Dragonball Z

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Season 1
Season #: 17, 16, 14, 12, 9, 9, 8, 8, 7, 7, 6, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
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Universal acclaim- based on 68 Ratings

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  1. DBZ19
    Dec 12, 2011
    10
    Definitely the greatest show of all times.
  2. Peteypoo
    Dec 13, 2011
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Only anime I've ever watched regularly. Great array of characters, great humour, beautiful animation, compelling stories (particularly Saiyan/Frieza sagas), brutal violence, and moral messages that don't beat around the bush. Pacing is the only problem... kids may find the original episodes frustrating. But there are new shortened versions available. I remember going nuts as a kid when they would stare at each other for 20 minutes and then the episode would end after a single energy wave. But it did keep me in suspense I guess. My favourite moment from series one is when the bad guy Nappa gets a massive spinal injury from our protagonist, and is lying on the ground unable to feel his legs. Vegeta, Nappa's more powerful ally, decides he is not useful anymore and has shamed his ancestry by losing to weak humans... so he incinerates his lifelong friend with an energy wave. Awesome.… Expand
  3. d1nk1
    Mar 15, 2011
    10
    Even for those who have never seen the Old School DragonBall, this series is nothing short of a treat. Perfect "starter" for people looking into this breed of animation; A stand alone epic that will undoubtedly immerse ANYONE into a mystical, fantastic world of magic, mayhem, and everything in between extending to realms far beyond it's spunky origin. With rich increscent stories coupledEven for those who have never seen the Old School DragonBall, this series is nothing short of a treat. Perfect "starter" for people looking into this breed of animation; A stand alone epic that will undoubtedly immerse ANYONE into a mystical, fantastic world of magic, mayhem, and everything in between extending to realms far beyond it's spunky origin. With rich increscent stories coupled with heart warming, out of this WORLD characters, this season of the action packed anime will leave you wanting more & more...NEXT TIME>> ON DRAGON BALL, Z… Expand
  4. TheMadNag
    Apr 29, 2014
    10
    Grew up with this show, it will forever be in my heart as the best show of my childhood. That being said its awesome and worth watching the whole series!!!!!
  5. simonerodriguez
    Mar 13, 2016
    10
    i was obessed with this show as a kid! me and my brothers actually use to role play characters from the show! i wish they would bring the show back!!!1!!!
  6. Pixarlover
    Oct 26, 2012
    10
    Dragonball Z is a masterpiece of television animation. It is one of the most epic animations to ever be seen on television, and there is a good reason to call this one of the greatest animes of all time. The characters are fantastic and the plot can be a little redundant at times, but ends as a satisfying story. If only anime were more like this today in the 2010s, we probably wouldn'tDragonball Z is a masterpiece of television animation. It is one of the most epic animations to ever be seen on television, and there is a good reason to call this one of the greatest animes of all time. The characters are fantastic and the plot can be a little redundant at times, but ends as a satisfying story. If only anime were more like this today in the 2010s, we probably wouldn't need Naruto to try and act as an equally good show that tries to be on-par with DBZ. Simply put, Dragonball Z is my favourite anime TV show and it is a fantastic pleasure.… Expand
  7. iffyguy
    Dec 11, 2013
    10
    This show was my entire childhood. The adventures of Goku and his friends/partners/brothers kept me entirely in love with it through every Kamehameha, every Android, and every Super Saiyan. Nothing can ever come close to my love for the manga or the anime that was Dragon Ball Z.

    SERIOUSLY, I CRIED AT THE END OF DRAGON BALL GT.
  8. Pomornik
    Feb 9, 2012
    10
    Even though im an anime hater, this is my favorite series of all times. So i guess it speaks for itself how good it is. 20 years later and still nothing falls even close, and all nowaday top animes are all rip-offs of this one (im talking about naruto, bleach, 1 piece etc). So it proves DBZ is the ultimate best anime of all time.
  9. TheOnlineGamer
    Jan 13, 2012
    10
    This is the Greatest Anime of all Time! The countless cartoons and animes that are inspired by Dragonball Z is not even near the epicness the Anime series contains.Everyone's already said it but if you havent seen it then what are you waiting for?
  10. bmoore07
    Jul 14, 2014
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. In my opinion, DragonBallZ is not the greatest anime of all time. It
    feels strange to say this because DBZ was my childhood. It was the very
    first anime I ever saw, and I've been a hard-core DBZ fan for years. I
    watched every single movie, collected the action figures, owned just
    about every DBZ video game and watched every episode. As I grew older,
    my tastes changed and I decided to re-watch the series from a new
    perspective.

    I began at DragonBall, the prequel to this series. Goku is a little kid
    with rapidly developing martial art skills, and he journeys to find the
    dragonballs and to grow stronger. In my opinion, DragonBall is the
    anime that deserves all of the recognition because it's a show that
    teaches lessons and has role models for kids, like the eternally humble
    Goku ,and the benevolent (but perverted) Master Roshi. But it was the
    little things that made the show special, the stuff that wasn't in the
    manga. The sequence that stands out to me the most was when General Tao
    came into town to get a new outfit. Two guys wanted to take Tao down
    for a huge reward so they tried shooting him from behind. Tao flipped
    his slipper behind his back, which caused the bullet to bounce back
    towards the assailants, and the slipper rotated above Tao's head before
    cozying back onto his foot. He didn't lose a step or turn around the
    entire time! The greatest part of Dragon Ball was the epic showdown
    between Goku and Piccolo Jr. They were at each other's throat from the
    start and kept going even when both were losing tons of blood. In the
    end, Goku barely won by ramming his head into Piccolo's chest. Goku's
    hard-fought victories culminated to make the entire series into a true
    triumph of the human spirit.

    I noticed a huge difference between DragonBallZ and its predecessor.
    For one, as the series progresses, DBZ worsens in multiple aspects,
    especially in the amount of character involvement. In the beginning of
    DBZ, everybody had some kind of importance but, later on, most of them
    aren't even there and the ones that are present take a backseat to the
    almighty Goku and his gang of Super Saiyans.

    The other issues I have with DragonBallZ is that there's way too much
    screaming (lowlighted in the moment where Goku shows his friends the
    Super Saiyan 3 transformation and yells for at least 4 solid minutes),
    too much movement when the characters are fighting (we can barely even
    see them) and an overall lack of a deep story. The early sagas had
    their moments, like Piccolo saving Gohan from destruction in Saiyan
    Saga because that was his only friend, and the emotional speech Vegeta
    gave to Goku before he died. But, as DBZ progresses, there's a lot less
    of those moments. There's some semblance of a plot in Cell Saga, when a
    bitter Vegeta selfishly allows Cell to do what he wants in order to
    defeat him later and get his pride back...or something.

    The same elements that made DragonBall special are absent in DBZ. For
    one, you already know the good guys are going to win because the Z Gang
    is way too overpowered to worry about anybody. For such an amazing
    fighter, Goku has a habit of giving up easily ( didn't do this in DragonBall). Remember his fight against Cell or that one he had with Bills in Battle of the Gods? The main character of DBZ doesn't seem like role model material to me. The fights in DBZ are way too drawn out( I think Goku vs Frieza took up the majority of Season 3 and the worst part was you already knew the fight was over a long while before Frieza exploded.) and I'm getting really tired of the 'falling over backwards' routine the characters always do. Perhaps the worst thing about DBZ is how the producers insert scenes that weren't in the manga to get more money from the series. At least the added scenes in DragonBall (like Goku's training around the world and the Goku vs Master Shen fight before the tournament) was worth it. The extras in DBZ was trash (multiple scenes of Super Buu eating sweets at empty stores and Dabura talking to Videl, Bulma and Chi-Chi about love) and an absolute eye- sore. When I finished watching DragonBall, I felt like something special left my life. When I finished watching DragonBallZ, I felt like I endured a twenty-five mile race and I never wanted to run again. I used to love DBZ as a child and I don't feel the same way now. I think that the show is more appropriate for children who don't really have high standards for shows in the first place. In order for DragonBallZ to be the greatest anime of all time, it requires a little more than 'Kamehameha' to make it worth anybody's time.    … Expand
  11. dbzfan123bleach
    Jan 23, 2018
    0
    BEST SHOW ASIDE FROM BLEACH this is my second favroite no matter how old bleach is it is my fav but dbz is alsomst just as good
  12. Judge_Redd
    Jan 22, 2016
    9
    As someone who can hardly stomach cartoons anymore, I decided to rewatch this when given the opportunity. Though the quality of writing is sometimes overly simplistic, the story arcs are engaging and well thought out. The episodes are very short with battles and dilemmas often spanning multiple episodes, but there is a refreshing lack of filler that I have noticed. Each scene has meritAs someone who can hardly stomach cartoons anymore, I decided to rewatch this when given the opportunity. Though the quality of writing is sometimes overly simplistic, the story arcs are engaging and well thought out. The episodes are very short with battles and dilemmas often spanning multiple episodes, but there is a refreshing lack of filler that I have noticed. Each scene has merit and characters are not forgotten, even when they generally aren't an active part of that episode's main plot.… Expand
  13. matiasganadiaz
    Sep 17, 2018
    0
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  14. DunyG
    Apr 4, 2021
    10
    YEAH! This was why I loved anime and had a sense of humor! It's very exciting and funny and the voice-acting for the original in Japanese and most of the dubs are awesome. It can be weird, but personally I usually don't mind weird. I love this series!