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8 out of 8 people found the following comment useful :- A classic!, 7 July 2006 Author: alj005 from Mexico
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Dragon Ball... what can i say about this great show...? Is there really someone in the world who hasn't seen or heard about dragon ball..? This show is about the humorous adventures of a boy named Goku, who goes on a journey with a young girl named Bulma in the look for the 7 Dragon Balls.This show is simply a classic.! It's very creative, it has lots of action and great characters, and the animation is great for the time it was made. The show starts as kind of a comedy with martial arts but as the adventure goes on it turns into a more serious thing. During Goku's journey he meets with all kinds of characters, and i really mean it ALL KINDS. Dragon Ball is that kind of show where everything can just happen.!Dragon Ball also has a great martial arts concept, the characters strength grow up as they train and fight, and they get all kind of techniques and abilities that make them even stronger.The adventure goes from the race after the dragon balls against a little blue guy, to some fantastic martial arts tournaments, and it has also some legendary villains, it simply has everything.! If you haven't seen this great show -if that's even possible- don't waste time.! download it, watch it on toonami, buy it, do as you can but watch it.! you won't be disappointed this show is really a classic.!
7 out of 8 people found the following comment useful :- The best anime for kids!, 23 February 2005 Author: Josh from United States
Young Goku is here. Lovable, kind, and pure-hearted. Also discover the origin of how it all started. To be honest, this was the best anime cartoon I ever saw next to my other favorites, Akira and Galerians.They don't compare at all but its funny and perfect for the family. If you heard DBZ was good, watch this series. The best shows are the first two sagas, when Goku did the most comedy. Although this isn't REALLY recommend for kids, due to violence and nudity. I recommend this to ages 9 and up. Young Goku journeys with a girl named Bulma hoping to find the seven dragon balls. During there journey they run into enemies who also have the same objective. Will Goku and Bulma receive all of the dragon ball and summon the dragon or will there plan be a failure. The whole search rides on a dragon radar created by Bulma.
4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful :- Amazing anime!, 8 June 2006 Author: fingers4092003 from United States
Well I just have to say this is at least one of the best anime I've ever seen. I still like DBZ and DBGT but not as near as much as Dragon Ball. First of all all, the characters in this series are not godlike, like in DBZ and DBGT. It's not quite as readiculus as the others. The characters actually have real problems besides just fighting another guy from outer space. They try to actually find the dragonballs. They show the Tournaments a lot more often. It was more magical and involved spirits, and now they mostly feature science fiction instead. Dragon Ball doesn't have a billion transformations like the others. They even fought armies of brutal fighters as well instead of just fighting a few guys. And last but not least, every character is useful. Even Yajerobe and Tien! All of the characters power levels are more closer to each other, but now one of them is way farther than the other, making the other character almost useless.For example, Goku far surpasses the other fighters with ease because of his Super Saiyan Transformations making other weaker fighters like Tien and Yamcha almost useless. It makes you think" Hey if they don't fight, why are they even there? It's almost pointless. And even though Dragon Ball doesn't quite have as much action as DBZ or DBGT, it still surpassess it with it's realistic problems, the other fighters being useful and even humor! It also doesn't quite have as much violence or cussing, but it sures have a lot more nudity, and more girl nudity, too, intead of just seeing Goku and Gohan's butt. I hope more people check out this anime and not be a jerk, by seeing a few episodes and immediately assumming it's not good. I don't see how this could be hated by a couple of others. I really don't. Guess they don't have a sense of humor.
5 out of 6 people found the following comment useful :- Funny, but Dragon Ball Z is better, 24 June 2006 Author: Jessica Kolk from Brazil
I started watching "Dragon Ball" when I was very young and I really liked it. But the main difference nowadays, is that I prefer much more DragonBall Z, when Son Goku is an adult then when he is a kid. ''DragonBall'' is very funny and a ''light'' anime to be watched.The story of DragonBall Z shows us the life of Son Goku, a boy who is a monkey tailed.( This is based on the Chinese folk) Goku was adopted when he was a kid, and created by his grandfather, and in this series we see the battles he fights and all the friends he is going to know for the next series,Dragon Ball Z (like Bulma,Yamcha and Chi chi for example) until he eventually be considered the strongest martial artist in all the universe.The name ''dragon ball'' is because there are seven magical balls that are separated in different places across the world. When you have them all, they can be used to summon the dragon Shenlong that will give you a wish.
6 out of 8 people found the following comment useful :- Find the Dragon Balls!, 9 September 2001 Author: (purpleraichu42@hotmail.com) from Wichita, Kansas
What starts off as an unusual re-telling of a Chinese legend called "Journey to the West" immediately turns into into pure madness!! On a twisted version of earth, the amazingly strong child named Son Gokuu goes on a quest to find the magical dragon balls with his friends Bulma and Oolong. Once all 7 dragon balls are gathered and the dragon is called, the sky will darken and the dragon will grant any one wish within its power. Unfortunately, only one wish can be granted per year and after the wish is granted, the dragon balls scatter across the earth and turn into stones. Within 365 days, they will once again become magical dragon balls. Dragon Ball is the funniest anime I have ever seen. From Master Roshi and Oolong's hentai "problems" to Gokuu trying a Kamehameha for the very first time!
3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful :- One Hell of a show!, 15 December 2008 Author: xZachx28 from United States
I have to say that Dragonball is by far my Favorite series of all time. Its the show that got me into anime and I cant wait to buy all the seasons remastered when they come out.The Dragonball story is goofy, fun, and all around brilliant! It throws great humor with huge action and you cant beat it. I started Dragonball by reading the manga when I was younger and still love them and the show is just as good if not better! Sure, some stuff form the manga has been taken out of the show but thats because some of that is more mature(nudity) then would be for the audience.All in all, Dragonball is one show you need to see in it entirety to feel its greatness. I recommend it to everyone because its that good and every age can enjoy it. From the silly monkey boy to the perverted Turtle Hermit, its all out fun.10-10
5 out of 7 people found the following comment useful :- Wow!, 26 August 2002 Author: jim_8705 from Namek
I made a comment already as jim_8702, now I have to say it's great. When I saw more episodes of it I got more interested. Dragon Ball has more comedy than action and thats what makes it good. The uncut versions are better but this will do. I can't wait to see more of the Red Ribbon Army Saga soon.
1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful :- So Much Better than Z, & Yet No Love, 8 January 2009 Author: kenny from USA
There are no fights with people staring at each other for an entire episode, & 10 minutes turns into half of a saga as in the last half of the Frieza series. nor are there any ridiculous power levels.. No huge inaccuracies in the plot-lines, & lame filler that has you scratching your head.Since when was Mercenary Tao a General? Since when did Dr. Gero lead the red ribbon army? He didn't.. It was Commander Red. Goku never met Dr.Gero, because he never existed.I think the whole power level thing is great for video games, but makes for a "yaaawn" of a series.Dragonball is actually believable, but fantastical all at once. You are never sitting & waiting & waiting for what you know is going to happen, because you simply don't know.Always new characters, adventures, & twists in the stories that actually make for a fun series. Awesome humor, & magical places. Tests of strength & purity of character, & friendships built on realistic type events.You see how Goku wins over the most evil of hearts & minds, From Yamacha, to Tien to Piccolo. All the characters are involved & help to solve the crisis at hand.Do yourself a big favor if you're a fan of Goku & the crew, & make sure you watch this series from the very beginning. Don't just pick it up in the middle from seeing one episode & say yuck!!!I did exactly that. Then when i saw how god-awful GT was, I decided to start here instead. Was well worth it. It really is so much better than Z hands down..
Excellent, 6 April 2009 Author: colombo_canada from Canada
A classic title excellent animation for the time made. In the series Goku the main character looks for the seven magical dragon ball's with Bulma and others. Whoever gathers the dragon ball's will be granted one wish by the dragon God dragon shenlong. Dragon Ball focuses on the adventures of Goku , a 10 year old boy who through out the series fights different evil enemy's for the good of others or the entire earth. From the very beginning Goku shows amazing super human strength and strange features like a monkey tail. later in the show we find out that the tail is not just some weird mutation and Goku progresses to get stronger and stronger to unbelievable ends. The amazing magical story of dragon ball is followed by further incredible developments in Dragon Ball Z. A really good anime one of the best, very funny and interesting from the beginning same as dragon ball z the anime is one if not the most famous world wide. Worth watching and a must if your into anime.
Not quite as edgy and less stylized than DBZ, but still holds it's rightful title as it's predecessor and to some it's superior,, 7 November 2008 Author: Darwinskid from United States
When Dragonball came into the United States it didn't prove to be as appealing or as popular as it's sequel Dragonball Z was to the television public of children's audiences and older anime fans. Dragonball Z also seemed to get more anime buffs out of it than Dragonball did in the states. Dragonball aired a bit before Dragonball Z did in the states with it's dub from Ocean, a Canadian recording studio. It aired on Fox Kids for a while then got replaced. DRagonball Z came in with it's dub but ended up stations that didn't seem to know when to air it or to do with it until Cartoon Network began to air on their station with their Toonami block in the afternoon hours where it's popularity really kicked off. Dragonball remained untouched till Dragonball Z's popularity sprung up a couple of notches and Cartoon Network demanded dubs for the rest of the Freiza saga and so-on, this time out an American recording studio called Funimation dubbed it and it's success continued. Come the start of the new millennium they re dubbed Dragonball and it became apart of the Toonami family on Cartoon Network where it aired either before or directly after Dragonball Z. At least I think that's how it all went down in the case of Dragonball. Could be wrong, perhaps very. Anyways, Dragonball was more of a fantasy themed show compared to Dragonball Z, it was more on the subject of magic then it was on aliens and spaceships, keep in mind Goku in this series doesn't know that he's a Sayian yet. Dragonball was also more stylized and told and interesting way of it's concepts, though there were plenty of things unexplained to it( then again not even the creator can answer all the questions, for he doesn't even know) but it was still a pretty solid series.Of course this follows Goku as a child and embarks on how he began to know his friends like Bulma, his wife ChiChi, and Krillin. Not to mention his enemy-turned-friend Piccolo, as his relationship with Master Roshi. Inspired by Journey to the West Goku( inspired on the legend of The Monkey King) meets a determined science wiz Bulma and her quest for the Dragonballs that will grant anybody one wish. On their way they encounter thugs, armies, evil emperor's and plenty of things that are out of this world, THAT world.The series is fun and is a nice take on the coming of age story and provides a good number of symbolism.Recommended.
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