CountFrylock Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 i swear it feels like DBZ's been on top for decades....nothing can stand up to it and it's practically the only anime you can mention in a discussion online and always get responses about it from someone anyone it's like The Family Guy Or The Simpsons of Anime Everyone On Earth has seen it...it seems and everyone watches it it feels like.....anytime new DBZ related comes out you see people literally shitting their pants over it and rocketing through the roof never seen that response for any other anime in the states Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 There's always anime that reaches meme status, it's just rare. Titan, OPM, really big shows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misaka Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 It's like Pepsi and Coke you can't resist it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarPanda Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 Pretty much man its that iconic hate it or love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The1gairon Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 Sadly, I think it will. That's how trends start, and once it does it's near impossible to stop it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountFrylock Posted March 12, 2017 Author Share Posted March 12, 2017 Sadly, I think it will. That's how trends start, and once it does it's near impossible to stop it. Fads eventually end at some point...they don't last forever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainStarwind Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 DBZ was mega popular back in the day, and its a nostalgic show for a lot of people. It helps that the show itself isn't really too "Japanese", for lack of a better word. For this generation, DBZ will always be the most popular anime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The1gairon Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Fads eventually end at some point...they don't last forever Well Toei isn't helping! They KEEP CONTINUING the trend with new shows and movies and games all the time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountFrylock Posted March 14, 2017 Author Share Posted March 14, 2017 DBZ was mega popular back in the day, and its a nostalgic show for a lot of people. It helps that the show itself isn't really too "Japanese", for lack of a better word. For this generation, DBZ will always be the most popular anime. it also heps it has lots of explosions and action...something that americans require to care about any show Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginguy Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 DB is perfect for American audiences. It has virtually no story, tons of yelling, fighting and is easy to pick up at any point for the attention deficit crowd. If it had fanservice, it would be the new Family Guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scope Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Well Dragon Ball Z holds life lessons that resonate with the American public. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hidden Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 you keep running into normies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountFrylock Posted March 16, 2017 Author Share Posted March 16, 2017 it's just frustrating because you try to get everyone into other anime but they keep crawling back to DBZ and that's one nobody shuts the hell up about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandstone Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 American's love nostalgia, it was one of the first big animes to ever hit decent ratings on American TV. It is basically the quintessential anime that most people that think of anime in the US associate with the genre (that and pokemon or sailor moon). That is because most Americans simply don't watch or like most animes. I know plenty of people like this, they watched dbz or like inuyasha or naruto and that is it. They never watched anything else, nor do they care to, because it's just no their thing. So to answer your question more simply, yes probably unless general attitudes and conceptions of the media form change drastically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandstone Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Well Dragon Ball Z holds life lessons that resonate with the American public. I wish I could upvote this 1000 times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daos Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 it also heps it has lots of explosions and action...something that americans require to care about any show Yup needs more this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountFrylock Posted March 17, 2017 Author Share Posted March 17, 2017 it says a lot about america when their favorite anime is the one with the braindead protagonist who would give his opponent a fighting chance just because he's from a race of insane bloodlusting warriors that hunger for the fight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben0119 Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Fads eventually end at some point...they don't last forever It's not a fad... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben0119 Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Sadly, I think it will. That's how trends start, and once it does it's near impossible to stop it. "Sadly?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 it says a lot about america when their favorite anime is the one with the asexual jellyfish who would give his opponent a fighting chance just because he's got the IQ of a flea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chapinator_X Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 DBZ, Pokemon, and Sailor Moon will always have the distinction of being the most successful shows during America's big anime phase in the 90's. You'll always have shows that get massive here, but I think the closest to them would probably be Naruto given that it's been on long enough for casuals to bring up the moment Rock Lee dropped his weights without looking weeby or be mentioned in a regular conversation in the movie Attack the Block. Personally, I think Pokemon is the biggest of the shows I've listed, but DBZ is way too big and iconic to be surpassed by alot of shows after it unless Attack on Titan, One Punch Man, Tokyo Ghoul or JoJo end up having dozens of seasons that Americans would watch religiously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roymustang1990 Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Yah I'm tired of dbz and Pokemon getting meme status. It just makes it more dissapointed to talk to others about other animes I like besides those two. But I'll give dbz the pass because I'm biased Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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