It's Dr. Gero, not Dr. Monroe.
If animal people bother you, it's an anime. No one complained about bugs bunny, it's there to entertain.
Goku is the main protagonist in DB. But in Z the Z fighters were all the main protagonist. Frieza Saga, it started out with Gohan, then krillin, then piccolo, then Vegeta being main protagonists at different parts. Just because Goku is a main character doesn't make him a main protagonist because it switches during Sagas. Like During android saga it was trunks, then the cell games it was gohan, majin buu saga it switched back to goku, then gohan, then back to goku.
Goku started out in DB wanting to be the greatest martial artist but it changed in Z as it was his new goal to defend the earth and become stronger. He already achieved being the greatest martial artist.
The villains are actually connected. Frieza had minions take over planets and sell them etc. So his minions were puppets.
Dr. Gero created androids which were his puppets and his background story is from dragon ball.
Naruto has arcs as well as dragon ball/z,
Zabuza, sand village war/chuunin exam arc, which tied into the Oro Arc, then the sasuke arc etc
Same thing happened with DBZ, all the villains (besides the movies) are a progression of something that happened before.
Piccolo isn't a namek, he's a Namekian.
Goku being an alien ruined the series? It put the missing piece in the puzzle. At the begining of dragonball you just have a kid that spawned out of no where which makes you wonder where the hell he's from. He didn't have a mother or father and in Z it makes it badass because you learn about the saiyan race and that someone who was a saiyan reject was sent to another planet to wipe it out but instead he's defending it and becomes more powerful than any saiyan in history.
In naruto, they fight Zabuza, you learn how strong he is then, they show the akatsuki which is a group of people that are stronger than them. Similar to piccolo and the saiyan race.
1. No its Dr. Moreau. I was referencing a famous novel;
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2. True it's there to entertain, but entertainment is subjective. What entertains someone, may bother someone else. Keep in mind the Animal people thing is just my personal preference.
3. I believe I called Goku the main protagonist of Dragon Ball, not Z. Nevertheless Goku is the main protagonist of the series overall.
4. I cited Goku's goals in Z to be; get stronger and defend the Earth. I personally find those goals to be lacking in depth though.
5. It's episodic in the sense that the main villains are not typically connected and ultimately the final villain is not connected to any previous villains. The only real instance in the series where a main villain is defeated and then the next main villain was tied to that one was Vegeta - Frieza (My favorite part of DBZ Saiyan & Namek arc BTW). All the rest ether lack ties to each other or are completely removed from each other in sequential order & only have loose ties.
6. If him being an alien works for you, that's fine. To me it would have been better if Goku's origins were explained via fantasy elements rather than SCIFI, since DB was primarily Fantasy Genre up to that point. When I say it ruined the series I mean that it fundamentally changed a very well developed story (Dragon Ball) into a complete different & less well developed story stylistically (I explained why in the Review).
7. Akatsuki aren't a new race or from space. The equivalent in Naruto terms would be like if the whole Naruto series played out; Naruto became the strongest in history, hokage, etc... Than suddenly a space craft landed & someone with Rinnegan stepped out and said Rikudo was an alien from another planet & the Uzamaki/Uchiha are part alien. Than Jutsu, Ninja System, etc... all disappeared over the course of a few arc, and Naruto + Some other characters just became alien fighters in space. Such a change would destroy the story that had been established up until that point.
Goku being an alien isn't a plot hole.
Shenron can't wish anyone dead because Shenron cannot grant a wish that exceeds the creators power Kami.
As for tails growing back, all Saiyans have the ability for their tail to grow back, unless it is permanently removed. Like trimming your finger-nails.
Vegeta can't turn Ozaru (Monkey form) on Namek because Namek does not have a moon, just 3 suns.
Frieza would have also just cut his tail off. He knows about saiyan techniques, he enslaved them, and blew up their planet.
Also, Goku is always using kaioken in fighting. It was said by king kai. Even if it's not visible or he doesn't announce it, it is still there. He powered it up one time when fighting pikkon. But it still puts a lot of strain if he was to push it further.
Naruto has transformations, Naruto has 9. Frieza has 5.
Raditz went to earth because Frieza sent him.
Saying that villains attack earth because of goku is like blaming a rape victim for what she was wearing.
1. I'm pretty sure I said it was a poor plot device (not a plot hole).
2. People have already corrected me on this and I appreciated it. I was actually hoping some people would explain the "plot holes" I saw to me.
3. Explain the Tail thing more. I'm not sure I get what your saying.
4. Wasn't Pikkon Filler? It was never mentioned again after Frieza Arc.
5. Sure Naruto has transformations, but he is 1 character. DB spammed the transformation plot device like nobodies business. Also the power jumps with transformations in Naruto are not nearly as absurd.
6. Alright problem solved with Radditz
7. Don't compare Goku to a rape victim. Goku enjoys fighting, that shit is consensual.
Bottom line though, your free to have you opinion. I personally didn't think DBZ was good at all in terms of "plot". But i'm not going to say anyones wrong or stupid for thinking otherwise. We all enjoy different things for different reasons. Also keep in mind these are editorial pieces of mine, I.E. just my opinion.
Agreed on all points. O_O Honestly I was saying "what the hell" throughout the whole video. At one point he said "the fact that Goku was an alien ruined the series it completely destroyed the series" but then he said "it was great" if the Great Wall of China was destroyed or ruined would it have been Great?
I think I covered most of the other things that needed to be said in my response to the other poster, but i'll address this in a bit more detail:
When I say it ruined the series I mean that it fundamentally changed a very well developed story (Dragon Ball) into a complete different & less well developed story stylistically (I explained why in the Review). However this is just in relation to the plot.
Now the reasons I consider DBZ great, which I said in the review but will try and make it more clear to prevent any confusion, is for 2 reasons.
1. Plot is not the only thing that makes a work of fiction enjoyable, especially when talking about the Anime. There is also action, music, animation to consider. DBZ revolutionized these elements in many ways which made the series extremely enjoyable & it deserves to be mentioned as a great series for that reason alone.
2. DBZ was a revolutionary Anime historically, in the sense that it spread awareness of Anime and brought it to a new high of popularity. I probably would not even be into Anime if not for DBZ, and I would guess the same is true for thousands of people. I think it's great for that reason.
it would blind them giving you a chance to attack or run. This was shown multiple times it was used against Frieza and Cell I believe I'm not sure it's been a while since I've re-watched Dbz and Db.