Changes you'd have preferred

[DBW]

Remember that stupid filler where Bulma and Ginyu switch bodies? Well, instead of that crap, they should have made some filler episodes of Mr. Popo's adventures collecting the Dragon Balls! Just think about the comical implications, it could've been the funniest set of episodes in DragonBall history!

I think Chris Psaros originally thought this up, I don't really remember. Either way, it was a great idea. The series really needed more Popo.

[Conan the SSJ]

Remember that stupid filler where Bulma and Ginyu switch bodies? Well, instead of that crap, they should have made some filler episodes of Mr. Popo's adventures collecting the Dragon Balls! Just think about the comical implications, it could've been the funniest set of episodes in DragonBall history!

I think Chris Psaros originally thought this up, I don't really remember. Either way, it was a great idea. The series really needed more Popo.

Indeed, Psaros was the one whom thought that up, and it is a great idea for quite a few reasons. I kinda like how a similar idea was done for Goku before the Cell Games, and that certainly had classic moments (his reunion with Tao, getting his hand crushed by an elephant). Perhaps that's what conflicts manga and anime purists alike, which filler was truly awesome and which filler truly sucked (Fake Namek, Bulma losing the 4-star Namekian Dragonball). In the end, it's all a matter of opinion.

[Dayspring]

Remember that stupid filler where Bulma and Ginyu switch bodies? Well, instead of that crap, they should have made some filler episodes of Mr. Popo's adventures collecting the Dragon Balls! Just think about the comical implications, it could've been the funniest set of episodes in DragonBall history!

I think Chris Psaros originally thought this up, I don't really remember. Either way, it was a great idea. The series really needed more Popo.

Indeed, Psaros was the one whom thought that up, and it is a great idea for quite a few reasons. I kinda like how a similar idea was done for Goku before the Cell Games, and that certainly had classic moments (his reunion with Tao, getting his hand crushed by an elephant). Perhaps that's what conflicts manga and anime purists alike, which filler was truly awesome and which filler truly sucked (Fake Namek, Bulma losing the 4-star Namekian Dragonball). In the end, it's all a matter of opinion.

Crap filler is usually exactly why manga purists exist. The Bardock filler, the car driving filler, Gohan-finding-robot filler... CLASSIC (Bardock being the king of filler moments for obvious reasons). The rest? Almost all of which is not as classic.

[Duo]

Filler isn't my only motivation for Manga Pure-ism. Another example is things like what they did the Cell Junior slaughter (them being slaughtered that is)

It think it was way more powerful that they were slaughtered brutaly and amazingly in about 5 seconds. The Anime version (which had 8 out of 7 Cell Juniors die.) doesn't have one moment right about their deaths. Literally, not one is the same.

Plus it has the Cell Jrs. use the Kikoho.

And just other things like that...and most fillers are quite unseen, little bits here and there, like how the Anime goes to the New Announcer 10x more, and shows a lot of other people going through...stupid things...for no reason. It just detracts from whats going on. You can tell there is no thought in these tiny fillers, just "Lets add 30 more seconds by taking the Characters personailty out of context!"

Granted, there are good fillers, as mentioned. I enjoy Base Vegetto vs. Boo, despite the Power difference that should have been present, as well as the leftover Dragon Team members attacking Cell during the Beam struggle, althought that wasn't executed as well as it should have been...(and it dragged out the struggle far too long)

Nonetheless...what I'm saying is that a few decent instances don't come close to outweighing the negatives present. I don't know how many of you have a complete Manga Collection and DVD's to compare it to (reading and watching at the same time) but that is what really opened my eyes on the subject, so I suggest giving it a try.

[Dayspring]

I don't know how many of you have a complete Manga Collection and DVD's to compare it to (reading and watching at the same time) but that is what really opened my eyes on the subject, so I suggest giving it a try.

I'm bizarre like that: I only collect the movies and the GT series on DVD. IE: PURE filler/AU. I didn't enjoy the numerous, unnecessary filler moments and personality changes like you mentioned, so I didn't waste my money. If box sets went by entire saga for less than $100 one day, I'd be sold. 'Til then...