04-26-2004, 11:59 AM
Two most common arguments we hear from Dragon Ball fans,
"you hate it just because it's popular"
I don't think many dragon ball crititics actually hate the show itself. It's all the underserved and biased praise the show's getting that critics hate. When a show gets as much undeserving praise as Dragon Ball gets, it's only fair to get some deserving criticism in return. Besides all the hooplas, if we look at only the show itself on its own merit, it really is a so-so series. The show didn't break any new groud, and it aint a masterpiece by any stretch as some like to potray.
"It was a great series for its time"
I don't buy this argument either. Dargon Ball came out in 1986, and Dragon Ball Z in 1989. Les's look at some other classic series and see when they came out.
Astroboy- 1963
Kimba the White Lion (series that Disney imitated for Lion King) - 1965
Mach, Go Go Go (Speed Racer) - 1967
Lupin III - 1971
Casshan - 1973
Marco (9000 leagues in search of his mother) - 1976
Captain Harlock - 1978
Future Boy Conan - 1978
Mobile Suit Gundam - 1979
Macross - 1982
Touch -1985
Even for its time, Dragon Ball wasn't that great of a show. It was a product of its time, a fad that come and go. It seems in North America, we got this fad 20 years too late.
"you hate it just because it's popular"
I don't think many dragon ball crititics actually hate the show itself. It's all the underserved and biased praise the show's getting that critics hate. When a show gets as much undeserving praise as Dragon Ball gets, it's only fair to get some deserving criticism in return. Besides all the hooplas, if we look at only the show itself on its own merit, it really is a so-so series. The show didn't break any new groud, and it aint a masterpiece by any stretch as some like to potray.
"It was a great series for its time"
I don't buy this argument either. Dargon Ball came out in 1986, and Dragon Ball Z in 1989. Les's look at some other classic series and see when they came out.
Astroboy- 1963
Kimba the White Lion (series that Disney imitated for Lion King) - 1965
Mach, Go Go Go (Speed Racer) - 1967
Lupin III - 1971
Casshan - 1973
Marco (9000 leagues in search of his mother) - 1976
Captain Harlock - 1978
Future Boy Conan - 1978
Mobile Suit Gundam - 1979
Macross - 1982
Touch -1985
Even for its time, Dragon Ball wasn't that great of a show. It was a product of its time, a fad that come and go. It seems in North America, we got this fad 20 years too late.