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Hakaishin24

You did it you watched Dragon Ball!!!!

BOOTY WARRIOR

Make sure to watch dbz kai. The voice acting is way better and the dialouge is accurate to the manga. The original dub they make up their own lines and is not accurate to the real story

Ricky

With this episode you are technically done with Dragon Ball as far as the manga went!

Ricky

Also I’m sure there’s a whole Z vs Kai war going on in your mentions already, but I’ll add my own two cents on considerations for each if you haven’t yet decided: (incoming yap) Filler/Pacing: Z has a lot of filler, some great, some bad (people forget about the bad ones). These are in the forms of side quests that don’t affect the main story at all and padding (like episode-long stare downs, extended battles, character reactions, etc). Honestly, just consider your experience with Dragon Ball. Did you like the detours from the main story, the long stare downs or did you want to keep the momentum and tensions present? Both are valid for your own tastes, sometimes Kai can be too quick for its own good and mess up a slow burn, but sometimes Z can drag on and kill the tension (I mean Z is 291 vs Kai’s 167) - Regardless you can still go back and see the good filler eps as you watch Kai, I’m sure people will let you know which ones. Dialogue/Characterization: I’m sure you heard a lot about this but just to reiterate, Z does tend to make Goku a very righteous, almost Superman kinda character (which you can see, isn’t who he is, ESPECIALLY here) which could make him feel super different from OG Dragon Ball. On top of that, the dialogue generally differs a lot from the source material, sometimes watering it down to generic action dialogue (but there were some awesome one-liners in Z that i still love to this day). Anyways, Kai fixed that by being manga-accurate and its combined it’s better script with the much improved performances of the voice actors Voices: Z had a great cast of VAs, some that i still prefer over Kai. But still, It would be ignorant of me to overlook the incredible performances the VAs gave in Kai, now with years of experience with their characters and a better script. Soundtracks: Z and Kai have different OST’s (both very iconic imo). Kai’s is done by Kikuchi (whose music you’ve been hearing throughout Dragon Ball) and Z’s is Bruce Faulconer (a lot more sci-fi with synths and electric guitars). Both offer different characteristics; with Kikuchi you get to hear how the sound of Dragon Ball you’ve come to know evolves along with its stakes, while with Faulconer, giving the world a darker atmosphere (which can give Z a nice change of pace). Plus each character has their own theme so when a track starts you know shits going down All in all, I’d say it boils down to this, watch Kai if wanna watch Dragon Ball’s story continue to evolve (as you’ve already seen going from Pilaf to Demon King Piccolo) with the same character personalities you’ve come to know. Watch Z if you want a more drastic shift with a whole new atmosphere and don’t mind a slower burn (side quests, more character scenes, fights spanning multiple eps, filler arcs) Personally, I always recommend Kai for first-time watchers since it’s easier to get into and feels like an authentic continuation of Dragon Ball into a new arc, while Z can feel more like a standalone show (if that makes sense). But of course please do use your experience with Dragon Ball to guide your decision. Regardless of your choice, you really can’t lose, you’re in for a great show either way. There’s still no truly “definitive” way to watch Z yet, so don’t let any side make you feel bad for choosing the other, they’ve both got their strengths and weaknesses. If you do choose Kai tho, make sure it’s uncut (there’s a Nicktoons versions out there that censors blood and all that, not sure what streaming has what)

Spaz Tek

This is actually the last episode of Dragonball. The rest of the episodes are just filler. I hope you can go straight to Dragonball Z instead of watching those filler episodes

MadeInSound

Something the dub didn't precise, is that you're right, Goku used the flying dance technique as his last trump card (buku-jutsu), he saved it all up to this moment. And let's goo we're done with OG if we're not counting the fillers, would be cool to hear your thoughts on the show overall. Can't wait for Z, and still kinda hope you're gonna go with Kai.

MadeInSound

I don't think Piccolo will do much trouble knowing there's a Goku running around. Considering he waited three years until the tournament without making too much noise, I think he can do the same here since he literally lost TWICE against him. And I also think Piccolo is probably on the same wavelength as Goku, as he sees him more as a rival

Hakaishin24

This is the best analysis that you can give for DBZ and DBZ Kai honestly. For new fans Kai is the way to go and it's pretty frustrating seeing many old fans try and get her to watch the OG dub. Knowing that it's way less faithful to the original source material.

BOOTY WARRIOR

Kai would be the better choice because the story is actually accurate. The og dub they make up their own lines like an abridged anime. They don't even call mercenary tao by his title lol they call him general tao and that he was the leader of the red ribbon army 🤣 and not to mention the voice acting is worse. They had less experience.

MadeInSound

One thing I'll note tho is that the original composer for Kai was Kenji Yamamoto, who made tracks that were intended for the show, but got arrested for plagiarism so they put back the Kikuchi score. Except the placement is terrible and very repetitive with its few tracks, unlike Z where the Kikuchi score was intended and created for the movies and TV show, and flows much better. There's also a release from fans called Dragon Ball Z: Recut, where they removed all the fillers and kept the experience closer to the manga, while also keeping the original Kikuchi score intact, and there's even less episode than Kai. But sadly there's no English dub rn for it so that could have been an option if she was watching in its original language, but I think it's still good to keep an eye on that.