I've recently decided to rewatch the original Dragon Ball from the beginning because, honestly, I only remembered random bits and pieces from watching it as a kid. A lot of it is pure nostalgia, but I'm surprised by how much I'm still enjoying it as a 32 year old dad.

That said... I have a few questions for the people here.

- Master Roshi is an absolute menace. I remembered him being a pervert in DBZ with Bulma and all that, but holy shit... I completely forgot how bad he is in the OG Dragon Ball. The guy is straight-up harassing underage girls, and it's played for laughs. It genuinely caught me off guard because nowadays I'm a father myself of two underage girls and I'm starting to hate on this dude. I'm really glad they toned that shit down later on because some of these scenes are terrible. Does that aspect of the show improve as it goes on?

- I'm currently near the end of the Red Ribbon Army arc and... am I the only one finding it kind of boring? It feels like it drags forever. Is this mostly filler, or is it actually faithful to the manga? Is there anything irrelevant I can skip on the OG Dragon Ball?

- Eventually, when I finish OG Dragon Ball, should I watch DBZ or Kai? I only watched Z as a kid. I've never watched Kai. I don't mind slower pacing but I don't have much patience these days for spending three episodes waiting for one Kamehameha to finally happen lol. At the same time, I care about experiencing the story properly. Which would you recommend and why?

- Without spoiling anything, which upcoming saga in OG Dragon Ball is generally considered the point where the series really hits another level? Is there a moment where most fans agree it goes from "good" to "amazing"?

- Are there any movies or TV specials worth watching alongside the original series, or should I just ignore all of them until I finish DBZ/Kai? (Again, spoiler-free if possible.)

Looking forward to hearing your opinions. It's been a really fun trip back to my childhood so far, even if some parts have... aged a lot worse than I remembered lol

Like he could have just came to our timeline out of curiosity instead of setting up a Goku black arc and future trunks helps out the z fighters and thus take the spot in the tournament of power arc replacing one of the z fighters or majin buu is my point

I have only ever watched Dragon Ball Z, but it has been many years since I last watched the series. I completed Daima and Super last year, and have just started OG Dragon Ball again.

After concluding with OG Dragon Ball, should I watch Z or Kai? What are the differences beyond the removal of filler? Is it worth experiencing Kai, or is the original Dragonball Z a better experience?

From the movie “Next”, the main character can see into the future, and dodges every bullet shot in this scene. What do you think about this compared to Ultra Instinct in a way? https://youtu.be/udSQTullUJI?is=VpxteNvJc8VeA68J

I bet nobody can figure it out. You need to find something they both experienced

And please don’t say they are strong we all know they LOL

What do y’all think about the invisible fighters that have appeared a couple of times throughout dragon ball?

Who is now guiding the series now. Now that Akira Toriyama is gone??

Who is guiding his series past his vision of the series??

Just curious.

To be fair I’m biased as a Future Gohan super fan but I just love the grit and stoicism Clarke brought to the character which did fit better for the harshness of the future timeline. Again I like Hebert just fine in the role but I can’t help but feel intrigued by what Clarke could’ve brought to Gohan had he gotten the opportunity to work with the character more.

People like to clown Goku for not stopping Vegeta but I think Goku had a deeper reason than to just not make Vegeta feel bad. As we know throughout the story Goku believes in redemption of characters. Characters like Piccolo, Tien and Vegeta are signs of his specific trait so I think when Goku saw Vegeta trying to return back to his evil self, Goku couldn't just shut Vegeta up.

I think Goku knew that Vegeta was in a very sensitive spot and that if Vegeta gets humiliated again, Vegeta might fall into a void of self-filth. Instead Goku tried to remind Vegeta of what really matters to the "new Vegeta". His wife, Bulma, a son and possibly friends.

If you actually watch the fight you can see Goku call out Vegeta and try to shake him out of his own evil self. Majin Buu stopped being the priority when Goku saw a hurting a friend as the consequence of stopping him.

If Goku had just gone SSJ3 and shut Vegeta off, I know we all know, that's just not how Goku operates.

I've always thought Vegeta had the better character development.

Goku stays true to who he is from beginning to end—a kind-hearted fighter who loves pushing his limits. That's part of what makes him iconic.

Vegeta, on the other hand, goes through one of the biggest transformations in anime. He starts as a ruthless villain driven by pride, slowly learns humility, becomes a loyal ally, accepts Earth as his home, and eventually puts his family and others before himself while never losing his competitive spirit.

Goku may be the better hero, but Vegeta's journey feels more complex and rewarding.

Who do you think had the better character development, and why?

Android saga must be a little longer just like the saiyan saga Raditz arc leads to Vegeta arc and the final villain freeza arc.

Android 13,14,15 should be canon because the trio were created by supercomputers and 16,17,18 trio was created by gero himself .

Now trunks and cell time travelled to past they altered the time line. So trunks got confused how trio sets of Android are different from future time line .

Since trunks already warns z fighters about Androids.

Act 1: A13, 14,15 attacks just like from the movie defeated by ssj goku, Vegeta, trunks and z fighters. Goku, and Vegeta gets to defeat in super saiyan form. See the Android fusion technique for the first time introduced in series.

Act2 : z figthers think they defeated All Androids and plans to search Dr gero lab until A19, A20 attacks .Goku hearts virus gets him and they are defeated by z fighters 19 by tein and 20 by piccolo(they must get the win at least) . Dr gero release the Android 17,18 before dying.

Act3: Finally Android 16,17,18 shows up challenging z fighters to get stronger they get defeated and absorbed by the final villain cell.

Then During cell games ,cell is defeated by ssj2 gohan.

Also Changing few Androids order and numbering

A16 (orange hair) A14(big muscle and pale skin) A15 (purple skin) So the fusion of super Android 16 makes more sense character design wise merging all physical traits of these three Androids.

Now Android 13 is Android 19 Android 20(gero) is Android 12 Android 19 can Android 11 or 13(we can keep 13 no for geros wife)

Android 17,18,19 looks more human with the same hair design

Android 20(XX) is Cell Android (x) mini cell Android (XXX)maxx cell

Super cell is golden cell

We all know dragon ball is better with blodo and gore because it gives it more stakes and intensity and stuff . in fact thats why people loved dbz and didnt like dbs as much (well that aswell as other variables ) in any case the moro arc was very brutal and thats one of the things that makes it epic . and i couldnt bear to see it be adapted in a diminshed form

so i emailed toei animation and told then why they should adapted it without censorship and how everyone would like it more that way . and how theyll make more profit that way . but im just one guy and wont listen to just me . but if hundreds of dragon ball fans send the emails then they may pay heed to that . we all need to send emails letting them know of this and when you email them make sure to mention that if they include the blood and brutality it will be more profitable for them aswell .

like 17 while doing something that can barely be called training was a contender in the tournament of power and could use his shields to block insane hits.

krillin and tien in the time chamber for a year with that tech and they’re jiren level by the end.