Hardcore dbz fans don't like comedy in Dragonball??

[Lujin_16]

I have seen some hating episode 69 calling it it was a no sense episode or a horrible episode etc I mean really??

What do you think about those fans???

[DBZAOTA482]

They just don't like the episode.

[fadeddreams5]

Hey, I don't mind episodes like #68. It was cute and had some funny moments. Felt like a typical episode of some American cartoon.

Episode 69 comedy is more of an, idk, acquired taste (?). That over-the-top, breaking the fourth wall, hyper comedy with gag after gag is not my cup of tea. Can't say I found any of it funny--more cringey, really. I see it sometimes in some other anime too.

[Lunatic Fringe]

Because those are the type of fans who jumped on the Dragon Ball gravy train when Toonami was airing it every weekday after school, at a point in the series where the comedy and light-heartedness was significantly toned down from what they missed out on. So as far as they're concerned, the narrative about Dragon Ball has always been about blood and violence and genocide and muscles and screaming and death and explosions and...well, you get the idea. Stuff like Arale is the complete antithesis of that, thus creating dissonance with those who've always seen Dragon Ball as a super serious, no nonsense, edgy, "EXTREME!!!" series about power and rage.

[FlpShimizu]

Super's humor is one of its most hated aspects for a lot of people. They say it lacks DBZ's serious tone, which I disagree. Still, we tend to pay more attention to someone hating than to someone liking. So, don't overthink this and join the discussion in the main thread, you'll get to see a number of different opinions.

[Boo Machine]

It's not necessarily that they don't like the humor in Dragonball. Dragonball has always, of course, had an element of humor even in it's more serious stories.

But Dr. Slump type humor is a different beast. It's so off the wall, 4th wall breaking, cartoonishly wacky. Some may just not be into it. And episode 69 definitely felt more like an episode of Dr. slump starring Dragon Ball characters.

[precita]

Its because most of these people forget Dragonball started off as a comedy manga and they think the franchise is just supposed to be mindless fighting, blood, and swear words because that's all they remember from their kid years watching DBZ on TV.

[huzaifa_ahmed]

Its because most of these people forget Dragonball started off as a comedy manga and they think the franchise is just supposed to be mindless fighting, blood, and swear words because that's all they remember from their kid years watching DBZ on TV.

"A loosely adapted Americanized dub adaptation of DBZ". I'd have done a "fixed" thing, but that's rude. DBZ itself can & should be aired & viewed on TV.

[precita]

What I meant was when people think of DBZ, they of course mostly remember all the fighting, Super Saiyan transformations, villains, and action scenes.

The first thing that comes to mind isn't the comedy or peacetime episodes. I also imagine most of these people never watched the original Dragonball either.

[MozillaVulpix]

I mean, it wasn't really a Dragon Ball episode. It was a Dr. Slump episode. No wonder people would find that jarring. It was an even bigger sudden genre shift than the ending to Episode 66.

[Ajay]

I mean, it wasn't really a Dragon Ball episode. It was a Dr. Slump episode. No wonder people would find that jarring. It was an even bigger sudden genre shift than the ending to Episode 66.

I agree. I don't think it has much to do with fans loving the action side of Dragon Ball only, or hating comedy in the series. The humour in the episode is a very different brand that might not land well with those not used to Toriyama's non-Dragon Ball work. That's a shame, but at least I understand it.

[DragonBallFoodie]

It's not necessarily that they don't like the humor in Dragonball. Dragonball has always, of course, had an element of humor even in it's more serious stories.

But Dr. Slump type humor is a different beast. It's so off the wall, 4th wall breaking, cartoonishly wacky. Some may just not be into it. And episode 69 definitely felt more like an episode of Dr. slump starring Dragon Ball characters.

Precisely. The episode was nice and fun, but it was so much more Dr Slump (pure gag comedy) than DBZ (action comedy).

[Lord Beerus]

I mean, it wasn't really a Dragon Ball episode. It was a Dr. Slump episode. No wonder people would find that jarring. It was an even bigger sudden genre shift than the ending to Episode 66.

I agree. I don't think it has much to do with fans loving the action side of Dragon Ball only, or hating comedy in the series. The humour in the episode is a very different brand that might not land well with those not used to Toriyama's non-Dragon Ball work. That's a shame, but at least I understand it.

Yeah, this one of those episodes where you have to be much more familiar with the humour and style of Dr Slump if you're going to get any kind of enjoyment out of it.

[ssjjanemba]

Didn't dragonball start out as a comedy manga?

[kinisking]

This elitism in the community needs to stop. There are plenty of people in the community that have watched/read all of dragonball and just don't find dragonballs humor that funny.

[Soppa Saia People]

They just don't like the episode.

Most likely. I really hate whenever a episode comes out and people don't like it, it's never because they disliked the episode, it's because their dickheads who hate everything Super does. People will like and dislike something for a whole bunch of reason, stop with the generalizations.

This elitism in the community needs to stop. There are plenty of people in the community that have watched/read all of dragonball and just don't find dragonballs humor that funny.

I wouldn't call that elitism.

[precita]

This elitism in the community needs to stop. There are plenty of people in the community that have watched/read all of dragonball and just don't find dragonballs humor that funny.

The Dragonball franchise was always just as based on humor as it is action.

[kinisking]

They just don't like the episode.

Most likely. I really hate whenever a episode comes out and people don't like it, it's never because they disliked the episode, it's because their dickheads who hate everything Super does. People will like and dislike something for a whole bunch of reason, stop with the generalizations.

This elitism in the community needs to stop. There are plenty of people in the community that have watched/read all of dragonball and just don't find dragonballs humor that funny.

I wouldn't call that elitism.

You really don't think they'res any elitism going on in this thread?

The Dragonball franchise was always just as based on humor as it is action.

Does that mean that people had to like this episode? Maybe they just didn't like the humor in this particular episode?

[Soppa Saia People]

They just don't like the episode.

Most likely. I really hate whenever a episode comes out and people don't like it, it's never because they disliked the episode, it's because their dickheads who hate everything Super does. People will like and dislike something for a whole bunch of reason, stop with the generalizations.

This elitism in the community needs to stop. There are plenty of people in the community that have watched/read all of dragonball and just don't find dragonballs humor that funny.

I wouldn't call that elitism.

You really don't think they'res any elitism going on in this thread?

"e·lit·ism
əˈlēdˌizəm/
noun
noun: elitism
the advocacy or existence of an elite as a dominating element in a system or society.
the attitude or behavior of a person or group who regard themselves as belonging to an elite."
What's going on here isn't elitism.

[kinisking]

Most likely. I really hate whenever a episode comes out and people don't like it, it's never because they disliked the episode, it's because their dickheads who hate everything Super does. People will like and dislike something for a whole bunch of reason, stop with the generalizations.

I wouldn't call that elitism.

You really don't think they'res any elitism going on in this thread?

"e·lit·ism
əˈlēdˌizəm/
noun
noun: elitism
the advocacy or existence of an elite as a dominating element in a system or society.
the attitude or behavior of a person or group who regard themselves as belonging to an elite."
What's going on here isn't elitism.

I feel like the people who appreciate dragonball's humour more or have read all of dragonball tend to consider themselves as superior to the ones who have only watched DBZ or aren't interested in dragonball's humour. They'res definitely a divide between people who consider themselves "true" dragonball fans and what they call deebeezee fans. I've seen it elsewhere, I've seen it on Kanzenshuu and I've seen hints of it in this thread.