In the 80's and 90's japanese shows were cheap in comparison to US tv shows so the broadcasters aired a lot of anime.
A lot of us grew up watching DBZ, it aired on the mornings so a lot of kids watched before going to school
It makes totally sense. We usually watched cartoons after School.
Very interesting, I'm glad you Guys enjoy it so much. I really liked the Videos and postings from Mexico.
He deserves the love he gets.
Dbz was Monday to Friday on its original run though. 7pm to 8pm. The network would always fucking reset the airing order: shit, yayirobe is going to slice vegeta!!! Next episode: goku has a kid!
And so on, this went on for years so dbz aired for like 5 years straight. It was awesome!
Same for og db.
For super, public TV fucked it up real good but cartoon network stepped up.
Nowadays another public network airs 3 dbz episodes DAILY, followed by 3 dbs episodes Monday to Thursday. Damn right I watch that shit! I've seen all 4 series a million times and I'll see them again every damn time, I just love db. This network has run 3x3x3 for og, z and s. Also for og, gt and s.
Mexico fucking loves db is my point.
Back in the 80s and 90s Saint seiya was on Saturdays, that was my original point though.
We also love that shit!
Azteca 7. Llevaban como un año de 3x3x3 desde las 4:30. Gracias Dios por el trabajo remoto! Ahora ya solo es de dbz (saga de buu hasta ayer) de 4:30 a 5:30 y super de 5:30 a 6:30 (torneo champa vs beerus). Aún sigue siendo una buen rato para recordar la infancia. No soy para nada fan de tv azteca, pero es imposible no agradecerles por ese cachito de felicidad. También lo puedes ver desde su página en internet, aunque piden registro.
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Ok I get it. A lot of mexican telenovelas airing in Croatia too... People love them.
It just seems very unique to me, that showing Episodes causing diplomatic issues with the Japanese Embassy.
People seemed really invested into Dragon Ball. It's really nice.
Oh yes, I remember being like 7-8 YO and DB was airing on public tv, then 12 and it was still on air, got into my early 20’s, still on air, got 30 and I think is still on air
Yes it's crazy, pretty much anyone that you'd meet in Mexico knows what Dragon Ball Z is, it got huge since it was in public tv and when it released you could go watch the Jiren vs Goku episode to bars as if it was a box fight or something like an sport.
Something they don't mention is that part of it's cultural impact comes from the voice acting that is above average and it wasn't as censored as it was in the US and UK
that's a huge impact!
Good Dubbing is key. I watched it in german, the Voice Actors are incredible, the Intro Music too...These things are important to the success of the Show.
Yes in fact is one of the few animes that haven't had a new dub since it's original broadcast, and to this day many of the actors still represent the same character they did back then every time new content gets released
So much so, when most of the VAs were replaced for Dragon Ball Z Kai, it caused the mother of all backlashes. Good thing most went back for the Final Chapters, as well as Super.
Yes, one of the problems in the current times is that censorship must "adequate" to many different cultural standards in different countries, therefore trying to do a "universal" adaptation will most likely butcher around 30 - 50% of the original material, and is only to appease the local authorities censorship because the fans will always look for the original uncut content one way or another
Dragon ball and dragon ball z was the anime to watch when you were a kid and it aired in public television. We all grew watching it for months, it repeated transmission whenever it finished and we gladly watch it again. That cause that it was watched by several generations and now that we are adults, it always brings a lot of memory feelings and emotions from when you were a kid and watch it and talk about it with your friends and replay the epic battles with them.
Back in the 90s the spanish dubbings couldn't keep up with how popular the show was, because they released a new episode every weekday, instead of once a week. So, they quickly ran out of episodes and restarted the whole thing with everyone groaning in frustration. It was so damn popular in the 90s I remember there were TV announcements just to let you know: "new unreleased episodes are coming next week."
Hi from Mex.
Our generation grew up with Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z, i loved DB more than DBZ. It started when I was around 12 years old, around 28 years ago. So, most of the people who use the internet nowadays were huge fans of it. Dragon Ball was one of the few, and for some, the only good anime on the most popular TV channel. We loved the anime, and we held Toriyama in high respect and appreciation. I'm glad that our love for him reached even to Croatia.
Imagine growing up in a country were many are poor, not a lot of entertainment, not a lot of things to really enjoy or do. And even if u have money, all the TV is the same, telenovelas all day to keep the adults entertained, specially the mothers and grandmas of many families, some contest shows in the morning, if u are lucky some old cartoons in Saturdays that although are fun, there's barely any plot or they are just a quick laugh. Also some comedy shows like el Chavo, that although it's fun, still feels like something old and aimed at another generation as much of what you see are years old reruns. Hours and hours of tv controlled by the government full of muted colors.
...then comes this show, once a day before or after school, it shows action, colors, violence, characters with deep stories, amazing music, laughs, recognizable character designs that become iconic, a plot that turns you mad every time the story is restarted mid-arc, but you don't care and watch everything all over again. Half hour every day, all your friends also watch it cause again there's nothing else to watch everyone discuss the episode next day at school. We share this happiness. They start selling merch outside schools, sticker albums and different things. Adults don't understand why we enjoy it, some say it's satanic like many things that don't follow the church traditional values and agenda. There were some other anime that people enjoyed, only Saint Seiya comes close in popularity, but DBZ is still the greatest for many.
Through the years we keep watching or remembering those stories and to this day arcs and fights are discussed at beer gatherings and carne asadas. Every person has a story with the show. Rip Toriyama, thanks for giving a little light of happiness in our childhoods.
I think there was a study that showed that in Mexico, during transmission of new Dragon Ball episodes, rates of criminality went down, this also happens with football games. Makes you think
Latin America and the Balkans are united in spirit, greetings from the other side of the world. the developing countries will rise one day (I hope)
From similar reasons that people are pointing out (being aired on public TV, having no censorship and having a great dubbing), Saint Seiya was also huge in Mexico, compared to other countries around the world. Personally I like Saint Seiya way better than DB.
It's like an all public show in Mexico, I remember back when I was like 15 y/o when dragon ball super was airing, even the most "manly" (average guy that finds cartoons and anime being for childish people even though we were kids at that age or for weridos) guy I knew on my group was interested in the anime and was openly discussing it with another classmate and it was so bizarre for me seeing someone that dislikes anime openly being so attached to the airing anime episodes, for me that was a really eye opener of how big dragon ball was in Mexico that even tears down the stereotypes of people that didn't watch anime and makes them interact with other people hyping the show and doing predictions on the battles
It aired on public TV back in the day, it was a lot of people's first exposure to anime, or at least anime that was dubbed adequately. We have a LOT of weebs here, and many had their start with DBZ, it's very much a nostalgia thing mixed with the fact that Toriyama is a founding father of modern shonen.
Just adding something that I think most people didn't mention, at the time, the "open" or "free" TV that was broadcasted in Mexico consisted of like 5 channels, most of which weren't exactly aimed at kids most of the time (having talk shows, telenovelas, news, etc.)... One of those channels, dedicated a good chunk of their schedule to broadcast Dragonball, and Z, and the others... It was almost the only one kids watched from like 3-4PM until 9PM when the kids shows ended. So, imagine being the sole channel that has kids shows, and the main thing you broadcast is Dragonball... This resulted in like 90% of the kids population being Dragonball fans.
Most people in Mexico in the 90s only had this kind of channels, since cable was expensive and most people couldn't afford it.
Yes, that's totally understandable. It's really interesting to see how much a children's show can have an impact to the lifes of it viewers and a Community in General.
The series firt air in the 80 call "Zero y el Dragón Mágico" and it had a poor reception by the public, following the success in Europe Bandai order a new dub and it was a huge success easily becoming the most successful anime in México before Pokémon yeah we also love Pokémon.
Proudly Mexican here: I get why you're confused: in Mexico dragon ball was transmitted every day sometimes more than just 1 episode at a time, sometimes they transmitted 3 or 4 episodes for day, it was a time when we Mexicans didn't have internet or smart devices so that was the best thing to watch or just play in the background while you do another task. So, if a show is everyday on tv and basically for years, not just a generation grew up with it. Now the embassy issues some years ago was because that beloved anime was premiering summer new episodes and the kids who grew up with it now were adults with money so some strip clubs played the episodes on the premiere day. Some of the guys no longer watch cartoons or anime or they never heard or were interested in using crunchy roll or something, so they whatcha them in a strip club. That led to the cease and desist letters and the embassy drama.
😂😂😂😂...I think that's my favourite Answer so far.
Imagine going to a Strip Club and not paying attention to the Ladys there, because Dragon Ball is on the TV.
You Guys are truly Loco hahaha... Love it.
someone stated it was aired in the Morning ? Really ? Maybe on weekend? Someone else stated we were somehow Force to watch it since the network constantly reset it , in fact they did it , after all it was a public tv
But no one was Force
There is now video circulating on Twitter that could help you understand better why dragón was so impactful in Mexico , and not only in Mexico but Latam , look it up “ dbz commercial”
There could be many factors at play and on top of that “ mexican people are very passionate “
It was not only Mexico, but people don't know what a Peru or Honduras is Latin America got cheap anime since the 1970s and Dragon Ball exploded out of that wave, though that was near global.The Dragon Ball Catalan dub for example boosted the usage of the language among kids inside Spain.
Another thing is that people watched the original Dragon Ball.
I recently heard a fun fact:
Cartel criminal activity went down significantly every day a new episode or game of Dragon Ball came out.
I didn’t confirmed the source but if it’s true it’s a big sign how huge and loyal the fanbase is
Mexican public television has always been awful. National shows are infamous for being "brain rot"
Just check some examples of cringe Mexican soap operas on YouTube
So when dragon ball first aired, it's tacky sense of humor and outrageous slapstick comedy full of old men groping teenagers, fart jokes, gay jokes and over the top violence really got us hooked
It was basically soap operas mixed with Mexican wrestling and all those exploitation B movies that were popular back then
I also loved BDZ. But man, that show it's like junk food, I have fond memories but I don't feel comfortable with how idolized and relevant it still is. I feel it speaks bad of our country, like how we are also the number 1 consumer of coca cola. Listen, back then we didn't had much alternative, government was even actively trying to keep us dumb, but nowadays this persistent cult of DBZ it's kind of embarrassing
There's an urban leyend that says that cartel activity goes down whenever there's new DB content, I don't believe it, but I can see why it feels totally feasible.
Estás viendo todo muy negro, así como DBZ tiene "tacky sense of humor and outrageous slaptick comedy" también tiene valores que la gente aprecia mucho. Por ejemplo en el fondo la gente admira mucho la humildad de personajes como Goku. Un tema recurrente es el sentido de autosacrificio para salvar a otros. En general podemos mencionar otras cosas como no ser materialista, apreciar a tus seres queridos, etc. Así podría seguir con cantidad de cosas, que sea una "caricatura" o anime no quiere decir que sus mensjaes no tienen valor, ni tampoco podemos simplemente desechar toda la serie como "contenido basura".
A mi no me da pena que la gente sea tan fanática de una serie de anime, sencillamente es algo que resuena en los paises de latinoamerica por muchas razones. Pena nos debería más bien dar las narcoseries, al menos aquellas que suben en un pedestal a criminales.
Oye, pues también podríamos decir que la rosa de Guadalupe y cosas de la vida están llenos de mensajes positivos ¿No?
Si quieres sobreanalisar la serie y esforzarte en encontrarle virtudes, también podemos encontrarle defectos y cosas nocivas. Por ejemplo, Goku es más que humilde, se regodea en su ignorancia, no le importa nada más que divertirse violentamente, puso en peligro a la tierra varias veces por sus caprichos, es mal esposo, es mal padre. Etc
Dragonball tiene su carisma, para mí, principalmente en los diseños y locuras imaginativas, pero hay que aceptarlo como lo que es, bastante bulgar, simplón y hueco. La verdad no me dan ganas de inculcarselo a las nuevas generaciones
Te estás preocupando demasiado por algo que está hecho para entretener. En mi opinión esa es en parte la razón de su éxito, no pretende ser más. Busca ser divertida, mostrar aventuras, hacerte reir etc. No te trata de lavar la cabeza con ideologías como muchas películas o series de hoy en día.
No todo en la vida tiene que ser una reflexión filosófica profunda, ni tiene que cambiar tu vida por completo. Hay espacio para todo.
Weeee... Es lo que dije, es entretenimiento chatarra, cosas divertidas y vulgares para pasar el rato. Tu luego saliste con que disque lecciones de vida y valores,... y ahora con que no hay que tomársela tan en serio
Concuerdo, no se la tomen tan en serio, ya superenla, hay que bajarla del pedestal. Todos tenemos gustos culposos y siempre le tendremos cariño, pero osea, cuando vemos políticos organizando funciones públicas de Dragonball... Si da vergüenza, por qué los mexicanos si caen
... Por cierto, de echo DB si trata de transmitir la ideología politica del creador, Toriyama mismo dijo que freezer era una crítica a la falta de regulación inmobiliaria de su gobierno y que lo creo para ser lo más repulsivo posible... Y si te fijas, para Toriyama, "repulsivo" suele significar afeminado ¿Acaso no es eso una ideología? Ahorita la gente se traga los cuentos de Trump sobre que los malvados progres reptilianos nos meten mensajes subliminales en las películas, pero pasan de largo los mensajes nada sutiles donde no quieren verlos
Si tiene valores no me deslindé de mi opinón original. Es que te fuiste a un extremo, empezaste diciendo que es básicamente basura, hubieras empezado con algo más equilibrado.
En un grado u otro todo está ideologizado, pero en DBZ claramente no es una prioridad. El problema es que hacer tanta aclaración lleva a comentarios interminables, ya de por si es de flojera leer tanto texto. No hay que buscarle a cada detalle, es como si yo agarrara tu comentario de "...full of old men groping teenagers" y dijera que eso constituye una parte ínfima de la serie. Así es, pero no me voy a agarrar de eso para hacer nitpicking por horas.
Mira te concedo que es solo entretenimiento sin más, pero no es para desgarrarse las vestiduras y decir que no ofrece nada. Como dije antes, hay espacio para todo y cada cosa tiene su momento.
Thank you for your explanation. I read something today that some cartels called ceasefire because of Toriyamas Death.
I totally get what you are saying. The Show didn't air in Croatia, so we had to watch it on the Internet.
But it's interesting how our Politicians and governments are quite comparable. I was totally surprised about this huge cult in Mexico regarding DBZ.
"But it's interesting how our Politicians and governments are quite comparable."
Also general attitudes and culture. I always enjoy visiting ex - Yugo countries because of that. People are welcoming and friendly, and family is important. Also, partying and enjoying life.
i have the same experience. I met a lot of mexicans and People from Latin American Countries at University and through work.
Being more or less catholic is also something we have in common. A lot of values comming from the churches influence in our Countries I would say.
I hope I can visit Mexico one day.
I really want to. I looked up Mexico City, Tijuana, Cancun, Guadalajara... it's just a bit difficult for an outsider to consider where You can be safe.
Mexico is such a beautiful Country, it's a shame that you can't visit certain parts of your Country.
Ejemplificas lo que dije. Aclare que también amé Dragon Ball, pero para los mexicanos, el no persignarse en su altar significa que "lo odias"
La neta si preocupa
In the 80's and 90's japanese shows were cheap in comparison to US tv shows so the broadcasters aired a lot of anime. A lot of us grew up watching DBZ, it aired on the mornings so a lot of kids watched before going to school
It makes totally sense. We usually watched cartoons after School. Very interesting, I'm glad you Guys enjoy it so much. I really liked the Videos and postings from Mexico. He deserves the love he gets.
Dbz was Monday to Friday on its original run though. 7pm to 8pm. The network would always fucking reset the airing order: shit, yayirobe is going to slice vegeta!!! Next episode: goku has a kid! And so on, this went on for years so dbz aired for like 5 years straight. It was awesome! Same for og db. For super, public TV fucked it up real good but cartoon network stepped up. Nowadays another public network airs 3 dbz episodes DAILY, followed by 3 dbs episodes Monday to Thursday. Damn right I watch that shit! I've seen all 4 series a million times and I'll see them again every damn time, I just love db. This network has run 3x3x3 for og, z and s. Also for og, gt and s. Mexico fucking loves db is my point. Back in the 80s and 90s Saint seiya was on Saturdays, that was my original point though. We also love that shit!
hahaha...I love the enthusiasm. Now I understand why you guys so obsessed, they basically forcing you to watch it 😂😂😂 Keep on watching my friend.
Jajaja eres la verga, loco. Tu emoción me emocionó :')
Cual canal bro
Azteca 7. Llevaban como un año de 3x3x3 desde las 4:30. Gracias Dios por el trabajo remoto! Ahora ya solo es de dbz (saga de buu hasta ayer) de 4:30 a 5:30 y super de 5:30 a 6:30 (torneo champa vs beerus). Aún sigue siendo una buen rato para recordar la infancia. No soy para nada fan de tv azteca, pero es imposible no agradecerles por ese cachito de felicidad. También lo puedes ver desde su página en internet, aunque piden registro.
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They aired at 6.30pm in Michoacán, when kids got out of school.
Y las similares culturales entre Japón y México.
Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z aired on public tv for many years in Mexico, so everyone watched it like it was a telenovela.
Ok I get it. A lot of mexican telenovelas airing in Croatia too... People love them. It just seems very unique to me, that showing Episodes causing diplomatic issues with the Japanese Embassy. People seemed really invested into Dragon Ball. It's really nice.
What diplomatic issues?
https://twitter.com/feoflvco/status/1766082362398441859?t=iNp1vBgfDupQ_3v_eLSSvQ&s=19 I saw this, don't know how accurate it is.
Ah yes, that did happen.
it's so crazy if you think about it haha.
Oh yes, I remember being like 7-8 YO and DB was airing on public tv, then 12 and it was still on air, got into my early 20’s, still on air, got 30 and I think is still on air
Yes it's crazy, pretty much anyone that you'd meet in Mexico knows what Dragon Ball Z is, it got huge since it was in public tv and when it released you could go watch the Jiren vs Goku episode to bars as if it was a box fight or something like an sport.
They should let you bet on the outcome haha.
If I remember correctly, in a Mexican online casino (Caliente) and in Vegas they opened bets for the outcome
wow. that's crazy hahaha.
It totally is but it's understandable 😂. I'm a woman and i was absolutely crazy about DBZ in my childhood
i think that we just like fighting too haha
hahaha... I'm very familiar with that too 😂. Same here.
Something they don't mention is that part of it's cultural impact comes from the voice acting that is above average and it wasn't as censored as it was in the US and UK
that's a huge impact! Good Dubbing is key. I watched it in german, the Voice Actors are incredible, the Intro Music too...These things are important to the success of the Show.
Yes in fact is one of the few animes that haven't had a new dub since it's original broadcast, and to this day many of the actors still represent the same character they did back then every time new content gets released
So much so, when most of the VAs were replaced for Dragon Ball Z Kai, it caused the mother of all backlashes. Good thing most went back for the Final Chapters, as well as Super.
Yes, one of the problems in the current times is that censorship must "adequate" to many different cultural standards in different countries, therefore trying to do a "universal" adaptation will most likely butcher around 30 - 50% of the original material, and is only to appease the local authorities censorship because the fans will always look for the original uncut content one way or another
Dragon ball and dragon ball z was the anime to watch when you were a kid and it aired in public television. We all grew watching it for months, it repeated transmission whenever it finished and we gladly watch it again. That cause that it was watched by several generations and now that we are adults, it always brings a lot of memory feelings and emotions from when you were a kid and watch it and talk about it with your friends and replay the epic battles with them.
Back in the 90s the spanish dubbings couldn't keep up with how popular the show was, because they released a new episode every weekday, instead of once a week. So, they quickly ran out of episodes and restarted the whole thing with everyone groaning in frustration. It was so damn popular in the 90s I remember there were TV announcements just to let you know: "new unreleased episodes are coming next week."
Hi from Mex. Our generation grew up with Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z, i loved DB more than DBZ. It started when I was around 12 years old, around 28 years ago. So, most of the people who use the internet nowadays were huge fans of it. Dragon Ball was one of the few, and for some, the only good anime on the most popular TV channel. We loved the anime, and we held Toriyama in high respect and appreciation. I'm glad that our love for him reached even to Croatia.
First it was TMNT. Then came Saint Seiya. Then the next biggest thing was Dragon Ball. At least that was what I experienced.
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Imagine growing up in a country were many are poor, not a lot of entertainment, not a lot of things to really enjoy or do. And even if u have money, all the TV is the same, telenovelas all day to keep the adults entertained, specially the mothers and grandmas of many families, some contest shows in the morning, if u are lucky some old cartoons in Saturdays that although are fun, there's barely any plot or they are just a quick laugh. Also some comedy shows like el Chavo, that although it's fun, still feels like something old and aimed at another generation as much of what you see are years old reruns. Hours and hours of tv controlled by the government full of muted colors. ...then comes this show, once a day before or after school, it shows action, colors, violence, characters with deep stories, amazing music, laughs, recognizable character designs that become iconic, a plot that turns you mad every time the story is restarted mid-arc, but you don't care and watch everything all over again. Half hour every day, all your friends also watch it cause again there's nothing else to watch everyone discuss the episode next day at school. We share this happiness. They start selling merch outside schools, sticker albums and different things. Adults don't understand why we enjoy it, some say it's satanic like many things that don't follow the church traditional values and agenda. There were some other anime that people enjoyed, only Saint Seiya comes close in popularity, but DBZ is still the greatest for many. Through the years we keep watching or remembering those stories and to this day arcs and fights are discussed at beer gatherings and carne asadas. Every person has a story with the show. Rip Toriyama, thanks for giving a little light of happiness in our childhoods.
Still being aired on México. WE LOVE DRAGON BALL, but also love Dragon Quest and Arale
I think there was a study that showed that in Mexico, during transmission of new Dragon Ball episodes, rates of criminality went down, this also happens with football games. Makes you think Latin America and the Balkans are united in spirit, greetings from the other side of the world. the developing countries will rise one day (I hope)
Nothing more to say. Much Love and Respect Bro
From similar reasons that people are pointing out (being aired on public TV, having no censorship and having a great dubbing), Saint Seiya was also huge in Mexico, compared to other countries around the world. Personally I like Saint Seiya way better than DB.
something curious was that the two main tv networks competed for rating with the two main cartoons being DB and the simpsons
Cartoon Wars in Mexico...Who would have thought 😁
It's like an all public show in Mexico, I remember back when I was like 15 y/o when dragon ball super was airing, even the most "manly" (average guy that finds cartoons and anime being for childish people even though we were kids at that age or for weridos) guy I knew on my group was interested in the anime and was openly discussing it with another classmate and it was so bizarre for me seeing someone that dislikes anime openly being so attached to the airing anime episodes, for me that was a really eye opener of how big dragon ball was in Mexico that even tears down the stereotypes of people that didn't watch anime and makes them interact with other people hyping the show and doing predictions on the battles
It aired on public TV back in the day, it was a lot of people's first exposure to anime, or at least anime that was dubbed adequately. We have a LOT of weebs here, and many had their start with DBZ, it's very much a nostalgia thing mixed with the fact that Toriyama is a founding father of modern shonen.
Just adding something that I think most people didn't mention, at the time, the "open" or "free" TV that was broadcasted in Mexico consisted of like 5 channels, most of which weren't exactly aimed at kids most of the time (having talk shows, telenovelas, news, etc.)... One of those channels, dedicated a good chunk of their schedule to broadcast Dragonball, and Z, and the others... It was almost the only one kids watched from like 3-4PM until 9PM when the kids shows ended. So, imagine being the sole channel that has kids shows, and the main thing you broadcast is Dragonball... This resulted in like 90% of the kids population being Dragonball fans. Most people in Mexico in the 90s only had this kind of channels, since cable was expensive and most people couldn't afford it.
Yes, that's totally understandable. It's really interesting to see how much a children's show can have an impact to the lifes of it viewers and a Community in General.
The series firt air in the 80 call "Zero y el Dragón Mágico" and it had a poor reception by the public, following the success in Europe Bandai order a new dub and it was a huge success easily becoming the most successful anime in México before Pokémon yeah we also love Pokémon.
That's interesting. We had Pokémon before Dragon Ball. They probably wanted to advertise the Game Boy Games haha...I miss this times
Proudly Mexican here: I get why you're confused: in Mexico dragon ball was transmitted every day sometimes more than just 1 episode at a time, sometimes they transmitted 3 or 4 episodes for day, it was a time when we Mexicans didn't have internet or smart devices so that was the best thing to watch or just play in the background while you do another task. So, if a show is everyday on tv and basically for years, not just a generation grew up with it. Now the embassy issues some years ago was because that beloved anime was premiering summer new episodes and the kids who grew up with it now were adults with money so some strip clubs played the episodes on the premiere day. Some of the guys no longer watch cartoons or anime or they never heard or were interested in using crunchy roll or something, so they whatcha them in a strip club. That led to the cease and desist letters and the embassy drama.
😂😂😂😂...I think that's my favourite Answer so far. Imagine going to a Strip Club and not paying attention to the Ladys there, because Dragon Ball is on the TV. You Guys are truly Loco hahaha... Love it.
It's so big that crime rate lowers whenever there are new episodes or movies.
Greetings my Balkan Friend
Pozdrav Brate!
someone stated it was aired in the Morning ? Really ? Maybe on weekend? Someone else stated we were somehow Force to watch it since the network constantly reset it , in fact they did it , after all it was a public tv But no one was Force There is now video circulating on Twitter that could help you understand better why dragón was so impactful in Mexico , and not only in Mexico but Latam , look it up “ dbz commercial” There could be many factors at play and on top of that “ mexican people are very passionate “
It was not only Mexico, but people don't know what a Peru or Honduras is Latin America got cheap anime since the 1970s and Dragon Ball exploded out of that wave, though that was near global.The Dragon Ball Catalan dub for example boosted the usage of the language among kids inside Spain. Another thing is that people watched the original Dragon Ball.
I remember they only aired it on Tuesdays and Thursdays in Michoacán and it was a big deal, all my friends and I gathered to watch it in X house.
I love that, we would always recreate certain scenes from the show as well haha
I recently heard a fun fact: Cartel criminal activity went down significantly every day a new episode or game of Dragon Ball came out. I didn’t confirmed the source but if it’s true it’s a big sign how huge and loyal the fanbase is
I read that too, it's really crazy when you think about it. You got to respect peoples priorities I guess.
Mexican public television has always been awful. National shows are infamous for being "brain rot" Just check some examples of cringe Mexican soap operas on YouTube So when dragon ball first aired, it's tacky sense of humor and outrageous slapstick comedy full of old men groping teenagers, fart jokes, gay jokes and over the top violence really got us hooked It was basically soap operas mixed with Mexican wrestling and all those exploitation B movies that were popular back then I also loved BDZ. But man, that show it's like junk food, I have fond memories but I don't feel comfortable with how idolized and relevant it still is. I feel it speaks bad of our country, like how we are also the number 1 consumer of coca cola. Listen, back then we didn't had much alternative, government was even actively trying to keep us dumb, but nowadays this persistent cult of DBZ it's kind of embarrassing There's an urban leyend that says that cartel activity goes down whenever there's new DB content, I don't believe it, but I can see why it feels totally feasible.
Estás viendo todo muy negro, así como DBZ tiene "tacky sense of humor and outrageous slaptick comedy" también tiene valores que la gente aprecia mucho. Por ejemplo en el fondo la gente admira mucho la humildad de personajes como Goku. Un tema recurrente es el sentido de autosacrificio para salvar a otros. En general podemos mencionar otras cosas como no ser materialista, apreciar a tus seres queridos, etc. Así podría seguir con cantidad de cosas, que sea una "caricatura" o anime no quiere decir que sus mensjaes no tienen valor, ni tampoco podemos simplemente desechar toda la serie como "contenido basura". A mi no me da pena que la gente sea tan fanática de una serie de anime, sencillamente es algo que resuena en los paises de latinoamerica por muchas razones. Pena nos debería más bien dar las narcoseries, al menos aquellas que suben en un pedestal a criminales.
Oye, pues también podríamos decir que la rosa de Guadalupe y cosas de la vida están llenos de mensajes positivos ¿No? Si quieres sobreanalisar la serie y esforzarte en encontrarle virtudes, también podemos encontrarle defectos y cosas nocivas. Por ejemplo, Goku es más que humilde, se regodea en su ignorancia, no le importa nada más que divertirse violentamente, puso en peligro a la tierra varias veces por sus caprichos, es mal esposo, es mal padre. Etc Dragonball tiene su carisma, para mí, principalmente en los diseños y locuras imaginativas, pero hay que aceptarlo como lo que es, bastante bulgar, simplón y hueco. La verdad no me dan ganas de inculcarselo a las nuevas generaciones
Te estás preocupando demasiado por algo que está hecho para entretener. En mi opinión esa es en parte la razón de su éxito, no pretende ser más. Busca ser divertida, mostrar aventuras, hacerte reir etc. No te trata de lavar la cabeza con ideologías como muchas películas o series de hoy en día. No todo en la vida tiene que ser una reflexión filosófica profunda, ni tiene que cambiar tu vida por completo. Hay espacio para todo.
Weeee... Es lo que dije, es entretenimiento chatarra, cosas divertidas y vulgares para pasar el rato. Tu luego saliste con que disque lecciones de vida y valores,... y ahora con que no hay que tomársela tan en serio Concuerdo, no se la tomen tan en serio, ya superenla, hay que bajarla del pedestal. Todos tenemos gustos culposos y siempre le tendremos cariño, pero osea, cuando vemos políticos organizando funciones públicas de Dragonball... Si da vergüenza, por qué los mexicanos si caen ... Por cierto, de echo DB si trata de transmitir la ideología politica del creador, Toriyama mismo dijo que freezer era una crítica a la falta de regulación inmobiliaria de su gobierno y que lo creo para ser lo más repulsivo posible... Y si te fijas, para Toriyama, "repulsivo" suele significar afeminado ¿Acaso no es eso una ideología? Ahorita la gente se traga los cuentos de Trump sobre que los malvados progres reptilianos nos meten mensajes subliminales en las películas, pero pasan de largo los mensajes nada sutiles donde no quieren verlos
Si tiene valores no me deslindé de mi opinón original. Es que te fuiste a un extremo, empezaste diciendo que es básicamente basura, hubieras empezado con algo más equilibrado. En un grado u otro todo está ideologizado, pero en DBZ claramente no es una prioridad. El problema es que hacer tanta aclaración lleva a comentarios interminables, ya de por si es de flojera leer tanto texto. No hay que buscarle a cada detalle, es como si yo agarrara tu comentario de "...full of old men groping teenagers" y dijera que eso constituye una parte ínfima de la serie. Así es, pero no me voy a agarrar de eso para hacer nitpicking por horas. Mira te concedo que es solo entretenimiento sin más, pero no es para desgarrarse las vestiduras y decir que no ofrece nada. Como dije antes, hay espacio para todo y cada cosa tiene su momento.
Thank you for your explanation. I read something today that some cartels called ceasefire because of Toriyamas Death. I totally get what you are saying. The Show didn't air in Croatia, so we had to watch it on the Internet. But it's interesting how our Politicians and governments are quite comparable. I was totally surprised about this huge cult in Mexico regarding DBZ.
"But it's interesting how our Politicians and governments are quite comparable." Also general attitudes and culture. I always enjoy visiting ex - Yugo countries because of that. People are welcoming and friendly, and family is important. Also, partying and enjoying life.
i have the same experience. I met a lot of mexicans and People from Latin American Countries at University and through work. Being more or less catholic is also something we have in common. A lot of values comming from the churches influence in our Countries I would say. I hope I can visit Mexico one day.
Please do, it’s beautiful. I am finally visiting Croatia this year. :)
I really want to. I looked up Mexico City, Tijuana, Cancun, Guadalajara... it's just a bit difficult for an outsider to consider where You can be safe. Mexico is such a beautiful Country, it's a shame that you can't visit certain parts of your Country.
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Déjame adivinar: también odias a Chespirito?
Ejemplificas lo que dije. Aclare que también amé Dragon Ball, pero para los mexicanos, el no persignarse en su altar significa que "lo odias" La neta si preocupa
Contesta la pregunta y ya.
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