to check on his brother and sister.  Goku is about to head home as well, since he hasn’t seen his wife in five years. 

Actually, yeah, that line from Goku might explain why this show has some fans confused on the chronology.  I’m pretty sure the dub has a line about this episode taking place ten years after DBZ #291.  In that case, Uub would be 20 years old.  But every source I’ve ever read says that this episode is supposed to be five years after DBZ #291, so Uub should be 15.  It’s kind of hard to tell, since everyone on this show ages so inconsistently.  Is Uub a buff teen or a babyfaced young man?

For the sake of convenience, I’m going to stick to the idea that this is five years after End of Z, so this is Age 789.  Uub is 15, Goku is 52.   Still Goku’s only saying that he hasn’t seen his wife in five years.   That assumes he last saw her in DBZ 291.  But one could argue that he popped into see her two years into Uub’s training, and then this episode takes place five years after that, so this could be Age 791.  Or any year you want after 789.  I guess that’s where Funimation was coming from, setting this in Age 794.

Anyway, before Goku can leave, he notices some funny lights outside, and it’s from Pilaf on the other side of the Lookout trying to summon the Dragon.  And when you use the Black Star Dragon Balls, you get a red version of Shenron who’s much, much bigger than the one we know.   His head is bigger than the entire Lookout. 

Goku finds them and once they each remember the other, Pilaf starts shooting missiles and Goku catches them.  

Then Pilaf gripes that Goku was easier to deal with as a child, and he says that if Goku were a kid again, they would defeat him easily.  And Black Star Shenron just takes that for a wish, apparently, so he grants it.

And then he peaces out and leaves.  Thanks for stopping by, Giant Red Shenron, you big show-ruining dick.

So now Goku is a little kid and Pilaf is completely beaten, because he just wasted his wish on something stupid.  Even if he really wanted Goku to be a little kid again, since when were they able to defeat Kid Goku? 

Anyway, King Kai contacts Goku and he’s shocked, shocked to learn that the Black Star Dragon Balls are still operational.  Apparently he knew about them all along, but he thought they had been disposed of a long time ago.  He tells Goku that the only way to reverse the effects of the wish are to gather the Black Star Dragon Balls and make another wish.  But Mister Popo points out that this won’t be easy, because when the Black Star Dragon Balls are used, they don’t just separate and scatter across the Earth.  No, these balls scatter across the four galaxies of the universe.   Goku decides it’s not worth the trouble, and he’s fine being a kid again. 

So Goku heads home like he planned, only he stops off at a restaurant in the city.   Coincidentally, this is the same town where Pan is on a date.  This boy looks like he’s way too old to be dating a nine year old, but I’ve given up trying to make sense of the character’s ages. 

But there’s a hostage crisis at the bank near the movie theater, so Pan can’t go on her date while this is happening.  Irritated, she takes matters into her own hands and beats up the crooks.   Goku also happens along and tries to intervene, but Pan doesn’t recognize him, and shoos him away.  Also, her date runs away, because I guess he can’t handle the idea of Pan being super strong?  Whatever.

✨ Positivity Page ✨

Yeah, Dragon Ball GT is terrible, but I refuse to wallow in bad vibes.  So I decided to establish this segment, where I would try to find something positive about each episode, so that I can stay positive, like Diamond Dallas Page taught me.  And for this episode, I’m gonna say that it was pretty fun watching Pan clobber these goons and tell Goku to stay back.  I wish we got to see more asskicker Pan, but at least we got this. SELF HIGH FIVE.

We spend a big chunk of this episode on this revelation, because Goku doesn’t recognize Pan either, since he’s been away for so long.   Fortunately, Master Roshi happens to show up, and he helps connect the dots.  Wait, why does Pan know who Master Roshi is?  I’m not saying she couldn’t know him, but this is just taken as a given.

So Goku returns home and fills in his family.  Pan hates the idea of her grandfather being smaller than her, and Chi-Chi really hates this situation, but while Goku and Gohan talk it out, King Kai contacts them and reveals another bullshit rule about the Black Star Dragon Balls: Once they’re used, you have one year to gather them back to the planet where the wish was made, otherwise, that planet will explode.

So, now that we’ve gone over the whole thing, let’s ask the question:

✨Is it worse than the Roaming Lake?✨

The Roaming Lake is Episode 29 of Dragon Ball, and it is my pick for the worst episode of the original series and Dragon Ball Z.  So if you consider GT to be worse than either DB or DBZ, then it stands to reason that any episode of GT is as bad or worse than Roaming Lake.   And my ruling is....

WORSE.

As nonsensical and dull as “Roaming Lake” is, at least it doesn’t drastically alter the main characters as a cheap stunt, the way this episode does.  And as dumb a concept as the Roaming Lake may be, at least we never had to deal with it again after Episode 29 ended.  And the writers weren’t stupid enough to have it blow up the Earth.

So that’s 1-0 in favor of the Roaming Lake.  Not an auspicious start for GT. 

One last segment before I close this out.   Yes, it’s time for...

✨The Blade Braxton Memorial Haiku*✨

Blade Braxton was a legend in the world of pro wrestling podcasts, and one of his signature skills was his ability to condense the myriad of wrestling news and discourse into a single, digestable poem.   I find that Dragon Ball GT is a huge timesink, and to spare others the hassle of watching every episode, I’ve decided to try to summarize each episode into a concise, soul-cleansing seventeen syllables.  I’ll never approach the sublime talent of Braxton-sensei, but I strive to grow stronger in the attempt.  Here we go.

Ahem.

Here we go.

Black Star Dragon Balls

They'll destroy the Earth next year!

Wish they’d hurry up.

[spilledbeans116]

CHAPTER 31!!!

Hey everyone! Chapter 31 of "DBZ: The Princess Saga" is up and ready for reading! We're really close now! I think there will be two more MAX!!!!! I hope you're all excited! You can read the chapter here on a03 and here on Wattpad!

We've been focusing on Vegeta, haven't we? What about you? How are you taking all of this? Snake way certainly isn't forgiving, are you sure this isn't a trap?

[captainaikus]

Oh ew the OF accounts and sex bots are completely getting out of hand. I haven’t been notified of any new followers but I don’t trust tumblr to do so. I’m have to gonna check on that soon 🙄🙄.

And seriously for what reason are people flagging down your works for like 😭😭?? It literally makes no sense??? Some people are so rude and mean and spiteful for no reason like. Do better or screw off unintentionally quoting Ego here I’m sorry that this happened to you, it really sucks.

Ever since break started I’ve been in a kind of limbo. It feels so surreal not having any work to do. I mean I do have basic chores to do today like the laundry and vacuuming and stuff but besides that it’s a free day. I am. Very very very. Temped to start reading the blue lock manga. I know I said I’d wait for the anime to finish but like I need something to do 😭😭. I was starting my first TR reread since the last chapter but I only got in 3 chapters before I started sobbing and I haven’t even gotten to Akkuns first death or met Mikey and Draken for the first time again yet. I’m gonna have to chunk my way through it while sobbing and taking so many breaks because I will seriously never recover from this manga. OH AND I LOVE CHIFUYUS BIRTHDAY ART. Wakui continuing to attest that yes takefuyu are still canon in the reset timeline. It’s such a relief for me because those two are my comfort duo 😭😭😭. I also want to finish Chainsaw Man soon. I stopped at around volume 9 because I’m broke and was reading it at the bookstore and all I can say is that this series is definitely getting a reread cause I love analyzing strange works and concepts. THE MAITAKE COVER ASJKGFJKHFFGGG. The way I screeched when I first saw it like. I love how you worded it, they literally look like royalty together UGH. Suffice to say that yes maitake fans has a field day with the cover of volume 31 😌😌. I cant wait for the inside cover to be revealed. My prediction/demand is that it’s gonna be then as children childhood-friends-to-lovers. But I guess we’ll see.

Anyways. How are you Belle? Doing better I hope? How’s uni? Oh and when does your winter break start? How’s life? Im so happy tumblr is being cooperative now and letting you see my tagged posts 😭😭. Sorry for the constant tagging tho, there’s just so much I wanna share and I see something and I’m like “oh I wanna show this to Belle” you know? Oh and im so glad you liked that Oliver drabble 🥹���. I’ve got another one in mind for him but this time it might be a little more ✨spicy✨ so stay tuned 👀👀😌. I hope you have a great day and that the caramel frappuccino tasted great!!! *sending many virtual hugs*

- ✨ anon

Istg- i got followed by accounts from Czechia and Carolina this morning. Alright, I made my pinned post of Gojo's OF account but this is a writing blog; not even an OF promotion blog (╥﹏╥) unless... i draw some stuff

Tumblr decided to not let me post my rant- so here’s what I had to say

I revisited my childhood with watching DBZ... (i knew i said i would start one piece but the gym bro-ness got the better of me and i started watching it) someone please explain why does Goku's voice sound... i don't know how to describe it. i was so shocked about his voice, i was planning on watching the dub instead cause of it *crying* Honestly, Wakui did a really good job with the cover. Even when I was reading mangas online - I was so awed by the covers of the manga and when TR was on its peak here, i saw a lot of spoilers for bonten mikey. I never liked mikey... but this made me change my mind. And they (like every cover character i saw up until the Brahman arc looked like royalty. Even hanma-) I'm doing well! Contemplating to change the blog theme for some reason. It's not gonna be aiku ofc- he gets 0 screen time cause he hasn't come back from italy and i am mad at him with part 1 to ocean hues I'm on my winter break actually and omw back home. Fifa knocked the wind out of me. I feel sad cause Mbappé played really well (and he was sad too when they lost), i literally went to go keep my plate and he scored in 97 seconds of the first goal T.T . But i'm also really happy for Argentina cause its the first time in 36 years since Maradona that they have won the Wc and i cried cause they were crying on the field not to mention the fact that Messi played in their team as well - so it was bittersweet ending but also very well deserved! And yes i am a football head I can't see you in my activity still (maybe your visibility switch is off? i'm not sure) but i do get the number on my activity and that's how ik that you're there (⑅ •͈ᴗ•͈ ) I actually don't mind being tagged! and I enjoy the things you have to show me as well ૮⸝⸝> ̫ <⸝⸝ ა (i saw some stuff where you tagged me- i'll be answering those soon, promise i'm not ignoring you ૮(˶˃ᆺ˂˶)ა ) I. absolutely. loved. the Oliver drabble ˃̵ᴗ˂̵. I still read it btw, cause it is absolutely precious. the deer headrest and the fact he wants to be a good boy made me go (๑✪ᆺ✪๑) did you say spicy 💀 *here lies Isabelle Aiku; beloved wife of Oliver Aiku who is unaware that he is married to her- * Starry you're gonna make me combust from the heat *sending back bear hugs*

*my man is so handsome (>﹏<) and yours is too*

[dizzy-izzy-in-a-tizzy]

gonna add a read more after the first few.

cw: abuse and dead dove themes lmao

1. oh god. my eternal horror.

my first fic published was a kenshin, pokemon, yugioh, dbz... et cetera crossover fic. the main character was a self-insert and they ("she") definitely went more christ than faust, haha.

lots of dead dove, lots of abusive incest. I think it was a way of subconsciously expressing my own abuse (physical and emotional) in a way "serious" enough to be believed.

I started it in year 2001, when I was 10, so it's rough, but I could stand to read it as a time capsule of who I was.

3. I think my best fic thus far is is it wrong to pickup girls on a pirate ship, continued. It picks up from what was a funny, romantic, action packed rewrite of OFMD s2 and really digs into the themes of community, love without trust, and how to do right by everyone when harm has been done.

Possession was a very close second, although it's a very different fic.

23, nicest review:

i cried

5, fic that I loved rereading and knowing I wrote: Possession. I kept jump scaring myself with my own fucking writing, while I was actively working on and engaged with the fic.

6 most embarrassed. Gosh, if any it's the fic I wrote when I was 10, but I smile and think about how it got me to where I am today.

13. I think the biggest change is how I perceive my work, and the value of it. As a 10 year old I had a pile of shame and a cultural upbringing that devalued sexuality—one of the core desires and experiences in this life. Now, I don't shy away from my desires, and I refuse to be warped into a shape I don't recognize. I'm queer as in "Fuck you," and haters can choke on it.

19, portfolio. One scene: Stede dreaming of the incubus. One chapter: Chapter 13 of socmed pt 2. One work: socmed pt 2.

22. I don't think any of my senpais have noticed me yet 🥲 if alphacygni ever commented one of my works I would simply cease to exist.

31. Who’s the one character you’ve just never managed to get perfectly right:

Stede Bonnet, my archnemesis 🖕

32. Who’s the one character who shines without you even trying?

45. If you had to call yourself an author of a single genre (besides fanfic) what label would you give yourself?

Romance, without a doubt.

50. Has writing fanfic had a significant impact on your life? Would you say it’s entirely positive?

Fanfic (and fanworks in general) are the marginalized taking back their cultural storytelling heritage from the fucking corpos. Fanfic has helped me find myself; it has helped me heal. Not everything has been positive, but fanfic is just like life—you take the good with the bad.

Thank you so much for reading. 🙏

Fanfic author ask meme

My first ask meme, and one that’s been on my mind for a while! Feel free to reblog for your it for yourself, answer them, or ask me for my answers! Read more break after 10/50 to help keep this from clogging any dashboards

1. What was your first fic and could you stand to reread it today?

2. What’s your most recent fic and how far do you think you’ve come?

3. In your opinion, what’s your best fic?

4. In your opinion and without looking at any numbers, what’s your most popular fic?

5. Is there any fic that makes you super happy to reread and remember you wrote that?

6. Is there any fic that makes you super embarrassed to reread and remember you wrote that?

7. What’s the fic you most want to continue (unfinished or no)?

8. What’s the oldest (longest since last update) fic you most want to continue (unfinished or no)?

9. Have you ever written for a fandom without watching/reading/playing the source material?

10. Have you ever written for a fandom without reading other fanfic for it?

Keep reading

[big-boah]

Chapter 31 is up‼️ It's a short & tougher personal one, but next chapter will finally be date night I promise 😁

And there are even MORE surprises in store!

As always, this is a 18+ Kakavege DBZ fic 👊🏻🐉🟠

[staerplatinum]

20 and 31!

20. surely the outlining! sometimes i even happen to dream some of my ideas and it helps me to write the outline before i get to write the chapters/fics

31. i have a lot, i’d start saying my ocs but it might be a biased choice…

as of now, i’d say gohan, shin (both from dbz), veronica and sylv and sometimes dekisugi (from doraemon)

i think it depends from the readers, because i’ve noticed there are different ones scattered around the fandoms (it’s a rare event finding someone who has other same fandoms as me, it’s only one most of the time). but i’ve noticed some people like how i write gohan and it warms my heart ;;

(thank you!!!)

[pivitor]

So inspired by my buddy @angrypedestrian, I kept a log of every piece of media I consumed this year. Why? I read/watch so much, it can be hard to remember everything sometime, and I’m obsessive about that sort of thing. Plus, it’s fun!

In general, I tried to keep track of every single thing, but there were exceptions. In TV, I really only kept track of things I chose to watch -- so, I ignored the shows my parents will randomly have on TV while we eat dinner, etc. I also missed a decent amount of the shows I watched while I was home recuperating from my surgery, because, y’know, I’d just have the TV on for the sake of having the TV on, and only paying half attention. For most categories on this list I kept track of rewatches and rereads, but the exception is music, because I listen to way too much. Instead I only kept track of new releases and/or releases I listened to for the first time this year.

The results?:

I watched at least 3 episodes of 33 different series this year. I rewatched 6 full seasons of television I had seen before, and for 31 new (or new to me) releases I watched either the complete season, or every episode of the season released this year. In total I watched 470 episodes of television.

I read 13 novels, all new to me. This year was a bit of a departure for me, as six of these were non-fiction memoirs.

I read 28 graphic novels. 14 were rereads, 14 were new to me.

I read 37 new chapters of manga.

I read every issue released of 61 different ongoing comic book series, and also reread 50 issues of The Wicked + The Divine. Altogether I read 388 individual comic books this year.

I listened to 33 new album/releases from 2019, and 24 albums/releases from other years that were new to me, for a total of 57 total new-to-me albums.

I went to the movie theater 27 times this year. Between theaters, DVD, and streaming, I saw 26 of 2019′s new releases, saw 14 movies from other years for the first time, and rewatched 21 movies I’d seen before, for a total of 61 movies watched.

I listened to at least ten episodes of 4 different podcasts. I listened to 118 podcast episodes in total.

I watched one webseries in total (all 60 episodes of DBZ abridged)

I saw 1 play in the theaters.

I bought 1 new video game and replayed 1 video game I’d beaten before.

My conclusion? I waste too much time, but boy did I have a good time.

[everymangavegeta]

Idiot...! At this rate, I may have to fight personally.....

[themattress]

Unpopular(?) Opinion Re:Dragon Ball

The Android / Cell Saga is the best story arc in Dragon Ball Z, if not all of Dragon Ball.

Having been revisiting the series lately due to Akira Toriyama's shocking and untimely death, and comparing the story arcs of DBZ in their manga, original anime and Kai forms, I feel like despite the Saiyan / Vegeta and Namek / Freeza Sagas being far more iconic worldwide, it's the Android / Cell Saga that came out best in all incarnations. First off, there's the pacing:

Saiyan / Vegeta: 48 Chapters Namek / Freeza: 87 Chapters Android / Cell: 91 Chapters

Saiyan / Vegeta: 35 Episodes Namek / Freeza: 72 Episodes Android / Cell: 77 Episodes

Saiyan / Vegeta: 16 Episodes Namek / Freeza: 38 Episodes Android / Cell: 44 Episodes

In all versions, this is the longest arc, and yet it's paced much better than the previous two.

The Saiyan / Vegeta Saga spent 30 of its 48 manga chapters dealing with Nappa and Vegeta on Earth; Raditz lasted just 10 and then only 8 were spent in preparation for Nappa and Vegeta's arrival. The original anime gave Raditz 5 episodes, 16 episodes for preparation, and 14 episodes for the big battle. For the former, it felt like the middle portion ran far too short which caused the end to drag on, whereas in the latter it's the reverse: the middle lasted far longer than it needed to as several episodes were spent on filler bullshit like a bug planet, a second Oozaru transformation for Gohan, fighting phony Saiyans inside a simulation room, or a backstory for the Saiyans and the destruction of their planet that ends up at complete odds with actual canon. Only Kai got it down right, with the first half (Raditz + preparation) and the second half (Nappa and Vegeta) both lasting 8 episodes, making it the ideal version.

The Namek / Freeza Saga has 27 chapters at the beginning where everyone goes to Namek and hunts for the Dragon Balls, 22 chapters at the middle where the Ginyu Force is the focal point, and finally 38 chapters at the end where we get the battle with Freeza. So yeah, the end section dragged on longer than it probably needed to. The anime is much worse: 23 episodes beginning, 16 episodes middle, and 33 episodes end, with a fair amount in each section being pure filler such as Fake Namek, zany Bulma shenanigans, or diversion after diversion during Goku's fight with Freeza. Once again, Kai is the most preferable version, as it again combines the beginning and middle into a first half and the end into a second half, both lasting 19 episodes, dividing the arc into pre-Porunga and post-Porunga sections.

Then we have the Android / Cell Saga. 30 chapters at the beginning where Dr. Gero and his androids are the central threat, 30 chapters at the middle where Cell emerges as the true villain and goes through his transformations, and 31 chapters at the end centered around the Cell Games....and the last of those two can essentially be considered one elongated epilogue chapter starring Future Trunks, meaning it's more like 30/30/30. The original anime's equivalent is 23 episodes, 25 episodes, and 29 episodes respectively - it's almost perfect, with the only flaw being the end section needlessly being dragged out by two episodes more than is needed (one where Hercule and two anime-exclusive students of his hog the spotlight even when the ultimate outcome of their antics is obvious and one where Cell inexplicably spends the entire length charging up his final Kamehameha). Kai makes the pace perfect again, with 14 episodes at the beginning, 14 at the middle, and 16 at the end, with the last two being the wrap-up and epilogue respectively following the main action against Cell.

Beyond the pacing, there's the content. Not only does this arc hold some of the most interesting and influential ideas (the existence of alternate timelines, Dr. Gero's scientific genius, Vegeta's character development, Piccolo and Kami becoming one again, the depths of Gohan's power, etc.) and not only did Toriyama and his editors fluke their way into a remarkable degree of consistency despite nothing having been pre-planned, but almost every character gets something important to do. In the previous arcs, you could count the important heroes on one hand: Goku, Gohan, Krillin, Piccolo, and the helpful comic relief (Yajirobe in the former, Bulma in the latter). They and the villains carried the arcs while everyone else were either a plot device (hi, King Kai!), sidelined, or made into cannon fodder. But here, in addition to now also having Vegeta and Future Trunks among the heroes, you get important and useful roles for not just those aforementioned characters but also Tien, Yamcha, Roshi, Dr. Brief, Kami, Dende, and even newcomer Hercule (poor Chi Chi and Chiaotzu, though).

And while the villains collectively don't quite measure up to the Freeza Empire in iconic status, they are still superbly designed and characterized, making them highly memorable. Cell himself has got to be the standout, being as good if not better a foe than Freeza. Let's just put it this way: once Goku went Super Saiyan, Freeza was done for, and his destructive tantrum that blew up Namek ultimately claimed no victims. With Cell, it looks like things are going the same way once Gohan goes Super Saiyan 2, but then his destructive tantrum that risks blowing up Earth actually does come at the cost of Goku's life! And then, Cell comes back, now as powerful as Super Saiyan 2 Gohan as he insta-kills Trunks, curb-stomps Vegeta, and breaks Gohan's arm before preparing to blow up Earth again, this time at no cost to himself! This was hands-down the biggest "Oh my God; holy shit; Game Over, man; there's no way out of this" situation in all of Dragon Ball, making the ensuing Kamehameha beam struggle where Gohan is guided by Goku's spirit all the more epic and satisfying. The anime and Kai made it even better, allowing Piccolo, Krillin, Tien and Yamcha to keep on trying to help against Cell despite how futile it was, inspiring a despondent Vegeta to get back into the fray and providing his crucial assist blast. It takes all of the Z-Fighters to save the world.

So that's my take. This story arc is just....well, perfect.

[duhragonball]

So, I hate to be That Guy™, but when are you gonna drop the chapters of Luffa you did during January?

No worries, Dear Reader. If craving my fanfic makes you That Guy™, then the world could use a few more That Guys™. Sometimes I kind of lose sight of the audience, so I appreciate you taking the time to ask.

First, let me do a little self-promotion. For those of you who need a link, Luffa #1-182 is up on AO3. For those johnny-come-lately types who aren't keen on starting from the very beginning, Chapter 142 makes a pretty good jumping-on point, as it begins the section of the story that has all the DBZ characters in it.

But to answer your question, I had some trouble with Chapter 183, and it needs some polish before I'll be ready to post it. Similarly, there's chunks of, like, 188-ish that aren't finished yet. I can't offer a timetable, because I don't know how long it'll take me to get them ready.

Just to explain my process a little bit, I've been doing these Nanowrimo.com goals to get the words out, but the emphasis is on quantity, not quality. When it's over, I have to go back and edit, but I've learned that its a lot easier when I wait a while first. I really didn't like the way #183 looked at the time, but I'm sure it won't seem nearly as bad now, as opposed to ten days ago. And that'll make it easier to deal with.

My plan is to have all this stuff up by March 31, because I'm doing another Nano month in April, and this stuff always goes smoother when I clear out the old business. I'd rather have it done by the end of February, but I promised myself I wouldn't rush it. My true goal for the year is to get the fic up to one million words, and I'm well on-track for that.

But like I said, I sometimes get so wrapped up in writing this thing that I forget that there's actual people reading it, and I don't want to leave you hanging. And now that I'm talking about Chapter 183, I feel more interested in getting back at it. So we'll see.

Anyway, here's Dewar.

[dbzebra]

Fic Writer Review

thanks for the tagged @maiikawriter !! My numbers are tiny compared to yours but this is still fun to do :)

1.How many do you have on Ao3? 11!

2. What’s your total Ao3 word count? 54,731

3. How many fandoms have you written for and what are they?  Just one. Dragon Ball

4. What are your top 5 five by kudos?

Surpassing the Strongest - 41

Ghosts From the Past- 31

Student Affairs - 26

A Son Family Christmas - 23

Making Memories - 21

5. Do you respond to comments, why or why not?  Oh definitely. If not on AO3 itself, then def in PM on discord. I get the feeling of not wanting to sound repetitive, but when you write for a rare pair like I do, I want every person who comments to know how much I appreciate it

6. What’s the fic you’ve written with the angstiest ending? All of my fics end happily. Hell, only one fic I’ve written (Ghosts From The Past) even has angst in it 

7. Do you write crossovers? If so, what is the craziest one you’ve written? 

I wrote a DBZ/highschool dxd fic back in 2014. my first fic. its still up but i havent updated in almost 2 years and might take it down

8. Have you ever received hate on a fic? on FFN yeah, not on AO3. just typical flame comments

9. Do you write smut? If so what kind?  nope lol. I’d get too embarrassed + plus smut ends up being more funny than sexy for me lol

10. Have you ever had a fic stolen? 

Yup. On FFN, i happened to click on a mutual’s fic and found my chapter copied word for word with the names changed. I was PISSED, and said if he didnt change it id report his account. He eventually did, and said it was just insipration but thats bullshit

11. Have you ever had a fic translated? nope, ive had people ask about translating my FFN fic but i didnt feel comfortable so I turned it down

12. Have you ever co-written a fic before? actually yeah once! with @redaloves for a winter themed DB event last year

13. What is your all time favorite ship? hmm I guess gochi

14. What’s a WIP that you want to finish but don’t think you ever will? “Twins Through Time.” Ive had the idea for years after a discord joke but I just keep putting it off 

15. What are your writing strengths? Dialogue and plots! 

16. What are your writing weaknesses? definitely all the describing words type of stuff about their thoughts and emotions lol. I’m never sure what’s enough

17. What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic?  it has to be organic. Those fics with random Japanese words in a context where it doesnt fit completely takes me out of the story. like “Oh my Kami” just stop

18. What was the first fandom you wrote for? Dragon Ball

19. What’s your favorite fic you’ve ever written?  School Days ! I love the Mutual Pining and its just a really fun fic to go back and re-read

i tag @mugiwara-lucy @ladycressa @redaloves @angelrin89 @inconnusmademoiselle @theunrealinsomniac + anyone who wants to do it :)

[animesavior]

“The shimmering ocean burns into our memories as the day ends with us unable to fly. But this doesn't last forever. You don't know what's truly important until it breaks. I think that's probably when I realized it. Not just me, but i'm sure everyone else too.”

-          Kana, FLCL Alternative (Ep. 01)

The Toonami Trending Rundown for March 31-April 1, 2018. For the first time since the 2012 revival, Toonami was center stage on Adult Swim’s infamous April Fools pranks. Many of those who watched Toonami back on that night will agree that it was a magical night and was a sign of good things to come for anime, as the block would see its eventual revival, leading to where we are today. So what would Toonami do for an encore to that memorable night 6 years ago? We’ll, following the regular scheduled programs of Dragon Ball Super, DBZ Kai, and Black Clover, on the stroke of midnight, they did something many thought they would do when pigs fly and hell froze over…air subtitled anime.

And for 6 hours, they did, as Toonami showcased a surprise premiere of the first episode of FLCL 3 Alternative. This was followed by a presentation of the 2004 cult hit film Mind Game, directed by Masaaki Yuasa, whom previously directed the Kickstarter funded short Kick-Heart, which aired on Toonami in 2013, and more recently the Netflix hit Devilman Crybaby. And the block finished off with airing subtitled versions of every program originally scheduled for the night (including the start of Naruto’s Five Kage summit) with the exception of Gundam IBO, which didn’t join the fun due to rights issues to air the sub here, among other things.

Hell, they even took the joke as far as having TOM and SARA speak in Japanese, with Masa Kanome and Fusako Shiotani taking on the roles respectively. According to Jason DeMarco, the entire idea of airing subbed anime for April Fools came from the idea of Adult Swim head Mike Lazzo, and the Toonami crew agreed that it would be fun and unexpected for viewers. Although it’s very unlikely subtitled material will ever air on Toonami again, and it could be awhile before the pendulum swings in favor of movies being more practical for Toonami to air more frequently again, as we’ve seen time and again, if Toonami has taught us anything, it’s that we should never give up and nothing is impossible, and as this night shown us, anything can happen.

On Twitter, Toonami would trend along with DBZ Kai, FLCL (Including FLCL Alternative), Adult Swim, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, and Hunter x Hunter. On Tumblr, Toonami would trend alongside Dragon Ball Super and FLCL.

This week’s feature was a game review of NieR:Automata for the PS4 and PC. It received a 9 out of 10 score.

Toonami also showcased another new trailer for the upcoming seasons of FLCL, which you can see below.

Those that have been keeping up with simulcasts may know that the new season of anime titles have been making their debuts this week, some of which we may see on the better cartoon show down the line. Three previous Toonami-aired shows are of special mention, as they begin the next chapters to their respective franchises with Lupin the Third Part V, Sword Art Online: Alternative Gun Gale Online, and Tokyo Ghoul:re. Could we see them down the line on the better cartoon show? I personally believe we’ll see them sooner or later, but all I can say is if that if you want to see these franchises return or if you see a new show that you would recommend, send your show requests to Toonami’s Facebook and Tumblr message boxes as well as letting the respective distributors know on their respective outlets, and we’ll see what happens. In the meantime, for those wanting to see the subtitled simulcasts of these 3 potential shows, Lupin Part V and Alternative GGO will be available on Crunchyroll and Hulu beginning on Tuesday and Saturday respectively, while TG:re will be simulcasted on Funimation Now and Hulu beginning on Tuesday.

In terms of shows we’ll be seeing in the near future, due to various reasons, Toonami has been pretty silent recently when it comes to show announcements, including the mystery show that was supposed to replace Lupin still unannounced, leading to people pushing the panic button to say the least. Jason DeMarco however, doesn’t seem so worried, mentioning that “The block is doing great! The next two shows we have coming are something I think will surprise people!”

Next week, Toonami will begin a transitional period of sorts for FLCL’s revival as well as other new shows in the works, as FLCL will have an encore run beginning on April 14 at 11:30pm EDT. However, with season 2 still just 8 weeks away, and FLCL 1 only having 6 episodes plus the Memorial Day weekend break prior to Progressive’s debut, Toonami will showcase an encore viewing of Countdown and Scavengers on the timeslot.

Unfortunately for Black Clover fans, to make way for this transition, the show will have to be moved to 1 am Eastern for the foreseeable future. Black Clover haters are probably salivating to the schedule programmers for listening to their complaints, but that’s probably not the reason it was moved (more likely since JoJo’s and Gundam IBO’s respective seasons are ending sooner, they probably didn’t want to mess with the schedule too much, not to mention fans want new shows premiered as early as possible to attract new viewers, so long running shows tend to be pushed later to make way, something which Hunter x Hunter and Naruto had to deal with) and regardless if I were them, I wouldn’t celebrate too much. The show is overall still here until next year, and it’s not like My Hero Academia or Made in Abyss are coming anytime soon.

Of course, for those that decided to tune out early or want to rewatch the shows dubbed, Toonami will return to the regular schedule next week (including said above changes) with all the episodes that were apart of the April Fools Joke (with the exception of FLCL Alternative which will be shown in September and Mind Game as no dub is presently available) shown again in their English dubs.

See you again next week as always, congratulations to Villanova on winning the Naitonal Championship, and we’d like to wish a Happy 20th anniversary to the Cowboy Bebop and Trigun franchises. Thanks for the memories.

Legend: The shows listed are ordered based on their appearance on the schedule. Show trends are listed in bold. The number next to the listed trend represents the highest it trended on the list (not counting the promoted trend), judging only by the images placed in the rundown. For the Twitter tweet counts, the listed number of tweets are also sorely based on the highest number shown based on the images on the rundown.

United States Trends:

Toonami/#Toonami [#4]

Adult Swim [#24]

#DBZKai [#24]

FLCL [#8]

#FLCLAlternative [#9]

#JoJosBizarreAdventure [#8]

#HunterXHunter [#8]

Tweet Counts:

#Toonami [9,380 tweets]

Adult Swim [3,882 tweets]

#DBZKai [1,194 tweets]

FLCL [5,221 tweets]

#FLCL [3,782 tweets]

#JoJosBizarreAdventure [1,807 tweets]

#HunterXHunter [1,411 tweets]

Tumblr Trends:

#Toonami

#Dragon Ball Super

#FLCL

Notes and Other Statistics:

#Toonami: @WhoTrendedIT reported that @Clarknova1 started the trend in the US.

Special thanks to @coreymbarnes, @TheNextHokage, and others I forgot to mention for spotting some of the trends on this list.

Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent. 漫画ネットワーク上の[大人の泳ぎ]のトーナミのみ

[dragon-ball-meta]

May I ask you what is the chapter that your last scan came from? The one that the Androids arrive the Kame House

Dragon Ball Chapter 366, aka DBZ Chapter 172.Or, more specifically, Dragon Ball Z vol 15, p. 79. (DB vol. 31)