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[EctoJohn]

I do enjoy Dragonball.
I think my favorite is the Android/Cell Saga.
Gohan taking over felt like a natural peak of the story arc.
I do like the Buu Saga, and Mr. Satan almost saving the world through his buffoonery was amusing, but Gohan got nerfed badly.
The nerfing felt even worse when you realize Goku probably could have killed Fat Buu easily if not for his time limit.

 

[UsuallyPresent]

I’m not really into DB lore, the five-to-ten show power up sequences got annoying to me, but I do love the idea of a public championship fight being utterly subverted by hidden masters working in plain sight but too fast, too skillfully to be noticed, and a relative scrub ‘winning’

 

[Whiskeyjack]

Never got into Dragon Ball, so I have not much to add to this conversation. Just wanted to poke my head in and say that I love this thread, though.

 

[lavendersilk]

So, last night I was walking my son through a book report and he had to discuss rising action, conflict, climax, and resolution. I haven’t read the book and couldn’t help much and he needed to know what each breakdown meant.

The best way I could get him to understand was to reference Dragon Ball Z. His favorite storyline is the Cell Saga and his face when we went through every stage All of a sudden he knew how to answer every question in relation to the book!

It got my nerd going and now I’m wondering, if you like DBZ, what is your favorite Saga?

Mine is the Majin Buu Saga. It was just more fun with Mr. Sayan’s silliness and Buu turning everyone into chocolate and c’mon…“Bibidi” “Babidi” and “Buu”? It’s also when the fusion technique is introduced and I love Gotenks

Plus Vegeta getting all emotional!

I have watched a few episodes and can say, with passion, "Kamehameha!" I'm not a megafan, but I think it's fun. My favorite character is Vegeta.

 

[EctoJohn]

My favorite character is Vegeta.
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I've heard that Akira Toriyama himself (the original author) never really liked Vegeta, but kept him around because fans did.

 

[DannieB]

I've heard that Akira Toriyama himself (the original author) never really liked Vegeta, but kept him around because fans did.

He grew to appreciate him and what his character brought to the story and Vegeta became one of his favorite characters. He has a way of making people like him

 

[EctoJohn]

RIP Akira Toriyama.

 

[SalaciousMonkey22]

So, last night I was walking my son through a book report and he had to discuss rising action, conflict, climax, and resolution. I haven’t read the book and couldn’t help much and he needed to know what each breakdown meant.

The best way I could get him to understand was to reference Dragon Ball Z. His favorite storyline is the Cell Saga and his face when we went through every stage All of a sudden he knew how to answer every question in relation to the book!

It got my nerd going and now I’m wondering, if you like DBZ, what is your favorite Saga?

Mine is the Majin Buu Saga. It was just more fun with Mr. Sayan’s silliness and Buu turning everyone into chocolate and c’mon…“Bibidi” “Babidi” and “Buu”? It’s also when the fusion technique is introduced and I love Gotenks

Plus Vegeta getting all emotional!

I have to admit I’ve never watched an episode of DBZ

 

[DannieB]

I have to admit I’ve never watched an episode of DBZ

It’s not for everyone and one play through was enough for me, honestly, but my son loves it enough that I’ve seen it more than that. The constant grunting and moaning during a power up…

 

[SalaciousMonkey22]

It’s not for everyone and one play through was enough for me, honestly, but my son loves it enough that I’ve seen it more than that. The constant grunting and moaning during a power up…

 

[DannieB]

Watch an episode with that moaning and groaning and you won’t be

 

[EctoJohn]

It’s not for everyone and one play through was enough for me, honestly, but my son loves it enough that I’ve seen it more than that. The constant grunting and moaning during a power up…

You might enjoy the original Dragonball then.
It was written more of a comedy, and while still martial arts focused, it wasn't all power ups.
DBZ starts right around the shift from when it was comedy focused to action focused.

 

[SalaciousMonkey22]

Watch an episode with that moaning and groaning and you won’t be

 

[DannieB]

You might enjoy the original Dragonball then.
It was written more of a comedy, and while still martial arts focused, it wasn't all power ups.
DBZ starts right around the shift from when it was comedy focused to action focused.

I’ve seen it from the beginning of DB to the end of DBZ and even the awful GT but none of the Super. I do enjoy DB a lot but the character development and storylines in Z are sooo good! Just wading through all the fluff and drawn out scenes

 

[DannieB]

I feel like this went by too fast

 

[SalaciousMonkey22]

I feel like this went by too fast

It’s okay. It happens to everyone. So I’ve been…uhmmm…told.

 

[EctoJohn]

I’ve seen it from the beginning of DB to the end of DBZ and even the awful GT but none of the Super. I do enjoy DB a lot but the character development and storylines in Z are sooo good! Just wading through all the fluff and drawn out scenes

Dragonball Kai might help with that.
It's DBZ, but shorter.