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daizenshuu EX escribió:RUMOR: There's a new series coming out called DragonBall AF, in which Goku goes Super Saiyan 5, etc.
STATUS: Absolutely and patently False.
EXPLANATION: Images of a "Super Saiyan 5" Goku began surfacing online back in the late 1990s. To this day, no-one's been able to track down an ACTUAL SOURCE, but it's widely speculated that they come from a dôjinshi (fan-made comic); as noted, though, no-one's been able to actually provide evidence of a real "DBAF" dôjinshi, so even THIS is speculation. If said dôjinshi exists, why has no-one been able to come up with a physical, ink-and-paper product?
DragonBall GT ended in Japan in 1997 after 64 episodes, due to lower-than-expected ratings. Other than a recent revival in merchandising in Japan (including a re-release of the manga with new cover art, but NO new chapters), there has been no indication from Shueisha, Toei, or even Akira Toriyama, that there is any interest whatsoever in creating new DragonBall (Toriyama has, in fact, stated on numerous occasions that he has absolutely no interest in continuing the story).
This rumor got so bad (and was so persistent) that FUNimation was forced to address the question of "AF" during panels at conventions, and even resorted to posting an answer in their official FAQ on dragonballz.com.
But what about those REALLY pretty, official- looking pictures? You've probably come across the SSJ4 Gohan (with glasses) image, which you can see on the left (there's also a Vegeta image with the Prince all decked out looking like the King). Fans have consistently cited these two images (SSJ4 Gohan and "King" Vegeta) as hard proof that "AF" existed, and even had character designs; why, then, have you never heard of "Studio Tomita" ? That's because it's really nothing more than a Japanese fanart group (or individual), with absolutely no connection to DragonBall other than drawing some random pictures. Now, if you look at their website, you'll find a wide variety of fanart... but (to confuse things even further) you won't find any DragonBall fanart. If they did the aforementioned images, why aren't they on the site? Despite the site being in Japanese, there is a (poorly written) English message at the bottom of the page that says:
If you accessed this homepage in order to obtain an image of "DRAGON BALL", you will be discouraged. I do not put an image of "DRAGON BALL" in this homepage currently. And I reply to a request of somebody and do not intend to send an image. I'm sorry.
Though the language barrier leaves it somewhat opaque, the basic message is this: they're a fanart studio that used to do images based on DB, but for whatever reason, they took them down from their site and will not put them back up (possibly because of the uproar they caused). The bottom line, here, is that "Studio Tomita" is no more "official" than the next fan-artist; it's just that they put more work into their images than the average DB fan.
Finally, let's examine the big picture. If "DBAF" were to exist, the rumors having begun so many years ago... why has nothing surfaced? These days, one would definitely expect to see ALL of the following:
* screen shots / movie clips from episodes
* articles / reviews from Japan
* advertising (such as in Weekly Shônen Jump)
* merchandise (books, soundtracks, etc.)
* downloadable fansubs ("digisubs")
...and yet, none of these things exist for the supposed "new series." Honestly, we wouldn't hide something like this from the fans, and if there was something reported in Japan about a new series, we guarantee that we'd be among the first sites with translations and details. In fact, we took advantage of this on April Fool's Day 2004, with a massive prank "announcing" the new series; we even had a "commercial" and a "print ad," just as we outlined above for the real deal!! (More info about this prank, including both the preparations and the aftermath, can be found here). Nevertheless, we'd still be just as excited as the next fan about any new DB coming out of Japan. But the fact of the matter is that there isn't, and probably won't be, anything new. It's really just common sense; DB is over, and will most likely stay that way