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fcbjeeon
Oh, Dragon Ball Z Kai, where do I even begin? The reason why I am writing this review, the reason why I am on this website, the reason I love anime, the reason why I even convert oxygen to carbon monoxide every day, is because of you.
You were my first true love. Coming home after elementary school, and you were always there on my television, I would leap into your arms. Begging my mom to buy me a hoodie with the Z Fighters on it, playing Battle of Z on my psvita, spiking my hair up to make it seem like Goku's hair. You were my childhood.
To this day, I defend you like you were my own family member. You are the father of shonen, you changed anime forever. The voice acting, the gritty colors, the chemistry between characters, iconic villains. We get comedy, romance, fights, depression, twi…
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In my original Dragon Ball Z series review, I mentioned that as much as I love the series—and think either the original Z or Kai are great ways to experience it—if you drop the nostalgia and judge it by modern anime standards, especially in English dub form, Kai is easily the better choice.
Dragon Ball Z Kai basically fixes two of the biggest issues with the original Z: the filler episodes and the overall slow pacing. Sure, the series is still long—certainly longer than your average battle shonen—but the way it gets to the point much faster makes it way more enjoyable. You don’t have to sit through episodes of unnecessary padding and events that are never referenced again in any Dragon Ball series.
Now, do these changes suddenly make Kai a perfectly paced series? Obviously not. Even with…
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Better don't watch it and go on to watch Dragon ball Z.
The main story is all the same but you miss so much about the characters and so on. Then the story is all flat - just endless fighting without any sense. One of my favourite arcs - adult Gohan and young Trunks/Goten, but there is nothing about that. So sad.
I've started watching DBK just because the amount of DBZ episodes is too much, to rewatch it again, but it was a mistake so don't make it too. Because in that case you will lose a lot of joy or much of your time watching DBZ after DBK.
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The first part of Dragon Ball Z covered in DBZ Kai is, in my opinion, a masterpiece.
While initially the show starts off a little slow, it very quickly picks up the pace, most significantly due to the fact that this show cuts out most of the filler content from the original version of the anime.
Gone are the days of watching Goku run on Snakeway for 16 episodes, and meaningless development of Gohan that is instantly revoked as soon as the saiyans arrive because... that development didn't happen in the manga. No, instead we get a shorter, more true telling of the Dragon Ball Z story, as if you were reading the manga.
Now that isn't to say that all of the filler is cut out, It really isn't. There are some things that the anime did that would be impossible to cut out in order to make Ka…
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Dragon Ball Z (or for short DBZ) sure made the merchandise called Dragon Ball (or for short DB) the most popular anime merchandise in the word. It starts from manga, 2 anime adaption (DB and DBZ), couple spin-offs (DBGT, DBS), lots of movies and lots of games, and it seems that this merchandise that exist for over 30 years now doesn’t going to fade soon, with every other year new item in this merchandise is appearing even though the story is so old and in fact so unuqdated that even the general opinion seems divided by two major opinion (by my eyes at least) - The first, the fans who are still loving the story no matter how much time will go, it’s still will be saved in their hearts as their childhood series or rather great anime of all times. But the second opinion is realistic, and sees…
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Even though the Kai series was a step down for me personally ... I just love the Dragon Ball series so much!
As for why it was a step down;
As the first thing I was exposed to was the dub on TV, the soundtrack is the first thing that comes to mind.
The Ocean and Faulconer soundtracks for me were way more impacful, you could feel the dread and pain or even the hype during fights, the soundtracks of Kai didn't have the same strength.
Just looking at Goku's first transformation with the Faulconer track vs the Kai track or even Gohan's power up to SSJ 2 during Cell.
The new animated scenes and art just stuck out like a sore thumb, it didn't fit the original scenes at all and it just takes you out of the moment, especially during the Freeza saga.
The faster pace at times did help but at other…
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EDIT: I recently made a video review of Kai on my Youtube channel which is heavily based off this review. If you'd rather watch it in video format instead of reading it, then you can check it out here
https://rumble.com/vs5j8x-dragon-ball-z-kai-is-epic.html
I've been a fan of Dragon Ball for 6 years now and I finally decided to sit down and watch Kai to see how it would compare to Z and the manga.
Also this is a review for the first season (97 or 98), 2009 Kai, or whatever you want to call it. Just know that this does not include 2014 Kai (Buu Saga) as I will review that once I complete it in the coming weeks since my score will most likely be different from this one's.
Story: 9
As for the story, Kai is basically the exact same in terms of plot when compared to Z and the manga with so…
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*NO SPOILERS*
Recently, i came across an internet post of someone saying Dragon Ball Z may be the greatest anime of all time. I replied with something validating and someone responded with, "There's a hell of a lot of anime better than Dragon Ball, dude." This really got me thinking, Dragon Ball isn't even my favorite series, so why did i think that statement could be valid?
Well, It's about objectivity. I've always thought there was something to be said about media that's easy to digest, stuff with relatively simple plots and a good mix of action and nonaction (example:"The Princess Bride"), I think Dragon Ball easily fits within this category. You'd know it for it's fights and it's yelling, but those fights wouldn't be nearly as iconic without all of the emotion behind them, without e…
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DBZ Kai in a word: Noice!
I think Kai was a good idea. The animation is better, it's closer to the manga, and the story and fight scenes run at a better pace.
I love the original DBZ, but in order for it to appeal to kids today, I think they had to make Kai. It doesn't rob from DBZ in any unfortunate way. There are a few things I miss (like the driving episode between Piccolo and Goku) but those are only trifles.
I hope they continue to make more for seasons 7-9, since those are my favorite, I would like to see them reconstructed with cleaner animation and a little less lag in the fighting sequences and the story. Plus the kids who only have access to Kai aren't getting the full story!
All in all I don't got nuthin' against Kai.
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I should have trusted my instincts when I decided to give Dragonball Kai a watch. It does sound quite intriguing to watch Dragonball Z again, only this time minus the filler episodes that really didn't add much or anything to the storyline; but with one change though, must come many, because for some reason writers always must omit something else that can feel almost equally important as the thing they wanted changed originally. I guess this is just one of those cases where you simply can't satisfy everyone, because DB Kai left me with a very bitter taste, and I actually prefer the original series by Funimation than this.
The story to DB Kai is no different from the original series. The Earth is paid a visit by a being named Raditz whom claims to be Goku's brother; Raditz reveals to him t…
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Before you speak anything I chose to talk about Kai Z inves for the reasons that Kai has no fillers and the animation is a bit prettier.
The history of anime is simple (I copy the super-man sauhsahusa Zoas), the plot is not very nice, the characters also I did not like the anime comes down to one thing FIGHTS, the struggles of DB KAI are fantastic, but the other things in the stories are very bad and is far from the WORLD OF ANIME BEST.
The author offspring random characters, making them more expensive Monster possible powers are greatly exaggerated, and do not understand why everybody like him.
The characters do not have any characteristics only are people with powers fuckers who want to become stronger to protect the Earth, and alias until the villains are differ…
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Next Time On Dragon ball Z...Oops I mean Kai.
Many like me who have seen the original and yet have seen this and thought well Kai is obviously the same isn't it?
Well Yeah thats because it is But there are differences here and there to mention but it isn't as major as a lot of people like to assume so I will be making some comparisons here that you'll expect to see in this review since this is based on my analysis of this show from watching it twice alongside Dragon ball Z.
Story - 9
The story is sped up much more better compared to the original for obvious reasons of course, It sticks to major characters along with the main plot, less over the top screaming (Though there is that occasionally at times) and less deviating to different locations with little going on in them. better directi…
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Overview:
I mentioned in my review of DBZ that the series had some serious flaws and wasn't a perfect adaptation of Toriyama's original manga. Today I look at Dragon Ball Kai, which actually tries to be much closer to the source material. Does it do well or did DBZ classic do it better? Let's analyze further.
Story and Characters: 8/10
I already reviewed the story of DBZ, so this will largely focus on the differences between Kai and the original DBZ. A massive improvement is the removal of the obnoxious filler that bogged down DBZ. How much filler was in DBZ? An illustrative example would be that 7 of the first 16 episodes were entirely filler and not part of the official canon. In Kai it no longer takes 20 episodes for a planet to explode in supposedly 5 minutes. There are no episodes…
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My Childhood's favorite Anime has returned ! I watched the whole series quite a while ago, but I heard that they were recording the voices for the rest of Dragon Ball (We're going up against Buu!) Yeay ! If you loved Dragon Ball Z once before, but haven't seen it in a while, I strongly suggest that you rewatch it with through Kai ! It is just better quality and improved removing most of the bullcrap.I simply can't wait to continue with Buu !
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Dragon Ball Z, I guess, is one of those animes you really need to have the patience for. Even though it was the first anime I ever saw and got me hooked on other stuff, it was unbearably long and the fights dragged on for dozens of episodes at a time. After browsing through some of Funimation's works however, I came across what was basically 'DBZ without the filler'. So naturally, I gave Kai a shot. And I tell you, it actually does give a new outlook on the DBZ story.
Granted, the fights can and do drag on still for some time, but the amount of filler that's reduced the first six seasons to only 98 episodes is astounding! By episode 13, Goku and Vegeta have already begun their first battle, while in the original dub, that didn't commence until episode 30! For someone who's also read the…
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The dragonball series (Despite Dragonball GT) has always had an outstanding story, even if it didn't make since sometimes. The story is told in Sagas; the saiyan saga, the namek saga, captain ginyu saga, freezia saga, garlic jr. saga, trunks saga, android saga, imperfect cell saga, perfect cell saga, cell games saga, great saiyanman saga, world tournament saga, babdi saga, majin buu saga, fusion saga, and kid buu saga. These sagas are within what are called arcs; saiyan arc, freezia arc, cell arc, and buu arc. However, this is just a knock-off of the original in my point of view, since it takes away the filler which made it longer and more satisfying (at least to me). Yet, I cannot bring myself to give the story a bad score since it is the dragonball Z that I've known and love, so it has t…
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This show is great. And before we start they announced a Buu Saga so yes it follows the manga. This review comes from someone who watched a lot of the Cell and Buu Saga EPs as a kid.
The only complaint people have that I have talk to is that "oh no they took out the Rock music that FUNimation put in the original, which I could care less about because they kept the Japanese music this time which never would piss me off.
The story follows manga much better than the original with less AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, but with more fighting and no filler episodes. Now you can watch the story quicker than you did before, 194EPs to 98EPs.
It was very enjoyable and characters are as great as they were in the original.
The only thing I could give to the Kai haters is the lack of new…
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The only thing I liked about DBZ Kai was because it followed the manga more than DBZ. However, I was disappointed by the visuals because, when they mentioned a "DBZ remake", I though that the animation would be new. Instead, the animation was "remastered". Not as I expected. Also, I was really disapointed because the Majin Buu arc was never shown. It seems to me that Akira Toriyama gave us "remastered" version instead of a full remake because he probably wanted to make maximum profit without spending a f*ckload of money.
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I won't waste time reviewing Dragonball because it think that by now most people know it and already have their own opinion about it.
I'll just focus on Kai and the changes it has
Story 10/10.
Ok, so the story in dragonball has never been really complex or deep, but it's still fun to watch.
In my opinion, the biggest improovement Kai has over DBZ is that all the anoying fillers are gone and now the story goes, mostly, acording to the manga. No more eternal power charging, no more eternal "he is so strong" internal monologues a no more feeling that nothing really happened in the last 10 chapters. Yeah there are some fun filler missing, like when goku and picolo go to the driving school, but in the end what is gained with the exclusion of the filler is far more than what is lost.
I've read…
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This show needed some filler like Bleach, but this is still one of the best crazy shows I have ever seen. I only gave 9 and not 10 because this show was too much dude on dude and NO FILLER to get to know the dudes. Let me tell you all about this crazy show.
Story is pretty much a copy of Bleach and that one ninja show if you put super man in there. Big aliens from his past keep coming along to put him in his place, but he gets new powers just like Itchygo did. If you have narcolepsy dont watch this show because theres so many lights you never stop shaking.
Art in show isnt very good and colors are really weird like they feel all floral which makes me think theres gay agenda in this show. They always fight men and become shirtless and theres no women characters at all really who get nake…
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