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by DBZGTKOSDH » Fri Feb 01, 2013 2:01 pm
I remember watching it since I was about 3 years old (1998), back on the days Dragon Ball was on TV in Greece (it was on the Piccolo Daimao arc). It was my favorite cartoon back then, and if I were to miss an episode, I would record it to watch it on VHS. And then, in 2003 I think, Dragon Ball Z was over. After that, DeAgostini Hellas started releasing the whole DBZ series on VHS weekly (I only bought one or two of them though), and a Dragon Ball chess. I bought the whole thing, but I've threw it away now... Then I bought a GameBoy Advance, and bought Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors in 2005, and it was the only thing that was keeping Dragon Ball alive in my mind. I was playing it for year whenever I was getting bored (it's a great game). In 2007, DeAgostini Hellas started a weekly release of DBZ again, in DVD this time. I bought the first ones, but then stopped because they were too expensive. Then, DeAgostini Hellas started a weakly release of Dragon Ball GT, in 2008. I was shocked, because I had no idea that Dragon Ball Z had a sequel. So, I bought the first 4 episodes, and it had an image of Super Saiyan 4! I was like "WOW!!!". It made me wanting to learn more about Dragon Ball, so I managed to discover the Dragon Ball Wikia, Daizenshuu EX, and Kanzentai. I read the manga, and then I watched GT (FUNi dub), along with some movies. I started playing Shin Budokai 2 on PSP in the Christmas of 2008, and in summer of 2009, I watched the complete anime series (DB-DBGT), all the movies, and whatever was out of DBKai. I started following the news about DBO in 2009, and I got Tenkaichi 3 in summer of 2010. And then, the next summer, I watched every Dragon Ball anime material in order, in Japanese with English subs. After finishing it, I came in this great forum.
That was the long story of what kept the flame alive the previous years. Now, it's mostly this forum that keeps the flame alive for me, and all the new stuff that keep coming out of course (DBZ video games, DBO & DBH updates, DBSD, new manga & anime specials).
James Teal (Animerica 1996) wrote:When you think about it, there are a number of similarities between the Chinese-inspired Son Goku and that most American of superhero icons, Superman. Both are aliens sent to Earth shortly after birth to escape the destruction of their homeworlds; both possess super-strength, flight, super-speed, heightened senses and the ability to cast energy blasts. But the crucial difference between them lies not only in how they view the world, but in how the world views them.
Superman is, and always has been, a symbol for truth, justice, and upstanding moral fortitude–a role model and leader as much as a fighter. The more down-to-earth Goku has no illusions about being responsible for maintaining social order, or for setting some kind of moral example for the entire world. Goku is simply a martial artist who’s devoted his life toward perfecting his fighting skills and other abilities. Though never shy about risking his life to save either one person or the entire world, he just doesn’t believe that the balance of the world rests in any way on his shoulders, and he has no need to shape any part of it in his image. Goku is an idealist, and believes that there is some good in everyone, but he is unconcerned with the big picture of the world…unless it has to do with some kind of fight. Politics, society, law and order don’t have much bearing on his life, but he’s a man who knows right from wrong.
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