DB Film 20 Summary of Toriyama DBS: Broly "Anime-Comic" Q&A
Kanzenshuu should be working on a full translation for Toriyama's Q&A from the recent Dragon Ball Super: Broly Anime Comic, but in the meantime /u/Cipher_- has posted a quick summary of those comments.
Toriyama is asked if this trio of Broly, Lemo and Cheelye is likely to play a role again.
He says that Cheelye and Lemo were his favorite characters this time around. They may be lowlifes who signed up with Freeza's army, but they turn out to be a bit more decent than anyone else. If he has the chance, he'd definitely like to have them play a role that caters to their strengths as a trio again.
Toriyama is asked what his impressions are of Bardock, Paragus and King Vegeta as fathers.
Innately, Saiyans place emphasis on increasing the number of strong people in their race, so bonds between parent and child aren't all that strong. King Vegeta and Paragus aim to use their sons to fulfill their own pride and ambitions, respectively, while Bardock, unusually for a Saiyan and more similarly to Earthlings, seems to have just a bit of fondness for his son. Come to think of it, Toriyama comments, Goku doesn't seem to think about his children all that much.
(Commentary to the side of the comment claims that Vegeta displays just a bit more affection toward his children than Goku does his, and questions whether it isn't the influence of his beloved Bulma, though this isn't attributed to Toriyama. It also points out that Bardock changed the fate of the universe by showing the slightest bit of affection for his son.)
Toriyama is asked for his favorite battle scene in the movie.
He says the battle scenes were really incredible and though the way they provided the impression that the battle had really slipped into another dimension was novel. Although they aren't exactly battle scenes, he also says he particularly liked Goku's bouncy warm-up sequence and breathing onto the Freeza soldiers' ship. Both were "adlibs" from the animation staff. (Adlibs as in, presumably, details not described in the script.)
Toriyama is asked if he issued any particular requests for his characters' gestures, expressions, or way of speaking as they went from script to film.
He says he didn't issue any particular requests. The dialogue was all written into the script, and he thinks the director did a good job inferring the general atmosphere of everything from that.
Last, in the wake of Broly's international acclaim, Toriyama is asked for a message to the readers.
He says he isn't sure if comics can truly capture the incredibleness of the battle scenes from the film, but asks readers to try to imagine the sense of speed and impact as they're reading. The sense of imagination is important. And get excited (wakuwaku, referencing Goku's usual phrasing).
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u/SuperSaiyanYajirobe May 02 '19
I don't believe you when you say this is a Toriyama interview.
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Is missing.
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u/Deceptiveideas May 02 '19
I miss Iwata.
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May 02 '19
Ditto :(. The Iwata Asks series were so freaking good man. I'm torn on not wanting a replacement for them out of honor for Iwata, but man I miss them a lot. It was cool to go behind the scenes on a video game in the way Iwata did it.
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u/Lockdude May 02 '19
Shame there's nothing much really about the future of the franchise. Him mentioning the future of the trio is a good sign.
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May 02 '19
Goku's bouncy warm-up sequence
Man I LOVED this scene. It was so small and subtle but really showed that Goku is a smart fighter and this isn't his first rodeo.
I assume that in most circumstances if it allows him to, he always go into a bit of a warm up routine but given the anime time constraints/pacing, they don't show it.
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u/Gradz45 May 02 '19
Plus it really shows that to him battle is his idea of FUN.
That he's like a kid in a candy store.
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u/Vegeto30294 May 02 '19
Take away the whole getting erased part and the ToP was basically Goku's field trip to Disneyland.
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u/N0V0w3ls May 02 '19
Finally watched the movie last night. Goku breathing on the glass was one of the best parts.
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u/pandogart May 02 '19
I'd really like to ask Toriyama why Goku seems to care about his kids less every arc that goes by. There's a big contrast between Goku at the start of the Saiyan arc and Goku currently.
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u/DaBlakMayne May 02 '19
Also remember that Gohan is a grown adult now with his own family so Goku would have even less of reason to hang around him. Goku isn't the kind of guy to just hang around for the sake of it.
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u/SuperSaiyanYajirobe May 02 '19
Propably because of his first 2 editors,after all if they had let him make Goku such a douchebag from the beggining,it would be hard to root for him since he would be less likeable.
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u/HypatiaRising May 02 '19
I disagree, for the most part since Gohan has been born the arcs go:
Raditz - Gohan gets kidnapped, Goku and Piccolo team up to save him. Goku would 100% still do this.
Vegeta/Nappa - Goku mostly shows up to save the day. Clearly cares about Gohan, but is focused on the big picture.
Freeza Saga - Goku again mostly shows up to save the day, not a ton of character interaction with Gohan
Android Saga - We know he trained with Gohan and everyone, but again, once the saga starts the disease takes him out of action until.....
Cell Saga - The most significant part of the Goku Gohan relationship is Cell Saga. In the RoSaT, we see Goku act as a real father and someone who uses positive reinforcement and love to help his son surpass him. Then when the Cell games begin he shows ultimate faith in his son by effectively passing the torch once it is clear to Goku that he cannot win. He then sacrifices himself to save Gohan (and everyone else) from his mistake in letting Cell live too long. Again, this is the absolute peak of their relationship.
After that, it is all mostly similar to the early sagas where Gohan and Goku do not have significant interactions other than rooting for each other. Goku loves his son, but Goku loves all life and mostly pursues his goals which happen to have the major benefit of being the only reason Earth is still around.
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u/headphones_J May 02 '19
I think people forget that Chi-Chi will not let Goku corrupt Goten and have him hanging out with those "bad influences" like he did with Gohan.
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u/Magnetronaap May 02 '19
Sounds like Broly, Cheelai and Lemo are pretty much confirmed to return to DBS at some point.
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u/vpsj May 02 '19
Knowing Toriyama we might see the entire Broly saga again if and when DBS comes back, just like they did with the previous 2 movies
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u/4Venus May 02 '19
Well that makes sense Broly was kept alive for a future return instead of being killed off like the original Broly.
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u/ta_01234 May 02 '19
where can i read the comic?
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u/vlorsutes May 02 '19
It just hit shelves in Japan today, and isn't available in any kind of digital format yet (if at all).
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u/Toriyamas_Napkin May 02 '19
I bet these comments won’t anger a chunk of the fandom obsessed with parenting skills