Come Join The Dragon Ball Bashing Party

[Jaded God]

Originally posted by Robojack
First off, for those who hated Dragonball, how old were you when you first started watching? 14, 15, maybe older? That could explain it, considering many of us (including myself), watched it as kids. The series was targetted for kids, not older audiences, who often want more depth from their anime. Also, if you've read the manga, the series very accurately reduplicates the experience, which is quite rare these days. Most people I know who think DB or DBZ sucked are n00bs, who've only begun watching anime within the last 6 years or less. Those who've watched DB as kids, followed by DBZ in the mid 80s, really have fond memories of it. I watched it recently as well, and after nearly 12 years, I still find myself marvelling over how cool it is. It had an amount of passion that many animes these days don't have, and was a definite shonen anime.

DB & DBZ > j00.

Thank you robojack and evilomar. Well put.