What is your favorite DB series ?

[Kuririn Fan]

Exactly! Perhaps I should've elaborated more.

I just realised that og Dragon Ball is your second favorite, so you have my respect My little rant was not necessary, i guess that type of humor isn't for everybody, sorry! And there is still time for you to walk the path of light. sub

[successoroffate]

I like them all, but I am more attached to GT. Mostly because of the soundtrack/BGM Ost. I also noticed that most of the people here put Kai as a different entity aside from DBZ. Why?

They are different entries in the franchise, and while being the same show they have their major differences also. Filler cuts, music, voice acting, dialog and such.

The voice acting was different for the japanese original as well? Also keep in mind, the music from Kai got us a lawsuit. The Filler was cut off but not substantially. There was still some filler there. Kai didn't bring anything new to the franchise in my opinion.

[DemonRin]

For me, it's hard to separate the run of the series as it appeared in the Manga, so basically I see everything from Pilaf to Boo as one series rather than two.

For that reason, I'd go like this:

1: DB + Kai
2: DBZA
3: DBZ
4: DB Super
5: Popo's stool
6: The Worms inside of the dirt
7: The Dirt
8: GT


With the exception of Kai and obviously DBZA, my preference is for the Japanese version.

[successoroffate]

For me, it's hard to separate the run of the series as it appeared in the Manga, so basically I see everything from Pilaf to Boo as one series rather than two.

For that reason, I'd go like this:

1: DB + Kai
2: DBZA
3: DBZ
4: DB Super
5: Popo's stool
6: The Worms inside of the dirt
7: The Dirt
8: GT


With the exception of Kai and obviously DBZA, my preference is for the Japanese version.

Abridged? is that what Number 2 is? Really?

[pacz360]

Db and dbz those two are the reason why db is the global juggernaut that it is today. Kai was alright gt was a piece of shit good ideas shit execution super is pretty much gt 2.0 at this point hopefully the new material can change that.

[pacz360]

My list:

1. Dragon Ball
2. Dragon Ball Kai
3. Dragon Ball Z
4. Dragon Ball GT | Dragon Ball Super (about equalish to me)

I'm just curious, what is it about DBS that people find to make it so great? I'm not saying you're wrong for having that opinion, but I find the people who praise it so much while attack GT fail to see that similarities between the two shows. Both are loaded with inconsistencies, both wank Goku to no end, and both are just lazy. The only reason I feel people will even claim that DBS is so much better than GT is just because Toriyama wrote it.

Really cause so far people been saying that gt is much better than super hell most of the threads on the super board have comments that are mostly negative about the anime.

[Cure Dragon 255]

Leave her be Mr succesor, its her opinion. Its her life and her decision.

[Xeztin]

I like them all, but I am more attached to GT. Mostly because of the soundtrack/BGM Ost. I also noticed that most of the people here put Kai as a different entity aside from DBZ. Why?

They are different entries in the franchise, and while being the same show they have their major differences also. Filler cuts, music, voice acting, dialog and such.

The voice acting was different for the japanese original as well? Also keep in mind, the music from Kai got us a lawsuit. The Filler was cut off but not substantially. There was still some filler there. Kai didn't bring anything new to the franchise in my opinion.

Your right it didn't bring anything new to the table, in my view I see it as a different anime series simply because its cutting filler. Its taking away instead of adding from Z and thats why I separate it if that makes sense? Also Super is a continuation of Kai and filler characters (well most) are absent. I guess the way I look at it is DB manga- db anime-Kai-Super. On the other hand I got Z-GT-movies. My separating them as different series is basically based on my two lines of head canon. Having said that, I definitely see your point of view as well!

[rereboy]

For me, it's hard to separate the run of the series as it appeared in the Manga, so basically I see everything from Pilaf to Boo as one series rather than two.

For that reason, I'd go like this:

1: DB + Kai
2: DBZA
3: DBZ
4: DB Super
5: Popo's stool
6: The Worms inside of the dirt
7: The Dirt
8: GT


With the exception of Kai and obviously DBZA, my preference is for the Japanese version.

Abridged? is that what Number 2 is? Really?

It's probably ranked according to how much enjoyment and entertainment he gets out of them.

[Cure Dragon 255]

Her. She's a girl.

[Zenith]

1. DB Kai
2. DBZ
3. DB
4. DBGT

Not including Super in my list until it's finished airing and I can reflect upon the series as a whole. Also not bringing up sub/dub or preference of musical score.

[DemonRin]

Abridged? is that what Number 2 is? Really?

It's probably ranked according to how much enjoyment and entertainment she gets out of them.

Bingo.

Her. She's a girl.

Also Bingo.


Since the release of Kai, I haven't touched Z for the most part. I will occasionally pull out My DBoxes and watch a bit of it, but it's usually only an episode or two at a time, or I'm specifically trying to look at something in the original version and compare it.

Anytime I have an earnest desire to rewatch the series, I watch DB for Pilaf through Piccolo Jr. (obviously) and then go straight into Kai exclusively.

DBZA, meanwhile, I enjoy for entirely different reasons, but enjoy it just as much, so it has gotten multiple viewings out of me. (especially "Cooler 2: The Return of Cooler's Revenge - The Reckoning". Best thing they've ever done.)

To be fair, if Kai didn't exist I probably wouldn't have Z be below DBZA but... it does.... knowing what DBZ can be like with better pacing has lessened the original in my eyes, even if I still love it.

[FortuneSSJ]

1 - DBZ
2 - DB
3 - DBGT
4 - DBKai

The reason why Kai is in the bottom it's because I consider it an inferior version of Z. Sure it has a much better pacing, but that doesn't make up for the censorship and the horrible soundtrack. I also got used and love most DBZ fillers. The only filler arc I still have problems nowadays is the Wedding Dress arc, and that's not from DBZ.
For DBZ, Goku vs Freeza lenght is the only fight that stills bothers me, but I got used to it after so many rewatches.

Not including Super in my list until it's finished airing and I can reflect upon the series as a whole. Also not bringing up sub/dub or preference of musical score.

[ABED]

Abridged doesn't count, it's a parody.

[DemonRin]

If it doesn't "Count" then just ignore it from any list it's on.