I don't know how many here are fans of Dragon Ball Z and other Dragon Ball Sagas...
This is a long one and probably messed up...
Very confusing, maybe...
I haven't seen Episodes of Dragon Ball Series in a long time, but some time ago, something strange occured to me....
The Device, invented by the Capsule Corporation or by Bulma, which is intended to be a Time Travel Device, is actually a Device that can jump between two different points of Time, BUT, between 2 specific Realities.... I think...
1) Trunks comes from a Future, where there is Chaos due to the Androids (17 & 18?). He comes to save Goku, from some Virus with help of some Antidote, so that the Future (where Trunks is from) will have no Androids.. Goku is saved. Androids seem to be a smaller problem till Cell appears... This Cell travelled from (some) Future, using the Time Travel Device of Capsule Corp. after absorbing Trunks in some Timeline. This has to be another Reality, because in the original Timeline and Reality, the Z Warriors find Dr.Gero's (Zero's?) Lab and destroy it, with Cell still being in development.... So... Cell, whose Origin is in this Reality, is gone....
2) Trunks goes back to his Timeline (or Reality) in a much stronger and improved Condition, then singlehandedly defeats the Androids, only to face Cell (whose Origin is in that Reality or Timeline) and kills him too, which prevented Cell from absorbing Trunks and travelling to the Past (of some other Reality), resulting in no Cell-Saga (of some Reality...).
3) In Dragon Ball Super(?) where Zamasu somehow becomes Goku Black, Trunks comes from another Future (or Reality), to kill Goku Black and prevent the Dark Future where he is from... This Trunks has to be one from another Reality, but not the one who fought alongside the Z Warriors during the Cell-Saga, as he did not seem to know the Goodness of Goku (?).... On realizing the Events of that particular Future (or Reality) where Trunks is from, Beerus destroys Zamasu of this Reality (or present timeline). Zamasu of this Timelime/Reality is now gone. Trunks and Gang return to Trunks' original Timeline/Reality to face Goku Black. Things happen and with help of Zeno Sama, the World/Universe that is poisoned by the undying Zamasu is... ended.. Then they return to the original Timeline (or Reality) of the Z Warriors...
All Time Travel Devices are linked to this Reality (or Timeline), because everything happens here... I think.. Maybe this Timeline is the basic Timeline or Reality....
Maybe others already knew this and I realized it only now...
I don't know....
Just.... I have no one to talk to regarding this... Maybe someone here could tell me if I am correct or mindnumbingly stupid....
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Akio Iyoku And The Future Of Dragon Ball
Got a huge news drop last night, courtesy of @SupaChronicles on Twitter. I've linked the full tweet if you want to read his translation of the original article sans editorializing, but I wanted to attempt to explain a few things here. This is unprecedented for the franchise, and we're in untested, but very exciting times right now.
The short version is this: Akio Iyoku and Capsule Corporation Tokyo have succeeded in gaining control of the rights to the Dragon Ball Franchise, in all but the manga side of things, for the next ten years. DAIMA is actually their first project.
Now, some excerpts from the translated article:
"Indomitable Dragon Ball, Inheriting the Mission: A Global Strategy to Reach the Next Generation" featuring Akio Iyoku, the President of Capsule Corporation Tokyo
'Dragon Ball' will celebrate its 40th anniversary in 2024. Dragon Ball is a unique and amazing work. Rather than thinking of the work in relative or uniform terms, the keynote is to think about how it should be done as a work of art. As the Executive Producer of a work with unprecedented longevity, my mission is to expand and convey what the original creator, Akira Toriyama, has created. I will continue to produce works, such as anime series, movies, and games, over the next 10 years. (...) Adopting what is popular at the moment does not increase the probability of success. I will not be swayed by the current trends, but will create works that I feel will be 'good enough'."
Iyoku is saying that, in his new capacity as the executive producer of Dragon Ball, he's doing this as a means of protecting the Dragon Ball IP as a work of art, and wants to release content that he feels upholds that integrity, rather than trying to use the IP simply to chase current trends and try to cling to relevancy. He says he also wants to keep the spirit of the series Toriyama intended.
Now what's especially interesting to ME is this bit. He stops short of making any sort of direct confirmation, but this really, REALLY seems to lend credence to the reports that Shueisha was deliberately leaving Dragon Ball out to dry in favor of One Piece.
"There was a time when the Dragon Ball craze, which had spread around the world over the past 40 years, had died down. When I became the head of Shueisha's Dragon Ball Room in 2016, I could not visualize what was really happening. 7-8 years ago, I went to a huge event in Brazil called "CCXP." I was told that Japanese anime were popular in South America, but there was a discrepancy from what I was told. The feedback from fans was weak. It may have been at the peak of its popularity when it was on-air in South America. (...) I also thought it was the result of relying on old-fashioned zeal. Therefore, starting with the 'Dragon Ball Super Broly' movie in 2018, we took steps such as actively participating in events.
I felt concerned that Dragon Ball has not been expanded worldwide. Originally, we didn't see the strength and diffusion power of the work. We need to take a closer look at this and see if we can do more. We are not looking for a "one-size-fits-all" approach, but rather, we are looking for events such as the Dragon Ball World Championships, the expansion of games, creating facilities, and anything else that we can do. We will work on them in parallel."
And this bit:
"Never before was there such a simultaneous worldwide reception of anime. (...) It can be said that we are now able to do things that we had not even considered before. From the beginning, I began to think about the overseas expansion of Dragon Ball. With 'Dragon Ball DAIMA,' which will be released in Fall 2024, we are taking on the challenge of creating an anime series with a completely original story. I am glad that all our works have been well-received overseas.
'DAIMA' was announced at New York Comic Con. The 'Dragon Ball' series is recognized around the world. It makes no sense to announce it somewhere domestic. Comic-Con is a great place to announce your work. People who understand the value of the culture are gathered there, to begin with, and we chose Comic-Con because of its ability to spread our work throughout the world. Overseas expansion is currently being considered as a necessary means of spreading the word about our work. If we compare the flow of manga titles selling in book format and then finally becoming anime to a river, the overseas developments were the ones that followed the river, meaning that in the past it was a "fan" (in the sense that the overseas expansion followed later.)
I am convinced that Dragon Ball has pioneered many things as a Japanese anime. I have a sense of mission that if there is something that no one else has done, I must continue to challenge it."
That sounds to me as if this was done at least in part because he felt the series was being mishandled, both on a promotional and quality control front.
He also feels that there needs to be content created at least semi-regularly to keep the franchise relevant, as opposed to announcing something and then leaving long gaps of nothing, as almost happened after the Super anime went on hiatus. There's also some more implication about the series not being promoted to its fullest.
"- The industry is over-competitive.
It is tough to see the competition among anime (due to the emergence of streaming sites, etc.). Competition has become excessive. We must not create a situation where a manga becomes anime, and when the anime is over, the content ends as is. The ideal situation is to create a situation where the average viewer sees the content. We are in a cycle of consumption, and in some aspects, the cycle is becoming short-lived. I don't think it's good at all to have a boom that builds up and then burns down, which can be a factor in the content not lasting long. It will be tough if we do not create a place to compete differently from anime as content. It is advisable for works that are popular now to be distributed simultaneously around the world to repeat generations and reach the next stage of popularity. (...)
In order to bring in overseas strength, a leading role is needed. In order for a producer to take on this role, they must transcend the boundaries of the corporate organization. There must be someone who has a "birds-eye view" of the work and is in a position to say to each company, "I think you should do this." I push myself to be a catalyst for this through various discussions. For Japanese content to continue, it is necessary to have someone who can say, "The status quo is not good enough.""
So essentially, we're going to see more content. We're going to see more quality control ON said content. Both are being done to respect Toriyama's work, and to actually try to be competitive as opposed to simply relying on the legacy and the baked-in fandom to carry it in the sea of anime and manga franchises out there. He also feels that they shouldn't try to solely rely on adapting things, and create original content as well, while keeping it in line with the spirit of the series as opposed to just chasing whatever's popular.
That's the intent, at least.
Now we just need to wait and see how this all shakes out.
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Going through some old inventory and found these journals. The bindings are store bought, but the covers have hand cut applique. I pulled them out and was shocked by how good they looked. I cut those letters by hand?! We get so hard on ourselves and our flaws it’s easy to overlook how our skills grow.
(These are available if anyone is interested in helping me clear out some space 😆 $25 + shipping)
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