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NEWS: Blue Dragon to be Toriyama's Final Anime?


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Jetto



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 12:43 pm Reply with quote
Big news...I'm definitely looking forward to this now. Very Happy

Toriyama is the man.
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BrothersElric



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 1:24 pm Reply with quote
Man, Toriyama's last anime. Hope he goes out with a bang. He deserves it.
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Chrno2



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 1:26 pm Reply with quote
I wonder why they say this will be his last. He's still going to be involved in other projects right? He's still going to be working on illustration for games. Is he retiring from the scene altogether?
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Michi
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 1:31 pm Reply with quote
Chrno2 wrote:
I wonder why they say this will be his last. He's still going to be involved in other projects right? He's still going to be working on illustration for games. Is he retiring from the scene altogether?


Well I imagine being directly involved with an anime and just doing illustrations for games is different.

If he stops doing Dragon Quest character designs, I will cry. But I doubt that's what he meant. I think he just meant he won't be doing full anime shows anymore. Mad
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FireChick
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 2:14 pm Reply with quote
Why is this his last anime?
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Jetto



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 2:41 pm Reply with quote
I agree that the wording of this is kind of weird. I wasn't aware that he'd ever directed an anime before. Nevertheless, I'm still excited. Shocked
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Afax



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 2:56 pm Reply with quote
Yeah this article is definitely confusing me a bit. Toriyama is not the director of Blue Dragon and I don't believe he's ever directed an anime before...
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mad_hatter_md01



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 3:34 pm Reply with quote
I really wouldnt be surprised if this was his last anime. The man never needs to work again a day in his life. he's so loaded that he wipes his butt with $50. So him taking on another anime project is something he doesnt need to do and could just retire and run his animation studio.
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ChronoBall X



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 3:35 pm Reply with quote
His last anime? man that sucks, his artwork for DBZ was the main reason why i'm hooked to anime, I love his awsome artwork

Chrono Trigger, Dragon Quest, Dr Slump

man,and such a darn shame too,but anyway, i'm am so looking forward to this anime to air on tv tokyo, I see some good promising on this show.

on a sidenote,sorry to go offtopic,but I wonder why the Dr slump anime has'nt been licensed yet, I mean,viz got the manga so far Anime dazed.

and if he stops doing Dragon Quest, the franchise will never be the same again,the only artist that comes close to his artwork is the character designer to Beet the vandel Buster

but still it will never be the same again.
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Chrno2



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 3:45 pm Reply with quote
Ah. But it is kind of odd wording. But again 'Blue Dragon' is the only anime he's currently involved in. After all he's been out of the scene since the 'DB/DBZ' days. But again they must really feel something or else they wouldn't be wanting him to direct this.

I guess directing is not his forte, but again he's got to have something or else they wouldn't have come to him for this project.

Now the question will he continue on the 'Blue Dragon' game series.
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Fiction Alchemist



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 3:53 pm Reply with quote
Sigh... Deleted.

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Proman



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 3:54 pm Reply with quote
Blasphamy! His last anime should be a 'Dragon Ball' project Smile ! I don't care how it ends as long as it doesn't end with 'Draon Ball GT'
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nobinobita



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 4:35 pm Reply with quote
Fiction Alchemist wrote:
I've never been a fan of his artwork, though I felt he did a decent job on Chrono Trigger. It's not that I dislike the guy's style really, but more that he draws almost all of his characters the same. For the same reason, I don't much like Rumiko Takahashi's art.


I think you might enjoy both of those authors works more if you read their manga instead of watching the anime adaptations. They are both masters of visual storytelling and their comics don't have the pacing problems that TV shows tend to be plagued with.
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 4:35 pm Reply with quote
Proman wrote:
Blasphamy! His last anime should be a 'Dragon Ball' project Smile ! I don't care how it ends as long as it doesn't end with 'Draon Ball GT'


Yeah, thats what the world needs. Another 50 episode block for a 5 minute battle.
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 4:51 pm Reply with quote
Ugh. Deleted.

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