Dr Slump and original Dragon Ball in top 10 list for most wanted reboot shows

[DragonBallFoodie]

https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/ ... anime-form

Japanese survey site Voice Note, in conjunction with FutabaNet asked 200 male/ female Japanese Jump fans aged 30-50 “what series you’d like to see animated again from 1980s shonen” and this is their Top 10:

10 - Tsuide ni Tonchinkan
9 - Kimagure Orange Road
8 - High School Kimengumi
7 - St Seiya
6 - Cats Eye
5 - Kinikuman
4 - Dragon Ball
3 - City Hunter
2 - Fist of the Northern Star
1 - Dr Slump

I'm sure Dragon Ball would be welcome. Not so sure about Dr Slump, but if Mr Osomatsu can score in the 1980s and 2020s then maybe it has a chance too.

[Robo4900]

I think it would be great if Dragon Ball had a remake in the form of a series of OVAs once enough of the original Japanese cast has died off (which, hopefully, won't be for another decade or two at least). Follow the manga more faithfully, have movie-quality animation, use new actors with no obligation to sound like their predecessors, take a mulligan on the designs of Mr Popo and Staff Officer Black, and rework Roshi a bit.

... But realistically, Kai is already exactly what Toei would always have done as far as a Dragon Ball reboot/remake; skip to Raditz, keep all the problematic elements, reuse the old animation, do the whole thing as cheaply as possible in general, and have it kinda fall apart in the end. The only further step I could see them taking from Kai is doing new animation in the style of Super (that is, cheap, rushed, and super inconsistent from episode to episode), and using new castings who generally sound a lot like the original castings.

[KBABZ]

I find it very ironic that Dr. Slump topped the list when it ALREADY GOT a remake anime! Kinda exposes the problem with remakes in general, after 10 years people say "Do it again!".

[Matches Malone]

I'd love a seasonal remake with high production value. It'd be great to see the entire manga reanimated using one art style from start to finish, such as Shintani's. With that said, I think DB's future in animation will be limited to completely new material.

[KBABZ]

I'd love a seasonal remake with high production value. It'd be great to see the entire manga reanimated using one art style from start to finish, such as Shintani's. With that said, I think DB's future in animation will be limited to completely new material.

Shintani Kid Goku adventures would be amazing.

[Matches Malone]

I'd love a seasonal remake with high production value. It'd be great to see the entire manga reanimated using one art style from start to finish, such as Shintani's. With that said, I think DB's future in animation will be limited to completely new material.

Shintani Kid Goku adventures would be amazing.

The entire show would be amazing, just imagine DB with AOT or MHA's production value.

[SuperSaiyaManZ94]

It really surprised me to see that Dr. Slump was on the top, especially considering as KBABZ mentioned above that there already was a revived anime series with updated/retooled character designs back in 1997 after GT had ended and apparently the show didn't really do that well ratings wise. Although an interesting thing was how full circle it was, as the original Dr. Slump anime had aired on that Wednesday evening time slot which Dragon Ball then took over in 1986 after the latter's conclusion that carried through Z and GT over the course of the series' just over decade run.

[Vijay]

About time....DB done with modernized look (NOT like Kai, Kai 2.0 or DBS) wud be rad

[JulieYBM]

I find it very ironic that Dr. Slump topped the list when it ALREADY GOT a remake anime! Kinda exposes the problem with remakes in general, after 10 years people say "Do it again!".

GeGeGe no Kitarou gets a remake every ten years and that works out fine.

Let's do Kamatani Slump!

[Cure Dragon 255]

I was super happy to see Kimagure Orange Road on that list!











...Until I remembered Madoka is gone...RIP Hiromi Tsuru.

[MasenkoHA]

I find it very ironic that Dr. Slump topped the list when it ALREADY GOT a remake anime! Kinda exposes the problem with remakes in general, after 10 years people say "Do it again!".

The most recent one was in 1997, so to be fair being over 20 years ago the current target elementary school audience wouldn’t even have been alive.

[SuperSaiyaManZ94]

I find it very ironic that Dr. Slump topped the list when it ALREADY GOT a remake anime! Kinda exposes the problem with remakes in general, after 10 years people say "Do it again!".

The most recent one was in 1997, so to be fair being over 20 years ago the current target elementary school audience wouldn’t even have been alive.

Yes, and not to mention the '97 Slump remake series is lesser known when compared the original '81-'86 anime. I've heard it didn't do that well in ratings.

[KBABZ]

I find it very ironic that Dr. Slump topped the list when it ALREADY GOT a remake anime! Kinda exposes the problem with remakes in general, after 10 years people say "Do it again!".

The most recent one was in 1997, so to be fair being over 20 years ago the current target elementary school audience wouldn’t even have been alive.

I guess my point is that remakes (and remasters if we're talking video games) can have a cyclical nature to them if "it's not widescreen or HD" is used as the reason why the same stories should be done again. If you ignore that, both the original Dr. Slump and the 97 remake series would be perfectly serviceable. In 20 years people will probably say "They should remake Super because it's not in 16K". Where does that line of thinking end???

[jaisonas]

Ah yes, one more reason/excuse for toei to never do a proper HD remaster of the old DB

[Adamant]

I find it very ironic that Dr. Slump topped the list when it ALREADY GOT a remake anime! Kinda exposes the problem with remakes in general, after 10 years people say "Do it again!".

The most recent one was in 1997, so to be fair being over 20 years ago the current target elementary school audience wouldn’t even have been alive.

And to be even more fair, that remake was pretty bad. There's a reason all modern Dr. Slump stuff references the original anime and not the remake.

[FortuneSSJ]

Dragon Ball definitely deserves a proper reboot one day.

[ArmenianPepsi]

It really surprised me to see that Dr. Slump was on the top, especially considering as KBABZ mentioned above that there already was a revived anime series with updated/retooled character designs back in 1997 after GT had ended and apparently the show didn't really do that well ratings wise. Although an interesting thing was how full circle it was, as the original Dr. Slump anime had aired on that Wednesday evening time slot which Dragon Ball then took over in 1986 after the latter's conclusion that carried through Z and GT over the course of the series' just over decade run.

I'm not too opposed to another reboot of Dr Slump. If Dragon Ball Super can come and create a whole new generation of fans, maybe Dr Slump can also find a new appreciative audience, especially in the west, where it's been relegated to the status of "That other series Toriyama worked on before Dragon Ball that sometimes makes cameo appearances" and to my info hasn't really be properly released. Atleast not the anime, correct me if I'm wrong though.

[Matches Malone]

I'm not too opposed to another reboot of Dr Slump. If Dragon Ball Super can come and create a whole new generation of fans, maybe Dr Slump can also find a new appreciative audience, especially in the west, where it's been relegated to the status of "That other series Toriyama worked on before Dragon Ball that sometimes makes cameo appearances" and to my info hasn't really be properly released. Atleast not the anime, correct me if I'm wrong though.

I think the 1997 version of Dr. Slump is more or less accurate to the manga, but it hasn't gotten a wide international release, at least not in the US. When it comes to DB, I would've taken a properly done reboot over what we got with Super any day.

[kemuri07]

I don't know if I'd want a rebooted DB. I like that show's focus on martial arts, and a "new" show would more than likely carry over influences from DBZ.

That and I think the raucous humor of DB would be heavily sanitized.

[MasenkoHA]

I don't know if I'd want a rebooted DB. I like that show's focus on martial arts, and a "new" show would more than likely carry over influences from DBZ.

DBZ was a martial art shows too....