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Apr 14, 2018
I have never written a review before but I want to share my thoughts on how I felt about DBS, so bare with me.

*SPOILERS MAY APPEAR*

Story (6/10):

The story overall wasn't bad, but it wasn't what I expected either. There were certain sagas that could have been written so much better. I was quite disappointed in the first 2 sagas because the transformations and battles just seemed so underwhelming in my opinion. The Resurrection F one really annoyed me because I felt like Freiza should have had more justice to his return, as he is one of the best villains in the Dragon Ball franchise. It just didn't seem exciting to me at all, and the battle between Goku and Frieza was not even close to being as good as their first on in DBZ. I also found it pointless on releasing two movies that were practically the first two sagas of the show, you might as well just skip to the third saga if you have seen the movies before the series. These two arcs really turned me off from the series for a bit, but then I decided to continue. As the story progressed, it became better. The Future Trunks arc and The Universal Survival arc were the best out of the series. I felt the tension and sense of danger from the two, and it actually kept me wanting to watch the show more. I will say though that the US arc was dragged out a bit too much, which kinda got me frustrated as the tournament was just under an hour. I also wish that the last episode was an hour long, as the last episode felt a little rushed, but I did still like it so it is all good. Overall, it wasn't bad, but like I said, better writing could have made the show much better.

Art (7/10):

The art was good, it definitely got better as the series progressed. There were times where the art was inconisistent. In terms of animation, it had its good and bad days. Overall, I didn't have a problem with it.

Sound (9/10):

I really liked the soundtracks and sound effects. No complaints about that.

Character (5/10):

This factor is the one that really annoyed me out of the whole entire show. Let me start off with Goku. I get that Goku has never been the smartest and has been selfish at times, but it seems like Goku has become more dumb and selfish in Super. To me, it seems like Goku has lacked in family values compared to Z, as all he wants to do is train and will do anything to avoid spending time with Chi-chi, his WIFE, and Goten, his YOUNGER SON or go and visit Gohan, Videl and Pan, hell, he even wanted Vegeta to ditch the birth of his daughter just to go train. I don't entirely blame him as it's his Saiyan genes, but Vegeta is Saiyan and seems to be a better family man. Goku also seems to be brain dead at times, not that he wasn't, but Super has pursued this to another level. I'm not too mad about his character overall as he is still one of my favourites, but come on now. However, I'm referring to the Japanese version but possibly some of the dialogue will be changed in the dub. Another thing that pissed me off was how there were a lot of characters pushed to the side or underdeveloped. For example, Yamcha was practically irrelevant in the whole series. Sure, he's not the best fighter or anything, but I feel like he deserved some more respect and be more relevant. I was also disappointed that Goten was irrelevant in the whole series too. The fact he is supposed to be Goku's son, he should have had much more character development and attention, just like Gohan had in Z, it would have been nice to see a journey for him. There are more characters in which I feel the same way but I'm not gonna waffle too much. There were some good new characters I liked, such as Hit, Jiren etc, but I wish Jiren had more of a better introduction and backstory as he was one of the important characters in the final arc.

Enjoyment (8/10):

Despite all the faults I pointed out previously, I still enjoyed the series, and I'm actually gonna miss watching it every Sunday. It still had its great moments and funny humour.

Overall (7-7.5/10):

To conclude, it was still a good show. It may not be as good as DB and DBZ, but it definitely isn't the worst to what people have said, to each its own. To me, I think it is worth a watch. Luckily the series will return in the future, so I hope they will make major improvements, especially in story and character in my opinion.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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