Dragonball Z/GT is Overrated

1.) Too Much Exposition This is a typical problem with every anime show created. the reason for this is because the animes are created to please the fans of the series. i wouldnt say DragonBall Z is the worst offender of it. The reason the fight extended for so long is fillers thrown in by the producer of the show to make it longer to please fans. These "filler" episodes are actually quite few considering current animes like Naruto, One Piece, and Bleach, all of which have "filler" arcs, increasing the length of the show to increasing annoying lengths. In fact Bleach at one point literally stopped in the middle of an important battle between Ichigo and Grimmjow to start a brand new filler arc. The boasting done by the heros and villans is something that is every anime ever created (that involves fighting). for example (http://www.youtube.com... it is quite long so watch after the six minute mark). 2.) Nearly Every Character Is Useless Except for Goku Not true at all. The issue with your arguement lies in the fact that you are addressing DragonBall Z and DragonBall GT when really you should also address DragonBall. It chronicles Gokus adventures as a child, before he finds out that he is a Saiyan. In DragonBall Goku isnt the strongest Character in the show pretty much right up until when King Piccolo shows up. There were times when Tien was a legitimate contender for who is stronger goku or tien. Master roshi used to be the strongest in the show. in DragonBall every character is vital to each battle that took place. In the beginning of DragonBall Z, if piccolo wasnt there Raditz wouldve destroyed goku and then Earth. In the fight against Vegeta, goku wouldve died if it hadnt been for yajirobe. In the Namek Saga frireza would have killed everyone before goku got out of the healing chamber if it hadnt been for piccolo. Also the other characters were vital in stopping frieza from getting his wish to become immortal. In the Cell Saga, Goku realizes that he cant beat Cell and sends gohan in. Gohan is the one who finishes cell. And goku teleporting cell away did nothing but power up cell. When goku teleports him away to King Kais Planet to explode, cell doesnt die resulting in the loss of gokus, king kais, and the monkeys life (im sorry dont remeber the name). Cell's nucleus is intact allowing him to regenerate again. At the same time while regenerating Cell absorbs goku super saiyan energy and Goku's ability to teleport. He comes back stronger than he already was. Gohan still would have destroyed Cell in battle if he hadnt sarificed his left arm to protect Vegeta who launched his own reckless counter attack against Super Perfect Cell for killing Future Trunks. The Buu Saga was created by the author only becasue of Fan prodding. Many fans didnt like the series ending with Goku dieing and Gohan becoming the Ultimate Warrior (as the author had originally planned). The fans urged the author to write another ending to please fans. that is why the buu saga was created. So it is obvious why goku is the ultimate force in this saga. 3.) Powers Include Beams, Balls, and Transformations. It is true that this is all that the DragonBall Z had as weapons. But most of the fighting done in DragonBall Z is done by fists. The kick and punch each other. Throw each other into the ground. The Beams, Ball are used as last resorts as it takes up a lot of KI to use. If those dont work then comes in the transformations. in Naruto Shippudden all Naruto ever uses is Rasengan. Different variations of it,yes, but still all of them are Rasengans. In bleach the only move Ichigo has is Getsuga Tensho. He repeatedly uses it over and over and over again. In DragonBall Z it is the same. The learn a couple of beam or ball attacks. then use it as finishing moves when they think the fight should be over. The only attacks Goku knows is Kamehameha and Spirit bomb (he does use Dragon Fist but that is a variation of spirt bomb which just makes goku absorb these attacks). he knows variaitons of Kamehameha, like Super Kamehameha and Warp Kamehameha. But it is one move. he normally puts the beat down on an opponent before finishing them off with Kamehameha. 4.) Goku Turning into a Kid undermined Everything DragonBall GT was entirely fan based. And honestly it was the stupidest thing done to the series. BUt it was created to please goku fans so he was reverted to a kid and was sent searching for the dragonball (in space) as a refence to DragonBall. it wasnt made to make everyone seem weaker than Goku, it was a ode to DragonBall fans. Also kid goku is only stronger than everybody else because he is only a kid in the way he looks as inherits all his adult powers anyway. 5.) Nobody Has Clear Weakness or Strengths. Partially true. First of all we are looking at a Japanese Manga. They are written differently as American Comics were a mainly used as Metaphor to the world they lived in at the time (like the x-men facing discrimnation for being mutants, much like the blacks did in the past). Japanese Manga is entirely fictional. American Comics are used to show the weakeness in Humans hence there characters although intially thought to be indestructible have weakness so show that "even the strongest can have weaknesses." Japanese Manga is written as mainly being fictional and for entertainment purposes. Also the Saiyans do have a clear weakness. There love for battle. In the battle against Freiza, Goku has an oppurtuinity to beat Freiza while he is transforming into the his "100% final form" but he doesnt because he wanted to fight him at his full strength even tho King Kai warns him that he could possibly be beat by the 100% full POwer Frieza. Vegeta does the same mistake. Although he utterly demolished Semi-Perfect Cell he wanted Cell to become perfect to fight him at his full strength because of his own love for battle. This caused Cell to Become Perfect which results Vegeta getting demolished. 6.) Death Means Absolutely Nothing Once Again it is a fan issue. Fans dont like to see there favourtie cahracters die and stay dead. Many of the Chracters that died in the show were meant to stay dead. The only issue was the production house coming under a lot of fire from fans for killing of there favourite characters. Krillin has been a fan favourite since his days as the monk who seeks training from master roshi in Dragon Ball. They killled him off in DragonBall as a reason for Goku to search for dragonballs again (as with the dragonballs you can revive someone who has died, once). When they killed him off against Freiza this time it was a fan issue. they wanted krillin back because they liked him and because he was gokus best friend. Goku actually only dies twice, as he really isnt dead after the fight with freiza hes just in some other planet training. Gokus first death against Raditz is not an issue as he can be revived according to the story line. The second time he died against cell was supposed to be his final life. the fans wanted him back. This is was created by fans not by the author intentionally. 7.) Gohan was the Chosen One Gohan was the Chosen One. That is why he had multiple times were he showcased his immense poteiential i.e. the attack against raditz, destroying the mountain. The author had groomed him to takeover gokus role as Earth's greatest defender. only one issue. the fans were too attached to goku. That is why goku unnesscarily died against cell for the second time, and that is why gohan was the only ss2 at the time. Gohan is stronger than goku. During the cell saga, even in the buu saga (because Elder Kai's unlock potiental released all his power if he had continued training for the 7 years he didnt train). Gohan was created to takeover the mantle, the fans wouldnt just allow it. they wanted Goku to continue being there, utterly changing what the author had planned to do from the beginning. Which was to replace Goku as the main character of the series.