How do you think today's fanbase would react if Dragon Ball was a new anime and nothing was changed from the original story?
I have always enjoyed Master Roshi. He's an old pervert. He isn't someone you want to look up to as a role model in regards to those attributes and most people know this. I feel like if the anime were to come out today, it would not be so widely loved and a big part of that would come down to Master Roshi being Master Roshi. People would take this anime like it is real life and just get offended by it, and not in the good sense of the term (comedy is meant to be offensive). Because people are so keen on being PC, they would view him as a monster and because it is an animated series that isn't filled with swearing, people would just assume it was kids' programming which would make it even worse.
I have always enjoyed Master Roshi. He's an old pervert. He isn't someone you want to look up to as a role model in regards to those attributes and most people know this. I feel like if the anime were to come out today, it would not be so widely loved and a big part of that would come down to Master Roshi being Master Roshi. People would take this anime like it is real life and just get offended by it, and not in the good sense of the term (comedy is meant to be offensive). Because people are so keen on being PC, they would view him as a monster and because it is an animated series that isn't filled with swearing, people would just assume it was kids' programming which would make it even worse.