DBZ, Most Popular Anime in the US?

Chuquita · Post by **Chuquita** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 11:21 pm

Super Sonic wrote:I was referring to Dragon Ball. I know Z had those weird things. Will admit that while I prefer Vegetto and Majin, if foreigners don't mind about name changes in imported American comics, why do we care so much? Yes, they do change American comic characters' names in at least France and Mexico.

OH, in that case, yeah, nothing I can really think of that Viz didn't at one time have uncut for those first 16 volumes.
(*Thought you meant the entire series*).

I can forgive Djinn, because that's just Viz being fancy, but I don't see why they needed to change Vejitto/Vegetto/Vegito/whatever-the-preferred-spelling when Funi went ahead and kept it.

Either way, nowadays I go out of my way to avoid buying Viz's products in general as its clear that by buying One Piece and Case Closed/Detective Conan that I wasn't going to help get those titles released any faster. ^^;

I'm not going to give them my money if all they spend it on is a single title I don't even care about.

That being said, no matter how popular he is right now, the loud ninja doesn't have his own Macy's Day Parade balloon either.

DevilKingBaal · Post by **DevilKingBaal** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 11:44 pm

Naruto is Viz's cash cow, now.

They'll be damned if they don't get that float in there at some point.

Chuquita · Post by **Chuquita** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 12:14 am

DevilKingBaal wrote:Naruto is Viz's cash cow, now.

They'll be damned if they don't get that float in there at some point.

I hope they don't.
Its not really the series itself that bugs me, its more my experiences with it.

I'd support Pokémon over loud ninja any day.

Adamant · Post by **Adamant** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 3:26 am

Super Sonic wrote:Will admit that while I prefer Vegetto and Majin, if foreigners don't mind about name changes in imported American comics, why do we care so much? Yes, they do change American comic characters' names in at least France and Mexico.

...and Americans change names in French comics without anyone really caring. Really, it's more a case-to-case basis (and French comics not having so many die-hard fans able to read the originals/scanslated versions of the originals).

EDIT: Oops, how did I manage to misquote like that? >_<

Chuquita · Post by **Chuquita** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 3:29 am

That's Super Sonic's quote, not mine. ^^;

Shiyonasan · Post by **Shiyonasan** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 7:10 pm

Back in the 90's, it was definitely popular, but as it stands, Pokémon was, and still is, probably the most popular anime in the U.S., and Naruto and Bleach are pretty much the successors to Dragon Ball Z currently.

It's a shame One Piece never caught on in America like Naruto and Bleach did...

SSJ2bardock · Post by **SSJ2bardock** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:19 pm

Shiyonasan wrote:Back in the 90's, it was definitely popular, but as it stands, Pokémon was, and still is, probably the most popular anime in the U.S., and Naruto and Bleach are pretty much the successors to Dragon Ball Z currently.

While this is true that Naruto and Bleach are the current "ZOMG itz from Japan!!!!!11one" anime series right now, I don't think they're as popular as the DBZ fever was when it was at it's peak.

Last time I checked Naruto and Bleach never had their own toys in the Kids Meal at Burger King

(I really hope I'm not wrong about that, I can't even remember the last time I had a kids meal)

Super Sonic · Post by **Super Sonic** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:49 pm

SSJ2bardock wrote:
Shiyonasan wrote:Back in the 90's, it was definitely popular, but as it stands, Pokémon was, and still is, probably the most popular anime in the U.S., and Naruto and Bleach are pretty much the successors to Dragon Ball Z currently.
While this is true that Naruto and Bleach are the current "ZOMG itz from Japan!!!!!11one" anime series right now, I don't think they're as popular as the DBZ fever was when it was at it's peak.

Last time I checked Naruto and Bleach never had their own toys in the Kids Meal at Burger King (I really hope I'm not wrong about that, I can't even remember the last time I had a kids meal)

Given that Bleach is on Adult Swim with a tv pg-tv 14 rating and has lots of blood and cursing, it's rather unlikely it would have a kids meal behind it.

Chrono Trigger · Post by **Chrono Trigger** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:54 pm

shiyonasan wrote:It's a shame One Piece never caught on in America like Naruto and Bleach did...

Yes it really is a shame seeing as One Piece is much better than both of those shows. After what 4kids did to it nobody will ever take it seriously. Pokemon probably takes the cake for being more popular but DBZ was a Juggernaut too. It got to the point where it all they showed on Toonami. Everyone knows about or has at least heard of it. Whenever people see a show with spikey haired characters they almost always relate it back to DBZ.

Captain Awesome · Post by **Captain Awesome** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 9:05 pm

Shiyonasan wrote: It's a shame One Piece never caught on in America like Naruto and Bleach did...

Tell me about it.

It's so bad here in Australia (thanks to our douchebag distributor) I have to import the DVD's from the states.

Castor Troy · Post by **Castor Troy** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 11:38 pm

Are you sure Pokemon was more popular than DBZ back in 1999-2000 or so?

I remember DBZ being #1 on the search engines with Britney Spears being 2nd. I can't remember #3.

SSJ2bardock · Post by **SSJ2bardock** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 11:41 pm

Castor Troy wrote:Are you sure Pokemon was more popular than DBZ back in 1999-2000 or so?

I remember DBZ being #1 on the search engines with Britney Spears being 2nd. I can't remember #3.

I've been waiting for an opportunity to bring this up.

On Youtube when you type the D into the search Dragonball Z is the 8th result down.

When typing in DR it is #1 on the search results.

Super Sonic · Post by **Super Sonic** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 1:59 am

Well the older fanbase where the ones who were on the search engines back then. Back then, Pokemon's younger fanbase outnumbered its older fanbase 200 to one.

The Tori-bot · Post by **The Tori-bot** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 7:52 am

Castor Troy wrote:Are you sure Pokemon was more popular than DBZ back in 1999-2000 or so?

I remember DBZ being #1 on the search engines with Britney Spears being 2nd. I can't remember #3.

I seem to recall DBZ being #2 on some search engine I can't remember the name of (I think it began with an L), and Pamela Anderson bing #1. Yeah, Pamela Anderson.

So, uh, back on topic...

[size=0]R.I.P. Kakashi.[/size]

caejones · Post by **caejones** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 9:45 am

Chrono Trigger wrote:
shiyonasan wrote:It's a shame One Piece never caught on in America like Naruto and Bleach did...
Yes it really is a shame seeing as One Piece is much better than both of those shows. After what 4kids did to it nobody will ever take it seriously. Pokemon probably takes the cake for being more popular but DBZ was a Juggernaut too. It got to the point where it all they showed on Toonami. Everyone knows about or has at least heard of it. Whenever people see a show with spikey haired characters they almost always relate it back to DBZ.

1999-2003... if any random person saw anything DB-related... "Oh, you mean that Pokemon-thing?" Or "It's basically the same as Pokemon". "'You got your Pokemon stuff?"
... This being after I ftried very hard to hate Pokemon (Hm. There's a pathetic story in that...). So, yeah, bloody well frustrating as all getout.

SaiyaMel · Post by **SaiyaMel** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 1:12 pm

I get tired of seeing Pokemon and Yu-Gi-Oh cards everywhere - in part because I'm a DB/Z fangirl who wishes to see more DB related merchandise in the local stores... you hardly see any DBZ stuff here at all (besides the brick sets).

I could never get into either Pokemon or YGO,, and IMO Pokemon's been done to death.

DBZGokuSaiyan · Post by **DBZGokuSaiyan** » Tue Nov 25, 2008 1:49 am

The Tori-bot wrote:
Castor Troy wrote:Are you sure Pokemon was more popular than DBZ back in 1999-2000 or so?

I remember DBZ being #1 on the search engines with Britney Spears being 2nd. I can't remember #3.
I seem to recall DBZ being #2 on some search engine I can't remember the name of (I think it began with an L), and Pamela Anderson bing #1. Yeah, Pamela Anderson.

So, uh, back on topic...

[size=0]R.I.P. Kakashi.[/size]

It was 50Lycos.com or Lycos50.com or something... I was 8 (2002) when I saw DBZ at #1 and it stayed at that spot for a VERY long time. (Amazing how I remembered something from 6 years ago.

)

EDIT: Ah, here it is! http://50.lycos.com/121206.asp Dragonball's at #12.

Wow, I CAN'T believe freakin' WWE, golf, Britney Spears, spyware (WTH?!), Paris Hilton, Pamela Anderson and Runescape are MORE POPULAR than DB/Z!!! What has the world come to?!

Ah well... at least DB/Z's more popular than Naruto and Clay Aiken.

Forgotten Hero · Post by **Forgotten Hero** » Tue Nov 25, 2008 2:12 am

I'd say Dragonball Z through its syndication(1998/1999-2003) was most popular Anime in North America. But today, I'd say Naruto and Bleach are tied. That isn't to say those two are the best in syndication. I'm still waiting for Nogami Neuro and more Genshiken.

If you wanna read some high schoolers' opinion on this as it relates to Toonami...Here, just go down to "Dragonball Z: Outsider to House Hold Name" and so on.
(This not a promotion)

SSJmole · Post by **SSJmole** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 5:24 am

Freeza Heika wrote:Is it really that popular in U.S. anymore?

I think Pokemon was made popular again by the DS games