which genre would u assign to each saga of dragon-ball? (if u can & want to say)

Fantastische Hure

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i think there's no need to say action/martial-arts, because that's obvs i think. 2 genres at most i think.

i think i go 1st:

legend of dragon-balls - comedy-adventure
21st tenkaichi-budokai - comedy
red-ribbon-army - maybe adventure (i can't think of any-thing-else i think)
22nd tenkaichi-budokai - drama
piccolo-daimao - thriller (bordering on horror i think)
23rd tenkaichi-budokai - drama

freeza - space-drama/opera (i think if i understand correctly)
cell-saga - science-fiction, thriller
boo-saga - comedy

i think
 

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In addition to your list:

Folklore fits in with the Hunt for the Dragon Balls Arc, considering the introduction of wish-granting orbs and the dragon god.

Fantasy is definitely applicable to the Buu Arc with factors like magic, sorcery, possession, etc. playing key parts in the plot.
 

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Sci-fi/Science fantasy can be applied to almost every arc too with even the earliest arcs introducing highly advanced technology indistinguishable from magic in how it operates. I'd also say the Cell Arc borders on horror a lot more than the Piccolo Daimao Arc with how easily the enemies can hide and the entire 1st form Cell portion incorporating elements of slasher films and body horror that wouldn't be out of place in something similar to John Carpenter's The Thing.
 

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Fake Namek - Psychological Horror
inflicted upon the viewer i think :troll :troll :troll

i forgot abt fantasy for boo-saga i think, but i def. think that’s right i think

CC, that might be right but Sci-Fi wasn’t rly a big plot-point in the other sagas i think. that was jst there i think.
 

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CC, that might be right but Sci-Fi wasn’t rly a big plot-point in the other sagas i think. that was jst there i think.
It was a pretty central one throughout the start of the Saiyan Arc up until the end of the Cell Arc. Battles against aliens and galactic warlords, time travel, robotic enemies and biological creations of science are all textbook sci-fi ideas (particularly with the obvious influence Superman stories had on Toriyama's concept of the Saiyans or the start of the Cell Arc being inspired by The Terminator). The only arcs that are mostly deprived of much sci-fi elements would be each of the Tenkaichi Budokai.
 

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i think i called the freeza-saga wtvr the star-wars genre is & i'm not sure whether that genre includes elements of sci-fi i think so ye :king :king :king
 

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legend of dragon-balls - comedy-adventure-better than one piece
21st tenkaichi-budokai - comedy-action-better than one piece
red-ribbon-army - comedy-action-adventure-better than one piece
22nd tenkaichi-budokai - drama-action-better than one piece
piccolo-daimao - thriller-action-better than one piece
23rd tenkaichi-budokai - drama-action-better than one piece

freeza - space-drama/opera-action-better than one piece
cell-saga - science-fiction, thriller-action
boo-saga - comedy-horror-action-better than one piece
 
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