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Better Fighting Action
DB	3 (14.3%)
DBZ	18 (85.7%)
Total Votes: 21

Fighting: DB or DBZ?
Tweet Topic Started: Jan 22 2008, 12:54 AM (1,193 Views)
Strawberry	Jan 22 2008, 12:54 AM Post #1
Chiaroscuro ♥ Posts: 17,000 Group: Rock Princess Member #1,750 Joined: September 24, 2006	When was the fighting action better? During DB or DBZ? I know some people think DB had better fights because they were more technical, more real and hand-to-hand. DBZ brought an explosion of ki blasts and some more fantasy, which made the fights look more appealing to the eye and maybe more interesting. But what is YOUR opinion? When was the fighting action better?
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* Ben14	Jan 22 2008, 01:28 AM Post #2
Posts: 2,103 Group: Retired Staff Member #1,870 Joined: November 4, 2006 Gender Male Country United States	I like this topic. It's something I've actually thought about before. I started out watching DBZ, and I always thought the fights were awesome at the beginning of the show, but got progressively more boring as they went, because they relied more on energy blasts than hand-to-hand combat. It was only about last summer when I started watching Dragonball, and I was so impressed with the fights. There was no dramatic "stare down" between the fighters, and there were MAYBE one or two energy beams shot during the fights between two characters. Here's how I'd rank the fights (from best to worst): 1) DBZ - Saiyan-Garlic Jr. Saga 2) DB Fights 3) DBZ - Trunks-Cell Games Saga 4) DBZ - Great Saiyaman-Kid Buu Saga I still think that the fights earlier on in DBZ were the greatest. They used more energy blasts than in DB, but they still used a lot of melee techniques as well, and there weren't any dumb filler parts. Then DB had the more traditional martial arts style of fighting, which I seemed to enjoy more than the rest of the DBZ fights.



Damaged	Jan 22 2008, 02:38 AM Post #3
Posts: 3,061 Group: Member Member #2,458 Joined: July 28, 2007 Gender Male Favourite Anime Naruto Favourite Manga Naruto	The fights in Dragonball were more traditionally Martial Arts like, they hard my body and hand to hand maneuvers, which was good and entertaining. But Dragonball Z brought something which captured millions of people, it had Explosions, Ki Blasts, Impact Punches and Kicking, which is what made it what it is today, i enjoyed Dragonball Z fights more. Piccolo vs 17 is one of my favourite fights overall the whole series alongside Piccolo Jr vs Goku. Dragonball Z fighting gets my vote.
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* brit :)	Jan 22 2008, 04:58 AM Post #4
boomboompow. Posts: 8,015 Group: Retired Staff Member #99 Joined: January 24, 2005 Favourite Anime BLOOD+ What Browser do you use? mozillaaa firefox Favourite Manga BLOOD+ Adagio	I'm going to have to actually go wiith DB's style of fighting on this one. The fights were very raw, and old-school. Rarely any fancy ki attacks were used. And the Kamehameha was actually something SPECIAL to be learned. Of course the Majin Vegeta v Goku fight in DBZ will always hold a very special place in my heart. But I'm still going to go with Dragon Ball, lol.
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Invictus	Jan 22 2008, 11:21 AM Post #5
Close to the Edge Posts: 1,129 Group: Member Member #2,433 Joined: July 14, 2007 Favourite Anime what anime What Browser do you use? Firefox Favourite Manga what manga	I'd say DBZ. It was more rough and the battles were jumping fast. I still like that DB fact that they tried a little harder doing the Kamehameha. In DBZ, Cell just had it in his genetics, and Goten just said it to make it work. It ruined the fun when they didn't even the word.



* Light	Jan 22 2008, 04:43 PM Post #6
Yo Posts: 5,563 Group: Retired Staff Member #2,705 Joined: October 5, 2007 Gender Not Specified Country United Kingdom Favourite Manga The Story of Light the Legend by Cal/DBZF Invasion! by Copy_Ninja	The 22nd and 23rd budokai in dragonball are some of the best fighting scenes i have ever seen in an anime, the only ones to me that compare are the saiyan saga fights, and the fights on namek, so i'm even, but the best fight in my opinion is either Goku vs Tien, Goku vs piccolo in the 23rd budokai, Goku vs Frieza (lot's of filler but epic), and suprisingly, jeice vs vegeta (pure awesomness on vegetas part), and all the z fighters vs nappa and the saibamen



Xian Tianhan	Jan 22 2008, 06:07 PM Post #7
"Throw down your arms and prepare to be violated!" Posts: 519 Group: Member Member #2,904 Joined: November 27, 2007	I've voted for DBZ strictly because the fights contain a lot more emotional drama. The fights in DB were definitely better choreographed as they didn't seem to re-use frames like they did in DBZ. My top fights are: 1. Goku Vs. Frieza (before Goku turned SSj) 2. Goku Vs. Tien (DB) 3. Piccolo Vs. #17 4. Goku Vs. Majin Vegeta 5. Goku & Piccolo Vs. Raditz (am I the only one who thoroughly enjoyed this fight? Nobody ever seems to note it as one of their favourites)
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Strawberry	Jan 22 2008, 08:34 PM Post #8
Chiaroscuro ♥ Posts: 17,000 Group: Rock Princess Member #1,750 Joined: September 24, 2006	Goku & Piccolo VS Raditz was a good fight, I particularly enjoyed watching two big rivals teaming up for a bigger cause. I voted DBZ, even though I agree DB had more realistic and, like Z Fighter called it, old school fights (more combos and technical fighting), DBZ just caught my attention and made me get stuck in front of the tv screen, following the fights with a crazy passion and excitement. I think DBZ took the concept of fighting to the new level. The drama got better, there was more emotion going on, the enemies got stronger and more malicious, and of course the ki blasts revolutionized my idea of a combat. There was more lighting, more energy, more color, and more variety of techniques and attacks.
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Pookie	Jan 22 2008, 09:26 PM Post #9
Pookie Powa! Posts: 18,039 Group: Princesa Pookie Member #1,340 Joined: April 21, 2006 Gender Not Specified Favourite Anime Dragonball Z What Browser do you use? Google Chrome and Firefox	I prefer the fights in Dragonball because they involved more hand to hand combat. Big techniques were rarely used, and ki energy was limited. They seemed to last longer as well unlike in DBZ where there is more dialogue than action.



Xian Tianhan	Jan 28 2008, 05:29 PM Post #10
"Throw down your arms and prepare to be violated!" Posts: 519 Group: Member Member #2,904 Joined: November 27, 2007	Quote: They seemed to last longer as well unlike in DBZ where there is more dialogue than action. Seriously? Did you even see the fight between Goku and Frieza? Or the mammoth Cell Games? Dragonball fights lasted no where near as long as DBZ fights.
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UltimateGohan	Jan 28 2008, 07:15 PM Post #11
Posts: 802 Group: Member Member #2,807 Joined: October 31, 2007	db was cool fighting but dbz had amazing fights to me, dbz was more speed, power ....... etc u get the point lol and dbz was more violent i think and i like violence in dbz its just so cool
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~~.Punxx~~	Jan 31 2008, 03:33 AM Post #12
Worst Member of the Year Posts: 1,580 Group: Suspended Member #2,429 Joined: July 11, 2007	Xian Tianhan Jan 28 2008, 12:29 PM Quote: They seemed to last longer as well unlike in DBZ where there is more dialogue than action. Seriously? Did you even see the fight between Goku and Frieza? Or the mammoth Cell Games? Dragonball fights lasted no where near as long as DBZ fights. I think she meant the fight lasted longer.. not the talking. The DB fights were actually longer FIGHTS, the DBZ fights were in longer episodes because it was always "blah blah blah mi mi moo"



Kid-Buu	Jan 31 2008, 04:44 AM Post #13
Posts: 67 Group: Member Member #3,217 Joined: January 30, 2008	I always preferred the fights between Goku and Vegeta to be the best so I really liked DBZ fights more then DB even though they were still coo.
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Famicommander	Feb 5 2008, 07:01 AM Post #14
Jukebox hero Posts: 440 Group: Member Member #3,095 Joined: January 7, 2008 Favourite Anime Outlaw Star	Dragonball, hands down. Besides the fact that there was much less talking and filler in the middle of important fights, I just thought they were more fun to watch. There was a sense of wonderment with each of their new techniques and accomplishments. The minor characters were powerful enough to make a difference, which is a big plus for me. It was really irritating to watch Piccolo, Tien, Yamcha, Krillin, and Chiaotzu turning into cheerleaders at the end of Dragonball Z. Tien vs. Yamcha in the 22nd Tenkaichi Budokai Goku vs. King Piccolo Goku vs. Piccolo in the 23rd Tenkaichi Budokai Tien vs. Goku (both times) Goku vs. Jackie Chun in the 21st Tenkaichi Budokai Krillin vs. Chiaotzu in the 22nd Tenkaichi Budokai Goku vs. Grandpa Gohan Classic fights, all of them. Also, when Yajirobe cut Cymbol in half and ate him was pure win.



* ss3	Feb 5 2008, 07:24 AM Post #15
Posts: 2,278 Group: Retired Staff Member #2,819 Joined: November 3, 2007 Favourite Anime Kanon (2006) What Browser do you use? Mozilla Firefox 5.0 Favourite Manga Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou	Famicommander Feb 5 2008, 08:01 AM Besides the fact that there was much less talking and filler in the middle of important fights, I just thought they were more fun to watch. There was a sense of wonderment with each of their new techniques and accomplishments. The minor characters were powerful enough to make a difference, which is a big plus for me. It was really irritating to watch Piccolo, Tien, Yamcha, Krillin, and Chiaotzu turning into cheerleaders at the end of Dragonball Z. This comment actually sums up what mostly everyone said here, and I completely agree. Fillers and the gradual loss of that excitement you got when a new technique arose with every new fight is something that made certain fights in DBZ completely lose their flavor. There just wasn't anything left that could surprise me, we've seen it all - blasts powerful enough to destroy planets, huge spirit bombs, all types of regeneration and self-multiplication and whatnot. The funny this is, whenever I remember DBZ I think of long, great fights unlike the DB which only sparks memories of humorous moments. This, I believe, says something - while DB fights themselves may have been more interesting to watch compared to those saga-long DBZ fights, it's these great sacrifices and emotional moments in those fights that made the difference. In DB, fights were all about overcoming your foe, in DBZ, they had far more character.



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