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Extremely popular manga and anime show, somewhat despised by some american (and japansese) audience, yet still very popular worldwide. The series is the later half of the manga and anime series Dragon Ball. It revolved around Son Goku and his sons/allies in many battles to save earth/the galaxy/the universe. It rose to popularity from cartoon networks largely edited adaptation in the early 2000s. Some people criticize it because of the anime's large amounts of filler, which would slow down the pace of the series dramatically. However, the manga was extremely concise. in fact, 3 anime episodes were sometimes adapted from a single manga issue. Many critics do not understand this, resulting in large amounts of criticizm and hatred. In America it became the first taste of Anime for some people, and therefore can be considered a groundbreaking anime here.
Dragon Ball Z is hated by some people, however, many gripes about the series are superfluous in the face of a well made series.
A great & simple TV show that'll make the average person laugh, smile, cry, and get goosebumps. It's a show where the good guys fail at first, but in the end, ALWAYS beat the bad guys. It's also a show that pisses off people who don't know how to appreciate a simple show that makes lots of people feel good, forget their problems, and believe that good can overcome evil.
Dragon Ball Z
An anime in which the plot is made up of the bad guys wanting to destroy or take over the planet because they can, the good guy killing the bad guys by blowing up the planet and killing everyone, and the only response to planetary genocide being: "Oh, don't worry! We can just bring them back with the Dragon Balls!" The fights consist of screaming, cheesy dialogue, screaming, sending little kids into warzones to fight aliens who won't hesitate to kill them, screaming, the idiot not moving out of the way of an attack when it's still charging, screaming, the idiot STILL not moving when the attack finally fires, screaming, and the idiot F#$*ING STILL NOT MOVING even though the attack takes a few seconds to reach them, and a dash of screaming. Also, the fanbase is SO toxic (ever heard of one that isn't?). Here are real examples I've seen with my thoughts added: 1. Goku is God. No... just... no. 2. All the punches are at light speed But why did that regular old human sees all the punches perfectly clearly? 3. Goku is a universe buster. Can you prove it in a way that isn't "he's stronger than blah" and use evidence and feats? 4. Chichi solos the "blah"verse. Sure... a normal housewife can defeat armies of Soul Reapers, demon lords, supernatural beings capable of destroying entire landscapes, monster armies, alien kings that can blow up planets, and mages, huh? 5. Dragon Ball Z is the best anime ever. Actually, it's a matter of opinion.
Dragon Ball Z has one of the biggest fanbases ever. Too bad that fanbase is also one of the most rabid ones ever as well.
Better than reading about guys who run around in tights, or watching D class imitations of japanese catoons made by white boys who couldn't hack it in japan
Dragon Ball Z was a great series, but not really accessible to young children over here because there is no enslaving of animals into iddy biddy living spaces, or guns with lots of explosions.
Just to clairfy something-I've seen DBZ, I admit, in English. The first season, where they fight Freeza is good. Then, due to it's popularity, they made about a thousand other episodes. (that were crap) Past the part with the Androids, it just got annoying. The story is based around the characters of Goku, Gohan, Krillin, Piccolo, Bulma, Vegeta, Trunks, ChiChi, Gotenks, Goten, Videl, exc...there are a lot. They generally beat up the baddies and are the good guys. It's a fighting show.
The over use of fighting with no main theme made DBZ annoying after the first two or so seasons.
An inspiring anime in which you learn: If you want to gain power... Scream
Example:*Screams like a little girl whining, surprisingly for the type of people in Dragon Ball Z* *Goes super Saiyan*
A Japanese anime show that spans nearly 300 episodes. This show has deep character development, and a long plot requiring you to focus for more than half an hour, which is one of the main reasons it receives so much hate. A show that has a ton of philosophical meaning behind it, and it you have an IQ level of above 1, you will instantly fall in love with the show. It requires you to: pay attention, focus and think!
Intelligent Person: "Want to go watch Dragon Ball Z?" Douchebag: "Nah Brah, I don't like thinking, lets watch Jersey Shore"