For real, that YouTube thing has ruined DBZ perception for newer fans, especially the ones that REFUSE to watch the real anime just because is “too long” or “dated” and now are quoting memes from the parody and misunderstanding the characters and story.

Why does this matters?

Because Dragonball was important for me, especially as a Latino, DBZ at it’s prime was a religion in Latin America, still is. And seeing it being butchered by a unfunny parody (yes, I don’t think the show is that funny) and being disregarded as lame or just dumb, especially since the parody gets rid of so much lore and makes the characters dumber for comedy and memes. It feels wrong. The voices say they loved the source material, yet they don’t understand how damaging their edit was. Do you really think all those reactors on YouTube and their fans watched or paid for “the official release” after watching their thing?

Then again it would not be the only time USA ruined dragon ball, their bad dubs and awful music misrepresented the show before the parody, but that’s another story.

  • Björn Tantau@swg-empire.deEnglish
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    1 month ago

    Upvote for really unpopular opinion.

    I think DBA especially nailed Krillin and 18’s romance. It always seemed to be missing credibility in DBZ for me.

    But watching DBA before watching the original is stupid. You’re missing half the jokes if you don’t know the original. And I think that includes plain old Dragonball which is still the best series of them all.