Dragon Ball Super

IMO Dragon ball super was a downgrade from Dragon ball z & felt like an unnecessary series. However I'm glad that it was made because there are still many great parts of this show & badass moments. This series pivoted more into the Vegeta vs Goku rivalry while in DBZ Goku was stronger than Vegeta since after the saiyan saga. Ultra instinct was definetely the most hype bit about the series & some of those scenes were amazing in the TOP. However the TOP arc was filled with 20+ episodes of fights with random fighters that nobody actually cared about. It felt like they just ... reskinned the colours of 50 fighter & said their job was done. It would have been cool if they had put more effort into some of the designs but it was worth it for ultra instinct. Overall I enjoyed this show but it's not my favourite or anything.

Dragon Ball is an iconic anime series that has captivated audiences for decades. However, despite its popularity, the series has been criticized for having a mediocre storyline. The main issue with the story is its lack of depth and originality. The plot often revolves around the main character, Goku, engaging in battles with various villains, with little character development or exploration of themes beyond the surface level.

Additionally, the series tends to rely heavily on tropes and cliches of the shonen genre, such as power-ups, training arcs, and over-the-top action sequences, without adding anything new or innovative to the formula. The lack of nuance in the ... storytelling can make the series feel repetitive and predictable.

While Dragon Ball has its strengths, including memorable characters and iconic moments, its mediocre storyline can be a barrier for viewers looking for more depth and complexity in their anime.

What went wrong?...Everything.
Absolutely everything you could think of went wrong.

The animation is bad. The writing is god awful. Most of the new characters, especially from the other universes, suck ass and a vast majority of the action is just plain uninteresting to follow. I'm already not the biggest fan of fight scenes that stretch on and on and on but some of these were dissapointing on base levels such as emotional investment of who should win and who should lose.

The first two arcs are a slog to sit through as they are just extended recaps of the movies. If you haven't watched the movies, ... you'll likely not mind it, but if you do you can't help but compare each and every scene that is recreated in a typically much worse way.

When finally, FINALLY, there is some new stuff revealed it's so badly executed. Zamasu was a interesting villain, but they do everything in their power to make him just seem kind of lame afterwards. He just gets essentially forgotten, and the way they beat him leaves a dissapointing taste in your mouth. From what I hear the manga does the Goku Black arc much better, but...if so, why didn't they follow the manga storyline?

And that's one of Super's biggest problems. Dragon Ball Super is a multi media project, while sure some of the writers want to make a genuinely good product, a lot of the other staff want to rake in da mone. Because of that, the production of the anime was absolutely fucked, nobody at the studio had ever enough time to properly communicate or refine their work.

Many episodes were just flashy slop that the at the time weekly audience ate up even if they complained about it every single time. How do I know this? Because I was part of that audience. The reason why I rewatched Super is because I thought that perhaps binging format fitted the series better, but no, it makes it so much goddamn WORSE.

It is not the worst entry of the franchise, that would be Evolution. But I have no doubt in my mind that the DB Super anime will age like milk, especially compared to it's manga adaptation and Superhero.