Who is a fan of Dragonball/Z/Super

[salazarcosplay]

Would love to hear your opinions

 

[JuanMena]

Dragonball is nice. Not my main source of Nostalgia.
Dragonball Z is where everything is at for me. Somehow Mexicans have had DBZ transmitted by national channels uninterruptedly since the 90s up till this day.
GT was transmitted but less times than DBZ. Maybe once every 5 years or so. I've only seen it thrice.
Super fucking sucks. I don't like to talk about that shit.

 

[salazarcosplay]

Dragonball is nice. Not my main source of Nostalgia.
Dragonball Z is where everything is at for me. Somehow Mexicans have had DBZ transmitted by national channels uninterruptedly since the 90s up till this day.
GT was transmitted but less times than DBZ. Maybe once every 5 years or so. I've only seen it thrice.
Super fucking sucks. I don't like to talk about that shit.

I lived my childhood in Mexico till 97 age 6. By that time I had seen Dragonball air twice on Multimedios. I think national channels is the way to go. I think back then Mexico could directly make deals with Japan to get the rights to air out the animes.

I think Funnimation later got greedy and wanted all the rights in the western hemisphere.

Here in the USA all of a sudden I did not have anime and the vast abundance of cartoons anymore.

Here in the United States I saw Dragonball Z in Telemundo. I did not have cable. They eventually caught on and cancelled after the cell saga.

 

[Marc_LFD]

Super fucking sucks. I don't like to talk about that shit.

Oh yeah, I can't stand Super.

There's only three things I liked about DBS:
1. OP1
2. OP2
3. Dr. Slump Crossover Episode

Limit Breaker is easily one of the best DB openings ever made.



People say GT was bad... Nah, that's Super.

 

[salazarcosplay]

Oh yeah, I can't stand Super.

People say GT was bad... Nah, that's Super.

I love how people dislike GT, but complain when the characters are not present in the games.

I rather have something I dislike and can't stand than nothing at all.

 

[JustABadger]

To be honest, I’m starting to lose interest due to the hiatus. I get that the creator died, but it’s hard for me to believe that a show worth millions that gives jobs to thousands of people would be on indefinite hiatus without something shady as fuck going on behind the scenes. I’m guessing conflicts with some rights of the franchise.

 

[salazarcosplay]

To be honest, I’m starting to lose interest due to the hiatus. I get that the creator died, but it’s hard for me to believe that a show worth millions that gives jobs to thousands of people would be on indefinite hiatus without something shady as fuck going on behind the scenes. I’m guessing conflicts with some rights of the franchise.

They could Definetly make several seasons from the last movies, Broly super, Db Hero, they can do anime adaptations the Moro and Granola arc

 

[Marc_LFD]

To be honest, I’m starting to lose interest due to the hiatus. I get that the creator died, but it’s hard for me to believe that a show worth millions that gives jobs to thousands of people would be on indefinite hiatus without something shady as fuck going on behind the scenes. I’m guessing conflicts with some rights of the franchise.

Dragon Ball already lost its creator, the composer, voice actors/actresses (Japanese, but also internationals, too) so it's losing its soul.

There's that stupid thing called Super Dragon Ball Heroes which are promotional anime episodes with a duration of 10min each, though it really just feels like crappy fan-fic.

Dragon Ball Daima and Dragon Ball Sparking! ZERO is probably where it ends for me as far as modern Dragon Ball. And when Masako Nozawa passes away, oh jeez, Gokū and Gohan will never be the same again.

 

[Robert Newbie]

To be honest, most of my DBZ knowledge comes from osmosis through my friends. I have a fondness for the franchise purely by the memories I associate with it. I've heard several of the intros and outros (Japanese and English) and even watched an episode or two.

In a perfect world, I'd have the time to watch at least DB and DBZ. Someone (I think it may have been you, @Marc_LFD) even gave me a rundown of which ones were canon.

 

[Ligeia]

I really love DB/DBZ, I read the manga multiple times when I was younger and know it almost by heart lol. My special highlight is the Namek saga, it's so tight and full of suspense, with lots of nice secondary villains. The anime, on the other hand, I'm less a fan of, because of all the padding and dumb filler. Thank god there are Kai versions (official or fanmade) to mitigate that.

I think DBGT is underrated. It's not that bad continuity-wise and I enjoyed it more than I expected.

I lost interest when Super got made because it completely breaks continuity and I simply can't stand that in a franchise. Breaking continuity = jumping the shark as far as I'm concerned. Of course I'm even less interested in the upcoming series, Dragon Ball has simply run its course for many years now, and it's a zombie franchise by now.

 

[Robert Newbie]

I lost interest when Super got made because it completely breaks continuity and I simply can't stand that in a franchise. Breaking continuity = jumping the shark as far as I'm concerned. Of course I'm even less interested in the upcoming series, Dragon Ball has simply run its course for many years now, and it's a zombie franchise by now.

I know that feeling. I was a huge Simpsons fan when I was a kid. Everyone has a different season they feel changed everything, and I feel like season six was that point for me. I looked up episodes I recognized, and apparently I was watching into the 15th season. Yeesh

The Simpsons was a comfort show for me as a kid. It had swearing while also having a family sitcom quality. I remember how, in those later years, I would tune in just hoping for a simple episode that wasn't impactful. I give the writers credit for being so experimental with The Simpsons, but I feel like it lost its way through all those strong writing choices.

At least I got to be part of Simpsons Mania back in the day. (buying merch and playing those awful NES games)

 

[Ligeia]

I know that feeling. I was a huge Simpsons fan when I was a kid. Everyone has a different season they feel changed everything, and I feel like season six was that point for me. I looked up episodes I recognized, and apparently I was watching into the 15th season. Yeesh

The Simpsons was a comfort show for me as a kid. It had swearing while also having a family sitcom quality. I remember how, in those later years, I would tune in just hoping for a simple episode that wasn't impactful. I give the writers credit for being so experimental with The Simpsons, but I feel like it lost its way through all those strong writing choices.

At least I got to be part of Simpsons Mania back in the day. (buying merch and playing those awful NES games)

I get what you mean, I watched every Simpsons season until Season 20-ish and well, it changed, lol. Same for South Park btw.

 

[Marc_LFD]

I lost interest when Super got made because it completely breaks continuity and I simply can't stand that in a franchise. Breaking continuity = jumping the shark as far as I'm concerned. Of course I'm even less interested in the upcoming series, Dragon Ball has simply run its course for many years now, and it's a zombie franchise by now.

Agreed. That's why I'm done after DBD ends.

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Just seen the new trailer for DBD:



So excited for Dragon Ball GT2.

 

[Robert Newbie]

I get what you mean, I watched every Simpsons season until Season 20-ish and well, it changed, lol. Same for South Park btw.

Ha, I appreciate that you understand. What a trip those later seasons were, especially for people that just wanted animated American sitcom antics. Speaking of which, when/where did South Park go wrong? I still hear about a controversial episode here and there, so the creators still know how to bring attention to the series.

Also, I found the post where I got the rundown on DB/DBZ episodes. Credit goes to @tmnr1992

Just to keep it on topic (my bad), why is there DBZ content that's made with the intention of being non-canon? Aren't those just official fanfics? How do the fans feel about it?

 

[Ligeia]

Ha, I appreciate that you understand. What a trip those later seasons were, especially for people that just wanted animated American sitcom antics. Speaking of which, when/where did South Park go wrong? I still hear about a controversial episode here and there, so the creators still know how to bring attention to the series.

Also, I found the post where I got the rundown on DB/DBZ episodes. Credit goes to @tmnr1992

Just to keep it on topic (my bad), why is there DBZ content that's made with the intention of being non-canon? Aren't those just official fanfics? How do the fans feel about it?

Official fanfics they are indeed, lol ! Non canon anime episodes are produced because otherwise the anime would catch up with the manga and cause delays, basically. Non canon series are a great way to milk a franchise for all its worth

The South Park decline is not as bas as The Simpsons, there's still good stuff sometimes, but from memory I'd say it starts around Season 7 or 8, something like that.

 

[Marc_LFD]

Just to keep it on topic (my bad), why is there DBZ content that's made with the intention of being non-canon? Aren't those just official fanfics? How do the fans feel about it?

You mean the SDBH promo anime crap? Some like it, some don't.



It's just silly fun, I guess. And I have to concede, UI Gokū is stronger than my favorite form Gokū SSJ4.

In terms of design, UI Gokū hardly looks any different than the normal Son Gokū (if it weren't for the aura). I suppose they figured out changing the hair color just got ridiculous and they went with that instead.

 

[Marc_LFD]

Sparking! ZERO has covered the whole of Dragon Ball Z:

Saiyan and Freeza arcs



Cell arc



Majin Boo arc



I love these trailers and especially as they included the anime music. Bandai will probably do some more trailers featuring Dragon Ball Super, but eh, it won't be as epic as these are.