Talk:Dragon Ball

Low Ratings Not True

Dragonball Kai couldn't have been cancelled due to low ratings, if you check the top 10 TV rankings for any week during the shows run in Japan Dragonball Kai was always there. You can see all of them on Anime News Network, they're even all listed in the related news section on Dragonball Kai's ANN page. ZERO-ninja0 (talk) 12:59, 29 April 2011 (UTC)

Remove fansite links?

I discovered that some references are linked to fansites, which are generally not reliable sources. Should we remove them or keep them? Darth Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 17:41, 21 May 2011 (UTC)

I assume you are referring to Daizenshuu EX, in which case there is no problem. The site is a far more reliable source of series information than this article is.

Stop removing Tienshinhan

In the plot summary it mentions Emperor Pilaf, the Red Ribbon Army, and both Piccolo's. There are five major groups or sagas in Part 1 of Dragon Ball. The five villains of those Sagas were Emperor Pilaf, the Red Ribon Army, Tienshinhan, King Piccolo, and Piccolo Jr.. He should be there.STFX1046190 (talk) 19:33, 27 May 2011 (UTC) On the contrary he should absolutely not be there. Tienshinhan was not a villain just a temporary rival for goku in both fighting capabilities and mentality.His behavior and actions never altered the outcomes of goku's battles or the world for that matter.Tien was bound to become a hero because of his kind heart.--MartianH (talk) 00:58, 24 August 2011 (UTC)

A question:

Why is this rated mid importance on anime/manga scale?

Dragon Ball is probably one of, if not the most well known anime/manga series outside of Japan, and a quick look at google trends shows that it has on average more searches for it than Akira, or Gundam, which are both High importance. 69.132.79.61 (talk) 19:04, 3 June 2011 (UTC)

High and Top importance are for anime or manga that have moved beyond just being popular, but have also had a lasting impact—either on its genre, critically, or culturally—decades after it was created. Gundam completely redefined its genre and Akira was one of the first anime films to receive wide spread critical acclamation outside of Japan. Currently, there is no such documentation of a similar impact by Dragon Ball. —Farix (t | c) 20:25, 3 June 2011 (UTC)

Really? Dragon Ball has been spoofed several times in both American and Japanese Pop Culture, is credited (along with Sailor Moon) as having made Anime and Manga popular outside of Japan, and has influenced several of the most popular manga including Yu Yu Hakush, Naruto, and One Piece.STFX1046190 (talk) 01:48, 5 June 2011 (UTC)

I have to agree, Dragon Ball should be rated "high". It is the most popular manga/anime around the world. On Wikipedia:WikiProject Anime and manga/Assessment's Importance scale; Gundam is used as an example for "high" because of its "Lasting impact decades after it was initially released". Dragon Ball would also fall into that category. Xfansd (talk) 03:36, 5 June 2011 (UTC)

Dragon Ball should definitely be High as it defined the Shonen manga. It's the foundation on which all subsequent series have been built, and without it plenty of those we have now either would not exist at all or would be so different as to be unrecognizable. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.212.83.6 (talk) 20:16, 11 June 2011 (UTC)

Anime fans by in large hate Dragon Ball in part because of its enormous long lasting popularity. PeRshGo (talk) 03:49, 5 June 2011 (UTC)

That's the silliest thing that I've ever heard. --69.136.96.78 (talk) 22:13, 10 June 2011 (UTC)

What is?STFX1046190 (talk) 08:06, 11 June 2011 (UTC)

Soo... Will one of you guys bring this up to whoever makes the descion of rating the articles? 24.154.119.139 (talk) 18:14, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

GT

Shouldnt it be mentione that most fans hate GT? Redyugioh (talk) 21:24, 13 August 2011 (UTC)

If you can properly source such a statement and write it in an encyclopedic tone, then maybe. But really the fan opinion doesn't matter as much as actual critics'--GroovySandwich 21:38, 13 August 2011 (UTC)

This is ridiculous this is wikipedia not a fan site.This article is based on facts not opinion, if you could find a legitimate source that implies that people hate GT then by all means add it .Be sure to note that GT was made because of fans asking for more so your statement would contradict that.--MartianH (talk) 00:58, 24 August 2011 (UTC)

Superman Influence

Shouldn't it be mentioned that Dragonball was heavily influenced by DC Comics Superman? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Herojoe1000 (talk • contribs) 01:53, 15 August 2011 (UTC)

See my above comment--GroovySandwich 03:15, 15 August 2011 (UTC)

WTF

"Akira Toriyama is rumor to be making a new Dragon Ball series alongside mangaka Naho Ooishi, The creator of the 2008 Dragon Ball Z special "Yo! son goku and friends return". called, Dragon Ball Hoshi. Ooishi will be making a manga that continues the Z Manga past the Buu saga. It will have a newly designed Super Saiyan 4, and even a Super Saiyan 5. Akira Toriyama will be assisting her and backing off. The events in japan (earthquake, tsunami) slowed this down now Toriyama is taking care of that. It's rumor to be out later this year or early 2012"get rid of this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.71.51.195 (talk) 04:15, 15 September 2011 (UTC)