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Mr. Marshmallow · 10-09-2007, 08:04 PM

When I watch any series as vividly and enjoy it as passionately as I do DBZ, you pick up on these little things. They may seem inane but they end up proving to be defining characteristics of the character. Same with the good guys, these little things they say and do reveal more about who they are then one realizes.

As far as the manga, I don't think they are totally 100% different but from what I have heard and read about they are different. I know Cell for example is referred to as a an "It" and not a male as the show does. I also know Garlic Jr. never existed in the manga since neither the movies nor the Black water mist arc came in there.

Same with Trigun. I read certain members of the Gung-Ho guns were never in there such as Chapel the Evergreen and Caine the Longshot. I also read Gray the 9 lives was not a robot in the manga and he was like 5 midgets or something standing on top of each other. I mention these to point out the differences.

I don't compare things or like to compare things because I know that all people do is look for the negatives in comparisons. I love Dragon Ball for what it is and even though it may have come from the manga and came from Japan, the way I have seen it is the way I have always loved it.

At times it can seem like though they are totally different versions of the same story, and at times it can seem like the exact same thing. But as Aerostar Monk knows all too well, it's not a big deal to me what was changed unless I know the source material extremely well (and that RARELY happens).

And even when I do, I judge things as they are not what they are not in comparison to the comics or manga or whatever they are based of. When the Spider man movie came out, I knew more then the average movie goer did about Spider man but it didn't bother me what was changed because I judged it as a movie.

Same with the Willy Wonka movies. I saw both and grew up on the original Gene Wilder one, yet I still loved the new one and found improvements that I enjoyed better then the first, and I found things that I liked better in the old one too. My point is I like both of them for different reasons.

I get different things out of each movie regardless where it came from or WHAT it came from. Of course that's just me.

10-09-2007, 08:04 PM	#24
Mr. Marshmallow Not-So-Hopeless Romantic Gotta love being in love Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Orland Park, IL Posts: 1,924	When I watch any series as vividly and enjoy it as passionately as I do DBZ, you pick up on these little things. They may seem inane but they end up proving to be defining characteristics of the character. Same with the good guys, these little things they say and do reveal more about who they are then one realizes. As far as the manga, I don't think they are totally 100% different but from what I have heard and read about they are different. I know Cell for example is referred to as a an "It" and not a male as the show does. I also know Garlic Jr. never existed in the manga since neither the movies nor the Black water mist arc came in there. Same with Trigun. I read certain members of the Gung-Ho guns were never in there such as Chapel the Evergreen and Caine the Longshot. I also read Gray the 9 lives was not a robot in the manga and he was like 5 midgets or something standing on top of each other. I mention these to point out the differences. I don't compare things or like to compare things because I know that all people do is look for the negatives in comparisons. I love Dragon Ball for what it is and even though it may have come from the manga and came from Japan, the way I have seen it is the way I have always loved it. At times it can seem like though they are totally different versions of the same story, and at times it can seem like the exact same thing. But as Aerostar Monk knows all too well, it's not a big deal to me what was changed unless I know the source material extremely well (and that RARELY happens). And even when I do, I judge things as they are not what they are not in comparison to the comics or manga or whatever they are based of. When the Spider man movie came out, I knew more then the average movie goer did about Spider man but it didn't bother me what was changed because I judged it as a movie. Same with the Willy Wonka movies. I saw both and grew up on the original Gene Wilder one, yet I still loved the new one and found improvements that I enjoyed better then the first, and I found things that I liked better in the old one too. My point is I like both of them for different reasons. I get different things out of each movie regardless where it came from or WHAT it came from. Of course that's just me. __________________ http://www.youtube.com/user/BionicSlime http://www.fanfiction.net/~nukem999 Last edited by Mr. Marshmallow; 10-09-2007 at 08:12 PM.