PREMISE: Ancient Evil, King Piccolo was released from his prison. He begins his world conquest plans with murdering world greatest martial artists and search for Dragon Balls. (introduces: King Piccolo, Yajirobe)
THOUGHTS: Good, but not perfect. Piccolo is the most menacing villain yet. There are powerful shocking moments and the conclusion is the epic sized battle.
BUT! Size is the word. Where duels used to be 50% power 50% tactics, now we’re leaning to 90% power and spectacle, which is a finite resource. Whole thing is just a little too long and most of the cast are just useless. Newcomer Yajirobe is the first major character I dislike. None of those problems ruin this arc though, it's still a blast.
ANIME FILLER: Actually not too bad. Surplus, but most of it makes sense. In manga we mostly see Goku, while anime shows us the rest of the world dealing with Piccolo’s threat. It could have been done better (and my god, everything in Kame House was a drag), but overall I appreciate it. My favorite moments were Tien dealing with his past (ep 107) and surprisingly decent search for Ultra Divine Water (115-116).
DB Arc 8: King Piccolo
(manga chap. 135-161, anime ep. 102-122)
PREMISE: Ancient Evil, King Piccolo was released from his prison. He begins his world conquest plans with murdering world greatest martial artists and search for Dragon Balls. (introduces: King Piccolo, Yajirobe)
THOUGHTS: Good, but not perfect. Piccolo is the most menacing villain yet. There are powerful shocking moments and the conclusion is the epic sized battle. BUT! Size is the word. Where duels used to be 50% power 50% tactics, now we’re leaning to 90% power and spectacle, which is a finite resource. Whole thing is just a little too long and most of the cast are just useless. Newcomer Yajirobe is the first major character I dislike. None of those problems ruin this arc though, it's still a blast.
ANIME FILLER: Actually not too bad. Surplus, but most of it makes sense. In manga we mostly see Goku, while anime shows us the rest of the world dealing with Piccolo’s threat. It could have been done better (and my god, everything in Kame House was a drag), but overall I appreciate it. My favorite moments were Tien dealing with his past (ep 107) and surprisingly decent search for Ultra Divine Water (115-116).