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[LelouchViBritannia]

I've been recently been re-watching some DBZ and just finished the Great Saiyaman Arc. I have to say i really enjoyed it. It was very refreshing from the usual DBZ formula. I always did enjoy Gohan's adventures in highschool ever since i was a kid. Tons of humorous, funny and awesome moments. I do remember back in my teen years though alot of people did not share this same opinion.

What do you guys think?

 

[TUSR]

I have to say i really enjoyed it.

what is wrong with you

 

[A Pretty Panda]

As interesting as Gohan will ever be

 

[Akainu]

I liked it too.

 

[jwk94]

As someone who likes slice of life animes and those moments where everyone takes a breather from all the fighting, yep! This is kinda why I prefer the Steven Universe formula of things.

 

[-MD-]

I hated it when I was a teen so I'm sure I'd hate it even more now.

 

[_Ryo_]

It's like the best thing ever.

They should have just made Gohan the default main character as they had originally planned to do. :|

 

[bryanee]

I loved it. I could of watched another 30 episodes of him doing stupid shit in high school.

 

[Merc_]

Yeah, that shit is great. Just like the driving episode.

 

[chicagocubsfan]

I liked it too.

 

[munchie64]

It was ok, but went on wwwwaaayyy too long in the show. Videl figures it all out almost instantly in the manga.

Anyway I like Gohan here, and the superhero stuff was cool. I also like Videl a lot.

 

[God Dayumm]

Besides that, I also liked the Garlic Jr. saga and dragonball GT

 

[WrenchNinja]

Yeah, I liked it. It was like Toriyama doing Spider-Man

 

[Kagari]

I liked it. Haters just don't understand.

 

[GamerSoul]

It was a nice break. Videl was cute.

 

[Prompto]

I haven't seen it since like the 4th grade but I remember enjoying it. It was a nice change of pace.

 

[RazorbackDB]

what's up with all the dragon ball threads, are the new movies really popular?

anyway that arc was really dumb all the time but funny, Videl is cool.

 

[Frog-fu]

It was great and the arc should have lasted longer imo.

Young Gohan hanging out with the orphans for a while during the Saiyan Sage was cool too.

 

[Parallax]

they seriously dropped the ball on gohan.

 

[El Topo]

I enjoyed it in the manga, where I felt it could've lasted longer. The anime version never really clicked with me.

 

[Kagari]

what's up with all the dragon ball threads, are the new movies really popular?

anyway that arc was really dumb all the time but funny, Videl is cool.

That nostalgia pull.

 

[Alienous]

I think the school arcs are among the best in any anime/manga.

And it's interesting seeing Gohan repent for allowing his father to die by beating up street level criminals.

 

[AzureSkies]

Driving episode was god-tier, but Gohan in High School was painful to me even as a kid.

 

[AwesomeSauce]

I revisited it recently too and still loved it.

Gohan playing baseball lol.

 

[Weiss]

I liked it. It was a wacky little side story that had Gohan get some spotlight. Plus, Saiyaman was epic.

Dragon Ball isn't just about people screaming and shooting lasers. It's also pretty nutty.

 

[Thatonemoor]

I to enjoy Gohan's high school stories, was always sad it went back into the usual formula with the buu saga (though I still enjoyed it). But the anime the song they kept playing during the anime was really annoying.

 

[SolarPowered]

I'd have preferred more of Gohan's HS shenanigans and a complete world tournament arc instead of all the Buu nonsense. It would have been great to see how Earthlings react to supersaiyans.

The Supreme Kai really sucks at doing his job.

 

[foxuzamaki]

I realy fucking love it. More time for the characters and not for the fighting, it is why Gohan's and Videl's relationship is much more accepted than chi-chis and bulma's.

 

[Ganzlinger]

I liked it.

And Videl with pigtails is best Videl.

 

[Thatonemoor]

I'd have preferred more of Gohan's HS shenanigans and a complete world tournament arc instead of all the Buu nonsense. It would have been great to see how Earthlings react to supersaiyans.

The Supreme Kai really sucks at doing his job.

^with this guy. Would love to see this "What if" story.

 

[foxuzamaki]

I liked it.

And Videl with pigtails is best Videl.

My nigga

 

[EmptySpace]

enjoyed it a lot.


really love those superhero double-life shows.

 

[Conkersbadfurday]

It was the worst...until GT came out anyways.

When I watch DBZ, I stop after the Cell Saga to avoid the horseshit that comes later.

 

[Kagari]

By the way, this series does have an OT. You guys should visit: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=413674

 

[Kozak]

I only liked it because I had a raging boner for Gohan after he defeated Cell.

 

[……forgetit]

Yeah, that shit is great. Just like the driving episode.

This is secretly the best episode of the whole show, and yeah highschool gohan was fun.

 

[SolicitorPirate]

I remember quite enjoying the high school arc back when I read it in the manga. I really do wish Gohan's highschool and his friends became permanent fixtures rather than just disappearing. Seriously, what happened to that blonde girl and that other guy?

 

[family_guy]

Gohan was a cooler pre-teen than he was a teen. Don't know how that happened.

 

[farisr]

Yup, I enjoyed it quite a bit. Actually have felt like firing up my dvds and watching that arc the last couple of weeks.

 

[entremet]

Not really. I'm a Goku guy through and though.

The whole being super powerful yet never really using it post adolescence rubbed me the wrong way*

*I know he did use it some in the Buu Saga, but that was more of a stop gap.

 

[Servbot24]

I liked it a lot.

Gohan gets boring as shit after that though.

 

[RoryDropkick]

I enjoyed it. Videl shouldn't have cut her hair though.

 

[m_shortpants]

Even though it was kind of silly, at least Gohan was relevant during it ;_;

 

[Dark_castle]

I don't dislike it, but it felt like filler, decent filler I guess.

 

[SolicitorPirate]

I enjoyed it. Videl shouldn't have cut her hair though.

Wat. Short haired Videl is perfection.

 

[QuikZilver]

Yeah, I liked it. It was like Toriyama doing Spider-Man

Best description right here.

 

[Kagari]

I don't dislike it, but it felt like filler, decent filler I guess.

But it's not filler :V

 

[FootballFan]

I really enjoyed it. They could make a whole series with Gohan at high school, would buy and watch.

 

[Nishastra]

I loved it. I could of watched another 30 episodes of him doing stupid shit in high school.

Yep. I'd take a whole series of Gohan and Videl adventures.

 

[Cipherr]

I've been recently been re-watching some DBZ and just finished the Great Saiyaman Arc. I have to say i really enjoyed it. It was very refreshing from the usual DBZ formula. I always did enjoy Gohan's adventures in highschool ever since i was a kid. Tons of humorous, funny and awesome moments. I do remember back in my teen years though alot of people did not share this same opinion.

What do you guys think?

I liked it, and sort of still do. But at the time I originally saw it, I hadn't seen any other anime really. Since that time though I have tried lots of other anime and found that school settings are extremely freaking popular in anime for some strange reason. Were it not for the nostalgia, I would probably dislike it due to fatigue these days.

But I remember it being a nice change of pace although a bit corny. Reminded me a bit of Dragonball with the way he met new people etc.