Pro(s) & Con(s) Of Each Saga

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Pilaf -
Pro - The Saga with the most focus on the Dragon Balls.
Con - The Boss Rabbit portion is entirely skippable.

21st -
Pro - I could really connect to Master Roshi in this Saga (and in the 22nd by extension).
Con - The stakes in this Saga weren't as high as they were in the 22nd and especially in the 23rd.

Red Ribbon -
Pro - There are many plot points in later Sagas that tie back to the Red Ribbon Saga.
Con - It dragged on for too long.

22nd -
Pro - Tenshinhan became Goku's first true rival.
Con - I was surprised at how much of a background character Chaozu was in the Manga during and after this Saga.

Piccolo Daimao -
Pro - Piccolo Daimao was the first major villain in the story.
Con - This is a minor complaint, but I always thought the transition from the 22nd to Piccolo Daimao was too fast.

23rd -
Pro - Goku becomes the savior of Earth here and finally wins a Budokai.
Con - Launch disappears from the Manga after this Saga.

Saiyan -
Pro - Goku VS Vegeta was the most engaging fight in the series, bar none.
Con - Introducing Battle Powers was a mistake, especially this late in the game.

Freeza -
Pro - Freeza was the best antagonist in the entire story.
Con - It was kind of frustrating seeing Yamcha and Tenshinhan do nothing in this Saga, even if they were both dead.

Androids -
Pro - Future Trunks was the best protagonist in the entire story.
Cons - The fights and antagonists (outside #16, #17, #18) were all underwhelming.

Cell -
Pro - Gohan killing Cell and succeeding Goku as the savior of Earth was epic. Trunks going back to the future to save his timeline was epic too.
Con - The Manga should have ended here.

Boo -
Pro - Two words. Hercule, Satan.
Con - All of the potential displayed in the 25th Budokai was flushed down the toilet immediately after that.
 

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Emperor Pilaf
Pro ~ Fun episodic adventures of Dragon Ball collecting.
Con ~ It's over before it begins, too short.

21st Budokai Tenkaichi
Pro ~ Goku vs. Jackie Chun is the first great fight in the series, strong comedy throughout.
Con ~ Weakest of the tournaments.

Red Ribbon Army
Pro ~ General Blue is the best villain in OG Dragon Ball, & one of the most entertaining period. A lot of good adventure here.
Con ~ Arc really peaks with Blue's middle portion, and Blue's story isn't wrapped up all that good.

22nd Budokai Tenkaichi
Pro ~ Best tournament, great mix of comedy fights and dramatic battles.
Con ~ Goku vs. Pamput was kind of lame.

King Piccolo
Pro ~ The final fight between Goku & King Piccolo is excellent, with perhaps the most iconic finishing blow in manga history.
Con ~ It's too narrowly focused on Goku. Lacks the charm of the earlier Dragon Ball arcs yet doesn't do the action-orientated story-telling as good as Z does.

23rd Budokai Tenkaichi
Pro ~ Final fight between Goku & Piccolo is excellent, the sense of resolution at the end is one of the strongest in the series.
Con ~ Only having one comedy bout helped signify the series transition to action, but the balance of the 22nd made for a more memorable experience.

Saiyan
Pro ~ Goku vs. Vegeta fight is excellent, the amount of teamwork required to defeat Vegeta makes this fight truly special.
Con ~ Raditz is wasted potential.

Namek
Pro ~ The beginning bits with Gohan/Krillin vs. Vegeta vs. Frieza's Army is the peak of Dragon Ball imo. Best plotting in the series by far.
Con ~ The second half where it just becomes fighting loses my interest, though Goku vs. Frieza is excellent.

Androids/Cell
Pro ~ Best arc for characters. I do think it's Vegeta's weakest character arc compared to Namek or Buu BUT, no arc spreads the love as much as Androids/Cell does with Gohan, Future Trunks, Piccolo, Krillin, Tien, Bulma, Vegeta, and of course Goku all getting moments.
Con ~ Plotting is rather loosey-goosey with the constantly changing antagonists.

Buu
Pro ~ Strongest thematic work in Dragon Ball, Vegeta and Hercules especially have some great content.
Con ~ Gohan is wasted, the Super Buu fight drags and is poorly plotted, that whole Super Buu portion of the arc kind of sucks outside of Candy Vegito.
 
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