Outrageous! OG Dragon Ball had MORE AFFILIATES than DBZ.

[Cure Dragon 255]

https://www.kanzenshuu.com/press-archiv ... z-sidebar/

We have seen just a few episodes of DBZ and it seems quite good. We have not seen traces of editing (but it does not mean that there is none). There is lots of violence, of course, since DBZ is all about fighting. If they wanted to have a show they couldn’t cut all the fights. It is probably because of that violence that it has been picked up by less stations than DB.The story seems faithful to the manga, but is progressing slowly because of that. The dubbing is excellent (of course, it’s by Ocean Studio). Only negative point: we don’t like the new opening and ending. All in all, it’s a cool show. If only it could play on more stations! (three out of four stars)


I dont believe this. I always heard Dragon Ball flopped because it got bad coverage!

[Dragon Ball Ireland]

I'm a little surprised original Dragon Ball had more affiliates than Z, because the latter's syndication run seems to be talked about more than the former.

The idea that original Dragon Ball did poorly is a myth spun by fans that argue the original is an "optional comedic prequel" conflated with the knowledge of the Harmony Gold episodes, which had far less reach. It likely pulled in decent ratings relative to its poor timeslots.

[MasenkoHA]

I don't think it got bad coverage, just worse time slots.

[Cure Dragon 255]

I know but that's what the rumors said. I am so glad I know better now!