I mean, the show is filled with moments for Vegeta x Bulma ... it's like the show was practically made for them. Goku x Chi-Chi however does not get that kind of love from Toei at all (hell Gohan x Videl and Krillin x 18 get more love) which is ironic since the original anime was filled with moments for them even though they went over-the-top with Chi-Chi's character as well. Outside maybe that one scene in episode 14 where Goku nearly died against Beerus, we never get even a slight sense that Goku values Chi-Chi as anything but an obligation... in fact the latest episode hints that he resents the way that she is and the episode before it also hints she shares that notion for Goku... all with no compromise and the ending for that episode was more heartbreaking than funny
. Even the opening has her yelling at and chasing after Goku and Goten when they pulled out that long turnip like it's their fault.Though this could be the fault of a particular writer (Yoshifumi Fukushima) seems to get all the Goku x Chi-Chi centric episodes and unfortunately, he's handling the next episode as well.
What could be the cause of all this? Is it cuz that's how people remember Goku x Chi-Chi's relationship (and Chi-Chi's character) best so Toei tries to plays into that? Did Goku x Chi-Chi suddenly fall rapidly behind in popularity to the other couples in Japan with Vegeta x Bulma in the lead? Or is there some joke behind it that Japanese people get but is flying over my head?
As a matter of fact, does Toei hate the immediate members of the Son Family as a whole?
