Do you think the Dragon Ball franchise nowadays has fallen into the realm of modern battle shounen?

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Re: Do you think the Dragon Ball franchise nowadays has fallen into the realm of modern battle shounen?

Post by super michael » Mon Feb 24, 2025 7:55 am

This is my opinion between DBS anime version and GT characters version:

GT Goku >>> DBS Goku
DBS Vegeta > GT Vegeta (Vegeta trains with others and has masters in DBS)
DBS Gohan > GT Gohan
GT Goten > DBS Goten
GT Trunks > DBS Trunks
GT Boo > DBS Boo
DBS Piccolo > GT Piccolo
GT Chi Chi >>> DBS Chi Chi

DBS Pan and Bra is too early to say if they are better or worse.

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Re: Do you think the Dragon Ball franchise nowadays has fallen into the realm of modern battle shounen?

Post by AliTheZombie13 » Mon Feb 24, 2025 10:00 am

dbs fanboy wrote: Mon Feb 24, 2025 7:00 am Now if your issue is that you want him as the Main character or something like that, then we'd be having a completely different conversation.
My issue is, I'm sick and tired of "Gohan has neglected his training!!!!" being used as a plot point to develop his character.
Subversion and character arc or not, this is tiresome and I have no interest in Gohan relearning something for the 2nd time, it makes Dragon Ball look like a bad Mexican soap.

I'm not someone who cares all that much about the fight scenes in Dragon Ball, so I really don't care about Gohan defeating cannon fodder in the ToP, I'm more interested in the character's journey as a whole. Right now, Gohan's is "I'm at my peak, transformed, and daddy told me Earth is safe in my hands, the torch has been passed, yay :D"

But... That's exactly how he was at the end of Cell.
Time will tell if that will stick, but lord help me if Gohan shows up again and someone utters the line "Oh, Gohan. You've been neglecting your training, haven't you?" Bonus points if he gets his ass kicked, then Goku and Vegeta are forced to intervene. Even if the show reveals at the last minute he really hasn't, I'm sick of this.

Mind you: I'm not saying this just to shit on modern DB. I like Super Hero as a whole. I just don't like how Gohan is being treated.
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