Kanzenshuu

I think the only reason Piccolo even bothered is because his affection for Gohan meant he wanted to co-parent co-train Gohan with Goku

I dunno. I think Piccolo actually enjoyed training with Goku.

There was a moment during Goku vs Frieza were Piccolo smiled and expressed a desire to fight Goku ...

It's tough to decide.

GT and Super both have their issues, but also have some great highs.

I still like SS4 more than any of Super's palette swaps, not just in appearance but also how the form is attained. The retellings in Super are pretty hard to sit through, arguably more than GT's Black Star ...

GT Goku actually feels like the same character as Buu arc Goku. He can still be naive, but he's ultimately quite mature.

Super Goku is a comedic caricature a lot of the time, and an overcorrection of how Toriyama viewed anime Goku. He also unexplicably doesn't know what kissing or meditation are ...

I don't think him fusing with his own clones would do much even if it were possible. Remember that he divides his power when he splits into 4. It would probably be a pointless endeavor.

It would've been cool if he and Yamcha fused together like in Budokai 2 though. If they both had Kaioken on top ...

I've come to like this arc more.

The sequence were the Dragons are first released is great. It shows you brief glimpses of some of the Dragons, while keeping the others shrouded in mystery.

The first few being weaker makes sense. They gradually become more threatening, and it adds to the sense of ...

I've never stopped being a fan. I started at the age of 7 and I'm now 32.

Although at this point I've watched Z so many times I've become less patient with some of the filler. There's only so many times someone can watch Fake Namek afterall. This is one of the reasons why I've come to appreciate ...

Gohan vs Cell and Vegeta vs Frieza rematches would've been interesting in the GT era.

It is kind of funny how Cell only fixates on getting revenge on Goku instead of the one who actually killed him.

This is a bit of a recurring theme in both GT and the old movies, were villains are fixated on ...

What's really funny is that the last decade alone has seen 4 different "canon continuities" that all pick up from Buu's defeat.

First there were the Battle of God's and Resurrection F movies (which retconned both EoZ and GT's events away). They are no longer considered canon.

Then there was the ...

Despite its issues, Kai is a solid product that is very much a valid way to experience DBZ.

I've come to appreciate it more and more over the years. Is it 100% accurate to the Manga? Of course not. And it doesn't need to be.

It succeeds in one crucial area; it drastically improves the pacing of a ...

Gero probably wasn't.

The Android arc takes a lot of inspiration from Terminator, although that movie never had a mad scientist character. Gero is pretty much a Dr Frankenstein type character.

I have always felt the Planet M2 arc in GT is very Sonic like though. The planet is turned into metal ...

To reply to the majority of voices stating that Roshi's behaviour may be a turn off for somebody, with which I agree, I don't really think watching from Z would nullify that.

I just recently had a rewatch of Garlic Jn saga and in one of the earliest scenes, Roshi tells Maroon she has to pass his ...

As someone who overall prefers Z I still have to say Kai.

Despite its issues, the pacing alone makes it a way easier watch for newcomers. Some of the filler (particularly stuff like Fake Namek) could be a major turnoff, and could prevent many newcomers from going the distance. Kai hits all the ...

Kuririn just has more natural talent. I don’t understand why fans struggle to acknowledge this despite the multiple sources claiming one is stronger than the other, and the series showing multiple examples of characters being stronger/surpassing other characters who train harder by virtue of ...

I guess this is due to setting aside the former supporting characters without much thought.

Part of me wonders if Toriyama simply didn't even think of Tien when he made that statement. He's been known to forget pretty major stuff like SS2, Launch, Tao etc..

Despite being the less brave ...

Krillin supposedly being stronger has always felt like an odd statement to me. Like it just doesn't ring true.

While Krillin trained to impress the ladies, and sometimes as a reaction to a threat, Tien trained purely for self improvement throughout the entire story. Martial arts was literally Tien ...

Didn't Toriyama provide designs for the main trio and their spaceship in GT though?

I think there is a bit of nuance to this.

There's the obvious contradictions like Hell being different, and Kai including EoZ which also doesn't fit with Super.

On the other hand both Buu Kai and Super use the Sumitomo score, with several of the same tracks being used. Super also aired in Japan ...

It's interesting that people have different opinions on exactly when/if the franchise jumped the shark.

While I personally love the Buu arc and prefer it to Cell, a lot of people feel the opposite way and consider it a step too far artistically.

To get even more specific there's a lot of ...

There are many aspects of the post-Buu arc era that I like myself (GT's concepts, Battle of, Daima, etc...), but I can't help but wonder how the franchise would be viewed artistically if it stuck to the original run.

I don't think it would make much difference to how its viewed artistically ...

My brother said they still aired original dragon ball on toonami in sept 05 I didn’t believe him then but now I see it’s been mentioned in the tv guides wow. What a shame toonami pivoted to the Pokemon and beyblade toy anime fad. It’s left me wondering if sky one had managed to keep Pokemon ...