Unpopular DB opinions

[DBZ Mick]

I still prefer DB's ending, Goku's alive and happy, he's achieved his goal of winning, defeated the enemy, and now had a bride. The story felt complete. Where Piccolo went was not that important, Goku won, and the implication was clear, Goku was always gonna be there to defeat him. When I read the story, the idea of Piccolo and Kami becoming one never felt like a plot thread that needed tying up.

I know a lot of people love the idea of Goku passing the torch to his son, but Gohan as the hero isn't that interesting to me, and it's more of a position that's thrusted upon him than something he chose. I thought it was implied, if not explicitly stated that Gohan wanted to be a scholar when it was all over. Vegeta's story still feels incomplete at the end of the Cell arc. I know he said he'd never fight now that Kakarotto was dead, but that doesn't feel like a resolution to me.

I agree. Goku's the main character after all.

[ABED]

I just want to say for the record, I like the Cell arc ending, it does give closure by and large, but I prefer Goku alive.

I'd rank it: DB > Cell arc (including Trunks returning to his timeline) > GT > DBZ's dance episode >>>> DBZ's actual ending.

[DBZ Mick]

I actually also like the Freeza arc as an ending so... I don't know what I'm talking about.

[Insertclevername]

I just want to say for the record, I like the Cell arc ending, it does give closure by and large, but I prefer Goku alive.

I'd rank it: DB > Cell arc (including Trunks returning to his timeline) > GT > DBZ's dance episode >>>> DBZ's actual ending.

I can dig it. It's nice to see someone appreciate the egg filler episode.

[DonZ]

Cha La HEAD Cha La is my 2nd least favorite opening in the series (the first is Dragon Soul)
i think "DAN DAN Kokoro Hikarete ‘ku" AND "Makafushigi Adobenchā" are better.

[Saiga]

The Dragon Ball ending might be the only one I dislike more than GT's ending, if it was presented as an actual ending. The story just doesn't feel concluded at all.

[Ringworm128]

I hate the over colored but somehow still dull look of Funi's old singles and I actually consider the bleached look of the season sets as a step up.

[DragonBoxZTheMovies]

The Dragon Ball ending might be the only one I dislike more than GT's ending, if it was presented as an actual ending. The story just doesn't feel concluded at all.

Well, we have to remember that this was never intended as an ending. People forget that the manga is just Dragon Ball the whole way through, and that the arrival of Raditz followed on a week after the conclusion of the 23rd Tenkaichi Budokai

[Saiga]

The Dragon Ball ending might be the only one I dislike more than GT's ending, if it was presented as an actual ending. The story just doesn't feel concluded at all.

Well, we have to remember that this was never intended as an ending. People forget that the manga is just Dragon Ball the whole way through, and that the arrival of Raditz followed on a week after the conclusion of the 23rd Tenkaichi Budokai

That's exactly what I meant when I said "if it was presented as an actual ending". If what we got was an ending to the series, I would have disliked it. I don't have any problem with it as it is, though.

[Hades]

- Don't really like the SSJ design (were it up to me, I'd go with something a bit more monstrous. GT had the right idea with SSJ4 and the Oozaru, but terrible execution)
- The aesthetics look dated, even for an 80s/90s anime (Freeza's uniforms don't really look that menacing, the animation quality is inconsistent thanks to separate teams working on it etc.)

[TheGmGoken]

- The aesthetics look dated, even for an 80s/90s anime (Freeza's uniforms don't really look that menacing, the animation quality is inconsistent thanks to separate teams working on it etc.)

How is that unpopular?

[ABED]

You say outdated, I say vintage, just because something is contemporary doesn't make it neccessarily better.

[Hades]

You say outdated, I say vintage, just because something is contemporary doesn't make it neccessarily better.

Except, the execution of the attempt at vintage has been found wanting. Compare Bioshock. Even though it has a 50s aesthetic and was made in 2007 (gaming changes at a faster pace than animation), it still holds up to this day.

In DB's case, the animation doesn't hold up to modern standards (unlike, say, Golden Age Cartoons holding up among their modern peers), the outfits worn by Freeza's minions don't give a show of intimidation even though they are supposed to be evil to the core (for a better execution of this, look at the uniforms worn by the Chaos Space Marines in 40K, which do display a menacing presence, even if they look aged). As well as that, the General aesthetic is that of an 80s movie trying to be a 1950s one, and failing.

[Big Momma]

I think Kid Buu is the best villain.

[90sDBZ]

I really like the Garlic Jr saga.

[Gonstead]

- Don't really like the SSJ design (were it up to me, I'd go with something a bit more monstrous. GT had the right idea with SSJ4 and the Oozaru, but terrible execution)
- The aesthetics look dated, even for an 80s/90s anime (Freeza's uniforms don't really look that menacing, the animation quality is inconsistent thanks to separate teams working on it etc.)

Is the armour even meant to look menacing in the first place?

[Ajay]

When it comes to the English dub, I'll take Ocean/Westwood over Funi any day.
Although that might be because that's what I grew up with...not necessarily because I think it's better.

[Hades]

- Don't really like the SSJ design (were it up to me, I'd go with something a bit more monstrous. GT had the right idea with SSJ4 and the Oozaru, but terrible execution)
- The aesthetics look dated, even for an 80s/90s anime (Freeza's uniforms don't really look that menacing, the animation quality is inconsistent thanks to separate teams working on it etc.)

Is the armour even meant to look menacing in the first place?

I mean, if I were Toriyama's editor, I'd have taken one look at Raditz's uniform, and told Toriyama to make them far more intimdiating. I mean, they're laughable more than anything else.

[TheGmGoken]

I mean, if I were Toriyama's editor, I'd have taken one look at Raditz's uniform, and told Toriyama to make them far more intimdiating. I mean, they're laughable more than anything else.

What you wanted spikes on his uniform? It's just basic amour.

[RandomGuy96]

- Don't really like the SSJ design (were it up to me, I'd go with something a bit more monstrous. GT had the right idea with SSJ4 and the Oozaru, but terrible execution)
- The aesthetics look dated, even for an 80s/90s anime (Freeza's uniforms don't really look that menacing, the animation quality is inconsistent thanks to separate teams working on it etc.)

Is the armour even meant to look menacing in the first place?

I mean, if I were Toriyama's editor, I'd have taken one look at Raditz's uniform, and told Toriyama to make them far more intimdiating. I mean, they're laughable more than anything else.

He'd just spite you by making them look grimderp. Like how he spited the editor who said second form Cell looked stupid.