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by B e n » Fri Aug 14, 2020 5:58 pm
I will always happily take any DragonBall content.
With that being said, I'm a bit of a weird one. I only like DragonBall while Goku is an adult, adore everything about DragonBall Z, and I really do think DragonBall GT is an underappreciated gem. The Baby arc is a nice throwback to the Majin Vegeta arc in DragonBall Z, and it's really cool to not only see old characters like Garlic and Android 17 return, but to see a new transformation in Super Saiyan 4 - which I truly wish was given more time to not only develop but to be shown. Goku and Vegeta look badass in that form and we've been teased with a minuscule amount of how truly powerful a Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta is. I would really like more from GT.
As far as Super goes, it is definitely a lot more comedic than Z as that was very gritty in a lot of places. The earlier seasons/sagas come to mind, but also later moments such as Android 18 breaking Vegeta's arm, Cell 'feeding' on humans and seeing their bodies shrivel, Trunks coughing up blood when Cell shoots a Death Beam through his chest, Babidi making Spopovich explode, and similarly, Buu forcing himself down someone's throat to make them explode.
I personally don't enjoy Super as much. I enjoy the development of the DB Universe, but I don't understand the timeline. Is it pre or post GT? Has Vegeta skipped not only Super Saiyan 3 but perhaps Super Saiyan 4? Has that not happened yet, or is it just not acknowledged? A parallel universe? The Broly movie left me a little salty because of that. At face value, it's a nice little movie. Nothing to write home about and is probably on par with the likes of Super Android 13 - just a nice little expansion on a character or group of characters.
What irked me the most is that nobody knew who Broly was. He wasn't incubated as a newborn next to Goku who grew up to hate him, and Vegeta had no idea who Broly was - whereas in Broly: The Legendary Super Saiyan, Vegeta is well aware of Broly, how brutally powerful he is, and for 90% of the movie, is shaking in his boots.
I will always adore the DB Universe no matter what and for different reasons, but to make a strange comparison, the new Call of Duty game. I adored Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and Modern Warfare 2. The new Modern Warfare is a fantastic game, the online community is thriving like the old days, but the story leaves so many questions unanswered. Why is 'Gaz' suddenly black when he was white? Why are Captain Price and Griggs even in it when they're not supposed to be if the previous games are anything to go off? Why are there references to Imran Zakhaev when he was left in a dead, one-armed heap in 2007?
Strange comparison I know, but to get back on track - I'm kind of on the fence as far as the OP question goes. I don't entirely dislike non-canon content. It's refreshing and enjoyable for multiple reasons - but I have such a biased view on the DB Universe through continuous love and nostalgic passion of DragonBall Z that it's sometimes difficult and raises many questions to watch new things.