To be honest, I actually originally enjoyed DBZ, despite its problems. The problem was that by the time I read Carlos Ross' negative review of DBZ on ThemAnime.org, I was persuaded into hating that series. The reason is because I'm too dependent on other people's reviews to tell me if something is good or not. This is most especially true with video games. I don't purchase as many games as I want to, so instead I turn to Metacritic and GameRankings to figure out if I want that particular game
Back when I was a kid and first watched DBZ, I thought that if Goku was going to be Superman just because he shared the same powers and origin-story as him, then that would make the numerous Z-Warriors his personal Justice League. But, as I watched the first story-arc, and later story-arcs like it, I've been proven wrong time and again. Repeatedly, many of Goku's friends, even Vegeta, all get their butts handed to them just as an excuse to demonstrate each new main-villain's powers, as well as
