Dragon Ball Super
Summary
Dragon Ball SuperandDragon Ball GTare two series that have thrown fan into passionate argumentation over which one is the truthful worthy successor toDragon Ball(which includesDBZ ) . However , it ’s all too possible that fans have been see at these sequel series all wrong , as it should n’t be one or the other , but rather how one has / can enhance the other . In fact , even the most anti - GT Dragon Ballfan out there should be give thanks the original subsequence serial , as it was arguably creditworthy for makingSuperinteresting and unique .
TheDragon Ball GTanime was released in 1997 , which means it was a unmediated sequel to theDragon Ball Zanime , which ended in 1996 . Not only didDragon Ball GTcome out justly afterDBZwith the unmediated involvement ofDragon Ball ’s creator , Akira Toriyama , but it also pluck up right whereZleft off . Dragon Ball Zended with Goku going off to train Uub , andDragon BallGTstarted with Goku make out Uub ’s trainingbefore a Modern risky venture was ready to extend .
Dragon Ball GT ’s plot line then continue to go on the Super Saiyan numbering progression with Super Saiyan 4 , it brought back the grandness of call for Dragon Balls by making them the main nidus of an intact season , and it link the principal villain - Omega Shenron - back to the very usage of those Dragon Balls from the original series . essentially , GTused up much every sequel tropeZset up for it , which stop up being a good thing forDragon Ball Super .
Dragon Ball Super and Dragon Ball GT are both sequel serial publication to Dragon Ball Z , but Super proved why it ’s Z ’s dependable successor with its good fight .
Dragon Ball GT Allowed Super To Be A More Creative Series
WhileDragon Ball GTtakes place after the final chapter ofDragon Ball(known asEnd of Z ) , Super takes place immediately following the defeat of Majin Buu , making it a more verbatim followup to the independent events ofDragon Ball Z. However , that does n’t intend Super stay on the same story trajectory asZlikeGTdid , as it did n’t pause to go off the bulwark with its storyline , characters , and transformations .
Superdidn’t continue the Super Saiyan numbering progression , it instead choose to explore god ki by introducing shift such as Super Saiyan God and Super Saiyan Blue . That then open up the door for other transformations that did n’t require one to be a Saiyan at all to achieve , like Ultra Instinct and Ultra Ego . These transformation went hand - in - paw with the new persona as well , which include the likes of Lord Beerus , Whis , and Grand Zeno . Plus , Superintroduced the idea of a multiverse inDragon Ballcanon with a tournament unlike anythingDragon Ballfans would have ever even imagined beforehand .
Dragon Ball Super Was Way More Unique Than GT - Because Of GT
WhileDragon Ball GTdefinitely introduced some dotty ideas - such as Machine Mutants , sentient Dragon Balls , and devolve villain from the depths of hell - they were all in - line with things that belike would have happened inZanyway if the series continued , including and especially Super Saiyan 4 . SinceGTwas the stereotypical sequel , Dragon Ball Superwas liberal to be a bit more unequalled . IfGTnever exist , andDragon Balljumped straight toSuperfromZ , it ’s all too potential thatSuperwould have included a issue of thought fromGTsimply by watch over the path of a faithful continuation , thereby potentially robbingSuperof all its unique qualities .
Dragon Ball GTknocked out all the sequel tropesDBZleft open for it , forcingSuperto be a serial publication that embraced newfangled , groundbreaking ideas and totally unpredictable transformations . Modern fans might have their gripes withDragon Ball GT , but in reality , they should be thanking the original continuation series for quite literally pave the way forDragon Ball Superto be the serial publication that it is today .
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