For the past few months, Captain Marvel has been compared to Dragon Ball. Now that the film is out, those comparisons keep on coming.
Since the trailers hit, there have not only been comparisons between Captain Marvel and Goku, but also between the Skrulls and the Piccolo in the live-action adaptation Dragon Ball Evolution
I'm Going To End It! #CaptainMarvel @brielarson pic.twitter.com/FshJ62ExyN
— BossLogic (@Bosslogic) December 4, 2018
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Much better than Dragon Ball Evolution 2009! #CaptainMarvel pic.twitter.com/DTVHqYLii8
— PGAG (@PGAG_PH) December 4, 2018
O que é isso que eu vi!! É muita dorgas mesmo! 😂😂😂😂 #DragonBall #CaptainMarvel pic.twitter.com/LOuBSVQjbB
— Action e Comics (@actionecomics) December 5, 2018
But the Skrulls look even more like the Namekians in the Dragon Ball Z anime than in the Hollywood adaptation
The Skrulls from Captain Marvel look more like Namekians from Dragon Ball Z than King Piccolo did in Dragon Ball Evolution. pic.twitter.com/Ot0gFYNYs2
— Kevin Green (@KevinGreenMedia) December 5, 2018
The comparison can be spun out to include Thanos, too
It’s over 9000 !!! #CapitanaMarvel #Thanos #Avengers4 #CaptainMarvel #DragonBall #Goku #Vegeta #SuperSaiyan #Marvel #Manga #Anime créditos: @Samuel_cheve vía Instagram pic.twitter.com/nf4RDFEW4Q
— Rocket (@Rocket1guardian) December 5, 2018
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“Captain Marvel with a hint of Dragon Ball Z” Can’t wait for this movie🙌🏾 @brielarson 338 / 365 #365project #captainmarvel #avengers #thanos pic.twitter.com/JciXVN2JTd
— Jobe Anderson (@Jobeus3000) December 4, 2018
For those who have seen and enjoyed Captain Marvel, the movie seems to show that a live-action Dragon Ball is possible, with calls for Marvel Studios to make it. Actually, that makes sense. Marvel Studios has proven it can take comic source material and turn it into successful cinema.
However, doing a live-action version of a manga presents an array of challenges, both cultural and stylistic that open the film and its filmmakers up to criticism that might not exist for Marvel’s own comic adaptations.
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This trailer confirms that with the right budget an epic Dragon Ball Z movie is possible 🤞🏽 #CaptainMarvel #DBZ pic.twitter.com/UFk1h7oGRc
— Emkay (@emkay1471) January 8, 2019
Captain Marvel: Hey can I copy your homework?
DragonBall Evolution: Yeah just change it up a bit so it doesn't look obvious you copied.
Captain Marvel: OK.
— levitating corpse (@mind_funeral) March 8, 2019
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Way before Captain Marvel, James Marsters was the original Skrull In Dragonball Evolution! pic.twitter.com/l0w7mCm8dQ
— Jack Gregson (@JackGregsonShow) January 21, 2019
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Okay, Captain Marvel was super dope but I couldn’t help but think of Piccolo’s design from Dragon Ball Evolution(🤢) every time a Skrull was on screen. So are (gross live action)Namekians & Skrulls distantly related cousins? pic.twitter.com/HlmTuC6K6V
— kevin.🤖 (@KevinCaldwell_) March 9, 2019
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I know it's never good to be compared to DragonBall: Evolution but… 😂 #CaptainMarvel pic.twitter.com/bmGANgehjN
— ZroHour (Johnny) (@ZroHour) March 12, 2019
