Cause it’s terriblness is what lead to the resurgence of new mainline material to wash off its putrid odor.
Only sort of. Battle of Gods is considered the start of the Dragon Ball revival, but it was predated by "Yo! Son Goku and Friends Return" in 2008. That's the film that gave us Vegeta's brother Tarble.
Dragon Ball Evolution in 2009 did, however, play a key role in the revival. Specifically, it pissed off Toriyama enough to make him hop back in the saddle. Toei was already working on Battle of Gods at the time, but Toriyama basically stormed in, read their script, hated it, trashed it, and wrote his own version all to spite Evolution.
He's also apparently not a fan of the Super anime, which may have something to do with why the manga's still going but the anime abruptly stopped.
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.Meanwhile, the manga's still going strong. Toriyama's directly involved with
the Moro arc rather than just handing in notes and letting Toei and Toyotaro interpret them however.
Toriyama's complained about the quality of the Super anime in the past, and now Toei's sitting on their thumbs waiting to hear back from him while he dives full-in on the manga. I believe we call that "getting ghosted on".
Edited by TobiasDrake on Feb 21st 2020 at 3:17:37 AM
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.Nah but see Toriyama is just being forced to work for Toyotarou (who cancelled the anime because he is eeeeeevil and has more power than anyone at Shuiesha!!)
But more srsly, while I've heard similar rumours about Toriyama disliking the anime, I don't think it's a good idea to spread rumours that don't come from a reputable source - or even from reputable sources, because not everything they say turns out correct. Some rumours get spread far enough that they just get accepted as fact.
We'll probably never know what Toriyama meant by his complaints regarding the Super anime, or what he truly feels about the adaptation. Obviously, he has been more open about his support for the manga, and I will at least trust what he says directly.
Toriyama was already involved with the regular Super manga. The article isn't showing me anything to indicate he's more involved that he used to be.
I mean, there's this
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Well, until he clarifies what he means, we'll never know, so I'd rather not assume.
It does seem he has no interest in the anime compared to the manga though. Personally I'd love to see an anime adaptation of the Moro arc when they have some real guidelines to follow (since the manga came first).
They can fill a few gaps (if there are any) and animate some of the better scenes well.
I'd like to know who's idea it was to have the anime and manga at the same time anyway?
One Strip! One Strip!Two arcs, Broly (which they skipped, but its events are still canon) and this arc, which is ongoing.
I guess the question is if this has gone on long enough for the anime to not catch up.
If there's going to be an anime.
One Strip! One Strip!They're one arc past the Tournament of Power (not counting Broly since that was covered in a movie and not covered in the manga, beyond a splash page going "Broly Movie Goes Here").
Short version: Tirek from My Little Pony shows up to cause shit and fights ensue.
Long version: An ancient evil with a grudge against Daikaioshin and the ability to literally devour the energy from his enemies and entire planets escapes from the ancient prison he's been held captive in and sets out to get revenge against the god-being who put him there. Goku and Vegeta are startled to realize that their immense battle powers only make him stronger, and shit gets complicated from there.
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.Adding to that, unlike the androids, he doesn't need to make physical contact to steal energy, so he's better at it than Gero and 19....not surprisingly.
Beyond that, Tobias described it pretty well.
He's the first enemy where Goku and Vegeta can't win by just powering up more, which is definitely nice.
One Strip! One Strip!

Oh yeah, someone compiled a compilation of the Couch's take on Angry Midlife Crisis!Geets and animated it:
Edited by terumokou on Feb 20th 2020 at 7:04:08 AM
Burning love!