This is my favourite out of Dragoball / Z / GT, Dragonball Z was the first one I could get ahold of, so for me, watching Dragonball was like watching Star wars the originals then phantom menace etc came out years later.
Story
Story is good, drags out a little but good if you get into it, you will be disappointed the episodes come to an end. Although the same thing happens, bad guy comes, people defend, the fight sequences and opponents are mostly unique to their powers and reasons to wanting to conquer Earth. This pretty much keeps it unique.
Animation
The animation is pretty good, can't fault it to the most part, animation not as good as GT but it's still pretty good.
Sound
The sound is good, I liked it at the most. Music came in at the right time, the opening theme changed with the Saga's which I liked, really portrayed the anime as action packed.
Characters
Good characters, advancing on the same idea as Dragonball with a bit more kick and intensity. few more kick ass characters with varying personalities. Many characters have their personalities develop slightly though out the anime too, although this is arguable when compared to deeper anime.
Enjoyment
I really enjoyed this especially the Freiza (if that's spelled correct) and Cell Saga's. Very re-watchable.
Overall
Overall, a good anime, it's action packed with a decent story, varying characters with various different flaws, few suprises and twists which should keep you interested. Not as detailed as the manga but it's still an overall great anime.
