Unpopular DB opinions

[GT_Goten10]

I prefer Coola than Freeza, people say they have the same personality, but I see him as more rigorous than his brother.

I agree I think Friezer is overrated

[shadowmaria]

GT is better than Super

[Ripper 30]

I find GT better then Supers manga and anime
Z is better the. Super is every positive category I can think of
OG English dub is way way better then Kai dub
SUPER 17 was an cool character
Goku black and zamsu are underrated in the manga and astronomically overrated in the anime
I consider some of db multiverse ideas to be better then the show (IE gokus mom)
I think multiverse is better then GT, super manga and super anime
I like ssj4 gogeta much more the. Ssj gogeta
Ssj4 is the best transformation in dragon ball history
I liked absolutely no one in the dbs anime and cared little about anyone of them whil I enjoyed characters like Kale, hit, goku while also finding goku black and merged zamsu interesting in the manga
Dragon ball is overrated

Modern Dragon Ball is mostly about adding Fake Depth to the characters who already have their arcs concluded in Original manga. like seriously? Android 16 being modelled after Gero's own Son who died in a war is required? Gine and Bardock being soft and caring is required?. also, in Terms of Substance DB, Z and GT are far better than "Cool concepts" thing we are seeing in DBS or Multiverse. Back when i didn't knew what Canon or Non Canon is, I used to believe that GT was an official Continuation of Z and still never found it jarring, that's how fitting GT was as a final series.

[GT_Goten10]

-As a GT Fan:i actually like the way GT is so controversial & so mixed minded it makes the series somehow more interesting to me

[PsionicWarrior]

wow, everytime I read here I'm relieved this is the unpopular opinions thread lol

[Noah]

GT is better than Super

Why?

[PFM18]

GT is better than Super

Even though I find that view to be particularly insane, i dont think it is really that unpopular. Waaman polled his subscribers and it came out to be something like 25/75 in favor of Super.

[ABED]

GT is better than Super

Even though I find that view to be particularly insane, i dont think it is really that unpopular. Waaman polled his subscribers and it came out to be something like 25/75 in favor of Super.

There's such a thing as recency bias. As a rule, I tend not to trust polls.

[PFM18]

GT is better than Super

Even though I find that view to be particularly insane, i dont think it is really that unpopular. Waaman polled his subscribers and it came out to be something like 25/75 in favor of Super.

There's such a thing as recency bias. As a rule, I tend not to trust polls.

Are you saying that things actually fall further in Super's favor or GT's favor?

[ABED]

Recency bias in this case means the people being polled are voting for Super in part because it's new and shiny.

[Dragon Ball Ireland]

Dragon ball is overrated

Are you referring to OG Dragon Ball here or the franchise as a whole?

[1345521]

Dragon ball is overrated

Are you referring to OG Dragon Ball here or the franchise as a whole?

Og

[ABED]

Dragon ball is overrated

Are you referring to OG Dragon Ball here or the franchise as a whole?

Og

Why do you think it's overrated?

[1345521]

Are you referring to OG Dragon Ball here or the franchise as a whole?

Og

Why do you think it's overrated?

I mean, it's good for what it is. But people treat it as holy grail that Z and other db continuities have defiled. Idk, that's why it's overrated.

[ABED]

I don't think that's the case at all. If anything it's vastly underrated because FAR too many people skip over it and never even watch it. There have been some on this very forum that are seem hell bent on never watching it. There are also too many misconceptions about it, like the feel of the show is mostly like the first arc. And much of that has to do with the artificial separation of DB and DBZ. Instead of seeing Z as the next part of the story (as it was in the manga) people see it as its own series and the previous series as optional.

[Hulk10]

I think that while the storylines in the game are not canon, that doesn't mean that the feats in the games can't be possible.

[PsionicWarrior]

And much of that has to do with the artificial separation of DB and DBZ. Instead of seeing Z as the next part of the story (as it was in the manga) people see it as its own series and the previous series as optional.

Which is pretty odd considering Z includes DB flashbacks a few times lol

[Ripper 30]

Og

Why do you think it's overrated?

I mean, it's good for what it is. But people treat it as holy grail that Z and other db continuities have defiled. Idk, that's why it's overrated.

it can be overrated when fans at times say it is the only worth watching series in the franchise and after that it's all mindless plot with aliens and beams. also, the misconception that from Z onwards there was no martial arts and it was all about screaming, stupid transformations and no real development, that's when i feel people are massively under playing Z part.

[Aman]

- Super was all round garbage and if it weren't for nostalgia and DB's success, it would have flopped.

- The Goku-Vegeta rivalry is overrated, Naruto-Sasuke, Deku-Bakugo-Shoto are far better.

- Super was the worst series for Goku and Vegeta character wise.

-SSB and SSG are by far the worst and weakest transformations of the entire series. Even as a big Gohan fan, I don't care if he gets it or not. IMO mystic is better, even though it's far weaker.

[Nineteen]

Android 19, my namesake, is incredibly underrated.

Yes, I know he doesn't get much to do. He's completely subservient to Gero, then gets smoked by Vegeta for no reason other than to build up his Super Saiyan transformation.

But from a character design perspective he's probably the best thing to come out of the Android arc. He taps into one of the universal phobias of mankind - the fear of clowns. And he shares with Freeza an appearance which belies the depths of his power. Moreover, it's a rare case where the Funi dub improves on the source material, in this case the synthetic voice filter that works so well.

I've actually always kind of resented the retcon introduction of 17 and 18, because I've always been curious about Toriyama's original plans for 19 and 20. It's difficult to believe they'd have been fodderized so quickly in a world where the twins were never introduced. I feel like 19's visual design could have become iconic had he been given more of a chance in the storyline to be an actual threat, rather than as a red herring switched out at the last minute for characters I don't find visually as interesting.

I'd love to see 19 and 20 brought back (and done well, unlike in GT). Unlike Freeza I didn't get my fill of them when their arc in Z was first airing. I think 19 is a prime candidate for the Super 17 treatment, being fully mechanical.