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Overall, I think the animation gets a lot better in the sequel series, so I’m going to have to give it to Dragon Ball Z.ĭragon Ball has drastically different fights compared to Dragon Ball Z, because the original Dragon Ball series focused primarily on martial arts combat, rather than Ki Blasts and (literally) out of this world moves like Piccolo’s Special Beam Cannon, or Vegeta’s Galick Gun. It gets a lot more smooth and complex in later seasons, which makes it a lot more interesting to watch.
Without comparison to the sequel series, the Dragon Ball animation is actually really good and holds up on its own.ĭragon Ball Z, while still animated in a similar style as Dragon Ball, can be pretty far ahead of the original’s animation, especially in the back half of the series. It’s a little bit more rough, there aren’t as many details, and it can feel a little bit flat sometimes – at least compared to Dragon Ball Z. In terms of animation, Dragon Ball is much different than Dragon Ball Z, because it was released many years prior to the sequel series, meaning that the animation technology and techniques that were available for Dragon Ball Z were not available when Dragon Ball was being animated. So, now the question remains…which anime is better: Dragon Ball or Dragon Ball Z? Animation It’s kind of hard to believe how a martial arts anime evolved into what we now see in Dragon Ball Z (and Dragon Ball Super, but we’re just going to be talking about Dragon Ball Z today). Since its original conception in the 1980s by Akira Toriyama, Dragon Ball has transformed and evolved into an entirely different entity, with the biggest change happening between the Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z anime (at the time, the manga was still just called Dragon Ball in Japan). When it comes to anime, the Dragon Ball franchise is by far one of the most popular, in terms of popularity – this goes for popularity outside of the anime community as well.