Have you ever saw Dragon Ball to anime/manga as 2pac is to Hip-Hop?

[DBZAOTA482]

This may just sound like a nonsense analogy but I mean... think about it.

-Neither are really the best on a technical level but are known to reach out to a wide audience as they speak to people on a fundamental level and have stood the test of time for years after their inception. Trust me, Dragon Ball is huge in urban communities (knowing this living in a predominantly black neighborhood most of my life and being black myself)
-Both are very controversial staples of the 90's that popularized an entire medium/culture/community.
-The geniuses behind the works are known to be quite intelligent and modest... except Pac wasn't lazy lol. They even have almost the same net worth.
-Both defined a genre with many popular artists of their respective genres openly admitting to be influenced by these works

Now I say this as a Hip-Hop head, semi-core anime watcher, and hardcore Dragon Ball fan. You can also say Dragon Ball is to shonen (battle shounen, in particular) as Street Fighter is to fighting games or The Simpsons is to adult western cartoons.

 

[Captain Cadaver]

You could honestly make such a comparison using any other work though. It's like saying either of them are what Star Wars is to sci-fi, so I wouldn't say the comparison is too clear cut. Whatever floats your boat I guess though.

 

[Spiral-Force]

The analogy is a bit vague, but it works. Dragon Ball inspired many Shonen manga, just as 2Pac inspired many artists. Even before Super, Dragon Ball was still fairly popular, and so is 2Pac in today's Hip hop. Both are considered by many to be the best or one of the best in their respective fields, but are also considered by many to be overrated. Both will likely be remembered and talked about years from now.