Why Dragon Ball Z Fans Miss Out When they Skip Dragon Ball
It’s no stretch to point out that Dragon Ball Z is one of the most popular anime of all time. Yet as popular as Dragon Ball Z is in America, the franchise’s previous entry — Dragon Ball — has not been as widely viewed. This is a shame because as influential and iconic as Dragon Ball Z is, in many ways Dragon Ball is more influential and a far more entertaining show with variety and substance.
It is Dragon Ball that inspired so many modern series like One Piece, Naruto, and Yu-Gi-Oh! It is Dragon Ball that was the global sensation of which Dragon Ball Z could become the success it is today. What’s more, by not watching Dragon Ball you might as well be watching Dragon Ball Z out of context. Let’s discuss everything Dragon Ball Z fans miss out on when they skip the series that started it all.
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While I don’t want to knock the classic characters that were introduced in Dragon Ball Z, when the series starts there are at least a dozen characters that were already established by that point. I remember reading a review of Dragon Ball Z from High-Def Digest who wrote in his review of the first season of Dragon Ball Z: Kai:
We aren't given enough time to understand Turtle, the perverse Master Roshi, or Bulma, let alone Chi-Chi, who finds out her husband is dead, and her son left with a monster she fears, then disappears for the rest of the season. I mean, I understand the grieving process, but this just feels odd. Then there are the other background characters, who are fighters. Korin, Yamcha, Tien, and Chiaotzu are handled so improperly that it's impossible to truly care about them. They appear, they train for about five seconds, then they go to battle and get their asses stomped.
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