Is the Dragon Ball Franchise now less about awesome story telling and just about hey there's the new enemy go fight him?

@blitz_kreed Blitz
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:00:38 +0000

@blitz_kreed wrote:

I agree. This is probably the best way to sum up DBS. It really did regress a few aspects of Characters like Goku and Vegeta.

One of the things I really liked about Dragonball GT was how the Characters matured, carrying their progression from Z. Vegeta coming to terms with the fact that he isn't as strong as Goku, and their rivalry evolving to mutual respect. With him also coming to accept himself as a proud earthling etc. I do think that is one of the best things GT did, which was the interpretation of Vegeta's Character.

DBS Vegeta feels like a Joke in the Anime at least. He's always this grumpy guy that's constantly on about "I want to be stronger than you damn it!!".

The Manga really did keep his character progression from Z though, like him willing to give his life just so Trunks and Mai can make it back home to the past safely.