Dragon Ball Z (Uncut)

[Drtooth]

Originally Posted by Anarchistguy

Dragon Ball:

(I'm talking about the whole thing -from when Goku and Bulma first meet to Goku's fight with the original Majin Buu-)

Manga ALL THE WAY!!! The pacing is MUCH, MUCH faster (like when Zabon first transformed, as soon as he was done, he IMMEDIATELY started attacking Vegeta, whereas in the anime, he gives a speech, laughs THEN attacks Vegeta. Also, the fight scenes look a HELL of a lot better. They're more dynamic and some hits actually look more brutal in the manga.

I guess it depends on the series. The one thing I like BETTER about the original DB anime (from Goku meeting Bulma to Piccalo's introduction) is there are more storylines, but they don't seem too drug out. Muscle Tower could have used some trimming, but if there's more Seargent Purple (the idiot ninja) the better. Plus, we get great bits with Pilaf and crew, like them trying to pose as Goku to get a Dragon Ball from the Ox King.

DBZ? Well, it seems there's less chatter between the characters, and the fight sequences are over in less than half the time. As I said earlier, I liked it better when Gotenks first has a successful transformation, and you DIDN'T see the fight with him (them?) and Buu. It cut out the weird bit about the old characters palying cards, but it had a better flow to it.

Then again, that's nothing to what Toei did to that Ultimate Muscle thing. Seeing the cartoon, no wonder why everyone hates it. But then I started reading the manga... Friggin' unbelievable. Different jokes, not so much Dik Dik and Wally Capering, the Kid wasn't too much of an idiot, and above all, a more adult atmosphere. The show gave me some mild entertainment, but the book BLEW ME AWAY.