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1. The particle shifting is to signify that Goku is teleporting. There's no reason for it to be any slower than the actual teleportation when it basically signifies that Instant Transmission has been activated.
Also, the manga is read right to left and the panel clearly shows Goku shifting (meant to be the first panel read), Cell widening his eyes to react to that (second panel), and then Goku appearing in front of him (third panel). So Cell briefly reacted to IT. And the anime, which is what we are talking about here, clearly shows Goku disappearing, Cell widening his eyes in response and Goku appearing while Cell is lowering his head.
King Kai was also able to react to IT, and although that's an outlier feat since he couldn't even keep track of Super Saiyan Goku when he fought Freeza, it shows that Instant Transmission is never portrayed as instant in any scene.
2. I'd appreciate a link when you actually find it. But, even then, Akira Toriyama's word is surpassed by feats.
3. There is no handful of times where it is portrayed differenty - there is literally not one singular scene in the anime or the movies where Instant Transmission is portrayed as actually instantaneous. Not one whatsoever.
Also, the manga is read right to left and the panel clearly shows Goku shifting (meant to be the first panel read), Cell widening his eyes to react to that (second panel), and then Goku appearing in front of him (third panel). So Cell briefly reacted to IT. And the anime, which is what we are talking about here, clearly shows Goku disappearing, Cell widening his eyes in response and Goku appearing while Cell is lowering his head.
King Kai was also able to react to IT, and although that's an outlier feat since he couldn't even keep track of Super Saiyan Goku when he fought Freeza, it shows that Instant Transmission is never portrayed as instant in any scene.
2. I'd appreciate a link when you actually find it. But, even then, Akira Toriyama's word is surpassed by feats.
3. There is no handful of times where it is portrayed differenty - there is literally not one singular scene in the anime or the movies where Instant Transmission is portrayed as actually instantaneous. Not one whatsoever.