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This was the first anime I had ever seen or at least considered and knew it was an anime! Not to mention I watched all of the 153 episodes on YouTube, so in some areas I may be a little bias of this anime and have my nostalgia goggles on full blast ,but I now understand the appeal of Dragon Ball and why it's so popular and good. I personally consider Dragon Ball to be better than Dragon Ball Z. You may be thinking I'm being a hipster, but it's true. The reason why I feel this way is because Dragon Ball is not just ... a fighting Shonen series, it's a mashup of comedy, action, adventure AND the fighting Shonen series. The first arc is comedy and the next is action and near the middle of the series Akira Toriyama learns to create a very nice blend. The story of Dragon Ball is strange to me because it switches genres and that's part of the appeal, each arc feels fresh and new (of course not tournament arcs). Akira Toriyama's art style is his most stylistic approach in this series right next to Dr. Slump and has some of his best art ever near the end of Dragon Ball. The music is nice and uses a lot of trumpets often like Saint Seiya or an anime from that era. I often listen to the Dragon Ball OST when I draw as well! I will admit Goku is kind of bland, but when he's a kid he's funny AND is a generic Shonen character, even though Dragon Ball basically invented Shonen, but he's not funny in a way like Natsu where you're supposed to laugh because... he eats a lot of food and likes food? Goku delivers actually funny lines and not just a quirk like he likes eating even though he really does. For example in the beggining Goku asks Bulma, "Why do you have a butt on your chest?" . This show shines in its charm. When they fight your face lights up and when they have emotions it shows. Dragon Ball is overall incredibly enjoyable, just don't get over hyped and experience it the way you want to.

This is by far my favorite anime or even television series that I've ever seen! The story is overall good, but it's the characters and their interactions with what is happening in the story that truly makes Berserk interesting. Some people believe there are only 7 stories and Berserk falls under tragedy and that's all I will tell you. The art is great, but the animation is pretty limited and they often use painted pictures instead of showing the fight. This may be a real turn off for the entire series for some people ,but I find it adds to style and makes it feel ... more like the manga when comparing to the new movies. Instead of having very detailed animation they have very detailed images, but unfortunately you can't have both. The music in this show is one of the best OSTs of all time, right next to cowboy bebop. Susumu Hirasawa did such a good job I can listen to some of his peaceful songs when I'm angry and become calmer! The Characters are really what make the entire Berserk experience worth your while! No character is alike and they all feel fleshed out. The more you watch the more you figure out the character and their motives. If you haven't seen Berserk I am jealous of you simply because you get to watch it for the first time. If you binge it or watch one episode a week it will still be an amazing show that will be hard not to like.