Why did people used to think Naruto would overtake Dragonball in popularity?

[Kokonoe]

Part 1 Naruto = Great.
Part 2 Naruto = Okay at first, great at some points, then gets horribly irredeemable as the story progresses.

What Naruto excels at are the fights being very diverse and well thought out, using tactics in non generic ways. Best fight that comes to mind is Neji VS one of the members of the Sound 4. Perfect clash of different styles pushing each other to the limit with strategy and skill.

Naruto also excels (more than any other shonen in this regard to be quite frank) delving into emotions and how people feel and what those feelings lead to. You get really attached to the characters because of this.

[Cure Dragon 255]

I swear is it me more does JulieYBM talk in riddles sometimes? Lol, I feel like I have to re-read his posts several times!

That's part of his charm.

[Doctor.]

I swear is it me more does JulieYBM talk in riddles sometimes? Lol, I feel like I have to re-read his posts several times!

That's part of his charm.

I thought his charm was the hentai avatars.

[Cure Dragon 255]

That too. He's a pervy genius.

[Super Saiyan Swagger]

I swear is it me more does JulieYBM talk in riddles sometimes? Lol, I feel like I have to re-read his posts several times!

I too find his posts very confusing.

Same. I have to re-read his posts a bunch just to decipher what exactly he's talking about.

[SaiyanGod117]

I don't, from what I've seen his post are well worded and succinct.

[JulieYBM]

Wow, that post sure blew up. I'm was asking why there's so much discussion of a series that is supposedly hated by this forum. The focus of the thread is why the series was supposedly going to be huge (in the US?). Instead I'm just seeing the same old grumbling that the series wasn't the generic shit people expect from a shounen series.