Fox12 said:
I'm not sure whose username you're asking about, so I guess I'll answer just in case. My avatar is based on a character I wrote in a novel. I never tried to get it published, since I wrote it in high school and I wasn't very good back then, but I'm still pretty attached to the characters, so I kept one as my avatar. As for Casual Shinji, I have no idea, but I admit I'm rather curious about that too.
Sorry, about that. I usually separate multiple connected quotes into their own separate quotes, so each user knows I'm referring to them specifically. I didn't feel like doing it that time because I've been doing it a lot and like my posts to vary from each other. Well, it was that and I thought it might make my post messier even though, usually, it makes my posts look cleaner. I was asking about user Colour Scientist by the way hence why those parentheses were put next to my mention of her name. The only part of my post that addresses you is the 2nd paragraph that starts off with "Fox12:", so you knew what was relevant to you. Though, the backstory on your name was interesting nonetheless even if I wasn't interested in you specifically. Next time, I'll just go back to separating quotes. Oh wait...this is next time. Separating your quote time!
Fox12 said:
I liked Roshi when he wasn't a perv. I grew up with the edited CN show, so he wasn't quite as bad, but when I saw him in the unedited clips I couldn't stand him. His antics were more then just perverted, they actually crossed the line into disturbing a few times. If they had just made him a wise old man then that would have been fine, but they didn't choose to do that.
Fair enough. It's a common anime trope unfortunately. I still think Chi Chi was the most annoying character though even she was tolerable all considered.
Fox12 said:
But yeah, videl was a more well rounded female character then we'd seen before. She played well off of Gohan, and the emotional connection there was surprisingly believable. It was actually rather hard to watch her fight in the tournament. Heck, she even took on Brolly. Sure it's not canon, and sure she never stood a chance, but damn, you have to admit, that takes moxie.
Regarding emotional connection, I completely agree. When she urged Gohan to save the world again after he told her the truth about Cell, when she was told Gohan may be dead, even before all that when she was training with Gohan were all moments I surprisingly felt connected to. It's not like the series was known for such emotional connections. I mean, yeah there were emotional connections, but not romantically though there was more to Videl's emotional moments than the romantic stuff like the tournament fight you mention and her standing up to Broly.
