| Well I don't know the rules about linking for fansubs but my group is currently working on the original Dr. Slump series from 1981 if you're interested look at my profile for a link, our group is shiteatersubs. We're on episode 059 of 243. I've been a fan of Dragon Ball since 1996. When I heard about Dr. Slump back in the late 90s I did everything I could to find out more about it and today I am in love with the show and hold it in higher regard than I do Dragon Ball. The thing about Dr. Slump that may turn off Americans who are looking for more Dragon Ball is that it's a comedy series first and an action series second. If you enjoyed the comedy of Dragon Ball and wished there were more panty jokes then you'll love Dr. Slump because that weird sense of humor is amped up to 11. If you watched Dragon Ball and wished it was less silly and more serious, then you're (probably) not gonna like Dr. Slump. That said, watching Dr. Slump through, you'll be amazed at how much story material Toriyama recycled from Slump for Dragon Ball and for all of his other works. Watching it gives major insight into the world Dragon Ball occurs in because Dr. Slump builds that world and focuses on it in ways that Dragon Ball never does. Lastly, the show is about Arale learning about life, not necessarily learning about her powers (she doesn't give a shit about that), but it's also about tons of other characters that live in the world around her. To give you an idea, think about when South Park or the Simpsons have episodes that focus on a non-main character like Milhouse or Butters. Well, almost every episode of Dr. Slump is like that. Arale and Senbei may be the main characters, but there are plenty of episodes about Akane, Suppaman and Old Lady Spring and so on. I highly recommend Dr. Slump, but then again I'm a long time advocate for the show. The Japanese love this show and it was a huge hit in its time for a reason, because it's really fucking good. |
| Dr.SLUMP doesn't "deserve" DB's popularity since it is already very popular. The first TV anime is probably to this day still the Shônen JUMP adaptation who enjoyed the highest audience rate. If you liked the early chapters of Dragon Ball (up to the first Tenkaichi Budoka in the series), you will like Dr.SLUMP. It also has a strong tendency to feature competitions for anything (those chapters were quite popular, that's why Toriyama came up with the Budokai in DB to raise the low popularity of his new series). You could try to read the manga, it might be even funnier than the 80s TV show thanks to the lesser repetition of the gags and the comicbooks ones. PS: if ou're really after DB's origins, I advise you to read the short manga written by Toriyama during SLUMP serialization and after (but before DB). A big deal of DB's ingredients were made there @sebubibinman Of course, sorry if you thought this meant the animated series was bad. Plus since I never understood the "more fleshed out" advantage that all those long things have over the rest, you are certainly right. (Nice sex joke, very fitting for this kind of series. XD) |
Rei_IIIAug 28, 2017 11:22 AM
| @Rei366 "You should try to read the manga, it's even funnier than the 80s TV show." Yeah, well, that's just, like, your opinion, man... I've went through both and there's no way a more fleshed out version of the manga is less funny. It's like saying "You know, I really like sex, but jerking off is better." |
sebubibinmanAug 28, 2017 11:04 AM
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