Hello fellow Otakus.
Since ive always been an advocate of the character Yamcha, i thought it would be a cool idea to share with you all some stuff thats been on my mind for years now, and ive always been keeping my eyes open for the right time and place to bring it up and i think this post is a good place to start to take a look at the character know as Yamcha from Dragonball/ z/gt
1. What is it that people and casual fans of Dragonball/z/gt dislike about Yamcha?
--He was such a vital and extensive character in the original Dragonball, constantly changing and evolving as the story goes on. In the original Dragonball, he probably had the most character development out of any of the characters - including Goku. His attitude changed and so did his appearance over time. His battle prowess would also take shape as the series moved on - allowing him to take place in multiple World Martial Arts tournaments. Although he would never find victory in these tournaments, people should at least admire his will and passion to compete and do his best right? People tend to see his humanity as a sign of weakness, but through each saga of the Dragonball Universe he always finds a place to shine, even though it may ultimately end in defeat. His human nature isnt his weakness, but his diverse trait that makes him who he is. We cant hate him for being a human right?
2. Style
----- Anyone that has seen Yamcha's features can automatically see that he has style. In my opinion, this is another aspect of his diversity among the group of Dragonball characters. Although his Styles and appearence would change multiple times throughout the series to follow, he always seemed to look cool and ahead of the curve. Im sure most fans will always remember him for his long hair, which he happened to pull off better than any of the other characters, and i couldnt help but notice that as the Dragonball/z/gt universe moved along - how some of the younger saiyans would at some point have long hair (Gohan, Goten, even Trunks at some points). I wouldnt say that they are copying Yamcha, but i do believe that the long hairstyle represents freedom - which is a style that Yamcha originated and still prefects to this day wherever he may be lol. He also represented style in his clothing, especially his orange Gi. His Gi happened to be more loose fitting, with no blue undershirt and he also sported different footwear than most of the other fighters, which really set him apart. Ive also read online of accounts that the symbols on his Gi had been placed differently than the others in a show of respect towards those who had trained him (though i am unsure of these statements). Regardless, no one can take Yamcha's diverse and one of a kind style away from him thats for sure.
3. Purpose
----In the original Dragonball, Yamcha's purpose was clear. He wanted to get rid of his fear of women. As Dragonball moved along , his fear of women gradually dissapeared, and his purpose moved along towards helping Goku on his adventures against foes, and everyday problems. He also found himself becoming a better martial artist with extensive training on his own and is often praised in the original dragonball by many of the other characters as "greatly imporoving" and always getting better. Though he would be humbled by losses at each World Martial Arts tournaments in the original Dragonball saga - He never gave up and he always kept trying to get better. His attitude never faultered. When Dragonball Z rolled around, it was great to see that he was as excited and outgoing as ever, especially on the baseball field (which also shows the good natured side of his humanity), and he always seemed to be the life of the crowd when he was with Goku and the gang. It was also great to see that his skills had increased as well, with the help of Kami, Mr Popo, Master Roshi etc. But as the Saiyans became more dominant in the battle for Earth which ended in his first death, His purpose took a pretty big hit. Though he would be wished back to life, He and some of the other Earthlings' purposes would never be the same or as important as the series moved along, being limited to comedic situations, or brutal attacks by new enemies. Yamcha was always there though, and i believe the Cell saga is where he would finall bring his purpose full circle.
4. Full Cirlce
----I personally believe that Yamcha's character came full cirlce towards the end of the Cell saga. Though most casual fans of Dragonball Z will often say that all he did was get beat up. What most fans fail to realize or even care to remember is that Yamcha (along with the other earthlings) took just as much punishment as Goku, Vegeta, Trunks, Piccolo from the Cell jr.s, and at one point even teamed up with Tien to help Protect Goku. His display of courage would also shine when he and Tien would go back to Ground Zero to help Gohan against Cell - an action that meant certain doom, but they went anyways. Through these actions Yamcha showed passion, heart and the will of a Hero that people tend to overlook and after Cell was destroyed - He carried Gohan back to Kame's lookout to be healed (even though he was just as badly injured). I often say that this is when Yamcha came full circle, because he went from Helping Goku along his battles and adventures to helping Goku's son (Gohan) along his own, which culminated in a heartfelt speech about Goku after Goku decided he didnt want to be wished back. He had indeed come full circle - as a person and as a warrior. He had nothing to prove thats for sure.
5. Closing
--- I guess what ive always ultimately wondered is "Why do most people despise Yamcha?". Is it his carefree attitude? Or his choice to live and enjoy life? Out of all the characters in the Dragonball Univers, (besides Master Roshi) Yamcha is the only one that seems content with life, and is always out enjoying himself. He always has an upbeat and joking attitude about any given situation, which i believe is also an aspect of what re-defines him as a human. He has always been my favorite because he stands in the face of adversity with style, passion and his individuality, even though most people dont seem to care.
Though his uniqueness and purpose faded out as the saiyans came along, Yamcha will forever be adored by those who have followed his journey and appreciated his contribution to the World of Dragonball.
Thank you Yamcha and dont ever stop being you :)
Hello everyone :)
It feels like it has been forever since ive posted on this world (eve though ive posted alot on other worlds lately lol) So i thought id drop by and put up a quick post to let you know what ive been up to lately :)
Yesterday i watched my dvd copy of the movie "Best of the Best". A couple of guys were talking about it at work wednesday night and it urged me to pull it out and watch it :) everytime i watch it, i appreciate it and enjoy it more and more , its an awesome movie and a great portayal of the life of a fighter,the growth of a team, and the world of Karate competition. :)
Wednesday i pretty much slept all day, but when i woke up, i had the pleaure of chatting with Bulma for a good while. It had been a while since we had chatted for a good amount of time, and especially in depth about some things, and it was really good to be there for her and to chat, thats for sure :)
After we chatted, i had intended on going to sleep, but i couldnt fall asleep, so i started watching my dvd of the anime series i own called "Bastard!!". The anime series is only 6 episodes long (i have all 6 episodes on this dvd lol) and i only made it through 2 episodes before i fell asleep lol.
Monday night at work - while i was on lunch - me and a guy at work were playing UFC Undisputed 2009 on my xbox360, and in our first match, i knocked him out in 4 seconds LOL! The entire fight was me running up to him and doing a spinning backfist, which instantly knocked him out lol. That breaks the past record of 6 seconds which was set by another guy at work last saturday when he knocked my fighter out with a jumping punch that caught me off guard when i ran at him at the beginning of the fight lol, when i took my 360 up to work on my day off and played the UFC game with some people while they were on lunch. The fastes KO records before then were 10 seconds and 9 seconds, which were both set by me lol. Last night i won back the UFC Light Heavyweight Title, only to lose it to newcomer and fellow employee Kenny lol. He just recently started playing the game on lunch with us, so ive been teaching him some stuff on the game, so it was fullfilling that he would beat me for the title :) He still has a ways to go though lol. He lost the title in the next match to the guy i play at work on a regular basis - Anthony, so this will set up a rematch between me and Kenny and the winner of that match will face Anthony for the title lol. Thats usually how we do the fighting brackets, unless it is a grudge match to avenge a devastating loss lol.
Throughout the week ive also managed to make some wallpapers, here are the thumbnails/links to them :)
I had quite a bit of fun making them, so im hoping you all will enjoy them :)
As for today, im not sure what ill do to pass the time before i head to bed, ill probably play some games or watch a movie for a little bit. Im glad i got to post today though, and i sure hope to chat with you all soon, thanks for visiting :)
stay strong,
Yamcha
Hello, :)
Here is the 2nd post for today, with the rest of the creations ive done this week and a pic of what ive been watching as well :)
Here are the newest cards ive made :)
And for the past 2 days ive been watching my VHS copies of the original Record of Lodoss War series. Im almost finished with tape 1, with has the first 3 episodes as well as a mini documentary :) Here is a scan of my VHS case :) It is a little sun bleached because it was exposed to heavy amounts of sun at the video store that i bought it from many years ago, but it still looks awesome, plus the tapes work just as good as the day they were made :)
My Record of Lodoss War VHS case :)
Well, i thank you all for visiting and i hope you enjoy all the pics and stuff, i sure hope to post again soon thats for sure :)
stay strong,
Yamcha
Hello everyone,
I wanted to post today, but i wasnt sure of what to post about, since i really havent been up to much the past couple of days lol. So i figured i would post the thumbnail links to some of the wallpapers and cards ive created this week :)
It's going to take 2 posts, so hopefully you guys will check them out and let me know what you think :)
Here are the thumbnails to the newest wallpapers i have created :)
It had been a while since i had made some wallpapers, so it was good to create again, especially with some anime stuff i hadnt used before, i sure hope you all enjoy it :)
Now im going to put up the 2nd post with the rest of my creation stuff, and a pic of what ive been watching today :)
stay strong,
Yamcha
Hello Everyone,
I just got home from work and i felt like posting, so here i am lol. I figured i would post about the stuff i wasnt able to post about in my last post, so you guys can check out what ive been up to for the past few weeks :)
Last time i posted, i wasnt able to post some pics of some new things i bought because of the photo limit on here, so now i finally get to put up a pic of my Naruto Season 2 box set :)
Naruto: Season 2 Box Set
This is the first time that ive bought anything related to Naruto in my entire life lol, and so far i have only watched 3 episodes, and they have been pretty good. I dont care much for the actual Naruto Character though, especially his voice for some reason lol. Overall its been pretty good so far, so ill have to watch more of it eventually :) The cool thing about it, is that i only paid 13$ for this box set lol.
Death Note Shirt
I bought this shirt one morning before i left work. I had just got off work (I work at the Wal Mart Supercenter here where i live) and i was wondering around in the clothing section and noticed that we were selling new shirts. After a few minutes of looking through the new stuff, i found this Death Note shirt. Ive never seen or read anything related to the movies,manga, or anime series, but the shirt looked pretty cool, so i went ahead and bought it lol. Plus i figured that it was rare that the store was selling it in the first place, because wal mart tends to shun products that arent directed towards the general buyer, so it was cool to see something out of the ordinary up for sale up there. I uploaded a post about Wal-Mart selling the shirts on the News section, but it didnt get published, but it's no big deal. Hopefully this will mark the beginning of more anime related merchandise in more stores over here, that would be cool.
Last week i also bought the last issue of Shojo Beat. I saw one of the news posts on here that they would be ending publication after the June issue, so im glad i was able to buy it, especially because it was the last and only one left at the store i work at. Now it adds another manga/magazine that i own that is now obsolete. The others are
Anime Insider
Newtype USA
Raijin Comics
Here is a pic of the Shojo Beat book i bought :)
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Shojo Beat
Well, I suppose that will be all for right now, i may post again before the day is over though :) I sure thank you all for visiting and i hope to chat with you all soon :)
stay strong
Yamcha
