JewyB wrote: ↑Sat Mar 27, 2021 9:31 am
EDIT: Just to clarify, the question at its core is "Do you prefer Dragon Ball when its focuses on adventures or fighting?", not "Do you prefer Dragon Ball or Dragon Ball Z?"
But thar’s not what the OP said. She didn’t say “Do you like Dragon Ball when its battle oriented or focuses on adventure” She asked if fans preferred the battle oriented style of Z or the adventure aspect of Dragon Ball”
The very question is fundamentally flawed because Dragon Ball isn’t a pure adventure series and becomes a battle oriented series by the second arc. Even if we count the RRA arc as more “adventure” geared more than half of the original Dragon Ball is far more focused on fighting than adventure.
And that’s why taking the OP’s topic question at face value just doesn’t work (no offense to the OP) I like Dragon Ball as an action series over an adventure series. I honestly think the first arc is the weakest arc of the entire original story (and it always annoys me how fans treat the most boring and uninteresting part of the first anime as if it defines the entire pre-Z series) and that the series gets so so much better when Toriyama switches gears to focus more on the action and martial arts, which, again, happens in the second arc.
But guess what? I prefer the original Dragon Ball. The pacing is better. I like Goku far better as a kid than as an adult (and I like him as a kid better than I like Gohan or Goten) I enjoy the humor better (the more predatory stuff aside) and all the arcs in Z feel like retreads of the Piccolo Daimao arc which did it first and best. Plus I think the overall cast is handled better in the first series. For all my issues with Roshi’s sexual predator tendencies he’s a phenomenal character when done right and the 21st and 22nd Tenkaichi Tournaments as well as the Piccolo Daimao arc showcase this far better than anything in Z.
And that’s why the OP’s question does not work. So, if she’s going to make a distinction between the original Dragon Ball and Z it’s absolutely fair game for members to factor each series as a whole. And in PlanetNamek’s case the sexual predator humor in og Dragon Ball is enough to impact his enjoyment to where he prefers Z better and he’s well within his right to do so when the question essentially ask “Dragon Ball or Dragon Ball Z?”
TL:DR: The OP asked Dragon Ball or Z and PlanetNamek gave his, valid, reasons for liking Z better
We could ask OP if they were interested in having the Roshi conversation again though, if you think thats what they were actually asking about.
Literally nobody said she’s specifically asking about Roshi. Your stawmanning is terrible.