Eighteen is a teenager. Age of majority varies in the real world, but in Japan, 20 is considered an adult.
He acts the same regardless. When we see him at the 23rd Budokai, he's grown up.
Yeah, but it still follows the tournament structure of DB.
The stakes are very relevant here. If Goku lost to Tenshinhan, he just dusts himself off and learns. If he loses to Piccolo, he's dead.
Yes, but you have to remember the era DBZ aired on Toonami in the US. There was a surge of popular action-orientated anime incoming. If DB went below expectations/ratings, who was to stop them from replacing it early with another hit anime? If that happened, they may have also skipped forward to the part they thought would improve them. But again, this is hypothetical.
Yes, it's hypothetical and ultimately irrelevant, I'm not asking about popularity.
Okay...
Are you agreeing or are you confused? I have no clue what you are getting at.
The biggest truths aren't original. The truth is ketchup. It's Jim Belushi. Its job isn't to blow our minds. It's to be within reach.
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