Dragon Ball Z

I love this anime series and still do even to this day. Dragon Ball Z started in 1989 and ended in 2003, the pre-sequal to this was Dragon Ball (1984 - 1995)  and the next series Dragon Ball GT (1996 - 1997). The dates are when they were shown on TV.

I'm looking at Dragon Ball Z because they have developed the characters so well and found the perfect balance between story and action, but not only that just the silly over the top moves and flashing lights are things I believe make it so good.  A main thing in dragon ball z is the consistent strong themes of good triumphing over evil, putting family first, and working as a team. Still, there is no shortage of violent scenes; characters getting hurt, and characters talking about death so not really for the young audience.
The best thing about Dragon Ball Z is that it has stood the test of time for more than a decade, because of the strong messages in most of the episodes which includes the filler content, but by watching a few episodes you can easily understand the characters, story, and these are the main reasons for this show's longevity.

From this I believe that to make something good and last a long time, compared to most triple "A" titled games and movies they must be easy and straight forward and have clear understanding. I think with most of the new released games they don't have a good story and they just so happen to have a magical solution which just appears, but I can see why they do this to help the story along.

Overall if you haven't seen Dragon Ball Z and don't want to watch 291 ish episodes which is a lot there is a cut down version called Dragon Ball Z Kai, even if you watch about 5 episodes you will be able to see the meanings and the strong themes showing though.