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40 eps in, Zeff was really in his element as an active pirate. He was absolutely reveling in taking over that cruise ship in the flashback. There seems to be enough built around him to extract stories from his past if the storyline ever wants to go that route again. Krieg is reminiscent of...

25 eps in, Zeff and Mihawk give off a "been there, done that" demeanor, although Mihawk still finds it fun to instigate conflict, while Zeff treats it like a chore since he's focused on maintaining Baratie's success. No surprise that Luffy's latching onto Sanji as the next crew member; Luffy...

20 eps in, A couple of patterns noticed: 1) defeated antagonists living to fight another day, despite no sign of changing their ways (e.g. Buggy, Kuro). 2) Encountering eccentric characters during points in the journey; while their own story may not correlate much to the crew, sometimes we get...

It happens in the manga as well.

Goku trained in the RoSaT for 3 years to prepare for the U6-7 Tournament, which came before the Black Saga, so that would push the age gap above 10 years going by your calcs. I see where you're coming from, but the prompt is ultimately about DBS Trunks.

12 episodes in, Buggy came across like the standard brash villain, though catching Zoro off-guard and testing Nami's loyalty were alright moments for him. I was intrigued by how he recovered from getting utterly cracked by Luffy, but then he got BFR'd soon after... Kuro seems more calculated in...

Do you have a source for Trunks being less than 10 years younger than either of them? Every thing I've read on the net has it way above 10 years overall, even with RoSaT adjustments. Not to mention Goku has more RoSaT years on Trunks, too. Besides battle-related progress, warriors come out of...

Usually, 10~ years or more is considered a notable age gap even among adults, which Goku and Bulma vastly exceed compared to Trunks going by birth years. And I very much doubt RoSaT usage would cause an actual behavioral change in this circumstance, and definitely hasn't thus far.

4 episodes in, A bit of insight into Luffy's backstory. With the plot being so tied to the vast seas, it's inevitable they'll make use of large animals or other constructs as obstacles. Fiction in general likes to make towering beings imposing; with Shanks' struggle being an early example of...

One Pace is a fair alternative. Another method people use (similar to what SSJ2 indicated), is prioritizing the manga while checking the anime for the big fights / moments. I'm okay with going through the whole journey, but I understand why someone would take an abridged approach or manga-only.

@Fantastische Hure Asking a battle peer to stand back while they handle something tends to be because they deem themselves more capable of handling the threat. Looking at it holistically, Trunks is treated with more seriousness overall than most other characters, because he's often in the...

Vegeta/Bulma/Goku are significantly older than him, so I'm not too surprised by this (especially with 2/3 of those people being his parents). The younger/older Trunks dynamic is a unique one, but younger Trunks seems like someone that wouldn't take titles all that seriously. I'd say the pep talk...

2 episodes in, You get a clear enough sense of what Luffy embodies, and what's expected to come from his highly dangerous, highly rewarding life goal. While Zoro's personality very much differs from his own, you can tell he's on the same page when it comes to being up for a fight. The primary...

Planning to watch and (after some time has passed) read One Piece from start to whatever the current episode & chapter is. Quite a lengthy franchise, but it's an opportunity to absorb a bunch of details and (with this thread in particular) analyse what's being viewed. Say for instance, an...

Do you have an example regarding his treatment that stood out to you? If it's something like Beerus (who's absolutely ancient in comparison) calling him a boy, I don't think that's out of place.

During the punch demonstration scene, it's stated that a normal heavyweight averages 700 PSI. There are some references to IRL boxers, such as Joe Frazier who's seen interacting with Apollo, and a shot of a Rocky Marciano poster.

What happens after they get stomped? Tables turned with drastically low energy, Movie 8-style?

IIRC, M9 didn't have any direct scaling to Broly or Hatchiyack (Galaxy level minimum). So I suppose the likeness between M9 and CG Gohan is the only thing to go off of. In that case, likely PC through his more varied moveset.

Drago puts him to sleep with unprecedented 2150 PSI punches. He's superhuman at minimum.

Serial Experiments Lain - 7/10 It keeps you thinking, and in some instances, re-evaluating what you previously concluded. There was enough variance for the audience to form interpretations, while giving clarity on the foundational elements it was going for along the way. Some of the earlier...