Is the manga the best way to introduce someone to Dragon Ball?

[TheGreatness25]

Speaking of releases...

Which version do I have...?

Season Three of Z. Frieza's on the cover.

Audio options are Uncut, Broadcast, and Japanese.

The spine has part of Shenron. Clearly, if you put them side-by-side, it has Shenron on one side.

What release is this?

That would be the "orange bricks," Funimation's least popular release in terms of video quality, but certainly their most affordable one. There are nine of these for Z, five for the original, and two for GT (though there is a bundle for GT in one set). The official title is "Season sets."

[Sailor Haumea]

Which release is the best, in your opinion?

[Cipher]

Going to cut through the clutter of this thread and just say "yes."

My opinions would differ if you're going to be actively watching the anime with a new viewer, which is a good time (but it'd better be someone who's already really invested or someone you live with). If you want to pique their interest and send them off on their own, absolutely go with the manga.

[sangofe]

Why wouldn't everybody start with the start?

And wow, you find DB "boring as piss" 0.o?

Because the start doesn't represent what the franchise turns into.

I love DB but putting that aside, it doesn't hold up that well compared to Z and other anime so if you're going to introduce someone to the franchise you shouldn't do it with a part that could completely turn them away from it.

Did db not become huge in for example france? Did they not start with the start? I don't think many were turned away from db there...

[Soppa Saia People]

Why wouldn't everybody start with the start?

And wow, you find DB "boring as piss" 0.o?

Because the start doesn't represent what the franchise turns into.

I love DB but putting that aside, it doesn't hold up that well compared to Z and other anime so if you're going to introduce someone to the franchise you shouldn't do it with a part that could completely turn them away from it.

Why do you treat Z as the best thing since sliced bread ?

[Jinzoningen MULE]

Getting the blue bricks could be a decent alternative but my biggest fear is will the footage look good on a HDTV.

Don't worry, it looks just fine on newer TV's. It was specifically remastered with that in mind.

[sintzu]

Why do you treat Z as the best thing since sliced bread ?

I don't.

I've said multiple times that I've seen other anime that do things better.

[Helios518]

If they like manga more than anime then sure but if they like anime more than I would suggest them to watch IAmTheMilkman's Dragon Ball Recut.

[DBZAOTA482]

Yes. The manga is quick and to the point while the anime slows the plot down (which can be quite annoying for a plot-driven anime) with a bunch of extraneous shit. Not to mention the anime is often VERY contradictory and even blows certain character traits out of proportion (Muten Roshi and Chi-Chi being prime examples).

[Soppa Saia People]

Why do you treat Z as the best thing since sliced bread ?

I don't.

I've said multiple times that I've seen other anime that do things better.

Lol, oops. I read your post wrong, I was just tired and PO at the time and was looking for something to be angry about. Excuse my mistake

[Lord Beerus]

Absolutely. Let that person enjoy Dragon Ball through the vision of Toriyama purely before they take on the anime adaption and then properly appreciate criticise the positives and negatives when it came to adapting the original story.

[MajinMan]

If you know that the person you're introducing it to likes to read manga or just read in general, then yes, it is the best way. If it's someone that doesn't like to read, then start them off with Dragon Ball in Japanese.

I did this with my friend. He is a big Naruto fan and wanted to get into Dragon Ball. He himelf said he was going to start with the original Dragon Ball in dub. I told him to read the manga instead since it was really good, but he refused. I ended up convincing him to watch it in Japanese and while he did have to get used to the Japanese language during the first arc (he watched Naruto in dub), he eventually watched the whole thing in Japanese while liking it.

If they end up not liking the series after all that, then it just wasn't meant for them.