x5 I don't think that is the cause of its flaws.
Making it more conventional would not improve the quality of writing any, and it would make its shortcomings harder to accept.
I think DB really is good, in spite of its flaws. And I didn't really come to appreciate it until later in life, so it's not just growing up with it for me.
x4 With the advent of the Makaioshin, I think we could have gooten the demon realm without Dabra. I think that is the real wasted opportunity as there is a bigger connection to the lore there.
edited 29th Sep '17 4:32:27 PM by Saiga
I wouldn't still be here if I didn't love dragon ball.
There's no way of knowing if some of the ideas some of us have come up with would have really been better or not. I disagree with a lot of things Toriyama did (I feel like a lot of characters are really expendable to him), but I can't deny that he created something spectacular.
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I feel the same way. Before I learned about "finer" points of Dragon Ball from IANCE or Saiga (or just about any person well versed in Dragon Ball), I liked the superhero aspects Dragon ball before learning that it is a subversive action series created by a comedy writer. I will admit that I am no longer as in love with Dragon Ball as I used to be but I still enjoy the series and it did bring us some of the finest moments in anime/manga history. It is not perfect but it is good for what it is.
So all in all, it's not a flaw in Dragon Ball's writing that certain characters don't get their lemonlight focus.
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Rules of the Internet 45. Rule 45 is a lie. Check out my art if you notice.Maybe the characters who should be dead will finally die. The avoidance of death should have consequences...
Rules of the Internet 45. Rule 45 is a lie. Check out my art if you notice.People die if they are killed and that's the way it should be.
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A lot of Martial Artists came down with a bad case of murdered by demons.
Horrible illness that one.
One Strip! One Strip!That's mostly Goku's fault though.
The Androids wouldn't even exist if he wasn't around.
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Of course it is. Literally 90% of what happens post Red Ribbon is directly connected to Goku getting in everyone's way, and everyone getting in his way.
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Not really?
He just got rid of their influence on locations he never visits...
edited 29th Sep '17 8:04:40 PM by randomness4
Rules of the Internet 45. Rule 45 is a lie. Check out my art if you notice.I actually liked the origins of the Shadow Dragons and would unironically like to see the plot point of overusing the Dragon Balls return.
edited 29th Sep '17 8:22:24 PM by LordVatek
This song needs more love.

Its like a classic comic book.
It may not be a compelling story-line but hey its an old kids comic of course its simple.
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