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Events / Re: [Weekly Stream] CUTSTUFF TOONAMI **OFF AIR**
« on: August 03, 2013, 11:51:51 PM »
I finished Dragonball a week ago, and I'm currently about 25 episodes into DBZ (the original).
First thing I should note is, they aren't really separate series. Dragonball ends and goes directly into DBZ through a time skip no longer than the normal timeskips of Dragonball. The reason for the name change is because of the difference in tone between the two -- Dragonball started out goofy and comedic and grew more and more serious as time went on, culminating in the Piccolo arc, where several major heroic characters were killed (they were obviously revived by the Dragonballs). After that arc, the author of the series decided to change the name as a reflection of the change in tone. Sure enough, the beginning of Dragonball Z features Goku being killed.
Now, on the topic of controversial things. I watched Dragonball uncut, and the beginning of the series had some bad things in it that became less common over time. The worst thing would most likely be full nudity for Goku in some scenes. It's not drawn with any detail, but it's there. Such a thing dissipates over time. Now, as that becomes less common, however, the violence gets more extreme as the series goes on, which was also part of the reason the show got its name change 153 episodes in.
So, basically, if you're airing Dragonball, just don't air the uncut version unless that's the only version you can find.
EDIT: Although, I suppose it's too late to change anything at this point. If it's uncut, be prepared to see Goku's tiny member.
First thing I should note is, they aren't really separate series. Dragonball ends and goes directly into DBZ through a time skip no longer than the normal timeskips of Dragonball. The reason for the name change is because of the difference in tone between the two -- Dragonball started out goofy and comedic and grew more and more serious as time went on, culminating in the Piccolo arc, where several major heroic characters were killed (they were obviously revived by the Dragonballs). After that arc, the author of the series decided to change the name as a reflection of the change in tone. Sure enough, the beginning of Dragonball Z features Goku being killed.
Now, on the topic of controversial things. I watched Dragonball uncut, and the beginning of the series had some bad things in it that became less common over time. The worst thing would most likely be full nudity for Goku in some scenes. It's not drawn with any detail, but it's there. Such a thing dissipates over time. Now, as that becomes less common, however, the violence gets more extreme as the series goes on, which was also part of the reason the show got its name change 153 episodes in.
So, basically, if you're airing Dragonball, just don't air the uncut version unless that's the only version you can find.
EDIT: Although, I suppose it's too late to change anything at this point. If it's uncut, be prepared to see Goku's tiny member.
