Originally posted by Superman_045
It was a fan fic made over the internet.
No, fanboys created a fanfic about it after the rumours came out. I even know the guy who made a fake commercial of if it on April Fools day.
And the image white reeper has was made by a fan boy who can use Photoshop, thats all. 🙄
The Dragon Ball AF myth (in addition to many other, similar rumors with varying letter-combinations) seems to have begun in 1997, shortly after Dragon Ball GT ended in Japan. At the time, the supposed "GT sequel" was nameless, and the rumors relatively localized and short-lived. However, a piece of fan art began circulating around the Internet in 2000, bearing a logo reading "Dragon Ball AF" (see the image at right). It was the inclusion of this logo that appeared to give it credence among some fans. In October of the same year, a lengthy article appeared on the now-defunct fansite Majin.com, which raised the image's profile even further. This article purported to have "information" on the "new series" from a "source in Japan," though it was largely self-contradictory; it is not entirely clear, however, whether the article's author was being serious or tongue-in-cheek. Although the webmaster later recanted his claims, the rumors had already grown beyond his control, and the site ceased to be updated a short time later.
Thus, at the end of 2000, there began a new flurry of speculation and hearsay that grew over time into the rumors that exist now. Interestingly, despite the dramatic changes the rumors have undergone since the original Majin.com article (not to mention the obvious lack of a new Dragon Ball series since 1997), the myth of Dragon Ball AF has endured to the present day among many non-Japanese fans, a fact which baffles those who are more knowledgeable. However, the reason for the rumor's popularity most likely stems from a more-or-less constant influx of new fans, who are unaware that there is no new Dragon Ball in production.
In 2004, the noted Dragon Ball fansite Daizenshuu EX played upon the long-standing rumors in an April Fool's prank. While not the first time that a fansite has "announced" the series as a joke (it is a tradition that goes back to April 2001), their version was certainly the most elaborate: both a printed flyer and a commercial were made using existing artwork, and a new logo was created in Adobe Photoshop. The prank, from its conception to its execution, is documented as an in-depth feature on Daizenshuu EX. Both the "flyer" and "commercial" were full of hints (in Japanese) that they were not genuine, though many fans who did not know Japanese were quick to believe them wholeheartedly, in spite of the date. Although well-intended and well-done, this hoax caused quite a bit of confusion, helping to increase (at least temporarily) the already-rampant amount of fan speculation. Both the logo and flyer created by the webmasters of Daizenshuu EX have since appeared, bereft of their original context, on other websites. Those who are unaware of this prank may then be even more likely to believe in the rumors, an unintended consequence of the ease with which information is disseminated over the Internet.
Rumors about Dragon Ball AF are chiefly spread through Internet forums and IRC, as well as Usenet and ordinary word-of-mouth. Those who read or hear these rumors may then set up web pages that serve to further propagate the myth. There are many supposed bits of "information" about the series, most of which stem from fans believing that fan art or fan fiction is from an official source. Fans have also embroidered upon the legend themselves, by adding new plot points and characters as they see fit. They likely mean such ideas to be speculation only, but nevertheless have their comments taken at face-value by others. Dragon Ball AF has been claimed, at various times by various individuals, to be a new or upcoming anime in Japan, a new manga series by Akira Toriyama himself, or a fan-made dôjinshi. The latter is probably the closest to the truth, but whether such fan-comics are the cause of the rumors or a product thereof is unknown.
I never heard of AF besides from the internet & people say it's not real so it's not real I guess. Can we please get back to the Dragonball Z/GT talk, you know the general episode favourite & such...
Well I'm going to start us off, I've been thinking that Gohan shouldn't have gone Super Saiyan at such a young age, even though he trained for a whole year. Other Saiyans couldn't do it because they didn't have a pure heart (but Vegeta did it, what happened there? Someone please tell me...) but at a young age I think it's wrong, he should have first gone SS as a young adult, in the Buu Saga.
If Videl was killed, that would be the best time to go Super Saiyan, wouldn't you say!? I would definetly! ✅ I don't believe in SS2, SS3 & SS4, it's too much for two families, Goku's (himself, Gohan & Goten) & Vegeta's (Trunks but not Bulla.) They should have just got stronger as a normal Super Saiyan.
Frieza was cold hearted, he was a devil who I was glad to be in Dragonball Z, & so much storyline too...he controled the Saiyan Race, detroyed most of them along with the planet, killed Vegeta's father & so on. He isn't like Cell who let's people live to fight in a tounament, he wouldn't have that, he would just kill!
Buu was just wrong, a child mind, pink skin, fat & eat candy & chocolate! 😬 Don't think so. Doesn't know anything, like he doesn't know what money is for a start & got mad at ice cream shop because of not paying. Hercule said to not kill him but Vegeta though differently, he should have died in case it happened again.
Hercule made a friendship with Buu so then he turned good (he didn't even know what was wrong & what was right.) So he turns good, is that it? I didn't like it. Frieza is my favourite evil character in the whole DB/Z/GT series'.