I consider DBZ So Bad, It's Good and DB legitimately good.
That being said, there are a plethora of better manga and anime out there.
edited 9th Jun '14 6:17:03 PM by Nikkolas
Despite the budget issues, I'd throw in DBZ Kai as an also a legitimately good show. Better voice acting, better script, better audio and more consistently good animation. It's the DBZ we should have gotten in the first place.
And there no doubt there is nearly an endless amount of manga and anime that are way better than Dragon Ball out there, but the franchise will always have a soft spot in my heart for introducing me to manga and anime.
edited 9th Jun '14 6:24:24 PM by FireShadow
Loved the entirety of Dragon Ball, only realized the stupidity happening in the Buu Saga much, much later. Really the only glaring flaw I ever found in the main series. If you took the plot point of Goku not curbstomping the out-of-control, genocidal pink rage monster out and simply allowed Gohan and the others a bigger role, I'd be fine with the Buu saga.
Which matters little because Majin Buu was the beastliest villain of the whole damn anime. Check it
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Kid Buu will always be the master of the rubberband fighting style in my book.
While I prefer Falconer's music, and Gohan, Frieza, and 18's original dub actors, I admit, the scene where 18 broke Vegeta's arm sounds a lot better in Kai:
edited 9th Jun '14 6:37:36 PM by FOFD
I support DBZ over Kai in a lot of ways but Freeza is not one of them. I love Linda as Genkai but she was simply miscast as Freeza. Had I heard Ayres as Freeza all those years ago, I might have been able to take him seriously.
But yes, Clinkenbeard as Eighteen is just...bland. She ha sa really good "strong woman voice" she uses for Erza and Inner Moka but I guess she didn't want to use that for Eighteen for some reason. The result is that Eighteen in Kai just sounds so forgettable, with none of the clear authority and power and dry wit that Meredith Mc Coy gave her.
I was a relative latecomer to the seriesnote , so the first time I saw the Frieza saga was the Nicktoons Network run. So when I heard Young's Frieza, I wasn't sure I was hearing right.
"It's liberating, realizing you never need to be competent." — UltimatepheerGonna not hesitate to say...
...but I think that "dry-throat" Freeza is better that way...
...I stand by that to this very day...
...an opinion I would not change, to that I say nay...
Rules of the Internet 45. Rule 45 is a lie. Check out my art if you notice.Well, to me, Young just strikes me as "moustache-twirling Card-Carrying Villain". Kuriboh/Ayresnote gives him the proper "oh shit this guy knows what he's doing" feel.
But I see why some people prefer Young. Young's portrayal is more inhuman and batshit insane.
"It's liberating, realizing you never need to be competent." — UltimatepheerI'm gonna get a bit of heat for saying this but after watching DBZ Kai I can't look at Dragon Ball Z the same way I used to. It honestly felt at times I was a completely different show. I mean, underneath all the filler, padding, hammy voice acting and dub induced plot holes, there was a damn good action show.
Chris Ayres killed it as Freeza. I honestly think he is the best Freeza has ever sounded in any language. Yes, even better than Little Kuriboh.
Oh yeah, I went there.
Oh and by the way, Dragon Ball: Xenoverse is happening...
edited 10th Jun '14 11:49:06 AM by FireShadow
Along with the cool fucking name, here's the cool fucking trailer.
I gotta admit, this looks very promising but I'm keeping exceptions low considering the trash we've gotten in the last 4 years.
Please DIMPS, do something special...
edited 10th Jun '14 12:18:54 PM by FireShadow
I have to admit, the game looks gorgeous but the gameplay style is gonna make or break Dragon Ball Xenoverse.
Looks like Dragonball's "Xenoverse" is not such a new concept [1]
. Coincidence?
edited 10th Jun '14 1:59:00 PM by DoctorDiabolical
The "new character" is just SSG Trunks.
That said, I'm still hyped for the gameplay.
"It's liberating, realizing you never need to be competent." — Ultimatepheer
It can't be Super Saiyan God Trunks
A. His hairstyle is completely different
B. Trunks always carries a sword with him
C. Trunks has never worn a motherfuckin cape or a scouter
This has gotta be a customized character. And since that's the case, it seems though Hero Mode may be making a return in a revamped new style, which would be awesome. The only saving grace of Ultimate Tenkaichi was Hero Mode.
edited 10th Jun '14 3:55:32 PM by FireShadow
Dragon Ball Xenoverse Gameplay
...well, I'm sold.
This looks like if Burst Limit and Budokai Tenkaichi had a beautiful baby!
And this is only in the alpha stage, it's gonna look even better when it goes gold.
This bad boy is gonna give me hours of fun on my PS 4... provided it has split screen and offline modes, which I'm pretty sure it will considering it is DIMPS developing.
edited 11th Jun '14 3:03:15 PM by FireShadow
-Clicks link- Well, hello, beautiful.
edited 10th Jun '14 4:41:52 PM by SonOfSharknado
My various fanfics.

Quite honestly, I love Dragon Ball's random shit because it's just so insanely unpredictable what's gonna happen
edited 9th Jun '14 6:16:45 PM by FireShadow