power creep done right.
Dr Slump was better
>>218319837Creep? DB is power vaulting ever since the Saiyan saga
>>218319837...Why didn't we get this DBZ, you know?Is it too late for a 'Full House' tier DBZ with all these characters and stuff?I'm getting my hopes up for no reason I'm sure..
the idea of the androids were always complete fucking garbage
>>218319837at least power levels made sense , you won't get shit like Roshi dodging fucking Jiren, get outta here. Also Goku and vegeta train with Whiz everyday but Piccolo make a wish, gets orange and gets a handsome squidward face and suddenly it's stronger than both of them. Fuck off. Not to mention Frieza does push ups and squats for 4 fucking months and he's now at god level. >B-but Mr Satan/Hercule dodged Kid Buu while he was apologizing reee!!1!Yeah but that was for comedic effect unlike Roshi dodging Jiren which was meant to be taken seriously as fuck
dbz should have ended after namked android saga ruined super saiyan and introduced the endless stupid power ups
>>218319992>you won't get shit like Roshi dodging fucking Jiren, get outta hereworked better in the manga where whiz implies that roshi has a proto form of ultra instinct which is how hes able to keep up with everyone despite the huge power difference
>>218319854
Always wanted to get into this but there's so much idk where to start I played some of the fighting games and I like Broly
>>218319982Just read some fan manga
>>218320050>where to startSaiyan saga
>>218320050>idk where to starEpisode one you zoomer retard what kind of fucking question is that?
>>218320034that's retarded as fuck, I just pretend DBS never happened for my mental sanity
>>218319854>>218320048Stronger than Vegeta
>>218320164not really it goes well with the esoteric element of dragonballin the manga its roshi who also gives goku the inspiration that leads him to unlocking ultra instinct
>>218320197get outta here with this retarded retcon (among many) that shits on the original work, zoom zoom
>>218320267>that shits on the original work, zoom zoomit actually works rather well roshi is teaching goku and they are call back to his training under korin/kami/king kai
>>218320091There's like 5 different series, you turbo faggot. I'm probably the oldest one itt
>>218319837Should've ended with Namek's destruction.
>>218320034Wow what a great character so cool wow my dude can definitely beat your dude now
>>218319837nope, the order was all fucked. frieza was the ultimate universe ender, and then it went on for like 4 more sagas.
>>218320050>Dragon Ball (1986)-153 episodes>Dragon Ball Z (1989)-291 episodes >Dragon Ball GT (1996)-64 episodes >Dragon Ball Super (2015)-131 episodes >Dragon Ball Daima (2024)-20 episodes And if for some reason you want more Arale >Dr Slump (1981)-243 episodes >Dr Slump (1997)-74 episodes
>>218319837Go back to /a/
>>218320605Ah thank you, that's a lot more helpful. I think I would like this property but I never really gave it a chance.
>>218320605teen Bulma was so based
>>218320050Ignore this poser faggot >>218320080Watch Dragon Ball and then Kai (You don't need to watch every episode of DBZ). Dub or sub, don't matter. I prefer the sub but I know there are people who swear by the dub. Or just read the original manga which is arguably better than anime.
>>218320504Should've ended after Goou and Chi-Chi got married
>>218321148Thank you. Is DBZ not worth it?
>>218321210nta but its not that it's not worth it, dbz is great, but there is a LOT of filler, Kai is just a streamlined DBZ without most of the filler.Original DB is many people's favorite (myself included) because the power jumps are less insane and the fights are more martial arts-oriented than just energy beams. It's also overall more comedic than DBZ, ymmv on that.
>>218319837>6yo Super Saiyans
>>218319837I hate Super with a passion and considered it not Canon. The characters that you seen for years overcome massive obstacles and not only faced, but experience, death are now reduced to multicolored plastic caricatures of their former selves. Not only that, but they got to constantly kiss ass and grovel to berrus.>>218320050Check the internet archive for DBZ The manlet king. He's someone who complied the sagas into feature length films. Most filler is cut out and some music is added. All to make it easier to watch.
>>218321498>>218321722I'm a story guy so I actually like filler sometimes but thanks for your replies
>>218319837>done right>to demonstrate Vegeta's power and ruthlessness, they show him effortlessly destroying a planet with an energy blast>next season, to demonstrate how Frieza is even stronger than Vegeta, they show him effortlessly destroying a planet with an energy blastsorry man dragon ball's power scaling was always retarded nonsense
>>218319837>Goku has another even MORE powerful formI sleep
>>218321880>>218321210Some of the filler episodes are okay in a vaccum but a lot of DBZ is just needless padding for no reason other than to drag out time. Kai is closer to the manga, so I'd recommend it to anybody who just wants to stick to the plot. There's also a fillerless fanedit of DBZ floating about online.
>>218320668As someone who didn't have much nostalgia for the series, i recently watched DB and DBZ and i fucking loved it. I understand why so many people got hooked on it.
>>218319837One Piece did it better, where the bounties are essentially its version of power levels, and are based on feats, and not how hard you can punch something. Also, a villain from a prior isn’t automatically a jobber in the event of their return. I also like how the non-superhero members of the Straw Hats actually have shit to do that doesn’t involve just standing around and reacting to what Luffy is doing.
>>218320197That’ll be fun to see animated when they get around to it.
>>218319837DBZ is probably the worst example of itIt is the OG of retarded asspull powerup bullshit
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>>218320050its fucking shit, don't wantevery character besides the mc becomes a jester
One Piece has probably the best power creep of any of the mainsream battle shonen, I'm just now geting into JJK but I know that series is very short which means its gonna rush power levels quick
>>218319837Buu saga> Frieza saga> Saian saga> Cell saga> Android saga
>>218320050not a popular opinion around here but I think Dragonball isn't even top 5 fight animes to get into, all it really boils down to is the fights of 5 or 6 characters most of them being the main arc antagonist and you get no depth beyond that and the fighters don't have anyhing fun or unique about their abilities they just fly fast punch hard and throw super deadly laser beams, its not bad by any means but I'd rather watch pretty much every other action shonen, though most of them have better highs than DBZ they also all have much worse lows that I will fully admit, Naruto at its worst is wayyyy gayer than DBZ
>>218319837I hope you're joking.
>>218320034No it fucking doesn't, retard.
>>218320197Dragonball Super blows and has the worst character designs of the series one after the other, literally every random character in GT looks better and SS4 also looks wayyy better than Blue, or Rosetta, or Ultra Instinct, the decision to make them just different colors was enormously uncreative and unsatsfying, SS4 with the red fur was much better and actually inspired
>>218320197>>218320331You're actually retarded holy fuck.
>>218319837It’s the og that fucked it all up anon. Black chapter saga YYH is how you deal with power creep.
>>218320607/a/ runs 4chan bro, you can thank us for having supremacy instead of /pol/
>>218321722I also consider super non canon, its the gayest development and conclusion to the series
>>218323598And the Three Kings Saga is how you don't do power creep ever.
>>218323569>Grand TacoStopped reading.
>>218323690Granted. Although Yusuke’s spirit energy surpassing his demon energy and slicing into Yomi’s shield bit by bit was pretty cool.
>>218323598I did not care much for the territory shit or whatever it was called.
>>218323782I like that it let Kuwabara and the others not be jobbers
>>218323598The powers and battles were cool and creative. You can see the beginnings of HxH developing there. I wish the concepts and themes were explored more the the next arc. But Sensui is a very mid final boss, and the ending sucked ass.
>>218319837If you stop at Z, yeah. As anyone should.
>>218320197Super has the worst character designs of anything ever made, ever. Jiren looks like something a kid drew on his fucking school desk in the 90s next to a Calvin pissing. The fact that people actually read or watch this lives rent free in my head and almost gives me an aneurysm every single day.
>>218320050Season 3, episode 6.
>>218319837Nah it got stupid after Namek.
>>218320605having this image on your pc is iillegal in texas btw
>>218320605>>218320811
>>218320004everything was building up to goku passing the torch to gohan, if it ended at frieza the story wouldn't have been complete. cell was the true ending. it should have just ended with gohan goes to high school and everyone lives happily ever after, buu saga was asspull after asspull, a complete cash grab
>>218320197Toriyama genuinely had the best paneling of any shonen artist ever. This shit isn't even acceptable by normal standards.How did they allow such a sub-par artist to be given the helm of fucking Dragonball? It's embarrassing.
>>218323598>>218323847I love almost all of that arc but the battle with Yusuke and Sensui was terrible.>Yusuke and pals show up>Sensui is pretty tough but whatever>oh wait no, he's inhuman, godlike even>he killed Yusuke, now what?>oh... Yusuke was a half demon the whole time and that means not only can he come back but he's also stronger than Sensui nowLame.
>>218324873Getting his kill cucked from him was sorta okay.
>>218319934In S1 of DB they were blowing up moons and planets. And they only got stronger kek.
>>218319982Is it never enough for you freaks?
