Although I am excited to see the return of Future Trunks and what this new story has to offer, I cannot help but be a little cautious and a bit cynical as well. Candidly speaking, Dragon Ball Super as a whole has not been a good show since its initiation. The series thus far is a disrespectful representation of the DB legacy license/franchise. The animation is cringingly below average at times; there is barely any blood which has a significant impact on the already poorly choreographed fight scenes...it is just not the same.
One Punch Man, one the other hand, is this generation's Dragon Ball Z due to its explosive fights, superb animation, and humor. If it were not for Dragon Ball Z's legacy and nostalgia, I would have been through Dragon Ball Super ages ago. In spite of the issues I have outlined earlier, there was one particular segment in the series that given me a sliver of hope that the show might get better and that was the fight between Goku and Hit in the last chapters of the tournament arc. That was cool.
In regards of of the upcoming "new Future Trunks story arc," the animation depicted in the promos show signs of improvement. It seems the animation has gotten better and that always is a good thing. However I think there are some probable story discrepancies or plot holes. I will not get into too much detail because it will take took long.
Anyway here are my predictions and theories of what it is to come. I think Black is a different character from Goku. I do not think Black and Goku are one of the same. I think Black is living entity that possesses Goku somehow. I do not think he possessed Goku from the future DBZ timeline since the Goku of that timeline is dead from a fatal heart disease.
Black somehow finds a way to travel back to the current time line and then possess Goku and then we get Black Goku. Remember all of the Z warriors, excluding Trunks, are all dead. Unless this future Trunks is not the same from DBZ trunks because we have Mai as an alley or a love interest for Trunks. I strongly believe this future arc is based on DBS timeline which only makes sense. It only be practical if it is that way because there is no way Mai would have been a love interest or ally for DBZ Future Trunks timeline because all of the Z warriors are dead and there is no dragon balls, hence, Mai would have never been wished to her youthful self so would have been dead by then.
Anyway...let's wait and see how the story turns out. If the story is convoluted but the animation and action are excellent then I would over look the plot holes however I will not be surprised if they are some.
I want Dragon Ball Super to get better because as it is now I do not see the purpose of the series. There is no real threat. The threat we had was the God of Destruction, Beerus, and then the resurrected Freezer. But what else is there to evolve the story and the progression of the characters? I am not a fan of the Super Saiyan Blue form either. It is gimmicky. And the TV version looks terrible compared to its movie adaptation. The animation for DBZ Resurrection of F looks so much better in comparison -- yes I know it is a movie and it is obviously so but the color palette for the TV version is just off and poor in comparison.
I was extremely excited at first for a new Dragon Ball series. When I read that it started before Dragon Ball GT and Akira Toriyama would be helming the project, I got even more excited. They could have taken the series in so many directions. I wanted to see teenage versions of Trunks and Gotens and more character development. Sadly, after all the shit many has said about Dragon Ball GT, myself included, it is still a better series than Dragon Ball Super. Even the character design for Super Saiyan 4 Goku looks even more interesting and practical than the gimmicky Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan. Hopefully, this arc will take the show in a new positive perspective but only in time will tell, I guess.
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