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Dragon Ball Super |OT5| Zenophobia

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This thread is primarily for the Japanese broadcast and its worldwide simulcast, if you are watching the show with a recently started dub you will run into spoilers for episodes you have not yet seen. If you want to discuss the show as it airs in the US please checkout the Toonami OT over in the Off-Topic Community section.

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Dragon Ball Super is a follow up to Dragon Ball Z, though all of the stories so far have taken place before the final episodes of Z. The primary story arcs of the show are based on outlines written by Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama and then expanded and modified by the writing staff at Toei Animation.
The series continues the adventures of Goku and his friends as they meet new and returning characters as well as fight new, powerful foes. The Dragon Ball world has been expanded with new realms of power and the revelation that our heroes reside in one of 12 universes, each with their own people, warriors and gods.
Dragon Ball Super began airing on July 5th, 2015 and continues to air every Sunday morning on Fuji TV at 9:00 AM in Japan.

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Dragon Ball Super has completed 4 arcs from Akira Toriyama, 2 of which were adaptations of the films Battle of Gods and Resurrection F.
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On February 5th, 2017 Dragon Ball Super will start its newest arc, The Universe Survival Arc!
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At Goku’s request, the Omni-Kings’ “Tournament of Power” martial arts tournament between universes now begins! …But this also proves to be the beginning of universal destruction. What awaits the victors of this tournament, and the vanquished…?! How will these intense team battles between the elites of each universe turn out…?!

Dragon Ball Super producer Shunki Hashizume has also provided a comment on the arc;
Dragon Ball Super enters its new chapter, the “Universe Survival Arc”. As you can see from the main visual, it’ll be a full-throttle story where Goku and the rest of the Universe 7 warriors form a team to take on a tournament between universes! Artificial Human No. 17 and Majin Boo are there too, so personally I can’t contain my excitement at the thought of what kind of fights we’ll see! Look forward to this new chapter that’ll be sure to feature super-intense battles with nonstop appearances by the elites of each universe!
~Translations from Kanzenshuu

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If you are able to watch Japanese TV the show airs Sunday mornings at 9:00 AM Japan Time on Fuji TV, but for everyone else we have Simulcasts and dubs.
Depending on your region you should be able to watch episodes officially subbed around an hour after it finishes airing in Japan on Crunchyroll, Daisuki, AnimeLab and Funimation. On these services you are also able to watch all the previously aired episodes subbed!

Various dubs around the world have also either begun airing or will begin soon! The oft requested Funimation dub will begin its run in the US on Toonami on January 7th at 5:00 PM Pacific Time.

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Q: Is that Android 17 in the poster for the new arc?
A: Yes! After the events of the Cell Games Android 17 was revived with everyone else who died and even settled down, married, became a father and even got a job as a park ranger. For reasons currently unknown at the time of writing this he has returned to join the cast in this new tournament.

Q: Is that Yamcha is the poster for the new arc?
A: No, it's Gohan, shut up.

Q: Is this an okay place to jump in?
A: This arc pulls heavily from the past two arcs in both concepts and characters, so starting here would likely result in some confusion.

Q: Is this the last arc of Super?
A: While nothing confirms that this isn't the last arc, absolutely nothing says that it is. Dragon Ball is currently making a lot of money for all parties involved and as such is it unlikely to end any time soon. If this was the last arc it would also probably be advertised as such to increase interest in the arc.

Q: If the first two arcs are just retellings of two movies should I watch them or the show?
Q: It really comes down to what you want to do, some people even prefer the Super retellings of the arcs. The fastest way to get caught up on the series is to start by watching the films Battle of Gods and Resurrection F and then pick up Super on episode 28, but the best way to get into the show in a shorter amount of time than watching 27 episodes is to watch the first two episodes of Super, the Battle of Gods film, episode 15 and then either Ajay's Resurrection F Super Cut (a fan recut of the the film that includes a lot of Super footage, but I can't link you to it) or watch episodes 16, 17 and 18 followed by the Resurrection F film and pick up Super at episode 28.

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Even though the first 27 episodes are primarily a retelling of the films "Battle of Gods" and "Resurrection F" there is still some good action, so for those who skip the first 27 episodes I have made some GIFs of the best pieces of action from these episodes.
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Welcome to the new OT!
 

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fuckin' called it, man
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Enthus

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I can't wait for this arc. I may be a bit upset that Krillin and Roshi are there while Goten and Trunks stay home, but I'm honestly all for having less Saiyans in the mix.
 
The old thread got locked pretty much the instant I opened this one, that was fast as hell.

Anyways, a super special extra-large wall of shame.
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Enthus

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Krillin is the strongest human and Roshi is the best human.

I worded that pretty poorly. I definitely prefer having Roshi and Krillin to the kids, but it is going to be pretty annoying to have another excuse to not use two of the strongest fighters in the universe.

Also, in my headcanon at least, Tien is stronger than Krillin since he actually trains.
 
I worded that pretty poorly. I definitely prefer having Roshi and Krillin to the kids, but it is going to be pretty annoying to have another excuse to not use two of the strongest fighters in the universe.

Also, in my headcanon at least, Tien is stronger than Krillin since he actually trains.

krillin had his potential unlocked by guru tho

also i love krillin, but id rather have goten and trunks than roshi and tien
 
ANDROID 17 RETURNS? Tien may fight? Mystic Gohan?

I swore I was done over how sad I was over the end of the Future Trunks arc but it's hard to stay away from this fan service. I really appreciate this pulling back in fan favorites that are rarely used

Only question though. Krillin is suited up as well for this arc, why keep Yamcha excluded from stuff like this? And Chiaoutzu as well? Why did Yamcha stop getting included in at least showing up to the battles and watching on the sidelines?
 
ANDROID 17 RETURNS? Tien may fight? Mystic Gohan?

I swore I was done over how sad I was over the end of the Future Trunks arc but it's hard to stay away from this fan service. I really appreciate this pulling back in fan favorites that are rarely used

Only question though. Krillin is suited up as well for this arc, why keep Yamcha excluded from stuff like this? And Chiaoutzu as well? Why did Yamcha stop getting included in at least showing up to the battles and watching on the sidelines?

yamcha doesn't fight anymore in general
also chiaotzu is weak as hell
 
I REALLY hope 17's placement in the center by Goku and Vegeta is telling of his level of screen time in this upcoming arc. People love 17. Super 17 arc seems like one of the favorite sections of GT. Please use him a lot in this arc, Toriyama.


yamcha doesn't fight anymore in general
also chiaotzu is weak as hell

Chiaotzu has a cool fighting angle though (the pyschic stuff). Just give him some training and a power up.
 
Chiaotzu has a cool fighting angle though (the pyschic stuff). Just give him some training and a power up.

i'd rather just see a new fighter with a similar ability

giving chiaotzu a big power up would be even weirder than Trunks continually learning new techniques and power ups in this most recent arc
 
I pray Super has dubs out by the time I catch up to it with my son. I'm going to make an RTTP thread soon, but I'm in the middle of re-watching DBZ with my 6-year old son. He is loving the hell out of it, though I'm realizing this is way more violent than I remember....Mommy probably wouldn't bee happy if she saw what we were watching. We're only up to episode 49 right now.
 

Skeeter49

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ANDROID 17 RETURNS? Tien may fight? Mystic Gohan?

I swore I was done over how sad I was over the end of the Future Trunks arc but it's hard to stay away from this fan service. I really appreciate this pulling back in fan favorites that are rarely used

Only question though. Krillin is suited up as well for this arc, why keep Yamcha excluded from stuff like this? And Chiaoutzu as well? Why did Yamcha stop getting included in at least showing up to the battles and watching on the sidelines?
Because this tournament doesn't involve baseball.
 
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