Dragon Ball Z

Dragon Ball Z is epic. No doubt this is one of the most popular series that helped spread the art of anime in the world. The original Dragon Ball was fun, but in DBZ the characters have grown and the maturity is felt throughout the whole series. From the incredible Sayian Saga, an important Frieza Saga and the entertaining Cell Saga to the Grand Finale - Buu Saga, DBZ does not disappoint. It's not all about the fighting, although the series have probably 4-5 battles that should be written in the anime history books. I was always astonished by the character development which is amazing and to emphasize this, I like the example of Vegeta. He was one of the greatest villains at first and one of the greatest heroes in the end. The way Akira Toriyama changed his perspective throughout the storyline and how he did not rush Vegeta's judgement of his surroundings is astounding. Goku's naive greatness and Vegeta's indestructible pride completes, arguably, the single greatest friendship in anime history. Still not impressed? Just watch the final DBZ battle. It is grand, it is electric, it is emotional and atmospheric. When two of the most beloved fighters, Goku and Vegeta, stand against the mightiest villain in an empty planet, when the last hope is on their shoulders, when the price of failure will erase everything that is worth living for, they look at the situation and smile: this is how life is supposed to be. A man without a challenge is a man who does not live.

If anyone knows of Shounen anime Then there is No doubt anyone would of course heard of Dragon ball Z which I'm obviously sure most people who are reading this review have and are not hopefully sleeping under a rock. Its One of the earliest shounen animes along side others. The show itself has probably had one of the Biggest impact of a shounen anime I've seen in my lifetime growing up besides the likes of attack on titan, Fullmetal Alchemist and Death note and yet till this day it has many viewers still checking it out. some have finish seeing it, some re watch it, some if not Loads of people own it or they don't, but they sure as hell know about it already. This series has its fair share of flaws upon viewing but it also makes up for some of these many moments in the series that are so awesome and unforgettable that in its own right has become an Iconic series in its story along with akira toriyama's art style alone in the world of anime which is why its easily one of my favorite animes and NO, I don't mean that in a Nostalgia kind of way, Here is my review.. Story - 9 In most Shounen animes the stories tend to have similar concepts of the whole Heroes (Underdogs) Overcomes the powerful Villain scenarios where seeing to do the impossible is very typical of course, but that has always been the trait in many cases whether the protagonist of a show is surrounded by friends or enemies. DBZ is an Old anime that started off in this trend. It was also influence by a lot of movies, shounen animes such as saint seiya, other mythological stories and a blend of eastern and western cultural references from the past. The world of Dragon ball has a lot of these and so much more to its own universe even though a lot of its focus is on the fighting since it is a battle shounen anime. The story mainly centers around our main protagonist Goku and his son Gohan for some years after the previous series Dragon Ball. Goku for the remainder of the time has trained to become the strongest warrior he possibly can be, enough to defeat his enemies and of course to look out for his family however what is unknown to him at this point is his brother that is unknown to him Radditz an evil alien warrior who comes to earth seeking goku out which for the most part changes the many fate of the characters for the entire series to come. From the point Radditz meets Goku, He is told about his past and his heritage about being part of a powerful alien tribe known as the Saiyans or Saiya-jins If you prefer It includes the reason why he is here on earth especially from the original Dragon ball series where goku's own origin at the time was hardly known about and was almost a mystery until now. (pretty much the anime superman's origin story with some differences mainly with goku who actually was sent to destroy everyone on earth not to save it.) and long story short, Goku decides to put aside of what he is and from the rest of the series he, his son gohan, along with his friends and new allies in Piccolo, Vegeta, trunks and other characters continue on fighting against those that pose a threat to the earth along with the rest of other civilizations which becomes a Huge order with some ridiculously over the top relentless training that the characters have to take to ascend pass their limits in order to protect their loved ones and the of course the universe. Basically Its quite a simple story yet some events can change drastically making it to be an overwhelming struggle at an alarming scale even with the exception of the dragonballs. The story itself is split into different arcs known as sagas each with a different story scenario and different antagonists who have their own agendas. The villains play a big key role in the development of certain main characters as well as the story and fights. Within the setting of this series there are features similar to the original series for starters the fighters can create Chi / Ki to gain incredible surge of immense power and abilities. Also from a world setting stand point you have Prehistoric Giant creatures, Futuristic technology, the afterlife, Supernatural elements, Different animal species, wishing the dead back to the living, and of course many memorable moments that the characters do in the series that can range from simply epic, to funny, to sad, to stupid, to strange, to Downright bad ass or Just plain evil which can be seen in every arc. However there are of course minor issues that I do have about the story and that is mainly with the incredibly slow pacing and lack of progression with certain characters of the original series dragon ball. Not to mention missed opportunities for other story developments and a little inconsistency with the writing within the arcs sometimes where some might get quite slow and repetitive or might have fillers to drag on some episodes here and there, Frieza not being able to know what 5 minutes of time is also laughable in this case as well. The Ki powering up which will also leave viewers having to endure these pacing issues unless they have to skip some seconds or minutes ahead, But then again those were the 80s and 90s with certain animes. But that being said these are mainly the issues in my opinion that I feel take a long time for any specific build up with this series only because the anime at the time I know was trying to catch up with the manga from time to time when it was broadcasting on TV channels like toonami and other channels back then which is understandable since its also the case for other shounen animes of late as well. . I've also notice some people tend to think the titled dragon ball referring to obviously the 7 orange magical orbs to grant wishes, tend to hurt and devalue the series mainly because of the insignificance of death most of the time. (which there are) Now To simply address those who say Death always makes a convincing plot twist for a show to be good, I've notice viewers complaining that in ordered to feel something for characters they need to die in order to give yourself some sense of attachment of feelings towards that specific character or moments if you will? but I'm sorry, Is it just me or as a viewer does that seem kinda strange?? let me explain. If that is the case then most anime should have their main characters dying left and right to make the story better, to feel some sense of pity to the characters along their path in the story (WRONG.) The fact is, it doesn't prove anything what so ever yes it can be somewhat important and I can understand if its meant to give some shock value but honestly that sounds very cheap for character development and Plot progression if you ask me, Its already overused nowadays in a lot of animes without any significance of knowing and enjoying these characters for the most part and yes I haven't forgotten about that little popular quote itself stating (PEOPLE DIE WHEN THEY ARE KILLED) or even (YOLO) blah blah blah. But interestingly enough when you think about it the dragon balls is what made that unique prospect within its own series stand out. Because It gives the characters that much more of an objective to strive in finding the dragon balls when events could go so horribly wrong which a lot of times is the premise and sometimes seems to be the case throughout the series, its also the same for some villains too like for example when vegeta and nappa arrived on earth vegeta told his saiyan compatriot nappa when you destroyed the city that can also ruin our chances of locating the dragon balls this is true in a sense if they become reckless in finding them. You see, That is what the original Dragon ball did within its own series, If all you cared about was seeing how characters die than there is no sense of this series to begin with here. It would only make the journey seem non-existent to a point since these sagas of the series is mainly about the journey and the battle shounen experience. …

Oh boy, I'm digging my own grave again... We have all heard of Dragonball (of Z I mean, noone watched the original), it was a huge name in the 90s, that introduced anime to the rest of the world through the only good dub I've seen today and is responsible for inspiring hundreds of other anime and mangas. So why would anyone hate it? Well, as was mentioned, Dragonball WAS responsible for many of today's mangas, creating (or at least making famous) various stereotypes that lasted though decades. Some examples of the wonderful stereotypes that Dragonball made norm include: 1)Stupid protagonist in shounen. 2)Evil is stupid. 3)Death has no meaning. 4)Females are all annoying tsunderes. 5)Overly annoying episode-long training sessions. 6)Abilities explained mid-fight to the opponent (...)7)Transformations (ok that can be done right, but the way dragonball did it, definitely wasn't, with the exception of Buu).7)Overly-Recycled animations.8)Overly predictable plots with the villains smiling evilly and laughing maniacally even when in disguise, reinforcing point 2, but also for some reason actually fooling the "heroes".9)Complete and absolute lack of character development. I could go on. As you see, what I truly dislike about Dragonball is the legacy it left behind. Dragonball was an example to be followed by everyone else to be sure, a very, very bad example. Lazy writing, a despicable presentation of females (that finally started to change in shounens thanks to Fairy Tail), brain-dead characters, half-assed animation (I'm looking at you One Piece). Dragonball was in all aspects, definitely something intended for children. "But Dragonball has so much violence!" You don't say. But guess what, freaking Tom and Jerry also has a lot of violence (and with about the same amount of actual deaths as well), yet noone questions Tom and Jerry being a kid's show just because it has violence in it. Violence doesn't make things mature when it has no consequence people. Violence has meaning when it can create PERMANENT damage, physical or emotional. An anime where 2 people make punchbags of each other and 5 minutes later walk it off isn't an anime that should be proud of its violence. If anything it's insulting it. The funny thing is, now that Dragonball Super is being released, everyone is whining about how bad it is. What really gets me going, is how DB fans complain that it's totally different from what they grew up with. Really? Is that how you feel about it? Because personally, all I see is EXACTLY the same product you grew up with. Now however, you have been exposed to actual "quality", even by accident, and can see DB for what it truly is: Trash. Dragonball's glory is long gone. With the internet connecting our stupid brains together and forcing us to hear the opinions of others as well, a piece of crap like Dragonball will never reach fame again. Almost all of its descendants have long since surpassed it, learning from the mistakes of their father and not repeating them. Those include Fairy Tail, Bleach and (it saddens me to say it), even Naruto. Today's writers will struggle to produce intelligent plots, intriguing enemies with personalities that go way beyond "bad for the yolo", and actual relationships between the characters, making them sympathetic and memorable. In other words they will do all the things that Dragonball never did, and never will do. "But then why do I have such fond memories of the original?" For the same reason you have fond memories of Pokemon, Sailor Moon and even Ice T. Because of nostalgia. The number 1 enemy of intelligence and objectivity. Through the spectrum of nostalgia everything seems nice and ideal, since it was a simpler time back then. That's a lie of course. The 90s were just as complex as the 21st century and probably a bit dirtier. YOU however, were younger back then, and as a result STUPIDER, which made you unable to perceive the world correctly. And of course with the years passing and all the bad memories fading away into oblivion, Dragonball, in all its majestic CRAP, becomes in your brain a wonderful sweet memory.

I started watching Dragonball Z at a very young age and even when I was young I loved it although I didn't know what was going on. I grew up watching the English dub on Cartoon Network and Fell in Love with the Show. Dragonball Z is an Epic Anime with Brilliant Fight scene's and Great Characters. If you are Looking for a Great Fighting Anime look no further. I can safely say that Dragonball Z is the King of Fighting Anime. Dragonball Z is a Fun Anime and also my Favorite! Story Dragonball Z is a story about a naive man named Goku trying to be come stronger but Powerful villains stand in his way and try to take over the world kill him blah blah blah. That is the story in its simplest form. Now I will review the story. Dragonball Z has Emotional moments, Funny moments, Really cool fights, Romance and the occasional plot twist. Dragonball Z story is very enjoyable and will leave you hanging on the edge of your seat or cursing at your TV. The show has allot of Fights and they are Amazing it is what every one wants to see super powerful beings Kicking the Crap into each other.Dragonball Z has quite a bit of Humor as well example: Krillin (not being able to get Girls or getting his but Kicked all the Time) Goku (Food Humor and idiocy) Vegeta (Goku getting on His nerves). Although it is My Favorite Anime I will say it does have fillers. I can safely say not as much as Naruto. What I liked about the story is the Brilliant fights and it is full of fun Characters. Art Dragonball Z art is Good but dated. I you are planning are planning to watch the series if you are looking for quality I recommend FUNimations new Remastered Box sets. (if you don't mind wide screen). sound I will review the sound in two sections Japanese Dub on the Background Music and the Voice Actors and then the English Dub. Japanese Dub First I will start with the Background Music. The Japanese Background music Can fit the scenes very well but it sounds very old like a seventy's cheesy Horror movie. What I like about the Japanese Background music is in some scenes the don't and any background Music whilst FUNimation's sound track have music in Every scene. What I don't Like about the Japanese music is that it can get very annoying. English Dub I am reviewing FUNimation's Dub and not ocean Dub or any other Dub so this is purely based on Funi's dub. Funimation's music fits in really well with the Fight scenes and that is what I like about it, because it makes the fights more dramatic and cooler but when there is no fighting I Hate FUNimation's Music Purely because it doesn't fit the scene's well. FUNimation Has Done a Brilliant Job when choosing their voice actors. Each Character voice suits them really well. Character The Characters in Dragonball Z a truly Unique. You Have Goku The Naive Hero of the Story Vegeta The short Tempered Bad Ass Gohan The son of Goku. The Characters all fall into Place although there are some useless one's and it would not matter if they are there or not. Goku Learns of Vegeta And Vegeta learns of Goku. They have such Good Characters and they are not your average heroes . Enjoyment Dragonball Z is a Very Fun series very easy to get into. Overall Overall I would have to give it a 9/10 Happy Watching

Ah yes, Dragon Ball Z, this really takes me back. This series used to be everywhere, there were DBZ lunchboxes, DBZ toys, DBZ VHS sets,& DBZ video games. Well nowadays, it feeds off mostly on video games now, some good(like the Budokai and Tenkaichi series, Burst Limit,& dbz legends), many bad(like Final Bout, Sagas,& Raging Blast). It is widely considered a milestone in anime fandom as it is one of the backthroughs in spreading the art form, along with Pokemon, Akira,& Sailor Moon. It is also(along with the original) inspired many to become artists(including me). I'll try my best to make this review seem as unbiased as possible. Story- It's not the deepest or well-developed plot in the world, but it does have a plot let I mind you, although looking back it does have it's flaws. The story does move pretty slow but not as exaggarately slow as many make it out to be, the filler isn't completely pointless as it does give us more insight to the plot in some places than the manga though it created several errors like Vegeta's knowledge of Planet Vegeta's demise. Anyways DBZ's storytelling isn't like most anime out there(although it does gets repetitive at times), as it enthesis on action like no other,& the show follows a unqiuely-told yet easy to follow good vs. evil plotline, we see how the Z-warriors rise and fall as heroes, we feel for how they struggles to keep to protect the ones they love from evil,& with enough training and teamwork(moreso the earlier sagas), there no limits to what they achive, so the story is character-driven, but despite all that, I felt some things could have been changed, the Buu Saga is pretty much the only saga that we could have leaved without, & it could have atleast have Gohan being the hero in that saga. The series should have ended at the Frieza or Cell saga as they had great endings as oppossed to the Buu Saga(as much as I enjoyed it) which had a horrible ending. Art and Animation- DBZ overall looks very good for it's age, the art style and animation is vibrant and colorful, & the characters have the unqiue and well-detailed designs that we were familiar with from the original Dragon Ball(although the style changes through the series and characters become leaner and more muscular). It may recylcle animation frames a lot and sometimes it appears cheap. Overwise, good job, here. Sound- If you've only seen the dub, you'll be surpised for how they handled the series here, Goku and all the male members of his family are voiced by one person,& it's a female(Masako Nozawa). Most U.S. DBZ fans don't seem to like this version because they feel the voices "don't fit well" , but it takes time to get used to and once you have, you'll realize the voices do fit the characters well, for example, Ryō Horikawa's voice really brings out Vegeta's arrogant and royal personality. The soundtrack also gets my praise because it is composed by a live orchestra and the majority of the vocal music is performed by Hironobu Kageyama . It gets a 9 instead of a 10 because the music is more fitting for the original Dragon Ball and some of the dialogue is unnecessery. Characters- DBZ has one of the most likable cast in anime history, they may not be as complex as characters from Evangelion and such, but the series is filled with so many memorable characters like Goku, Vegeta, Gohan, Goten, Piccolo, Tien, the list goes on. The characters are also really nicely-developed, over the course of the years, the character go throw very subtle changes, they grow up without us noticing it, like how Vegeta's transition from evil to good,& Gohan's from being a wimply little nerd to a seasoned fighter much like his father, the filler also helps to develope the characters. As for the villains, while Vegeta was great as a villain, Frieza was the best since he was very complex,& Impefect Cell is also up there because I liked his sneaky and satistic demeanor. Enjoyment- Yes I know it isn't the best but it's still one of my favorites, I enjoyed the accompany of a new villain each saga, with some of the best fight scenes in anime history such as Goku vs. Vegeta, Goku and Piccolo vs. Raditz, Goku vs. Ginyu, Goku vs. Android 19, Goku vs. Cell, Gohan vs. Cell, Goku vs. Vegeta(the rematch), Majin Buu vs. Evil Buu,& Vegito vs. Super Buu(Gohan Absorbed), although I'd admit I felt some annoyance to the fight scenes that lasted too long(I.E. Goku vs. Frieza). One thing I like about is that it doesn't take itself to seriously, DBZ also offers handfull of entertaining non-action episodes that also help in keeping the story from getting boring, like the driver test episode, which is the arguably the most memoriable piece of filler in the entire series. DBZ may not have as much humor as the original Dragon Ball, but it still was a lot of humor. Positives: + Unique good vs. evil plotline + Good Art and Animation for the time + Good voice-acting + Excellent fight scenes + Great music + Likable and well-defined characters + Good humor Negatives: - Horrible ending to the series - Pace can be taxing Final Verdict: It may not be the best of the best, I don't feel it should even be a candidate. Despite all the glaring flaws stated, I highly recommend it.

Why is Dragon Ball Z so popular? Is it because of the complex characters? No, is it because of the intriguing story? No, Is it because of the nonstop fighting and crazy hype factor? Hell yes!!!. Dragonball Z focuses on the fighting and hype aspect of Anime and i can see why as this is where the show truly shines. What Dragonball z sets out to do it does VERY well. The build up to the fights is intense enough but when the show finally brings the likes of Goku and Frieza to have their fight it is truly something amazing and epic. The animation and music of the show (which were incredible for the time) Only helps to make the fights a crazier ride. Now while Dragonball Z mainly focuses on the buildup of fights and the fights themselves does this mean it does other things poorly? Most definitely not, The character development while simple at times is done well for a show of this genre as we progressively see characters grow and evolve into characters we never thought they could be. I already mentioned the sound and art and how good they were for the time (just trust me on that one). The last thing to mention would be the story, while the story itself is just there to drive Goku and the others to different fights it does it in a way that gets you even more hype for whats to come as characters work on not only bettering themselves but also others. Postives: Great Sound Incredible Animation for its time The hypest damn fights ever Crazy and unique characters/villains Negatives: Character development can be slack (but its a fighting show for gods sake) Story can sometimes drag with fights that are maybe a bit too long. Overall Thoughts: If you want a fighting show with plenty of hype and plenty of action this is the one for you. Dragonball Z is one of the best fighting shows out there.

Crappy popular anime can be split into two categories. Those whose appeal eludes me, and those where I perfectly understand the reason for their success. DBZ falls firmly in the latter category. Hell, I loved the series when I was a dumbass 14 year-old! The premise is practically catnip for a male that age. Martial arts battles for the fate of the Universe against increasingly more powerful foes, with showdowns that destroy literal planets in their wake. As simplistic as it is, what could be fucking cooler than that? It's a young male teenager's power fantasy in anime form. Complete with over-the-top transformation sequences with entire minutes of pants-shitting yelling amidst intense music. Alas, the execusion is as putrid, pathetic, and downright lame as it gets. To begin with, DBZ is a notable departure from the series, Dragonball, that preceded it. The original was heavily based on the Chinese classic "Journey to the West", with Son Goku being based on Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, even copying his tail and magic staff. It focused more on fantasy and adventure, with a more light-hearted approach. DBZ abandons all that to be a more simple, straightforward battle shounen centered around power levels, while taking itself far too seriously. Goku and his friends battle opponents across almost 300 episodes who fight exactly the same but we are told have much higher power levels; first Radditz, then Goku and Nappa, then Frieza and his henchmen, the androids, Cell, and finally, the Buus, with a filler arc featuring Garlic Jr. And yet, DBZ manages to be a far worse fighting series than Dragonball in every way. It has several crippling flaws; 1. Crappy choreography. While Dragonball featured the odd quality action scene and interesting sequence of moves based on actual kung-fu, DBZ is stripped down to a single punch, kick, or elbow either landing or missing, as well as a stock sequence of jerky animation where both combatants throw strikes and block, reused endlessly throughout the anime. While the final series antagonist, Perfect Buu, is at a power level of 100 billion while the initial baddie Radditz is at 1500, they fight almost identically. In fact, Radditz's martial arts looks better, since the animators were trying harder back then. Thus, enemies become more "powerful" while their techniques and fighting skill stay mostly the same. This power is simply demonstrated through the new antagonist being able to crush a previous antagonist with a single blow. And how do Goku and his friends manage to overcome these beastly enemies? Through some clever strategy, new technique, or superior martial arts? Nope! It's from their own numbers going up, like a brain-dead RPG, usually through a transformation sequence and fusion, many of which are completely unmotivated deus ex machina and likely a cynical ploy for Toie Animation to sell more action figures and posters. Choreography, or cool-looking, exciting battles is at the heart of battle shounen, and it sucks here. The resolution to the major battles is also disappointing, coming from a random spike in protagonist power levels, or worst of all, the "Spirit Bomb" attack, essentially a get out of jail free card for the writers when there is no reasonable way for Goku to triumph in battle. 2. Dangerously idiotic and unlikable heroes. Time and again, Goku and company have an opportunity to easily defeat a threat to humanity only to forego it for utterly idiotic, selfish reasons, leading to the enemy becoming much stronger and beating them down. Think Vegeta utterly wrecking the second form of Cell, only to allow him to absorb Android 18 because he wanted to face Perfect Cell. Think Vegeta joining Babidi or Goku not revealing his true power level in their fight, allowing Buu to be resurrected to begin with. Think Gotenks not taking the battle against a different version of Buu seriously. If these supposed "defenders of Earth" don't give a shit about their suicidal actions and the countless billions of beings in the universe it would doom, why the hell should the viewer? And how can we possibly see them as heroes, as opposed to the overpowered, egotistical idiots (Goku) or outright villains (Vegeta) which their actions betray them to be? 3. Glacially slow pacing. DBZ is the most painfully dull battle shounen ever devised. Entire episodes can be wasted on a single character powering up, composed of flashing lights and diarrhea screaming while a few music tracks loop endlessly. If we're lucky, an episode features a few punches and kicks in an episode in-between combatants standing menacingly and exchanging third grade level insults. As noted, the choreography sucks, although it beats the idiot characters talking. Oh, and that's not even mentioning the endless filler, which this show is notorious for. Battles can last for dozens of agonizingly boring episodes, and what's worst is that at least 90% of what happens is entirely meaningless. All the blows and energy blasts until the very climax don't alter or determine a damn thing. The entire anime is an exercise in tedium and time-wasting. I understand liking DBZ as a 14 year-old new to anime. I was one of those myself. But looking back on it now, it's embarrassingly bad. The fight choregraphy sucks in the rare moments where characters don't just stand around powering up or shout "You're going to pay!", and the protagonists are a bunch of narcissistic morons or evil-doers.

Well, if you've never seen this show, you must have been living under a rock, or a giant turtle, or something. Or maybe you've been living in some kind of strange alternate dimension... Yeah, it's Dragonball Z. Some crazy anime show. It's been extremely popular in the past. It still has a big following, somewhere, I think. It's spawned like 30 video games. "But is it any good?" you ask. Well I've come here to tell you. The show spans for almost 300 episodes, and is ultimately drawn out so long that it feels boring and pointless at times. Oftentimes nothing happens in an episode, except for a bit of powering up, some monologue-ing , and maybe an "exciting" revelation that gives just enough incentive to watch the next episode. (Will Goku survive? Will Piccolo die? Will Krillin stop sucking? Find out next time!) Yeah. However, I do like some of the visual storytelling that goes on when there's no dialog. Reminds me of old spaghetti westerns like The Good, Bad and the Ugly. There's just enough story to propel the main focus of the anime, which is the fighting. The fighting is where the enjoyment of the show comes in. Who doesn't like to see a couple of over-powered super-beings beating the crap out of each other, and subsequently destroying the surrounding environment? Truly, the fights become epic and extravagant, and are decently entertaining when they build up to one. This is where the 7 enjoyment rating comes from. The characters are well-designed and are decently well developed. They are generally easy to remember, especially Piccolo. (Yeah, he's green, gruff, and has a soft spot. Now you know everything about him) The world's pretty interesting. It's some kind of future world that is also inhabited by dinosaurs and strange animal-people. The music is orchestrated, and sounds a bit dated, but fits the scenes and the epic scope of the show. However, there are some awful disco Superfriends style songs that are a bit cringe worthy at times, but overall, it's decent, and more original than most animes. Overall I give this show a 6 out of 10. It's really nothing profound or meaningful. Purely for entertainment value, I give the show a 8 because of the awesome fight scenes and the memorable characters. Unfortunately, DBZ is in need of some serious editing. It's overlong and lacks satisfying closure. (avoid the terrible spawn, Dragonball GT. It will ruin all love you may gain for Dragonball and Dragonball Z) Watch it if you are a fan of action, martial arts, and shonen melodrama.

Can I make a critical review of DBZ? Can I be the party pooper? Can I piss in your cereal bowl? Thank you. DBZ is bad. It's actually very much to shonen what Final Fantasy 7 is to JRPG. It's origin of the Bad, the birth of it, the Genesis of modern shonen shit. It is to Nekketsu what SAO is to Isekai, the biggest and most recognisable of them all, and also the one that carries all its flaws. Like Naruto, like Bleach, like One Piece(and I really like One Piece), like Mc Donalds food, there is a general trend with Life that when a lot of people like something, it's probably shit. Not because "it sold out", although that's usually there too, but simply because when you call upon the lowest common denominator, you usually appeal to everyone - and also suck. To be absolutely fair, I read the manga to the end and watched numerous hours of the anime, but not all of it. Still, knowing the story and knowing what the anime's like, I feel like I can judge the anime as a whole without having tortured myself with watching it all. Still, before I get to the meat of why DBZ is shit, I'll break it down into three aspects: - The fights (the technical standpoint, in other words just "how are the fights") - The battles (from a character standpoint, in other words "why are the fights") - The general style of Toriyama as a writer and as an artist. I usually break down into the MAL points of story, art etc, but I don't think it's very pertinent here. Story keeps getting worse, Art is Toriyama with the Toriyama Faces and the Toriyama Haircuts that are in every Toriyama Game and every Toriyama manga, sound is alright when it comes to music (delicious SSJ3 theme), voice acting...not so much sometimes, characters are alright, rarely good though, and it's enjoyable, if you're stupid and haven't gargled on years of shonens already. Overall, the result is really really poor. And since that conclusion has no relationship to the earlier points, that's why I'm doing another breakdown. Father of all Fighter Shonens and Patriarch of the Modern Nekketsus, thine fights are pure shit. Technically speaking. Looking at any battle in the DBZ manga or anime, one thing should immediately strike you if you're used to this style: it has near to absolutely no technicality. By which I mean there is just no techniques. Fights aren't won by outsmarting the enemy, tricking him, using a special technique that surprises him, or overcoming his defenses in any way. Well to be fair that does happen in one fight, the Vegeta fight, which I consider to be the last true Dragon Ball fight there is. Everything else is DBZ. So if DBZ doesn't care for techniques, how are fights made? Simple: by power level. "My numbers are bigger than yours." Now by itself, that sounds pretty boring. It's just the start. While the whole number thing during the Vegeta and Freeza arcs are reaaaaaaally boring and have the same impact as the midichlorians in Star Wars 1 (making the Force leave the mystical realm and enter a stupid pseudoscience realm that kills the purpose of a magical super-physical force), they at least respect a certain degree of sense. There is logic in them, even if the whole "my numbers are bigger than yours" is really, REALLY poor. But then, in the later arcs, the whole power level thing, which by then isn't represented by scouters or calculators but by Super Saiyan level, reaches an absolutely retarded degree. Here's my main gripe with it. When you say "THE LEGENDARY SUPAH SAYAEN" to Freeza, and you say he's the mightiest in the Universe. And then you pull out a SUPAH SAYEEN TSU. And then you pull a SUPRA SYEAHEAN SREEE. And later on, a 4 and a Blue and a what the hell ever, then that's called changing the rules when they don't suit you anymore. Which denotes lack of vision and lack of respect for your own world rules, which in turn destroys the validity of the world which you've set up. So the power levels end up being inconsequential because power and saiyan levels will just be broken time and time and time again anyway. And they're also the only real defining element of your fights winners and losers...that means that you basically don't have rules. Whenever you want a fight to look hard, just have your player get beaten hard by the villain, and have all the nekketsu friends/supporters/arena cleaners scream OH NO, FREEZA/CELL/BUU IS SO STRONG! And when it's time to finish that fight, have your hero have a monologue, or see something bad (like Krillin getting blasted) or just DBZ's ultimate bullshit technique, have him be beaten to a pulp which if he's Saiyen means he immediately gets a huge powerup, and then fight the villain again and win! Except you won't win, because then Cell will get his new form, or Buu will eat something or spit something, or Freeza will get from form 1 to 2, to 3, to 4, to Cyborg, to Golden Freeza, to whatever suits you to make the fight last, and then your heroes will reach a new level of Saiyan or craaaaaaap, I think my point is made. This complete lack of technical effort or even base cleverness is atrocious. Even in the fights themselves, there's no martial arts strikes or positions, it's two idiots, usually levitating in midair, which is REALLY CONVENIENT to think new positions and new forms of fighting, but it's two idiots looking at each other punching each other in the chest until one of them gets blasted and finds his IT'S NOT EVEN MY FINAL FOOOOOORM card in his landing hole. It's just atrocious as hell. To be fair, I didn't even like Dragon Ball that much, but DB had merit in creativity sometimes, even if it shared its problems with DBZ, it at least tried to create interesting situations, the fight with Tenshinhan comes to mind, where the ending was surprising. DBZ wallows in that swamp of mediocrity with the power levels or saiyan levels where everything is just about making a bigger freaking energy laser. There is no technique growth, no new styles, nothing, just get beaten more, lift more weights, do more pushups till you can reach Ultra Maximum Over Saiyan ++ ² Blue With Spiky Ass Hair. But most shonens aren't about the fights technically, they're about the reasons behind the fights. Everyone has some kind of villainous reason to be a villain, everyone of the heroes has a virtous reason to be virtous. DBZ cast: please state your reasons. Goku : I like fighting! Gohan : Well uh dad likes fighting so I guess I have to too. Tenshinhan, Bulma, Yamcha, Krillin, and all the gang: Well err I guess they want to destroy the Earth and we kinda live here. Vegeta : It is my race's duty and pride to trample our enemies! Piccolo : I like Gohan, he's the son I never had. So excluding the growing gang of sidekicks that have been pretty useless since Dragon Ball ended, we have : I like to fight, I have to cause dad, and two characters with actual freaking reasons that don't come from "we have to" or "I just like it man". As for the villains: Freeza : I am evil and love to conquer and kill. Also, I snark. Hin hin. Cell : I am evil and was programmed to kill. Also, I snark. Mmmh mmh. Buu: My master is evil and I was created to kill. Also, I eat. Nom nom I mean really. REALLY. That's it. That's what people worship. What the hell is wrong with simple characters with clear motivations? Nothing really, except what I said earlier about how to appeal to most people: you go for the lowest common denominator! Every good guy is good because he has no choice, or because he likes it. The two exceptions of Vegeta and Piccolo are laudable and I do appreciate them a lot, but that does not excuse an entire cast of generic "no choice but to do it!" characters. As for the villains it's even worse! They're literally anime villains in the worst sense: evil because they are, killing and hurting because it's fun. By rule, the hero should be admirable and the villain should be enjoyable. You should want the hero to win, but enjoy everything the villain does and thin…

Like many anime fans that started young and grew up watching anime DBZ was always a favorite of mine. Had this review been written when I was 13 I probably would have given it 10s across the board. However I am not 13 anymore and my tastes in anime have matured over the years. Thus this review is written in the context of a 21 year old near college graduate and one that has a vastly larger collection than my formative years. Story - 7 Dragon Ball Z follows off years after the end of the Dragon Ball series. As the characters have aged so have their battles. The scale of the battles have moved on from world threatening disaster to universal destruction. Unfortunately while the story starts strong in the Saiyan Saga the following Sagas continually get more and more drawn out. Like a developing method favoring commercial time than development as popularity of the series increased, each episode tells less and less story and become more and more fillers. Characters powering up turns from a 30 second awe inspiring moment to a 20 minute "ok-get-over-yourself" scene. And it only gets worse throughout the series. Repetitious plot turns also take a couple points off of this score. How many times does it take for a villian to die in DBZ? Essentially no less than 10 times and a good 20-30 episodes. None-the-less the story is indeed epic and is definitely addictive for a good crowd. Art - 8 In the context of the time that DBZ was drawn the art was very good. Akira has a very distinct style that is easily recognizable and is exceptional. The only thing that brings down this score is repetitious use of particular cells and awkward proportions on the characters during particular scenes. Sounds - 6 The voice talent for both languages is rough, but not horrible. Nothing about the voices or music will turn you away from the series but nothing will attract you to them. Character - 8 This score seems to vary greatly on the particular character you are referring to. For example I believe that Goku's growth as a character fits well with the story. Gohan also develops especially well as he learns to cope with his own powers and responsibility to protect his family, friends, and the universe at large. Piccolo's fatherly affections for Gohan reveals the light inside and otherwise corrupted soul. Then there are weak characters, chiefly in Vegeta. Vegeta's character in my opinion does not grow or develop at all. He's a prick from the time he unnecessarily kills one of three of the last Saiyans in existence and he's a prick when he lets every bad guy escape so that they can come back and kick the crap out of him. He gets beaten so badly so often because of his own actions that I would have expected his character to give up fighting forever somewhere mid series. Most supporting characters don't grow at all from the previous episode they are seen in despite sometimes years passing. Enjoyment - 9 DBZ is a guilty pleasure. Despite the many flaws in the series there is no doubting the enjoyment of the series. I was down right obsessed for a good 2 years of my life and I don't regret. Sometimes I still go back to watch my favorite episodes with a cold beer. You will fall in love with at least one character for whatever reason. Krillin was my hero. Overall - 7 No doubt about the influence that DBZ has had on the industry. I doubt that series such as Naruto or Bleach would have had a shot without the success of the Dragon Ball series to finance their endless productions.

Ok, so I already did a DBGT review and I had strong opinions on why it isn't as bad as everyone says. Now it's time for my DBZ review and warning to all DBZ lovers I am going to trash on it... Just kidding, isn't that impossible?? DBZ has been known as the greatest anime and although I find that inaccurate it is definitively in the top five and the most influential anime of all time. Story- I really wanted to give it a 10 across the board, but I just couldn't. Most of you who are reading this have probably seen DBZ or know what happens in it. If you haven't seen it yet... let me tell you... the story is near close to perfect. To me everything is paced very well except for two arcs. The Ginyu force arc dragged on for way too long and it was getting extremely difficult for me to watch the whole arc the first time I saw the series. Also, the Buu arc. I love the last season, it's my favorite. But holy damn there is only so much I can take of the same guy regenerating constantly. I do not know why it dragged like that but in the end it doesn't kill the story. Also as a warning to anyone that hasn't seen it, there is filler in the show, but it aint like Naruto filler that lasts for 15000 episodes (obvious exaggeration) it's short and quick and actually entertaining. The story of an underdog never gets old nor does the fight for peace. It's truly a great story with very little problems. Art- I have no problem with the art. It suits the whole show. And the way the attacks are and the fight scenes and energy attacks you can tell that the staff put hard time into making a masterpiece. Sound- The tracks are so amazing in this show. You could easily buy a OST and listen to it in your house or in car and hum along to perfectly written pieces of music. The openings are really good and catchy. The second ending "Angel" is one of the best ending songs I have ever heard from an anime ever! And the Dubbing of DBZ is one of the best dubbing I have ever heard. There are only three anime where I can say that the Dub is better than the Sub. Character- Even if you haven't seen the show, everyone knows the story of Goku and his friends. The cast of characters work so well with each other there is so much character development and personal attachments that a viewer can have with these characters making it a masterpiece. The villains make the experience even better. The villains are so powerful and have the most evil of natures compared to most anime that you love to hate them. I always said, the true way to make a story work is to not have the best good guy but the best villain. I'm sure that I am not alone on that saying. So... DBZ. A lot of characters to love, plenty of villains to hate; a pretty decent pacing with the story, amazing fights and awesome sound and art. It's hard to argue with all the DBZ lovers because the show is that damn good. Personally, it is my 3rd favorite anime. The only two that are better IMO are FMA: Brotherhood and Yu Yu Hakusho. If you haven't seen DBZ and are reading this review, trust me and the general population, WATCH IT! If you have already seen it and are reading this review... WATCH IT AGAIN!! Now excuse me while I go Super Saiyan.

*English is NOT my first language! Review/analysis/rant will be edited... eventually!* "It's like watching two kids playing with their favourite action figurines, yelling at each other why one is so much better than the other, while someone presses every other minute the pause-button, and holds them still for about five to ten minutes - this goes on and on for fifty hours or so, straight!" - Pahatar, after 50 episodes of DBZ Let me tell you a little story, about how I ended up losing 100 hours of my life, into this... anime. First of all, I never saw this anime when I was a kid, so... no nostalgia for me. All the same, my interest towards this... anime, awakened only about a year ago, when I stumbled upon an Abridged version from TFS. I got all the jokes - ironically! - loved all the characters, and their witty personalities, and I was always wanting more - that can't be a bad sign from an anime/parody, right? So I took it upon to myself to find out, wether or not the original would be any better, than it's respectful parody was, and... well, this is where things get bad... really bad! And I mean... painful! Notice, I've already seen my fair share of anime (not to brag, mind you - i've just... seen my fair share), so after reading about 100 positive reviews of this one - seriously, I'm not kiddind! - I was promised time and time again, and I quote, that "DBZ is the best of the best, what anime as a media has to offer, with best action, deepest plots, stories, and the most complex and multi-dimensional characters, that I have ever seen in any other anime ever!" - which, to be fair, sounded like a huge overstatement on so many levels! I was obviously, for not having a protecting nostalgia-shield covering my eyes and judgement, a bit sceptical, but after literally tossing a coin for about 500 times, I finaly started watching it... and ultimately, hated my decision, with a burning and painful passion! Given how many episodes this anime had per saga alone, I took some liberties from my 'anime-watching rules', and gave this anime about 15 episodes to win me over. I bearly got through 10 episodes, when I already wanted to stop... so I did. But, back then, I still was in that mindset, that said "if you start it, you also finish it!", so I did... It took me actually full 8 months to see this turd through to the very end, and I hate myself forever and ever, for ever submitting myself to this... this! Suffering... But lets not be all so brutally honest now! I mean, yeah... I think DBZ is great... if you're a little boy, lacking any sence or taste or brainmatter, and seen less than ten other animes, that is! Story (1) The story - if I can even call it that - is in it's most bare-boned, minimalistic way very, very basic, and therefore perfectly suitable for kids with a inch-long attention-span, or those who hate well-writen/complex and/or multileveled stories in general, and can easily enjoy their bones, without the meat. No fat, no salt... just bones. No content - just some flashy lights, bells and loud sounds. Brain-numbingly boring and stupid. You've all heard the same summary of the plot before! It's about fighting. Very, very little of actual story... but much fighting. Or training. Or people dying. Or heroes watching other people dying/training/fighting. Heroes wait for the bad guy to show up - obviously, since the training/fighting/dying/resurrection- cycle is pretty much all these guys know what to do! - bad guy shows up, heroes train, then they fight, then they die, then they fight some more, then a total ass-pull happens, the bad/good guy dies - or not, if the fans don't want him to! - and the circle repeats itself, like a inferno for a bad taste! Let me give you an example... It's not like any good fighting game, or hentai actually needs a good story behind it, when the main audiense of these two genres just wants to see some violence and fucking, but still... I'd still be lying if I said that based on the thousand-or-more positive reviews, I wasn't expecting something more than this! Which I was! An awfully lot more! Maybe a little too much, now when I think about it... Even in the terms of action/fighting-genre, I can remember, or even recall very little memorable action-scenes from DBZ. I can remember shouting, grunting, bright flashes of light and some ridiculously exaggerated explosions, but that's about it. I never had this same problem happen to me when I first watched FMA:B, and that show is also packed with action and fights! Action in DBZ felt pretentious, repetitive, tedious, and very, very boring to watch, which really shouldn't be the case in action-based story! I literally felt how my brain was shutting down out or mere boredom during each and every episode! That's not a good sign for a action-story, titeld as the "best of the best"! When it comes down to the bad writing, there are really no excuses here. Toriyama really can't write coherent, appealing, or even slightly interesting and meaningful stories, nor the characters, and those who can't, or refuse to see it, are already far too deep in their smudged up pool of nostalgia - no hope for a undeserved redemption for them. The so-called plot is only there, so that the story... I mean, the fights, can proceed accordingly, a one small, blurred sprint in every 3-5 episoded! I'll be damned to find out anyone who watches/likes DBZ because of it's "plot", "story" or "interesting characters". Violence is the biggest selling point for DBZ, being both its core and plot as a whole, but even that it cannot do even mediocrely - best action in all of anime, yeah right, no! It doesn't evolve, or develope... it just keeps repeating itself over and over, using the same tricks, but only in a slightly bigger scale... in power, that is! (Drinking game! How many times you hear the word "power", in fifteen episodes! You'll be dead!) It's dull, it's repetive, it doesn't even try to grow or evolve past it's current lines, despite all the episodes worth of time it had in on its hands to try doing so, so it doesn't even try to keep me interested enough! It just... insults me with its lazyness, and I hate when the show, that I'm "supposed" to enjoy, insults me! Its not like simple stories are all automatically bad in my books - they just don't have to be lazy! One of my favourite animes is called Moomins and there's little to no story either, no big fights and not-so-complex characters, but its still not lazy! And DBZ is lazy. It has nothing intelligent to say, and nothing profound to give. It's lazy, because every action, threat or stake, that ever appears in the "story", is inconsequential at best, and nonsensical/boring, at worst, appealing only for the lowest common denominator, and no one else. And, the biggest sin, that allowed all of this inconsequential writing to ever take any place in the "story", were the Deus ex Machinas/asspulls, that plagued this whole show, evading any kind of actual drama, or consequenses! I mean... how much can I truly invest myself into a story, where the most pressive matters are, who's the strongest, and who fights who... or where death is just some meaningles inconvenience, since it can easily be reversed (the Earth gets blown up? No biggie! One wish from a Magic Dragon and poof - no harm done!) and those who just decide to say dead, can pretty much just easily communicate with the living, and spend their days in this dream-like training/fighting- spa for alien males, for all eternity?! Life is worthless, death is just an inconvenience, and crime is a joke. Death seems almost more appealing than being alive for these guys, so... why are they still alive?! Because Toriyama hates consequenses, and taking responsibilities as a writer - that's why! Thank goodness, that the Dragon can bring anybody back to life, without any real consequenses or tolls to pay, because Lord knows we don't need to deal with actual realistic drama or consequenses, or have any ac…

this was the first anime and manga i ever got addicted to or watched i highly recomend it to a fighting maniac plus the characters are very loveable and there is a character for neraly ever kind of personality the is quite a few of twists and turns this is the best out off the 3 (Dragonball,Dragonball Z,Dragonball GT,) Story The story is basic revolved around the main character Goku a sayian sent to destroy earth (also for a breif time Gokus son Gohan) it is full of interesting twists and alot of amusing characters and events unlike the Dragonball in is not mainly revolved around the world tounments but more to Gokus heratege and aliens from space it will keep u at the end of ur seats note there isent much romance for people how like it no kissing or as such is seen but there is alot of relasionships. Art The grafics arnt the best at first but as it progress it gets a lot better but the attacks like the kamkamha wave are great. Sound the sound is great the voices all are unique which give it great effect to the anime itself not to metchin the battle music and attacks are fantastic Characters my favorite part ther are all unique and are very funny my favorite is Gohan they all have different backgrounds which make the very interesting some are easier to fegure out than others. Enjoyment even to this day it is one of my animes to this day it is funny action pack and will keep you entertained for hours it is overall one of my favorite animes and one of my highest recommeneded

I really rate it 10/10 in all categories. IT was just a masterpiece, especially for its time. The story is debateable, but the art, sound, character, enjoyment was flawless without contest. ART The art was amazing, it was so interesting and the fighting scenes got me hooked. SOUND Lot of people complain about the sound/music in DBZ sounding too "old" and preferred the american bruce falconer versions. I disagree STRONGLY. I felt the original sound and music fit PERFECTLY, there's no words to describe it. Every theme was amazing. CHARACTER This is one of the things that made DBZ one of the most memorable and watched series, the characters. Just how unique can they be? I can picture goku, vegeta, krilling, piccolo OR any of the character 10 years after watching the show and still remember them perfectly. If that's not a masterpiece, i don't know what is! Generic and bland characters is something that is overwhelming nowadays in animes. Every character tend to look/act like the one before, the uniqueness is out the window. ENJOYMENT Boy did i enjoy it as a kid. I remember being able to watch only 10 minutes of it in the morning before going to school and finishing the last portion of it on the later re-run, that's how enjoyable it was! This is hands down THE best fighting/action series with naruto at a close second. It is NOT a deep anime like Elfen Lied or Evangelion, so don't expect psychological thrillers. DBZ is all about the "cool" factor. 10/10. Masterpiece.

the story of the series is filled with action, comedy, suspense and many others along with twists and turns at every corner of a situation or battle, susu as the discovery of a new power for an individual fighter that enables them to defeat their opponent the series creator, Akira Toriyama, had great ideas when he created this fantastic piece of work. By fusing martial arts and ki control, he has created a combination that can be enjoyed by anyone. the jump in content from Dragonball to Dragonball Z has made this an even more enjoyable series than Dragonball the chracters also have their own take in their part and Mr.Toriyama has spared no effort in allowing each character their own time in the spotlight, even the villains can be comical too even though the characters, with their speed, strenght etc, are superhuman the fact remains that throught hardwork with a little bit of blood and sweat, even the impossible can be achieved such as when goku, through training, exceeded all expectations by becoming a super saiyan despite his poor saiyan family background

Ahhh, DBZ, a masterpiece of an anime! I still get so much nostalgia when I watch it. I'm going to try to keep this brief, since it isn't the deepest show or anything. Also it will be spoiler free. This was also my first BIG anime. I didn't think any anime was better. I was wrong. But that doesn't mean that I don't still love it. It will always be close to my heart. It is a masterpiece, after all! Story: 7 This is the weakest aspect of the anime, in my opinion. The story is good, sharing roots with Superman's origin story. I'm also including the length of the show into this category, and it is very long. I'll go ahead and say that I haven't seen EVERY episode, but I've seen all of the major and a lot of the minor fights, and I know enough of the story to get by, obviously. Part of the problem is, deaths don't really mean anything in this show, unless it's a villain. And even then... It still doesn't mean much. Villains have a way of coming back from the dead. If a protagonist dies, they can just get wished back with the Dragon Balls. On top of all of that, there are some plot holes, confusing moments, and continuity errors, which definitely take away from the show. But it mostly has to do with the fact that it's so long. There are a lot of complicated and unnecessary transformations, too, which is also confusing. Art: 8 The art style is nice. It has pretty colors and is nice to look at, but it isn't anything groundbreaking. The other problem is that a lot of things are looped, for example you will notice that stones flying past characters' faces are just the same stones in the same spot over and over, with the same wind effect. Smoke and dust are also too perfect. They are symmetrical. So it's a bit annoying, but it's not THAT big of a deal. This also probably has to do with the length of the show. Sound: 10 The soundtrack is amazing, if you are looking at the dub. Bruce Faulconer did an unbelievable job with this. Also both the subs and dubs are awesome. But the Ocean Dub is hilariously bad. So don't watch that one. Character: 10 DBZ is riddled with so many lovable characters that all the fans love. They are extremely powerful, too. The villains are also awesome. There will be some very sad moments that will make you want to cry, too. A lot of characters are exceptionally funny, too. Also, important note: The Dragon Ball Franchise has so many INCREDIBLE characters, that it's one of the few anime that I find almost impossible to pick a favorite character. Seriously, all characters are pretty much on par with each other, which I think is really neat. Enjoyment: 10 Definitely the strongest aspect of this show. The epic fights, music, and the struggles of our favorite characters is what captivates our attention. It isn't the story. Fans can just ignore all of the things that don't really make too much sense, or are hard to understand or anything. They can just sit back and watch DBZ and have a blast. It's just something that you watch. Not something that you try to pick apart all of the psychological elements or anything. Overall: 9.9 Originally, I had this and Super as a 9 on MAL. I change my mind. It gets a 10, even though there's quite a bit of problems with it! Firstly, it's really damn long! XD And the mistakes that ARE made in DBZ, are actually pretty comical! Somebody asked Akira Toriyama why Trunks and Goten don't have tails. His response? "Uhhh... They got them removed at birth." He totally forgot that they were supposed to have tails. XD Also, it's hilarious how Frieza says that Namek only has 5 minutes to explode, but yet Goku and Frieza fight for about 2 more hours! Anyway, it might be a bit hard to get into at first, but once you do, you'll most likely fall in love with it. Goku has even become an icon. This is also the only anime that's really long that I'll watch. I never was able to get into Naruto, One Peace, Bleach, and had never even heard of Gintama. So with anime this long, it's either a hit or a miss. And it depends on how much time you want to spend on it. Anyway, that pretty much sums up my review. DBZ in a nutshell. Kamehameha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Grown up watching this epic anime. Dragon Ball at first seem a cut-throat battle of the warriors from cosmos working desperately on their martial arts skills to prove their superiority. But deep in it, lies some of the most important lessons you can learn as a human. Main character Goku faces warriors like Raditz, Vegeta, Freeza, Cell, Buu etc. You can easily see the increasing ability of these opponents. Each time he faces an opponent stronger than any of his previous opponents. He doesn't get intimidated by this. Instead his incredible enthusiasm to fight with the best and pushing his limits in order to match the powerful opponent is remarkable. And his top-notch skills doesn't make him arrogant and keep him reachable to his friends and family. Vegeta couldn't get the fact that Goku despite being a low-class saiyan warrior, how could he surpass him. It teaches that no matter how much potential you have, you need to work hard to become the best. There are no such a thing like "low-class" or "high-class" warrior but just a strong will to work hard to become the best. It applies to humans like us too. Vegeta at first seems a proud vain prince of the saiyans. His transformation from one of the ruthless villains to one of the heroes is extraordinary. But, what I admire most of him is one of his quality. He never give up on losing competition from his Kakarot. He thinks that he is the prince of the saiyans and getting the Super Saiyan status was his Birth-Right. But Goku surpassing him on every moment doesn't discourage him. Instead he has a strong will to surpass Kakarot one day to prove himself the strongest saiyan warrior. This teaches us as humans that no matterhow strong our competition is, we should work on our strengths to improve ourselves. Competition is healthy if it improves one's abilities. This quote by him portrays his strong will :- "Fine, Kakarot, you are the mightiest Saiyan, I've admitted that much. At least for now. But don't you dare think that this is over. I won't let you keep me in second place forever, feeding on the scraps of your glory. I will surpass you, and even then I'll keep pushing, I'll surpass every single warrior in the Universe. I won't stop until I'm the ultimate number one. " This shows the top-class competition to reach the top and respect for friendship. I wish I could have learn these qualities from Goku and Vegeta. Dragon Ball is simply one of the most motivational anime for me.

Story: The story to Dragon Ball Z is one that is original and Quite amazing. It starts off with Goku who's name is actually Kakarot, but Once he lands on the planet Earth he accidentally hits his head on a rock and Forgets all memory he once had of conquering Earth itself. He is then fathered by a martial artist named Gohan, Yes. His name is Gohan, the same name he decides to give to his son later on in the future. Goku is taught the same martial arts fighting style to protect the world from powerful enemies who want the earth for themselves and Goku stops at nothing to become the strongest within his own universe. Art: The art style is a bit old in the beginning episodes, but The studio steps up to make the art and Animation that much better and I will say Dragon Ball Z has much better animation than some anime to this exact day and It's funny how that tends to work out. From the fast fighting animation to the beautiful spectrum's of color used in Dragon Ball Z I believe the art is great. Sound: Who could forget the amazing intro and outros to Dragon Ball Z?!?!? " Dragon, Dragon, Rock the Dragon, Dragon Ball Z x2 " The awesome riffage and shredding that is used on the electric guitar for the intro is amazing! I also love the fact that Dragon Ball Z has used lots of American Rock/Metal bands to make the fights and The anime itself that much memorable. I love the sound within this anime!!!! Character Development: Character development is obviously shown within this anime. From Vegeta surpassing his limits to Goku becoming the very thing he needs to be to save planet Namek, and So on and So fourth. I believe Dragon Ball Z has sokme of the best character development in anime history to this day and That is NOT a lie. Enjoyment: I love love love this anime! I own all nine seasons on Blue-Ray/DVD and I also own all of GT ( Even though GT isn't canon and Is quite bad ) moving on.... I also own all the Broly movies and Honestly I am glad my uncle got me into Dragon Ball Z. Without him I would not be watching anime and I would most likely never be here in the first place. Thank you Uncle Rey and Joey! Overall: Overall I highly HIGHLY recommend watching this anime, even though the pacing can be slow I doubt that should matter since why make the pacing super fast and over paced? Enjoy the anime and Take the time to develop a sense of understanding and passion for your anime. Don't rush everything into one day and Assume like you know everything. Ignore the haters and trolls who try to disregard Dragon Ball Z as the amazing anime it turns out to be. Cause most of them are just mad that Goku and The rest of the Z-Fighters are strong and Their favorite anime character is no where close to being as strong for the Dragon Ball Z universe. I give Dragon Ball Z a 9 out of 10 stars and I will be doing more ratings on MAL, so please subscribe to my YouTube channel and I promise to create more content and Post more reviews. Thanks for checking out my reviews, Peace! \/

Review: OHMERGAWD! Dragon Ball Z is clearly my favorite anime of all time! Even non-otakus know of the beautiful Dragon Ball series! Family members had me watch some scenes from the original Dragon Ball when I was about 8. It was hilarious, but I had no idea what Dragon Ball was. I recall being ten and witnessing its come-back on Nicktoons as "Dragon Ball Z: Kai" or "Dragon Ball Kai". I remember that right after turning on Nicktoons to see its "return", I ran up to tell my wayyyyy older siblings. I learned more about this anime than any other, and I pretty much know most of the lines by heart. I've been a girl who is typically into action Shonen, so this was a big treat to me. Falling in love with some of male characters over and over again, and witnessing the unique-ness of this anime. Mainly boys watch this anime, but it was my first anime, and therefore it became, well...my idol I guess you could say. I got hooked and it inspired me to start drawing manga and anime. As I got older and finished the anime, I became interested in similar anime (Naruto, One Piece, Bleach, Yu Yu Hakusho, etc.). Nowadays, I have gymnastics all the time, but I manage to find a fair amount of time to watch anime, and even rewatch DBZ for the millionth time. I am working on the first series, Dragon Ball, and I must say that it too has been a treat. Quick Summary: Goku and his friends protect the earth they love from different villains seeking the magical orbs that grant any one wish, the Dragon Balls. Conclusion: A must-watch. Beautifully animated and even greatly dubbed! Have fun! :) (As you can see I am a big fangirl of this). -gymnastcameron

It seems like you can't say something bad about Dragon Ball Z without fans getting on your ass about it. Well screw the fans. I'll give my honest opinion on the show. The Bad. Well the first thing I feel that I have to mention is the length of the fight scenes, they are all horribly long and in my opinion get boring after the first episode that is dedicated to a fight. That's something I really disliked about this series, when it's in a movie it's fine, especially the Bojack movie, because that movie actually served to develop both 3 of the characters in the show. But when you only have 3 characters in the whole of the series that really go through massive character development then you are doing something wrong. Dragon Ball Z is also written like something that doesn't want you to take it seriously but it does want you to take it seriously. It would have been better if it were created as a parody to action series but it really isn't, it pretty much defines the genre which I find very unfortunate as there are a lot of much better action series out there including Black Lagoon and Neon Genesis Evangelion. Both stop to take a look at the characters and plot rather than focusing only on the action. And the soundtrack outside of the opening themes isn't really memorable at all. The good. The animation is nice and the fight scenes are fluid in animation. I found myself enjoying them when they weren't going on for literal hours. And the opening themes are good. Final Verdict: Dragon Ball Z is one of those anime that people really need to put down in favor of other action series. was still good but not perfect by any standard. 6.25/10