Sometimes it's easy to forget how utterly wacky, whimsical and unpredictable the earth from Dragon Ball used to be, especially if you are only familiar with the more action-packed sequel.
It wasn't only the talking animals, the dinosaurs or the flying cars, the setting as a whole felt like some sort of magical place where civilization was reduced only to a couple of cities (And even those cities had their own wackiness) with the rest of the world had a certain "magical land" vibe where anything could happen.
For example, here we have a haunted castle guarded by monsters, where supposedly an enchanted princess was imprisoned. Sounds like something straight out of a fairy tale...Of course, this being Dragon Ball, genre conventions are parodied and expectations get subverted in an amusing manner, while at the same time keeping a sense of childlike wonder which makes this very enjoyable to watch from beginning to end.
A fun, original addition to the Dragon Ball world, which makes me miss that "magical" vibe the series used to have. There is still some of it in the recent installments (Even in the atrocious Dragon Ball Super) but it doesn't have the same innocent charm.
Maybe the upcoming Dragon Ball Daima will restore that early whimsical magic.
It wasn't only the talking animals, the dinosaurs or the flying cars, the setting as a whole felt like some sort of magical place where civilization was reduced only to a couple of cities (And even those cities had their own wackiness) with the rest of the world had a certain "magical land" vibe where anything could happen.
For example, here we have a haunted castle guarded by monsters, where supposedly an enchanted princess was imprisoned. Sounds like something straight out of a fairy tale...Of course, this being Dragon Ball, genre conventions are parodied and expectations get subverted in an amusing manner, while at the same time keeping a sense of childlike wonder which makes this very enjoyable to watch from beginning to end.
A fun, original addition to the Dragon Ball world, which makes me miss that "magical" vibe the series used to have. There is still some of it in the recent installments (Even in the atrocious Dragon Ball Super) but it doesn't have the same innocent charm.
Maybe the upcoming Dragon Ball Daima will restore that early whimsical magic.