Do you think things feel rushed in the manga?

[ahill1]

That's the first impression I had when reading for the first time after watching the anime whole. I missed Goku's train to the 22nd and 23rd Budokai, his power seemed less earned. Gohan's development from a crybaby to someone who'd eat dinosaurs seemed from one second to the other, and I also missed the huge power up scene Vegeta did to fight Freeza and all the chi blast he released, while I was a little disappointed that in the manga he just jumped at Freeze, tried 2 attacks and got spanked. It all made many things feel bland and lacking to me.

Reading again now, I'm way more comfortable and prefer picking it to remember things in comparison to the slow pace the anime had. Still tho, I don't think this slow pacing made much damage to DB, it made things more epic, well earned and better built many times.

 

[Yoshi]

After the Saiyan Arc, yeah. Everything from Part I to the Saiyan Arc had good filler, however.

 

[Papasmurf]

In the Freeza fight after Freeza went 2nd form, and in the Cell Games it felt way too dragged out in the anime. Most anime fillers were alright pre-Majunior arc though, but they did add a lot of unnecessary fluff between Daimao's death and the 23rd tourney

 

[ahill1]

What about the manga though? Did it feel rushed in many aspects to you guys?

 

[Papasmurf]

What about the manga though? Did it feel rushed in many aspects to you guys?

The manga felt a bit rushed in the ending of the Cell Game where Gohan's Kamehameha clash with Cell was just a single chapter, and just consisted of Gohan getting overwhelemed before winning thanks to Vegeta's sucker punch. Other than in that instance and the Gohan Boo and Kid Boo final fights, the manga never felt egregiously rushed to me. The anime definitely added to a few battles like Goku vs. Majin Vegeta and Goku vs. Tenshinhan though.

 

[Kyo]

The transformations usually feel rushed in the manga. I suspect that Toriyama made SSJ3 take a little longer than all the rest after seeing how impactful the transformations in the anime are.
But most 5+ minute powerups in the anime are just annoying to sit through otherwise. That huge powerup scene Vegeta did vs Freeza that you mentioned is too long.

 

[Papasmurf]

The anime definitely added meat to Goku's first SSJ transformation and Gohan's first SSJ2 transformation (not the filler sequence where he spent 5 minutes buffing up for no reason in the episode after #16's death). The anime still made some power ups way too long though, Goku taking 3 minutes to power up against Cell was garbage.

 

[Hector]

That's the first impression I had when reading for the first time after watching the anime whole. I missed Goku's train to the 22nd and 23rd Budokai, his power seemed less earned. Gohan's development from a crybaby to someone who'd eat dinosaurs seemed from one second to the other, and I also missed the huge power up scene Vegeta did to fight Freeza and all the chi blast he released, while I was a little disappointed that in the manga he just jumped at Freeze, tried 2 attacks and got spanked. It all made many things feel bland and lacking to me.

Reading again now, I'm way more comfortable and prefer picking it to remember things in comparison to the slow pace the anime had. Still tho, I don't think this slow pacing made much damage to DB, it made things more epic, well earned and better built many times.

Also, when Goku recovered from the heart virus that almost killed him, no realistic reactions like in the anime. Everyone was just like, "OK, cool."

 

[ahill1]

Yeah. That was another thing the anime did better. The characters were very dry in this moment when Goku got better. In the anime Kuririn also hugged Goku and was all happy, while in the manga the scene was way less cheered up.

 

[SSJ2]

A lot of the Freeza fight felt rushed while others dragged on. Vegeta vs 1st form Freeza, Vegeta vs 4th form Freeza, and 3rd form Freeza in general all felt rushed.

 

[Papasmurf]

A lot of the Freeza fight felt rushed while others dragged on. Vegeta vs 1st form Freeza, Vegeta vs 4th form Freeza, and 3rd form Freeza in general all felt rushed.

Freeza's first 3 forms as a whole were just set up fot Goku vs Freeza so I think the faster pacing just helped it, plus Freeza decides to transform out of his 1st and 3rd forms faster than he originally intended because of Vegeta's taunt and Gohan's rapid powet growth.

 

[Fantastische Hure]

How can a manga that's written off-the-cuff be rushed?

 

[Goku9001]

Also, when Goku recovered from the heart virus that almost killed him, no realistic reactions like in the anime. Everyone was just like, "OK, cool."

I prefer the manga's version honestly. The whole vibe invoked a feeling of dread and hopelessness which is what was the intention. Even with Goku around, the situation seemed helpless. Both Tenshinhan and Kami don't think Goku would fare any better than Trunks and Vegeta did against the Androids and now we're revealed that a more sinister threat was lurking around. The anime undermined that by going for a cheery vibe when the narrative was set up for a very bleak and hopeless situation once Goku awoke. The manga conveyed the message perfectly.

 

[GreatSaiyaman123]

It's paced perfectly. Like @Six Trails said in the other thread, it's pretty easy to get caught up and binge read the series.

If I could add some filler it would be on the 1 year training. Not because of the dinossaur since Gohan was still a crybaby until the end of this saga, but because Gohan and Piccolo's bond is limited to just a couple pages Piccolo feeding him and Gohan saying he's not that evil. Goku vs Freeza feels rushed since the good part happens off screen, but it has to be a 5 minute read so I guess AT should've better coreographed it instead.

A lot of the Freeza fight felt rushed while others dragged on. Vegeta vs 1st form Freeza, Vegeta vs 4th form Freeza, and 3rd form Freeza in general all felt rushed.

AT instantly regretted making 3rd form Freeza so complicated so it makes sense he got rid of it ASAP.

I prefer the manga's version honestly. The whole vibe invoked a feeling of dread and hopelessness which is what was the intention. Even with Goku around, the situation seemed helpless. Both Tenshinhan and Kami don't think Goku would fare any better than Trunks and Vegeta did against the Androids and now we're revealed that a more sinister threat was lurking around. The anime undermined that by going for a cheery vibe when the narrative was set up for a very bleak and hopeless situation once Goku awoke. The manga conveyed the message perfectly.

I wouldn't say the anime undermined it since Goku waking up was already a sign of the tides turning. He still says he's not sure what he's gonna do but happiness should be the good reaction for everyone, specially the people at Kame House.