| Dragonball is a Japanese Anime that started out as a Magna series (Japanese comics, not to be confused with Anime) in 1984. The creator, Akira Toriyama, based the magna series off of an old Chinese legend. Later realizing he knew nothing of the legend, he started to make things up. The magna was later to become an Anime series (Japanese cartoons, not to be confused with Magna), and it swept Asia by surprise, Dragonball was a complete success. After he finished Dragonball, he started a sequel series, Dragonball Z (Im guessing he started the sequel series due to a great demand). Unlike Dragonball, Dragonball Z was based more on fighting and less on comedy like Dragonball was (Dragonball Z still had its funny moments). Dragonball Z was a new stretch for Akira Toriyama, for he had never made an action based Anime/Magna befor. His style of Anime/Magna was more to the comedic side. At the end of Dragonball Z, Akira Toriyama gave up on the Dragonball crave (He just got tired of it). He was later to produce two other great Anime/Magna hits. At this point, the Dragonball series took a turn for the worse, or so says the fans of the series. Toei Productions decided to continue on with a sequel series despite Akira's absense, and so spawned Dragonball GT. It is said that Dragonball GT is somehow different from the previous series. No one really knows quite how, but its just not the same. Who knows? Maybe its the music, maybe the dialog sucks, or it just didnt have Akira Toriyama's "magical touch". We may never see a Anime that is quite like Dragonball and Dragonball Z ever. But one thing is for sure, If you are a true Dragonball fan like me, nothing will tear you away from the series millions have come to know and love. |
