ok i feel like youve mentioned this before + i am not looking to get into dbz for a while but if i was going to (like selectively bc i do not have the patience for tv shows) whatre the best arcs and stuff i should look into?
THIS IS LIKE.. a lot of personal preference but something that is Not preference and is just fucking fact: if you want to watch dbz just watch dbz kai. original dbz is full of a lot of mistranslation, filler, and Bad Voice Acting and its suuch a pain to watch on your first run, you can def revisit it later but... dbz kai cuts down so many unnesecary episodes and is much better for the first watch
ALSO you don't need to watch original dragon ball!!! db has a lot of.. uh. Issues. and ive only seen very little of it despite being such a big dbz fan, but db & dbz are way different and dbz explains itself pretty well. you'll understand 99.99% of dbz w/o ever touching db, and the things you dont understand are probably just small references, so dont worry about that. apparently the last few arcs of db are good but id have to get back to you on that whenever i feel like watching
NOW FOR ARC STUFF!!!!! to be honest the only arc id reccomend skipping and then coming back to later if you wanna jump straight into the action is the raditz arc/early saiyan saga straight to the vegeta arc/later saiyan saga!
if you want to watch selectively id say maybe watch late saiyan saga for the setup, the last few episodes of the frieza/namek saga to get the whole super saiyan thing, and then to whatever you want next (which would just be cell or buu saga after that). im not like a huge "ururgh dont skip anything" type of person as much as i love db cuz i Get it but like. if you really want to jump in anywhere you CAN you just have to do some quick wiki reads before that so youre not totally lost. basically if you dont mind being a little confused jump in wherever the Fuck you want
as for best arcs... i am biased towards the like. Entire 'cell saga' (so future trunks + androids + cell games) obviously. it certaintly has its weirdness (cough toriyamas tail vore kink) but like. its so good. its so good to me, cell is such a fun villian and the little things you can look into in the episodes are just.............. I REALLY LOVE IT ALL
the majin buu arc or like. the entirety of the final chapters bc thats basically what it is is ALSO really good there are SO many good fights and fusion comes in here so its all around a fun time but its something i would say to watch after youve already watched some of basic dbz? just some of the character points and stuff hit a little harder if you know things the characters have gone through before. but again you can really jump in anywhere. im sorry if literally none of this makes sense and im sorry if this doesnt rlly narrow it down dbz just has like. long arcs and i love it all. i dont often make sense when i speak abt my hyperfixes liv laugh lov <3
