Is Modern Dragon Ball too reliant on nostalgia?

[DBZAOTA482]

Akita Toriyama never intended for Dragon Ball to be anything in particular. He just wanted to write a story that would entertain people and earn a bit of money on the side but it's popularity far exceeded what he expected.


It inspired many artists (notably Echidiro Oda and Makashi Kishimoto) and became huge worldwide phenomen (especially in Latin America). It officially engraved itself as a pop culture icon. With more recent material, many fans welcomed it as a tribute to DB's legacy but many see them as cashing off nostalgia.

Do you think the writers for the new material should advanced to keep up with modern anime?

 

[SaiyanZ3]

Definitely. Or have Toriyama write as he usually does but have some editors who know more about his universe than he does edit his stuff and tell him what makes sense and what doesn't. I don't need a thesis on the human condition from the series, but I just want it to make sense above everything.

I think in the case of the new Freeza movie in the US, nostalgia is definitely a thing