https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLIbI1FI6N4
Toriyama at least to the video creator is contributed with the current version of what shonen is, and he brings up Dragonball's constant need for escalation is a big problem that's affected the genre.
Shonen Anime's Biggest Problems (Dragonball First Talked About)
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