I Still Love Dragonball Z!

[nailz]

Dragonball Z is NOT a filler anime.. nothing really lasts that long until the fights anyway.. plus by adding episodes that were never in the manga it only adds to the development of the characters.. (ok, except the Garlic Jr. saga, that can just disappear..lol!)

*sigh* I didn't read the Manga. I don't bother reading Manga. Manga, to me, is a stupid waste of time. Dragon Ball Z isn't a filler anime is the biggest load of bullshit I have EVER been told on this forum. It's COMPLETE filler, designed to drag out and do nothing more than sell tapes. Akira Toryama (sp?) even said so himself. Directly from the japanese version. Fight scenes with 10 minuites of back and forth banter and rediculious laughing and 30 seconds of fighting is FILLER. Cut scenes to other WORLDS who are trying to (and end up being unsuccessful) get to the world the fight is on, which is nearly 3 WEEKS AWAY ... IS FILLER.

What characters are completely unecessary? Bulma? I think not, she is essential to the show!

It is not essential to continuously cut to Bulma attempting to (again, unsucessfully) radio earth for help during intense fight scenes. Did I mention it was All the time? Ok, Vegita and Frieza are FINALLY going to square off and fight after 20 minuites of "I'm more powerful than you" Bullshit. Quick, we've got 5 minuites of tape left! Cut to Bulma!

Yes, yes they did, they ruined everything.. EVERYTHING.. the emotion, drama, characters, fights.. EVERYTHING!

Your opinion. I liked the dub.

Oh, that classic complaint.. so imagine five minutes went by..who cares..

I care when I'm spending $60 on 3 tapes to finally see how this ends when it should have been concluded in (and I timed this once) 25 minuites. 3 tapes contain approximately 180 minuites of footage. You do the math. Frieza vs. Goku. One episode. One.

you said some stuff about ....the battles...

I have no idea what you mean. I thought the first time Goku and Vegita squared off that it was one of the most intense battles I have ever watched in anime.

You thougherally enjoyed Dragonball Z? I find that hard to believe. After all that bashing? Were you being sarcastic or something?

Please note: I am critically acclaimed for my emotional Dragon Ball Z videos. People like what I do with DBZ. I made primarily DBZ videos when I first started, and actually... as a breath of fresh air to an oversaturated DBZ video community, was able to make a name for myself depicting DBZ in a way fans and non-fans alike could enjoy (the videos I made) .. thus, I consider myself a HUGE fan of the series.

[SSJVegita0609]

BTW Ari, where does Berserk fall in your opinion?

[Arigatomina]

BTW Ari, where does Berserk fall in your opinion?

Ack! I forgot that one. Pretty damn sad since I actually have the first dvd. ~_~;;

It's on my 'like' list right now, and I think it may rise to 'love' if I ever get the rest of it. ^_^;; I've read a lot of spoilers for it, so I'm pretty sure I'll love the rest.

[SSJVegita0609]

BTW Ari, where does Berserk fall in your opinion?

Ack! I forgot that one. Pretty damn sad since I actually have the first dvd. ~_~;;

It's on my 'like' list right now, and I think it may rise to 'love' if I ever get the rest of it. ^_^;; I've read a lot of spoilers for it, so I'm pretty sure I'll love the rest.

But its like, the most depressing violent anime ever.

I do hope you like it though,

[azulmagia]

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) Seems to be dbz-ish to me...
Prince of Tennis (loved)

Gundam Wing (liked)
Sailor Moon (liked) Only liked? Sailor Moon kicks ass
Magic Knight Rayearth (liked) MKR = good show
Dragonball Z (liked) Dragonball is better
Yami no Matsuei (liked) Good and the yaoi/shonei-ai stuff is funny
Rurouni Kenshin (liked) See note below
Haunted Junction (liked) I liked it
Spirited Away (liked) Is GREAT
Vampire Hunter D (liked) Bloodlust owns
Weiss Kruez (liked) Never seen it, probably good for a laugh
Magic Users Club (liked) Wanna see it
Digimon (liked) Jumped the shark after 2nd season
X (liked) Only read manga vol 11 in French

Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (was okay)See above

Ah, My Goddess (didn't like) Only seen movie but WTH?
Inuyasha (didn't like) OMGWTF
Escaflowne (didn't like) Hitomi=hottie, manga Hitomi w. glasses also hot
Agent Aika (didn't like) Want to see that

Samurai X (hated - with a passion) You liked Rurouni Kenshin...or is RK with "cool" Kenshin, and Samurai X with the "girly" Kenshin?
Pokemon (hated - with a passion) You go girl! [/dr. evil]
Goldenboy (hated - with a passion) Wanna see that

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

Love Hina Have vol 5 of the bilingual managa
Onegai Teacher Wanna see
FLCL Thats supposed to be good
Gasaraki
Any Gundam saga (pre-GW) Gundam is overated
Lain Cousin saw it, she said its good
Akira
Cowboy Bebop
Outlaw Star
Blood: The last vampire
Jin-roh Wanna see
Witch Hunter Robin WHR Rulez!!!! Robin is teh hottay!!
Fruits Basket Fruits Basket is sooooo good

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

Hellsing 8)
Trigun 8)
Azumanga Daioh Not seen but probably good
Gravitation It's pretty good
Yukikaze Wanna see it
Wolf's Rain 8)

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?

[Arigatomina]

But its like, the most depressing violent anime ever.

I do hope you like it though,

Eh, don't try to scare me away! There are a few anime that are depressing in a way that doesn't bother me. With Berserk, I actually got the first dvd (decided to watch the series) because of an angsty romance vid I saw a year or so back (involving Gutts and a certain person that I shouldn't mention since I think it's a spoiler o.O?? ), and scenes from what I think might be the last episode or two of the anime (still not sure *exactly* what I was seeing) just that it was sad. It gave me my first emotional intro to the series. Depressing. And the first dvd confuses me to no ends (another thing I tend to hate). But for some reason I don't mind so much with this anime. That happens ever so often - I break all my own rules and make an exception. ^_^; That's what I expect to do with Berserk.

It's like Haunted Junction - I tend to hate slapstick comedy type anime, and happy-go-lucky-random-silliness anime. But with that one I enjoyed it all, even the most ridiculous parts. It just depends on the anime whether or not I make an exception. ^_^;;

[Arigatomina]

Samurai X (hated - with a passion) You liked Rurouni Kenshin...or is RK with "cool" Kenshin, and Samurai X with the "girly" Kenshin?

Heh, I prefer the one with Kaoru and Sanosuke - not the ovas (not even that oddly drawn 'sequel' ova - Reflections I think). See my note on the last page about my reaction to Samurai X. Great anime, but something I hated watching. ^_^;;

As for the rest - I don't like Inuyasha because I don't like Kagome or Kikyo - and most of the anime is about them. Escaflowne - I hated Hitome's character, and the romance seemed way too quick for me (I just didn't see it happening). I'm not big on pretty girls (though I *do* adore Hikaru from MKR - gorgeous, adorable, proud, dependable, stubborn, kicks ass - everything I'd want in a female leading character) so I rarely like anime that aims to show pretty girls for the fans (Love Hina).

I actually have a different reason for hating a lot on my 'I think I'll dislike' list. For instance, Cowboy Bebop bored the crap out of me when I watched parts of it, I didn't like the animation, and the storyline wasn't very interesting (to me). Outlaw Star I liked for about 2 episodes, but stopped watching rather quickly - the animation and the main characters turned me away.

VHD Bloodlust was nice to watch once, but aside from being pretty the entire sideplot with D and the girl seemed forced and unnecessary - just a replacement for that ugly blonde in the original anime (sorry if anyone thought she was pretty ^_^;; ) - it added a 'sensitive' side to D but I didn't think it was necessary for the movie at all. And the ending - very expected, I saw it all coming way ahead of time, especially the final scenes (reminded me of the 'running through the field' scene in the original way too much). I just found this movie to be a pretty anime with a lot of unneeded characters who weren't there long enough for me (the viewer) to care about, and a plot that was very easy to predict (for me) the first time through. It's still pretty, and I don't mind watching pretty vids for it, but I doubt I'll ever actually sit down and watch the movie again.

[OujiVegetasstalker]

Dragonball,Z,Gt all freain rule yayayayayayayayayay, *im a spaz sometimes, cant ya tell.......lol OH im not saying at all that all other anime sucks or anything cuz i love anime such as Yu Yu hakusho, inuyasha, Escaflowne *awesome*, Fruits Basket *so cute and sexy, especially Aya hehe and Akito yay, dark and dangerous*, Bastard *u gotta love that one, male nuddity hehe*, and plenty others ive just heard about like La BLue Girl, and Demon Warrior Koji, or Nightwalker *very nice, must see more tho*, Vampire Hunter D *saw and loved* So yea, u get my dreft eh? good, and u know what, if ur bored with the same old train of thought watch more anime, like Gravitation *its one of my favorites hehe* and u could like i dont know put certain characters together in ur mind and imagine away......hehe for me its primarily my stalked prey THE ONE AND ONLY VEGETA and whom ever i want, hehe think about it.........YOAI rulez BABIE, damn do i read/think too much or what but i would give anything to see Vegeta in an all out anime hentai porn just for the hell of it coupled with who ever i choose, hehe seeing him fuck everyone else so turns me on, *and it seems that i have already said too much* umm oops. LOL *must admitt Vegeta does have the best fuckalicous body in the entire anime kingdom/realm w/e.....

[Arigatomina]

...vivid words...

Um...okay... ^_^;;; Nice enthusiasm.

[SSJVegita0609]

Mmmmm... Fangirls