Not Martial Arts?
6 years ago
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For some reason, Dragon Ball Super is not a martial arts genre. Can someone explain why not?

6 years ago
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Warn: Banned
80% of the fights are just guys screaming at the top of their lungs?
Because the manga doesn´t include one martial arts style that is practiced in real-life. Martial arts media doesn't need to be "realistic" -Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is a prime example- but you can´t apply the tag to the Japanese equivalent of Superman and call it a day.
The original manga started off as a parody of martial arts films so you would have had a leg to stand on before Goku became an adult but the rest of the series vastly overshadows that aspect even then too.
I also read EU/US comics and am a librarian.
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6 years ago
Posts: 8
Oh ok. That makes sense. 🤣
6 years ago
Posts: 8
That would be accurate 🤣