I Still Love Dragonball Z!

SSJ_Mitsuka · Post by **SSJ_Mitsuka** » Sun Nov 23, 2003 6:02 pm

El Banana, maybe he doesn't, I don't care.

SSJ_Mitsuka · Post by **SSJ_Mitsuka** » Sun Nov 23, 2003 6:06 pm

Well, if anyone wants to check out my Dragonball Z fansite, here's the url. ^_^

http://www.oujou.com

El Banana · Post by **El Banana** » Sun Nov 23, 2003 6:14 pm

Just try to remember dragonball started out as a gag comic. Later on, due to popular demand, the storiline changed to focus on the fighting/saving the world aspect.
But it remains a fighting/comedy series, especially in the comic.

No Shun, I don't have a website. There's a semi-oldish thread in All About Me with some of my more recent stuff. Called "Artsy Stuff", or something.

SSJ_Mitsuka · Post by **SSJ_Mitsuka** » Sun Nov 23, 2003 6:26 pm

El Banana wrote:Just try to remember dragonball started out as a gag comic. Later on, due to popular demand, the storiline changed to focus on the fighting/saving the world aspect.
But it remains a fighting/comedy series, especially in the comic.

No Shun, I don't have a website. There's a semi-oldish thread in All About Me with some of my more recent stuff. Called "Artsy Stuff", or something.

Yeah it did, then it moved into something serious, it's known as Akira Toriyama's most serious work.. and again, the focus are the characters, the fighting comes after the story. (as much as people REFUSE to believe it) To bad Akira Toriyama is so into making gag comics.. I wish he would get serious again. *cries* lol.. ah but oh well.

SSJ_Mitsuka · Post by **SSJ_Mitsuka** » Sun Nov 23, 2003 6:30 pm

and yeah, it became an action comic.. i'm not denying that.. Dragonball Z is known for the.. out of this world fighting... =)

Arigatomina · Post by **Arigatomina** » Sun Nov 23, 2003 6:43 pm

SSJ_Mitsuka wrote:Well, if anyone wants to check out my Dragonball Z fansite, here's the url. ^_^

http://www.oujou.com

Heh, I should combine my dbz pages, but I'm too multi-fandom for that. If we're doing pimpage, my dbz 'fansite':
http://www.geocities.com/arigatomina_am ... amvs1.html
(amvs)
http://www.geocities.com/arigatomina/dbz_fiction.html
(fics - enter at your own risk)
http://www.geocities.com/kenshin9365_dbz/index.html
(pics - screencaps mostly)
http://www.geocities.com/arigatomina_bishonen/dbz.html
(bishonen captures)

^_^; I need to update my website.

kearlywi · Post by **kearlywi** » Mon Nov 24, 2003 9:17 pm

You took me out of context, Mitsuka. What I said was that I make one exeption to the rule that I always finish an anime series. I then explained that rule and why it was applied. I've plowed through a lot of anime series I hated at first, and in a lot of cases I was very happy I did (Noir, Love Hina, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Inuyasha and Escaflowne most notably). And no, I haven't seen the whole thing, but I know how the show operates (notice how I never disputed that DBZ has some emotional moments). I'm not saying that DBZ is just about Fireballs and shouting, I'm just saying it contains those things, which is enough of a turnoff for some people that the rest of the show can't make up for that. One of my friends at my old college was older than me and saw the whole series subbed. It was and probably still is his favorite anime, although Evangelion was close he said. He told me why he liked it and thats when I realized that what he likes about anime is different than what I like about anime. I'm not bashing DBZ, I'm trying to destroy the egocentric viewpoints that surround it, the belief that if one person likes it, EVERYONE else can potentially like it just as much. Its frustrating, I know. I wish everyone loved Love Hina as much as I do.

SSJ_Mitsuka wrote:I LOVE Dragonball Z, but i'm always up for watching new anime, and their are lots of great shows out there.. but so far, nothing has made such an impact on my heart like Dragonball Z.

What are some other animes you have seen? What are some of your other favorites?

Arigatomina · Post by **Arigatomina** » Mon Nov 24, 2003 9:58 pm

Want to make a comparison to set me in a category as a certain type of anime fan? I'll volunteer (since I'm also a dbz fan).

Anime I've seen includes (but is not limited to since my memory is not perfect):

Yu Yu Hakusho (loved)
Earthian (loved)
Prince of Tennis (loved)
Psychic Force (loved)
Twilight of the Dark Master (loved)
Here is Greenwood (loved)

Gundam Wing (liked)
Sailor Moon (liked)
Magic Knight Rayearth (liked)
Dragonball Z (liked)
Yami no Matsuei (liked)
Night Walker (liked)
Rurouni Kenshin (liked)
Haunted Junction (liked)
Spirited Away (liked)
AD Police (liked)
Vampire Hunter D (liked)
Weiss Kruez (liked)
Twin Signal (liked)
Gokudo (liked)
Magic Users Club (liked)
Saiyuki (liked)
Card Captor Sakura (liked)
Tenchi Muyo (liked)
Tenchi Universe (liked)
Elf Princess Rayne (liked)
Sorcerer Hunters (liked)
Digimon (liked)
X (liked)
Tokyo Babylon (liked)
Mirage of Blaze (liked)

Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (was okay)
Angel Sanctuary (was okay)
Fake (was okay)
Ronin Warriors (was okay)
Legend of Arislan (was okay)
Record of Lodoss War (was okay)
Kikyo's Delivery Service (was okay)

Ah, My Goddess (didn't like)
Detective Conan (didn't like)
Inuyasha (didn't like)
Escaflowne (didn't like)
Labyrinth of Flames (didn't like)
Agent Aika (didn't like)
La Blue Girl (didn't like)

Tenchi in Tokyo (hated - with a passion)
Samurai X (hated - with a passion)
Pokemon (hated - with a passion)
Goldenboy (hated - with a passion)

Anime I've only seen part of and hope to never ever in a million years be forced to watch more of:

Love Hina
Onegai Teacher
FLCL
Ranma 1/2
Scrapped Princess
Gasaraki
Any Gundam saga (pre-GW)
Nadesico
Eva
Voice of a Distant Star
Grave of Fireflies
Angelic Layer
Lain
Akira
Cowboy Bebop
Outlaw Star
Sailor Victory
Blood: The last vampire
Kite
Now and Then, Here and There
Ghost in the Shell
Jin-roh
Witch Hunter Robin
Fruits Basket
Samurai Deeper Kyo
Ragnarok

Anime I think I'll like/love once I get to see more of it:

Naruto
RG Veda
Hellsing
Trigun
Night on the Galactic Railroad
Azumanga Daioh
Gravitation
Ai no Kusabi
Yukikaze
Kasho no Tsuki
Fujimi Orchestra
Hikari no Go
D.N. Angel
Wolf's Rain
Spiral

Lots more I'm sure I could name, but these are the best I can do off-hand. So...does that list of preferences explain why I like dbz?

SSJVegita0609 · Post by **SSJVegita0609** » Mon Nov 24, 2003 10:33 pm

Arigatomyna wrote: Samurai X (hated - with a passion)

Anime I've only seen part of and hope to never ever in a million years be forced to watch more of:

FLCL
Scrapped Princess
Voice of a Distant Star
Grave of Fireflies
Akira
Cowboy Bebop
Outlaw Star
Now and Then, Here and There
Ghost in the Shell
Jin-roh
Witch Hunter Robin
Samurai Deeper Kyo

FOOL! BLASPHEMING FOOL! Actually I kid, I'm fine with people having their own opinions and whatnot. But the shows I've taken from your list above IMO do deserve a 2nd glance. I know Witch Hunter Robin dramatically changes pace around halfway though, as does SDK. Just my 2 cents.

(just for referance sake, did you watch the Kenshin OAVs subbed or dubbed? Because it makes a world of differance...)

Arigatomina · Post by **Arigatomina** » Mon Nov 24, 2003 10:40 pm

SSJVegita0609 wrote:FOOL! BLASPHEMING FOOL! Actually I kid, I'm fine with people having their own opinions and whatnot. But the shows I've taken from your list above IMO do deserve a 2nd glance. I know Witch Hunter Robin dramatically changes pace around halfway though, as does SDK. Just my 2 cents.

Some are way too depressing for me, I don't like that sort of anime as a rule. A few others are just *too* violent, even for my tastes (with depressing added in). And then there are one or two that confused me - and I don't like anime that confuses me (things I have to watch 4 times over to fully understand - I'm lazy that way).

SSJVegita0609 wrote:(just for referance sake, did you watch the Kenshin OAVs subbed or dubbed? Because it makes a world of differance...)

Heh, it was the original and I really really never want to watch it again. I don't even like watching vids for it. I loved RK (saw that first), but the ovas are too depressing/violent/angsty/wife-ridden for me. I don't like Kenshin's wife, I don't like the depressing story there (I never really wanted to see his past first-hand after watching RK because I know I don't like depressing anime as a rule), and then the bloodshed didn't really bother me (I don't squick easily), but it just made the anime even more depressing (since I was seeing first-hand why Kenshin hates his past so much). Samurai X is one 'anime' that I really don't like at all. It's a great anime, sure, but I hated watching it and don't ever want to suffer through that again. ^_^;;