In an
effort to
inform people as to what
Dragonball Z is...
First things first. READ THE
MANGA. It beats the
anime out
10 to 1 and doesn't include any
filler. Much better. -edit- VIZ has gone back and changed the ratings of the US manga to 13+, and has ceased editing.
Dragonball Z is the
second in a series of anime by
Toei Animation, based on the popular manga
Dragonball. Dragonball Z was
created to
highlight the shift by
Akira Toriyama moving towards the
martial arts (heh) aspect of the
stories. It introduces Son
Gohan, Son
Goku's son (ehh), and a slew of other characters, including
Vegeta (Bejita),
Frieza (Freeza),
Cell, and
Majin Buu.
Dragonball Z, when
watched subtitled, is
excellent(
relative to the US
version).
Unfortunately, when
Funimation brought it to the
US,
rampant cutting and
bad writing marred the english release of the show. The
constant grunting during fights, the
stupid lines, the
irritating music played at
innappropriate moments, the odd motion that seems like
fast-forward, and jumpy,
bad cuts to make their mouths almost match the english lines, all added by
Funimation.
Update on May 01, 2001:
A node was just added mentioning Dragonball AF. Dragonball AF
DOES NOT, AND NEVER WILL, EXIST. I sit in a channel on IRC frequented by
DBZ fans, and they spout this rumor every few weeks, for the past year and a half. The most in the way of proof is some picture touted to be "
Super Sayian 5," which is nothing more than a peice of fan-art. Sorry people.
Dragonball is
FINISHED.
This is one of my highest rated nodes. I don't even LIKE Dragonball* anymore!