The Dragon Ball franchise is considered the godfather to the Big Three of anime. Akira Toriyama gave his everything into the franchise and made it one of the very best. The path created by the series helped the Big Three attain worldwide fame, which further helped the manga and anime industry turn mainstream.
While Toriyama’s masterpiece was loved by everyone, Dragon Ball haters always called out the power scaling system. They claimed it was absurd and outdated. Fans believed that it was not primitive but complex. It is difficult to understand, especially if someone has yet to see the late Toriyama sensei’s legacy.
Power Scaling In Dragon Ball Is More Complex Than Fans Realise
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After Akira Toriyama passed away on March 1, 2024, the entire planet was heartbroken. The manga and anime industry will forever remain indebted to him. But it does not guarantee that Dragon Ball did not have any haters. Most of the time, the rival fandoms would criticize its power scaling system. They believed it to be primitive and absurd since it was the protagonist would was only getting stronger with each other.
But there was more to that than they can understand. Goku and Vegeta had multiple power-ups in the series. But it did not mean they left everyone behind. Toriyama made sure that everything had an explanation. Every saga has a major antagonist who is stronger than the last, and as a result, the protagonists need to power up to defeat them. But the antagonists never came one after another and gave all the Z warriors time to train and become stronger.
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One of the fans said, “Hell, the magic system is a lot more complex than a lot of casual fans realize, and it builds throughout the series in a realistic way, even throughout the Boo arc.”
Piccolo, Tien, Krillin, etc., all had their fair share of training. It is fair to say that the strongest individual in Dragon Ball Z was Kid Buu, who almost deflected the Spirit even after not being pure in soul. He was stronger than Perfect Cell and Frieza. The gradual unfolding of the power scaling often makes it difficult for One Piece and Naruto fans.
Their protagonist would gain massive power-ups during time-skips are improved during battles. But since Dragon Ball was based on martial arts, training was the only source of strengthening themselves, with no scope of discovering new abilities in-between fights, unless it was a transformation.
Fans React To Dragon Ball’s Power Scaling
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Dragon Ball franchise’s power scaling has been the talking point for several decades. The anime fandom always enjoys the transformations. It is one of the many things that make the franchise iconic. However, they often unjustly criticize the power scaling, even after having their fair share of entertainment with the transformations. As a result, the Dragon Ball fandom took their issue on Reddit and shared their opinions on the criticism.
There are hardly any anime fans who have yet to watch Akira Toriyama’s magnum opus or heard about it. For the past four decades, the franchise has kept on entertaining them. Each franchise may have its fandoms, but when Akira Toriyama’s name comes up, everyone is respectful. Moreover, he is the one to bring about the change.
Dragon Ball can be streamed on Crunchyroll, and the manga is available on Viz Media.