Before I ever known there were an Animate series show on TV of Dragonball Z, I used to read the Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama when I was a young teen in Vietnam. What caught my attention most was the way that the character is design. And on top that of that, it was inspired by the Chinese folk novel Journey to the West which is my favorite series of all time.

In this article, I'm going to put my personal thought on show that I used to love and still do. The characters are brilliant and numerous and they are all used perfectly. The villains are super evil, check out frieza in his final form, and the story is unbelievably epic (especially if you have watched all of dragonball, which i recently have). The most noticable element of Dragonball Z, though, are the battles. Now i'm watching the original jap version and i've never seen anything like it, in a good way. I love the way the big battles last 30 episodes and the OTT fighting is genius. I don't know why people slag them of. This is animation! Actors can't do this sort of stuff so why not take advantage.

It's so exhilararating. Like in the saiyan saga when Vegeta (a terrific character) is hit by the Ki bomb and sent flying into into oblivion, only to fall back down to earth, completely battered and angered, then launching a massive energy blast in all directions, utterly destroying the surrounding area. Thats just one of my favourite moments in the series. Also when Vegeta and Goku power up and fuse with each other to form Vegitto was legendary. Anime fans who haven't seen it should definetly do so, and people who haven't seen the japanese version should watch it too.

It's a show full of everything you want from any anime, like comedy, action, mystery, adventure etc. Dozens of movies and millions of DVDs, games and more are created because of the popularity of the show, even after nearly ten years, DBZ movies are still going. Dragonball Evolution was the latest movie but I think it was a big dissapointment and was expecting more exciting battles and better fx in it. But for those that didn't know about the DBZ would definitely find it interesting. It's really a fantastic anime and I promise you that there are no anime can beat Dragonball Z whatever on it's story, characters, length, movies etc.

Many people will criticize it for being too wordy, drawn out, and sometimes boring, and it can be. However, the real draw to the show is the explosive fights, the insane power levels, and the memorable characters. A show this old still wildly popular years after it was over and done with in Japan proves that it is a legendary anime. It has action, some plot, humor, more so in the Japanese version, and it lends itself to video games, art, and other media. Truly one of the greatest anime series of all time, if not at least one of the most popular and long lasting.