Comment on [Discussion] 10 Most Rewatchable Shonen Anime Series, Ranked
Unique_Emerald_Sol_I@ani.social 4 days ago
I have never heard of Saiki at all. I’m also reasonably certain that I’ve only ever heard of Gintama by name, never seen a scrap of it in all my time. I’m also a certified hater of AoT, so there’s that.
As much as I do like Yu Yu Hakusho, I don’t think I’d call it particularly rewatchable. I will agree that FMA/FMA:B deserves it’s spot on the list, tho.
I do not think I like this list, but I don’t think I’ve cared for top X lists since I was a tween some two decades ago.
I’d like to hear your thoughts on Dragon Ball, though. I’ve been meaning to watch it for real and have been putting it off since I got gifted the entirety of DBZ and revisited my childhood.
mo_lave@reddthat.com 4 days ago
I like Classic better than Z and later. The power differentials between Goku and his opponents are much smaller here, so it has room to be a true adventure anime. Let’s say that it was good enough to be a cult classic in Japan such that Z was greenlighted and made its way to the West. The rest is history.
Unique_Emerald_Sol_I@ani.social 4 days ago
Oh, no, I’m aware that DBZ jumped the shark from the word “go”, and also vaguely aware of the original Dragon Ball being a retelling of Journey to the West. Truthfully, I expect I will actually enjoy Dragon Ball more than DBZ because while I hold a lot of nostalgia for DBZ, in rewatching it I realized how much it’s very much like a modern mythology story, where you already know the outcome (Goku wins) so there’s not the same kind of narrative weight we’re used to (not to mention some absolute bullshit maneuvers from time to time), but a lot of the fun is just getting to see the big, unbelievable battles and how they keep getting bigger and unbelievable-er. Dragon Ball being just an adventure story is probably going to be closer to my tastes nowadays.