What do you believe to be the series intended demographic?

[Hellspawn28]

I think DB in the US is like Robotech is. It was popular with kids when it was on TV and now it's more of a thing with that grew up in the late 90's and early 2000's. With Robotech, only people who grew up in the 80's and the hardcore anime geeks know about it while pretty much everyone forgot that it exist.

8-18 is more accurate.

That's too high. The series runs on Sunday mornings and has merchandise made for kids to be played with. People by 12 or 13 start to grow out of kid things, won't stay up watching cartoons very early in the morning or play with toys in their bed room. Think when you where in High School; when you were 15 or 16 were you and all your friends still watching the same shows you did when you were 7 or 8, or playing with happy meal toys?

[DBZAOTA482]

The original series aired on Wednesday nights IIRC.

[FoolsGil]

1) Japan is weird. Their demographic norms reflect this.

2) Western countries are uptight. Their demographic norms reflect this.

3) A show that has been going on for twenty years, and had a revial series 10 years later is going to have generations in both 1 and 2 wanting to see it, nostalgia, and otherwise.

4) Toys and merch, like cartoons, aren't just for kids. SWAG.

In conclusion, Dragonball demographic is whoever takes time to watch.

[Hellspawn28]

The original series aired on Wednesday nights IIRC.

I think it was on a time slot for kids to stay up while they are awake. I mean other shows for kids can be on around night time when kids are still awake before they go to bed.

[fadeddreams5]

I maintain that the intended age group was 6-14. Many 13 and 14 year olds may grow out of it, but many become just as or more attracted to the sort of stuff DBZ presents (specifically, the serious side and violence) as well. 15+, unless they're anime or comic fans, not so much.

[TheGmGoken]

Well it's obvious what the age group is in Japan. But what about worldwide?

[Lord Beerus]

Well it's obvious what the age group is in Japan. But what about worldwide?

It's the same demographic.

[fadeddreams5]

Pretty sure the demographic I posted above (6-14) would apply to the US too, only with a greater emphasis on the older end of the spectrum (9-14), since that's just how it rolls: usually things targeted for younger kids in Japan are orientated for significantly older kids in America, unless they flat out censor every little thing.

[TheGmGoken]

Well it's obvious what the age group is in Japan. But what about worldwide?

It's the same demographic.

Same things targeted and made for kids in 1 country isn't the same in the other. Some countries may easily target 13+ while others it's 8+.

Avengers in some countries was the equivalent of rated M/R. So it's most likely not the same for DB

[DBZGTKOSDH]

I think 4 - 11 seems right for the DB series given by the time slot it airs on and how much merchandise that they made for children to be played with. That's the same age group as other Sunday morning shows like Kamen Rider, Yokai Watch, Precure, Case Close and Yu-Gi-Oh seem to go for.

The shonen age range is from 6 to 15 years old.

Well it's obvious what the age group is in Japan. But what about worldwide?

It's the same demographic.

It's not. The manga that I bought (I think it's a UK release) say that it's for 13+, and the official DVDs in Greece say that it's 14+. I'm sure it's the same for other countries as well. US even gives DBZ a PG rating, which means that it may not be suitable for children.

[Lord Beerus]

I think 4 - 11 seems right for the DB series given by the time slot it airs on and how much merchandise that they made for children to be played with. That's the same age group as other Sunday morning shows like Kamen Rider, Yokai Watch, Precure, Case Close and Yu-Gi-Oh seem to go for.

The shonen age range is from 6 to 15 years old.

Well it's obvious what the age group is in Japan. But what about worldwide?

It's the same demographic.

It's not. The manga that I bought (I think it's a UK release) say that it's for 13+, and the official DVDs in Greece say that it's 14+. I'm sure it's the same for other countries as well. US even gives DBZ a PG rating, which means that it may not be suitable for children.

Well, here in the UK, a PG rating mean that some scenes may be unsuitable for children, but the content, as a whole, should not unsettle a child aged around eight or older. Which is basically the same demographic in Japan.

[Cipher]

Well it's obvious what the age group is in Japan. But what about worldwide?

The only real answer is that it's aimed at Japanese children. It may be marketed with different restrictions or suggested age groups elsewhere (though even in the States, it's always been marketed toward, and popular with, kids), but that's the one answer that's going to explain its creative drives and choices.

Who is Dragon Ball enjoyed by? Lots of people! Who is it aimed at? Japanese kids.

[Hellspawn28]

I think 4 - 11 seems right for the DB series given by the time slot it airs on and how much merchandise that they made for children to be played with. That's the same age group as other Sunday morning shows like Kamen Rider, Yokai Watch, Precure, Case Close and Yu-Gi-Oh seem to go for.

The shonen age range is from 6 to 15 years old.
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Yu-Gi-Oh is a shonen and yet is market around that age group. Some shonen like Attack on Titan, Hunter x Hunter are market to a older age group while DB, One Piece, Naruto and Yu-Gi-Oh are market to younger kids. Even Naruto had happy meal toys and role playing toys for kids.

[Kamiccolo9]

Well it's obvious what the age group is in Japan. But what about worldwide?

The only real answer is that it's aimed at Japanese children. It may be marketed with different restrictions or suggested age groups elsewhere (though even in the States, it's always been marketed toward, and popular with, kids), but that's the one answer that's going to explain its creative drives and choices.

I would argue that the fact that it was so heavily censored was an indicator of who it was targeted to abroad. If it was meant for an older demographic, it wouldn't have been censored the way it was.

[DBZGTKOSDH]

I think 4 - 11 seems right for the DB series given by the time slot it airs on and how much merchandise that they made for children to be played with. That's the same age group as other Sunday morning shows like Kamen Rider, Yokai Watch, Precure, Case Close and Yu-Gi-Oh seem to go for.

The shonen age range is from 6 to 15 years old.
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Yu-Gi-Oh is a shonen and yet is market around that age group. Some shonen like Attack on Titan, Hunter x Hunter are market to a older age group while DB, One Piece, Naruto and Yu-Gi-Oh are market to younger kids. Even Naruto had happy meal toys and role playing toys for kids.

So, anime like Attack on Titan don't have merchandise for kids? What kind of merchandise to they have that isn't aimed for kids, dildos with Eren's face?

[RandomGuy96]

In the 7-14 range. Most ideal age is around 10. By American standards, though, it's much too graphic for those below 13. At least the manga is. I think people tend to look over this, but the series is extremely violent, especially in the last two arcs, and that's ignoring all the cursing and sexual "humor".

A faithfully adapted live action film would definitely be rated R.

[DoomieDoomie911]

and that's ignoring all the cursing

Hell and damn? That's pretty much as far as the cursing goes unless you're reading scanlations or watching fansubs.

[RandomGuy96]

and that's ignoring all the cursing

Hell and damn? That's pretty much as far as the cursing goes unless you're reading scanlations or watching fansubs.

I've heard "bastard" thrown around.

[Hellspawn28]

A faithfully adapted live action film would definitely be rated R.

No it won't really. The violence in the series is not as bad as most people make out to be. PG-13 movies get away with so much these days for the last 10 years.

[RandomGuy96]

A faithfully adapted live action film would definitely be rated R.

No it won't really. The violence in the series is not as bad as most people make out to be.

Gero squeezed a guy's neck so hard that his head popped off like a fucking pez dispenser. Very messily too. Babidi made a guy's head explode into a shower of gore in the Buu arc, and also cut people in half (you can even see intestines hanging out), killed children by stabbing them through the chest, and made a guy swell and pop like a balloon.

By contrast, the PG-13 rated Avengers had to censor an impalement.