whats dragon ball z and is it worth watching?

[judy~]

[Kaboom Krusader]

Postat inițial de Golden Twilight:

but what about team four star?

DBZ Abridged is "just" a parody dub. It's really well-done, hilariously written, and TFS clearly cares a lot about the series (more than FUNimation did back in the day, for sure). But DBZA is not a serious dub. It's best to watch it alongside reading the manga or watching the anime, not as an actual substitute for them.

[mimizukari]

Postat inițial de DjPuffnStuff:

well dragon ball the original series is about 210-220 episodes dbz which this game is set in is about 250+ episodes with 12 movies and gt which is a side story and some characters come from is like 40-50? All just off the top of my head correct me if you like.

dbz is 294
gt is 64

[DjPufnStuf]

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well dragon ball the original series is about 210-220 episodes dbz which this game is set in is about 250+ episodes with 12 movies and gt which is a side story and some characters come from is like 40-50? All just off the top of my head correct me if you like.

dbz is 294
gt is 64

I was relatively close, like I said off the top of my head.Probably felt shorter for dbz since I didn't watch garlic jr saga.

[NightWolfe]

I was born in 1991 too, this is definitely a show worth watching! Also being a really big fan, the filler is quite good compared to most animes. It really adds to the characters growth, especially Gohan's

Postat inițial de Golden Twilight:

i was born in 1991 so i was a little to young to watch the show growing up so yes

[Carne Padre]

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Yes, it's a good series, worth investing time in. I'd suggest reading the original comic though before anything else. The English release is divided up between "Dragon Ball" first and "Dragon Ball Z" second, and you'll want to read it in that order to best understand the characters and their backgrounds.

If you want to watch the cartoon instead (or after reading the original, since the show tended to deviate from and add to the original's story at times), they're divided up the same way — DB first and DBZ second. Just make sure you're watching in the original Japanese, as the English dubs of both series (especially Z) are pretty badly done. Lots of dialogue being changed, characters having ill-fitting voices, and even the background music being replaced.

i have to disagree u do not need to watch Dragon ball to understand DBZ and its because of the fact that DBZ explains the same thing in Dragon Ball so its not a necessary thing and i think u should start with DBZ if u plan to watch it because i think DBZ is more exciting then DragonBall

[DjPufnStuf]

Honestly I kinda find DB slightly more exciting in some cases. Goku vs piccolo brah Still one of my favorite fights along with Majin Vegeta vs Goku.

[Jetblue]

Postat inițial de Golden Twilight:

i was born in 1991 so i was a little to young to watch the show growing up so yes

I was born in 1995 and i had no prob watching this growing up it came on toonami after school.

[χ Skulkii χ]

im wqatching gt rite now and its awesome after the ssj4 transformaation

[Khan]

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[mimizukari]

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Postat inițial de ϵpsilon ᴙose:

dbz is 294
gt is 64

I was relatively close, like I said off the top of my head.Probably felt shorter for dbz since I didn't watch garlic jr saga.

isn't garlic jr a movie?

[Majora]

Dragon ball z ORIGINAL, JAPANESE with english subtitles


its the only way

[judy~]

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Dragon ball z ORIGINAL, JAPANESE with english subtitles


its the only way

Postat inițial de Chosokabe Seiryu 東方青龍:

Dragon ball z ORIGINAL, JAPANESE with english subtitles


its the only way

and that is the reason i quit watching anime

[Ralen]

Postat inițial de Golden Twilight:

and that is the reason i quit watching anime

Do not listen to the Japanese Purists. Funimation English dub of DBZ is perfectly fine. It has stood the test of time and is still very well done. Contrary to popular belief, Japanese VO is not always superior to English VO. DBZ is one of those cases where the English VO, in my opinion, is superior to the original. Obviously, reasonable minds can disagree.

[The Trippy Pyro (MPH! MPH! MPH!)]

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Postat inițial de Golden Twilight:

and that is the reason i quit watching anime

Do not listen to the Japanese Purists. Funimation English dub of DBZ is perfectly fine. It has stood the test of time and is still very well done. Contrary to popular belief, Japanese VO is not always superior to English VO. DBZ is one of those cases where the English VO, in my opinion, is superior to the original. Obviously, reasonable minds can disagree.

personally. i prefer the japanese voices, but the english dub isnt that bad.

[CaptThad]

I almost always go for subbed over dubbed with anime, but I think the Japanese voices for DBZ are awful. They kept the lady that does kid Goku's voice in DB for adult Goku in DBZ, because her voice is 'iconic' or something, and it just makes him sound like an angry girl through the entire series. This is further compounded by them having the same VA do _all_ of his male relatives, including Bardock and Raditz. Newcomers might end up convinced that most Saiyans are very angry women.

If you're used to it, it might not be that bad, but it's nails on a chalkboard to me.

The 'original' English dub is all over the place on account of random team substitutions, but as other people have said, Kai is very well done. I'd recommend watching the original Dragon Ball (which I finally watched through just a couple years ago, and it totally holds up) and DBZ Kai. Kai just started doing the final story arc a few months back though, so you might end up having to wait for them to finish out the series.

To me, DBGT just feels like extended filler. Some people like it. I've tried to watch through a couple times, but I always burn out. Despite trying to clone DB and DBZ and mish-mash them into some giant fan service series, it just doesn't have the heart of the previous series. Uses all the worst franchise tropes too in an effort to get those extra views and draw stuff out unnecessarily. YMMV. I do like a few of the chars, so glad to see them getting added to Xenoverse.


DBZ Kai is currently running on Toonami, which is cool. heh Watching it on Cartoon Network at our Grandma's house (we didn't have cable at home) is a defining memory of my siblings and my childhood, so that's a total nostalgia trip.