DBZ vs Abridged: Which Series Did It Better? (Scene Comparison)

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  • @KeyReviewsOfficial
    @KeyReviewsOfficial  4 дні тому +53

    Hope everyone had an amazing Thanksgiving! A lot of you asked for a DBZ Abridged vs. DBZ scene comparison, so here it is! I trimmed some scenes to keep the video shorter and avoid copyright issues, which also caused a bit of a delay. Also, the 'friend' I mention in the video is actually my thumbnail editor-just wanted to clarify that. Let me know which version you prefer in the comments!

    • @ginganban
      @ginganban 2 дні тому +1

      wow, you must be funny at the party's

    • @KeyReviewsOfficial
      @KeyReviewsOfficial  День тому

      @@ginganban what are you talking about 😭

  • @whtevercomesfrst
    @whtevercomesfrst День тому +72

    Bro knocking off points of a comedic parody for having comedic parody.

  • @papabean9670
    @papabean9670 4 дні тому +312

    the abridged version made me become a professional cell glazer tbh and im not mad. he's written so perfectly, the cockiness that would come with someone being "perfect" is quite literally perfect.

    • @ALI_872K
      @ALI_872K 4 дні тому +14

      Imagine how they would have written Vegito

    • @ALI_872K
      @ALI_872K 4 дні тому +4

      i know they give a small snippet of him because they did make a short version of the buu arc but imagine if they made it the same way they did the other arcs

    • @notallowed337
      @notallowed337 4 дні тому +4

      Perfect Cell in Abridged might be the greatest character ever created.
      Goku glazing over Perfect Cell might be top 10 ever.
      😂😂😂😂

    • @AllTheGoodHandlesWereTaken9000
      @AllTheGoodHandlesWereTaken9000 4 дні тому +1

      Written perfectly?

    • @LaughDonk
      @LaughDonk 3 дні тому +1

      I love his rivalry with tien

  • @assasin1396
    @assasin1396 4 дні тому +285

    Let me save you all time. He prefers Kai while his friend prefers abridged.

    • @ggjb1892
      @ggjb1892 3 дні тому +27

      5 minutes in and i could’ve guessed that

    • @TheIrishRushin
      @TheIrishRushin 3 дні тому +19

      What a waste of collective Internet video storage.

    • @Flipitmixit
      @Flipitmixit 3 дні тому +2

      Shocker

    • @dillpickkle
      @dillpickkle 3 дні тому +7

      I mean fair enough, did you click on this video expecting to have a ground shattering comparison or were you like me and expected we will be seeing whomever this is opinion of the show.

    • @MrLachapell
      @MrLachapell 3 дні тому +17

      1 hours to just say "Z/Kai more serious" , "abridge more fun"

  • @vibing-vicinity9989
    @vibing-vicinity9989 2 дні тому +28

    I feel like he forgets one of the biggest changes that DBZA makes that I actually do think would’ve made a better change in Dragon Ball, Z, and that is the subconscious thoughts that get added to Piccolo after absorbing nail. This added a lot of depth to pick those character that I don’t feel like we would’ve seen in a character who is always alone.

    • @judoaj738
      @judoaj738 День тому

      Perfect writing and comedic relief

  • @HeheSloth
    @HeheSloth 4 дні тому +138

    I always felt that for season 2 of Abridged (namek arc) and onward, they really stepped up there game. It was a treat to watch them grow as writers over the years

    • @justbethinking
      @justbethinking 4 дні тому +10

      you could really see the mindset switch from “let’s just fuck around and have fun” to “people are actually enjoying what we’re making, we _have_ to make it good now”

    • @notallowed337
      @notallowed337 4 дні тому +1

      They definitely stepped up from really good to all time great😂

    • @ultima99xib
      @ultima99xib 4 дні тому

      They had money by the.

    • @IGSA101
      @IGSA101 3 дні тому +5

      The cutoff point where abridged became more than just a comedy series for me, is the introduction of the Ginyus from there on the comedy and drama is blended significantly better as before it was usually serious scene with a gag at the end, after that they start really using jokes to inform characterization and progress the plot, while also maintaining the drama appropriately.

    • @notallowed337
      @notallowed337 3 дні тому +1

      @IGSA101 yeah. The way the dialogue flowed before and after their introduction is noticeable

  • @Raithial
    @Raithial 2 дні тому +10

    I think the biggest irony is that I suspect that Toriyama himself would've liked Abridged, because he was always into slapstick comedy, which Abridged did perfectly.

  • @kookeekwisp
    @kookeekwisp 3 дні тому +16

    Something i really wanna bring attention to is that an EXTREMELY important pretext to the Abridged "I am" speech is all the times that Vegeta has repeated a very serious version of the Saiyan legend. If Goku were to repeat that again for the hundredth time, it would be an absolute drag on the episode, so this break of Goku spilling all his nonsense in this one epic moment breaks the tradition, and makes you interested to hear what the next "I am" is going to be, which in turn IMPROVES the scene dramatically for me

    • @fisaldev3102
      @fisaldev3102 3 дні тому +2

      Agreed. And Goku's speech is still as epic. And unrelated, but the delivery of "I am the terror that flaps in the night!" is perfect, and along with the OST ramping up in that moment, it makes it epic, even if it is a Darkwing Duck reference

  • @Perry2186
    @Perry2186 3 дні тому +30

    You're docking abridged points because it's not being serious, the whole point of abridged parody, it's to be funny, that's like comparing a Raptor to a Corvette and docking the Raptor cuz it's lap time was slower on the road course because it's built for off road

    • @AvidCS
      @AvidCS День тому +5

      That sort of negates the fact that DBZA on multiple occasions wants to be taken seriously

    • @jace_519
      @jace_519 14 годин тому

      not really, these arent 2 seperate things, 1 is a spinoff of the original, and just because a scene is supposed to be silly, does not make it clear from criticism

  • @VaporYTVideo
    @VaporYTVideo 2 дні тому +12

    If you're doing a "scene comparison", why would you skip important lead-ins to the major points? you skipped over the introduction of characters to go right to the finishing blow of the fight with Raditz, you skip over how each version handles the training in lead up to the saiyan invasion, etc.
    Also why bother going back and forth between Z and Kai instead of just picking one or doing a 3-version comparison? This is really clunky and lacks the gravity of how a comparison should function. There is no time to dive into detail on why each scene works in-context of that version's telling of the story as you just skip to major beats and give a short synopsis of the two before giving your reason for which one is "better". Why? Why does "this scene being this tone" better? Is it because it fits the arc of the story? is it because it sets up a bigger threat? is it because it resolves a plotline? is it because it helps further a character's progression?
    There's a good effort done for editing and putting this video together, but it feels very half-baked. I think if you dedicated time to splitting up story arcs into their own videos you would have plenty of time to talk about why things matter in the greater narrative or for the flow of the story and say why that version works better or that version feels better to watch.

    • @whtevercomesfrst
      @whtevercomesfrst 12 годин тому

      @@VaporYTVideo I completely agree with this.

  • @syferz
    @syferz 3 дні тому +9

    1:14:40 Yeah, in context, DBZA's version of Goku's sacrifice is far better, Goku gives Cell a Senzu bean, he pushed to have Gohan unlock his potential, not thinking about if Gohan even wanted that. In DBZ/Kai, he just goes and says bye to everyone, he doesn't really own up to his mistakes with regards to Cell and with Gohan. DBZA corrects this glaring issue IMO, it's really lacking in DBZ/Kai because of Goku's lack of ownership. DBZA here always gets me to tear up, for a parody/comedy series, that is an amazing accomplishment, meanwhile anime has Goku saving the day because Gohan screwed up.

    • @LeeSchmitz-h4x
      @LeeSchmitz-h4x 21 годину тому +1

      Uh.. it was Gohan’s screwup.

    • @ThederpyLOL
      @ThederpyLOL 16 годин тому

      @@LeeSchmitz-h4xDon’t worry! It’s everyone’s B

  • @tylersteed7824
    @tylersteed7824 19 годин тому +3

    I think the biggest value of this is how it shows them side by side in a compilation of great moments, not so much the review of them. It discounts the fact that it's supposed to be more comedic in the case of abridged. Still a fun video regardless.

  • @russianbear6517
    @russianbear6517 3 дні тому +11

    Who would’ve thought people would like the version that is a comedy and had 30 year’s hindsight

  • @kgblackout1
    @kgblackout1 4 дні тому +65

    i feel like comparing and contrasting these two is not right

    • @KeyReviewsOfficial
      @KeyReviewsOfficial  4 дні тому +11

      Lol, a lot of people asked for it so I just decided to do it

    • @takamiya2194
      @takamiya2194 4 дні тому +27

      Abridged entire purpose is to be humorous, so taking off points from it because it lacks the same intensity or sentimental value as the original kinda didn't make sense to me too.

    • @2daystillsummer
      @2daystillsummer 3 дні тому +2

      definitely should've compared scenes that were taken seriously in dbza 😅
      edit: to people who think you can compare whatever to whatever, you are correct. you can compare them as entertainment options. However in that competition, people aim for the same goal, allowing for critique on their ability to do so, which would be interesting to hear.
      When you compare things that aren't trying to do the same thing, you are basing it solely on what you already decided they were competing for, and that isn't interesting. Literally look at the scores in the video, they ended up nearly exactly flip flopped because one liked the original/kai runs more, and one liked abridged more.
      It makes the video uninteresting.
      (No, I didn't end up watching it in full, I skipped around to comparable scenes because I noticed the pattern after a few minutes. But go look at his kai vs original video and you'll understand the difference.)

    • @shadowfan115
      @shadowfan115 2 дні тому +1

      ​@@KeyReviewsOfficialyour bias is showing

    • @VinnieGognittii
      @VinnieGognittii 2 дні тому

      @@takamiya2194 But then it becomes emotional when Krillin dies and Goku turns into a Super Saiyan, when 16 dies they make the Gohan scream emotional, when Future Trunks finds Future Gohan dead it's emotional, when Goku says goodbye to Gohan it's emotional, Goku's training with Gohan on the Hyperbolic Time Chamber is wholesome, therefore emotional. So in my opinion it's okay to compare them.

  • @WillUTeachMe
    @WillUTeachMe День тому +3

    Bro really compared a Drama to Satire and could only say *"I like drama"*

  • @TheRealNintendoKid
    @TheRealNintendoKid 3 дні тому +28

    I don't even know why you bothered to make this comparison at all considering abridged is a condensed version specifically designed to be funny and not remotely serious. And yet it's still more accurate to the original japanese a lot of the time.

    • @shadowfan115
      @shadowfan115 2 дні тому +2

      Seriously it's a parody they're supposed to not be serious. He needs to stop and think. hmmmmm what does parody mean? But no he doesn't he just 1 to 1 compared the parody to the actual show

    • @malachiatkinson7245
      @malachiatkinson7245 2 дні тому +3

      Being a parody does not invalidate the artistic credit of DBZA. And what does it matter that it's being measured up against the original? Should fanfiction not be compared to its source material? Should parodies not? Y'all seem mad just to be mad

    • @snintendog
      @snintendog 2 дні тому +1

      The fact the Parody is more loyal to Toriyamas work ALONE should wave red flags.

  • @SonicKirbo
    @SonicKirbo 3 дні тому +6

    The special remix TFS made exclusively for the Final Flash is amazing

  • @themedic7933
    @themedic7933 3 дні тому +11

    Take a shot every time this guy mentions tension

    • @KeyReviewsOfficial
      @KeyReviewsOfficial  3 дні тому +2

      😂

    • @judoaj738
      @judoaj738 День тому

      Him after 50th shots: Uh, is he still there
      He took more shots then quagmire

  • @strider_hiryu850
    @strider_hiryu850 3 дні тому +12

    i slightly prefer the abridged version during the first beam struggle. the reason is because, if you watch The Worlds Strongest, they have him do a "Kaio Ken times Three and a half". so it creates this anticipation for when he actually unleashes the x4. it's great payoff

    • @evilchild1851
      @evilchild1851 3 дні тому +1

      Wasn’t World’s Strongest (the abridged one) done years after?

    • @strider_hiryu850
      @strider_hiryu850 3 дні тому +1

      @@evilchild1851 it was. but it evidently takes place chronologically before the Saiyan Invasion

    • @evilchild1851
      @evilchild1851 3 дні тому

      @ Ngl the Z movies with the exception of Movies 9 & 13 always have some inconsistency with Z that make em impossible in the timeline, they’re more retellings of sagas or fights instead of having a plausible placement in a timeline (In my opinion, at least)

    • @strider_hiryu850
      @strider_hiryu850 3 дні тому +1

      @@evilchild1851 my only point was that the Kaio Ken time 3.5 was intentional. to place it chronologically before the Saiyan invasion

    • @evilchild1851
      @evilchild1851 3 дні тому

      @ I dunno, felt way more like a joke relating to the scene just being the Kamehameha vs Galick Gun but with Wheelo instead of Vegeta
      I don’t think TFS really intended to connect Abridged with the movies to that extent, else they’d reference the films in the main series more that just… DBZA episode 31 with Dead Zone (technically)

  • @Drumicall
    @Drumicall 3 дні тому +7

    Bro didn't credit GT in the intro...

  • @evangelism2
    @evangelism2 4 дні тому +95

    I genuinely believe Android and beyond Abridged are legit better than the OG series.

    • @clayghostfan
      @clayghostfan 4 дні тому +1

      Freeza Saga dbza >

    • @TheIrishRushin
      @TheIrishRushin 3 дні тому +8

      Absolutely not.

    • @gohanking12
      @gohanking12 3 дні тому +3

      hell no

    • @toasterowens8916
      @toasterowens8916 2 дні тому +1

      ​@@TheIrishRushin You for sure haven't even watched it. It's better for the fact that they have the benefit of hindsight

    • @Auvisome
      @Auvisome 2 дні тому

      @@toasterowens8916 no it's absolutely not.

  • @ScapeVEVO
    @ScapeVEVO День тому +2

    Gotta come in here and say my piece: I think Lani's "Galick Gun, FIRE!" is my favorite delivery of that attack, period.

  • @enragedbard
    @enragedbard 3 дні тому +4

    SS2 scene took pretty much direct inspiration from the Japanese version including a remake of the song in English. Huge homage, but also because it's newer the sound quality is great.
    The internal Monologue from DBZ made it a lot worse imo. Tbh it was clear he was in complete shock by the look on his face. No words needed.

  • @justinperry13
    @justinperry13 3 дні тому +31

    Here’s the plain truth. The original series will always be the greatest, because of how much it impacted us all. All in all…. Abridged did it better. They were able to keep the emotional moments that needed to be kept, while entertaining us FAR beyond what the original series did.
    Abridged was also able to fully explain the full story effectively in 60 episodes. Particularly the Android & Cell saga, the voice acting in Abridged was quite literally better than the original.
    Side note: Comparing an Abridged series that was purposely made to be a comedic version of a show with the original version of said show, only to penalize the Abridged version for being comedic is an extraordinarily flawed and biased experiment.

    • @Afreakinchicken-rq9fr
      @Afreakinchicken-rq9fr 2 дні тому +1

      While i Don’t agree in The sense that i prefer dbz, i do also think that this is unfair cuz from a storytelling perspective the original series always is better than a parody that doesn’t take itself seriously a Lot of the time and removes multiple storybeats

    • @dupersuper6516
      @dupersuper6516 2 дні тому +1

      Yea, a parody is "better" than the original. C'mon now guy 🙃

    • @Afreakinchicken-rq9fr
      @Afreakinchicken-rq9fr 2 дні тому

      @ i have an objection, OPINION

    • @ayimzay
      @ayimzay День тому +1

      “full story” and they didnt even try to touch buu

    • @Afreakinchicken-rq9fr
      @Afreakinchicken-rq9fr День тому

      @they didn’t make it fully, But they did The buu bits

  • @LeeSchmitz-h4x
    @LeeSchmitz-h4x 21 годину тому +1

    “I’m totally sorry..
    ..that you’re all still alive!”
    Is a much better way for Goku vs Vegeta’s first fight to end.

  • @warllockmasterasd9142
    @warllockmasterasd9142 3 дні тому +4

    Ever since Nappa was introduced abridged was just simply peak.
    also Piccolo hesitant?
    Piccolo was planning to kill them both all along.
    and he never did give a signal in the none dubbed version.
    You seem to forget that Piccolo and Goku were arch nemesis at the time.
    Piccolo did not know about the other Sayings until later, and actually assumed until Raditz told him otherwise that the fight was over.
    Goku would be revived and they would fight again for the world.

  • @nozomashii821
    @nozomashii821 3 дні тому +5

    i mostly prefer the original/Z but the recoome fight was better in the abridged, the wrestling style commentary was perfect.

  • @ayimzay
    @ayimzay День тому +2

    i love dbza but oh my god i will NEVER forgive tfs for the generational damage they’ve caused the entire db fanbase😭😭

  • @JohnnyStormRules1961
    @JohnnyStormRules1961 День тому +2

    I feel like it’s a bit silly for knocking off a comedic parody for being comedic but at the same time I think it’s silly people trying to act like the comedic parody is better than the manga and Kai.

  • @ggjb1892
    @ggjb1892 4 дні тому +9

    Breaking news: Abridged is a humorous twist of a action anime and isn’t as dramatic or serious as the real dragon ball z 😮😮😮

  • @mrpopo8298
    @mrpopo8298 4 дні тому +12

    Goku: "take care of Gohan for me"
    Clearin: *immediately loses Gohan
    😂😂😂

  • @omegafalconoriginal
    @omegafalconoriginal 2 дні тому +3

    Abridged wins for me just for fact that android 19 voice is better and the added humor touch perfects scene. Normal kai version Android 19 voice sounds worse then cat claws on a chalkboard. Kai makes it to soap opera Abridged makes a adult swim enjoyable cartoon. Kai way to serious and frustrating Abridged is relaxing and enjoyable.

  • @Kvailys88
    @Kvailys88 3 дні тому +6

    This white boy just loves his kai doesn't he? Although I'm visibly salty over the choices, his friend calmed the nerves with his superior taste.

    • @KeyReviewsOfficial
      @KeyReviewsOfficial  2 дні тому +1

      😂 abridged is good but not better than z/kai

    • @dharps3014
      @dharps3014 День тому +2

      @@KeyReviewsOfficialI think what would have made more sense was for you to pick Z OR Kai to compare DBZA against. There’s no real consistency to what equates to cherry picking between Z/Kai, especially when it comes to characters with different VAs between the two dubs. The inherent biases really diminish this video, especially not really touching on things that make DBZA such a beloved parody.

  • @delix787
    @delix787 2 дні тому +6

    What I noticed about team four star, I remember thinking they weren’t as funny when they got to the android arc in high school.
    But as I got older and rewatch the series. I noticed they were trying to somewhat make an official series by adding more awareness to the plot holes or being more accurate of what should’ve happened in the original series instead of joking all the time.
    It felt like they were trying to make improvements more, rather than be a funny parody show anymore. So when I realize that,
    I actually appreciated the abridged more!
    They took away jokes like muffin button away completely, and didn’t even bring them back for one episode after a certain point, they moved on past it. 🎉

  • @JoshSipes234
    @JoshSipes234 2 дні тому +2

    Please do not take this the wrong way but when you popped up in the beginning my first thought was,
    Hey look it's, totally not mark abridged.

  • @delix787
    @delix787 2 дні тому +4

    I still prefer Vegeta’s voice actor in TeamFourStar than Chris. I’m proud to say that.
    The moment Vegeta is in the water after getting punched by trunks, realizing his blood on his hand and yells rage!
    I feel like the team four star voice actor nailed a lot of good moments like that.

    • @BlitzWing-vk1zw
      @BlitzWing-vk1zw 2 дні тому +2

      I think even Sabat himself once said in the past that he would consider having Lanipator be his successor as Vegeta if anything were to happen to him. Gotta respect Chris, he is at least a bit more likeable than egotistical Schemmel.

  • @thomashost272
    @thomashost272 2 дні тому +3

    25:33 It's the same song, it's just DBZK uses an English Version while Abridged uses the Japanese one, infamous for "Tokusentai! Tokusentai! TOKUSENTAI!" literally translating to "Special Squadron! Special Squadron! SPECIAL SQUADRON!" Which I personally enjoy more than the "Ginyu Force is Cool" used in the English Dub of Kai.
    1:10:47 If Tamashi vs Tamashi was used behind the original dub, I'd give it the point just for the yell. Also I'd argue SSJ3 is slightly more iconic than Gohan's SSJ2, considering it's why the running joke of "screaming for half an hour to get stronger" primarily stems from, alongside the fusion reborn version.
    1:14:40 Another thing in favor of Abridged that once brought up may even retroactively change which you prefer, but the goofy nature of Goku and how his goofiness shines through in every other serious scene in the series elevates this even further. Goku is his normal self in Z, only putting his desire to fight when he knows if he doesn't everyone dies, however in Abridged, this moment is a baseball bat to the gut because it comes out of freaking nowhere for Goku. Not so much that it feels out of place, but just enough to show he realizes his mistakes and finally for once in his life acts like an adult to save his son. It hits so much harder than in the original because of this and I'm pretty sure every time I was the 3 Parts of Episode 70 this scene always brings me to tears.
    1:20:49 *In TFS Perfect Cell's Voice because funny* Wait a fucking second... Those numbers don't line up. How do you have 30 points total and the friend have 29?? WHAT THE HELL IS THE POINT?!?!

    • @KeyReviewsOfficial
      @KeyReviewsOfficial  2 дні тому +1

      @thomashost272 yea, that's what I meant by it being different

    • @thomashost272
      @thomashost272 2 дні тому +1

      @@KeyReviewsOfficial Fair enough, I guess? Did you read the edits I made at certain specified points?

  • @cheezzyy69
    @cheezzyy69 4 дні тому +5

    it's kinda hard to compare the roo, while the (kinda) tell the same story, all the characters are almost completely different

  • @garlicblue6797
    @garlicblue6797 4 дні тому +17

    Abridged brought a generation who got into DBZ, but Abridged, whether they do things better or not, is too self-aware to be taken seriously in my opinion. Even though i go back and watch Broly Abridged a lot. It’s too damn funny.😂 For me even though it’s chaotic, but i watched Ocean dub Saiyan-Namek and then OG Funimation all the way through. Old heads! Where y’all at!?
    Sidenote: I like the enthusiasm of your videos. Not enough people who cover this stuff has positive vibes. haha Keep it up brotha!🐉

    • @KeyReviewsOfficial
      @KeyReviewsOfficial  4 дні тому +3

      I usually go back and watch the cell saga of abridged when I want to watch the series again, but the movies are good too. Also, thank you, man!!

    • @themedic7933
      @themedic7933 3 дні тому

      “What’s your power level? Mine’s pretty big”

  • @nabri-nfg3262
    @nabri-nfg3262 3 дні тому +2

    Guys im starting to think he doesn’t actually have a friend

  • @evilchild1851
    @evilchild1851 3 дні тому +2

    Abridged definitely gives more Early Dragon Ball vibes with the comedic focus lol, albeit way more referencial to other media and in more of an “”””adult”””” tone
    Also, thank god you didn’t include the “too soon” joke on the second clip

  • @TrippSixx666
    @TrippSixx666 3 дні тому +10

    bro wants to be Totally Not Mark so bad.

    • @richborn6700
      @richborn6700 3 дні тому

      Hooray yet another pretentious asshole who thinks they can see the series with more depth than everyone else

  • @sonic30655
    @sonic30655 4 дні тому +7

    no buu bits?

  • @thatguy4995
    @thatguy4995 4 дні тому +4

    I actually grew up watching abridged. I started watching it late season 1 and always loved the show. Most of my experience with normal dbz was from the games, so I'm very biased.

  • @justinw7323
    @justinw7323 4 дні тому +11

    "The fucks a Kami?" "It means God now bow!"

  • @AlternateSnake
    @AlternateSnake 4 дні тому +16

    abridged is funny but in no way a proper version of dbz and mischaracterizes many key ppl like goku and whatnot.
    That said I looove abridged

    • @TheIrishRushin
      @TheIrishRushin 3 дні тому +2

      In the end TFS is garbage.

    • @themedic7933
      @themedic7933 3 дні тому +2

      @@TheIrishRushinBait used to be believable. Like even your profile description is obvious bait like come on man!

    • @TheIrishRushin
      @TheIrishRushin 3 дні тому +1

      @@themedic7933 Who reads profiles? Spending your whole day looking at profiles is something else.

    • @fisaldev3102
      @fisaldev3102 3 дні тому

      I kinda maybe watched Abridged before the original, in fact, I still haven't seen it

  • @Eidings-Mc
    @Eidings-Mc 2 дні тому

    Nice video!
    It was so sweet, how you always included the thoughts of your friend :)

  • @addisonwong-sripatana
    @addisonwong-sripatana 3 дні тому +1

    YOURE EITHER PERFECT OR YOURE NOT ME

  • @Bluedarkblade7
    @Bluedarkblade7 3 дні тому +2

    Nah abridged made it more funny, but also made it more weird

  • @Slowtastic
    @Slowtastic День тому +2

    To be fair, the song that plays when the ginyu force arrives is the same in kai as it is in the abridged. TFS just used the Japanese language version

  • @XenoPlayerP3
    @XenoPlayerP3 4 дні тому +16

    “With additional comedy”is probably the best way to describe abridged.

    • @snintendog
      @snintendog 2 дні тому +1

      Given Toriyamas original vision of a serious comedy.... sorry but TOEI butchered DBZ and DBZA Salvaged what they did.

    • @XenoPlayerP3
      @XenoPlayerP3 2 дні тому +1

      @ I’m not saying dbz doesn’t have comedy. I’m saying that some scenes like goku letting Frieza power up bc he was gonna give him pizza(with stuff crus) or when goku first death with the special beam canon had made the tone to be more lighter and with some comedy behind it unlike the original

    • @Dayeeet
      @Dayeeet День тому

      @snintendog bro what. Dbz did an amazing job at making the emotional moments emotional while also giving actual depth and story to the characters portrayed. But dragon ball z abridged just absuletley butchered the characters and turned all the moments that would normally be serious to overly comedic.

    • @snintendog
      @snintendog День тому +1

      @@Dayeeet man you really have nothing better to do but spam my comments.

  • @dustedendgial-jj4yo
    @dustedendgial-jj4yo 4 дні тому +15

    Bro's friend humor is good

    • @elijahimperial7437
      @elijahimperial7437 4 дні тому +2

      True

    • @TheM3dicOfTF2
      @TheM3dicOfTF2 4 дні тому +1

      The DBZ Kai glazing is crazy. Halfway through the whole video he had 15 to Kai and 2 to Abridged.

  • @Panchinator90
    @Panchinator90 3 дні тому +7

    Dude, why not title this "I have no sense of humor and think abridged is an insult"

    • @KeyReviewsOfficial
      @KeyReviewsOfficial  3 дні тому +1

      I admitted several scenes were funny to me, and I actually like the abridged series, but to me, it's obviously not better. I mostly didn't want to make this video, but I had a lot of people asking for it, so I decided to do it as just a fun video. But also this video could just be used to see a side by side comparison for the dbz and abridged if you skip my commentary so 🤷‍♂️

    • @the_dude23
      @the_dude23 2 дні тому +1

      @@KeyReviewsOfficialI agree, abridged is for the humor, if you want everything else watch DBZ or Kai

    • @the_dude23
      @the_dude23 2 дні тому +1

      @@KeyReviewsOfficialbut perfect cell in abridged was perfect

  • @SledgerEdits
    @SledgerEdits День тому +1

    Totally not biased.

  • @JoshSipes234
    @JoshSipes234 2 дні тому +4

    If I had to put it a way it would be this,
    Season 1 of abridged had funny jokes and stuff but it felt more like UA-cam poops, just jokes not real feeling or writing just funny well written jokes, but then the namek arc and forward tfs nails it so good freaza feels real Evil while being funny, jokes in combat, almost gave it realism, then in season 3 tfs flies with story telling, jokes, emotion, this makes you really like these characters.

  • @hctaz
    @hctaz 18 годин тому

    The biggest reason I dislike Kai's version of the Kaioken x20 scene is that whole heroic speech about Chichi, Gohan, and the future of Namek at the beginning.
    I think my favorite version of this scene by far is the manga. He's standing there getting his butt handed to him by Freeza while using the x10 Kaio-ken and wonders if his body could even handle a x20. He's just kinda like, "Well, if I don't then I die. If I do, I might die. And if I do and he's not lying about only using half of his power, we're all dead anyway," before launching the attack and it failing. I love how it's just this desperate, "Please let him be bluffing this time."

  • @Xlivesforever
    @Xlivesforever 4 дні тому +2

    in your final flash scene you of the original DBZ with falconers track you still had cell screaming "Oh Shit" instead of "Whats this" best version of that scene by far

  • @delix787
    @delix787 2 дні тому +2

    Sean disliked this video. 😂

    • @BlitzWing-vk1zw
      @BlitzWing-vk1zw 2 дні тому +2

      Schemmel was a hypocrite too by saying that TFS was disrespecting the original source material until the 2019 Funimation audio leaks came out with him and the other cast going off with homophobic and NSFW jokes through their voices lol.

  • @itsprobablynotlogan
    @itsprobablynotlogan 4 дні тому +4

    i enjoyed this vid alot but just a suggestion, it seems a little unfair to put both dbz and dbz kai against dbza, as well as picking either a moment from z or kai against abridged because where one official version may fail the other version could have an edge against the one abridged version

    • @KeyReviewsOfficial
      @KeyReviewsOfficial  4 дні тому +2

      That's fair. I did want to include the winners for some scenes from my dbz vs kai videos, so that's why I did it that way, but I can see what you're saying.

    • @fisaldev3102
      @fisaldev3102 3 дні тому +1

      Yeah, and also, some people consider Kai to be different enough to be separate from the normal dbz, and consider dbs to continue from Kai while the normal dbz is followed by GT, and that's why GT stopped being canon to some

  • @davidpalmer5967
    @davidpalmer5967 4 дні тому +5

    Both are Good

  • @1jhonyx
    @1jhonyx 2 дні тому

    Do you know if you'll go over the z movies as well as buu for comparing as well?

  • @MakotoToriko
    @MakotoToriko День тому +1

    Abridged is just plain out funny and og Z is more serious and has more set out story. So if you like comedy take abridged if you like serious anime then lean towards Z/kai

  • @Apexzo106
    @Apexzo106 4 дні тому +1

    AMAZING WORK CHAMPP!!

  • @spiderzilla7o7
    @spiderzilla7o7 2 дні тому +1

    Masako X did us amazing 👏

  • @bradcalhoun8976
    @bradcalhoun8976 3 дні тому +7

    He just doesn’t like abridged at all!

  • @TheM3dicOfTF2
    @TheM3dicOfTF2 4 дні тому +2

    Ngl… a lot of this is DBZ Kai glazing…

  • @nabri-nfg3262
    @nabri-nfg3262 3 дні тому +2

    This shit sounds like it was Written by and ai

  • @SkrappyIE
    @SkrappyIE 2 дні тому

    The thing about in abridged is that if you only watched DBZ, I can see how it would be funny and seem better especially during the saiyan saga. Now if you watched DB, then seeing characters like Yamcha and Tien getting wrecked was like, oh shit. They weren't playing when Radditz said they were stronger than him. That power level jump was no joke back then.

  • @RedDevilVR
    @RedDevilVR День тому +1

    About 15 minutes in and what I can see so far is that being a DBZ fan without seeing The Abridged version may leave you to attached to moments in the original series to really appreciate how good the Abridged version is. That being said I can understand your points narratively speaking. However I feel the entire analysis kind of throws out that this is an Abridged show and meant to be completely ridiculous. It feels like both are being judged by the same standard when they really shouldn't be. Yes they're the same Source material but the end result is very different. In a video like this you have to judge these scenes not on which series did them better necessarily but compare them based off of their own Merit for example Dragon Ball Z the original series is so serious that trying to take plot points and judge them from a bridge is kind of difficult. Abridged should really just be judged on whether it was done well and stayed faithful to the original story while keeping the story funny and honestly seeing if it aged well, which in my opinion both aged very well.

    • @KeyReviewsOfficial
      @KeyReviewsOfficial  23 години тому +1

      I'm judging the scenes on which one i liked better while giving you my reasons. For me the saiyan saga and some of the frieza saga aren't really that good to me but like I said in the video the cell saga is where the abridged series starts to get really good and that's where abridged got a lot of points from me

    • @RedDevilVR
      @RedDevilVR 18 годин тому

      @KeyReviewsOfficial that's fair still watched all the way through, thought it was a pretty good video

  • @jamiebaker8017
    @jamiebaker8017 13 годин тому

    If you’ve never seen abridged you have to watch it.. it’s fantastic

  • @YeetoTheYeetafic
    @YeetoTheYeetafic 4 дні тому +8

    I never would expect him to do the Dragon Ball Abridged opening

  • @IGSA101
    @IGSA101 3 дні тому +1

    I think you are both pretty biased, there are scenes in this where z is better and your friend likes abridged more, and scenes where abridged is better and you like kai or z more. I also wish you adressed some of the less iconic scenes that tfs made better; such as krillin sparing 18, vegeta's death to frieza (and really most of frieza vs the namek team), or gero's death.

  • @zephyfoxy
    @zephyfoxy 2 дні тому +1

    It makes no sense to compare a series to it's parody, especially if you're just going to side with the main series almost every time simply for NOT being goofy, like what is the point of this?

  • @brony4869
    @brony4869 19 годин тому

    regarding the ginyu force intro... its LITERALLY the same song. in fact, the Abridged version uses the version from the actual japanese OST, while kai redubbed the vocals of the song. abridged just uses a shorter clip of the song

  • @godzillakingofthemonsters5812
    @godzillakingofthemonsters5812 2 дні тому

    What a bewildering comparison. I don't really like Abridged at this point but I think it's pretty unfair to compare a goofy stupid parody that sometimes moves the plot forward to the actual show. Especially given early TFS' much more limited editing, mic quality and VA experience and you're comparing it to KAI, let alone old Z.

  • @JoiceVaderd
    @JoiceVaderd День тому

    I was hoping you'd compare Cell's introduction between the 2. Abridged gives cell a very sinister entrance, compared to Z.

  • @ChaosAttorney
    @ChaosAttorney 9 годин тому

    TFS shouldn't be compared because it's made for the sake of comedy, even when they get serious
    they're not trying to replace the original dub

  • @evankolterjahn433
    @evankolterjahn433 12 годин тому

    I was gonna go through and state different points in the video and just say some quick little quote about them.
    But to sum up this entire video:
    “Well no shit Sherlock it’s supposed to be funny”
    Also this guy has some very good reasons for liking the original more, many of which I agree. I suppose I’m more biased towards abridged because I’ve watched it more than the original due to it being so easy to access.

  • @barstokians365
    @barstokians365 2 дні тому +3

    I have to say, the Abridged version gives the Super Saiyan transformation a greater sense of gravity. Goku, usually a dim-witted character, is depicted with a serious intensity during the scene, and that contrast really makes the moment.

  • @whathappenswhenimbored
    @whathappenswhenimbored 19 годин тому

    I honestly prefer most of the Abridged voices to the Original voices.

  • @JCREDFANG
    @JCREDFANG 2 дні тому

    I’d say season 1 of abridged is pretty rough, I loved the jokes as a kid but they may not land on someone who’s an adult. There is definitely pay off to some of the jokes later on but there’s no doubt Kai is the better experience for the Sayain Saga.
    I’d say Namek saga is pretty neck and neck, I love the frieza fight in the abridged, especially frieza vs. Goku, they wrote them to work off eachother so well.
    Now after watching S3 again of abridged I’d say I 100% prefer watching it abridged Vs. Kai. The amount of jokes that are packed in and the emotional pay off at the end of the Cell games is one hell of a ride. Also android 16 is Goated, so hilarious.
    this is a fun topic to explore though for sure

  • @Darc_Saber
    @Darc_Saber 2 години тому

    At 23:28 you said DBZA used a different song but in actuality it's the exact same song, look it up. The only difference is DBZA actually used the original Japanese lyrics to the song while Kai removed all lyrics and added in "Ginyu Force rules" instead of "Tokusentai". If anything, I find the DBZA version to be more faithful than the Kai dub

  • @WankhasFluxReal
    @WankhasFluxReal 57 хвилин тому

    TFS made Goku what Toryama wanted Goku to be

  • @eastwick83
    @eastwick83 День тому

    I've enjoyed these comparison videos. I'm also a big fan of the original DBZ, but felt some of the comparison choices were strange. Comparing the weight of the original storyline to a parody favored the original heavily. I also feel you missed the opportunity show where DBZA added a lot of character, dialog, and exposition where the original did not. They added to 16's backstory, and had a lot of epic one liners from Piccolo, the cyborgs, and cell. "What's a Kami? It mean god... Now bow" and "Does Gohan know you let him die?"

  • @muquietto3764
    @muquietto3764 11 годин тому

    Honestly, you’re comparing apples to oranges here, abridged underplays all pivotal moments because that’s what and abridged show will do.

  • @TreFKennedy
    @TreFKennedy 4 дні тому +8

    Should have been DragonBall Z ( Og Funimation dub) Vs Abridged, i Deride Kai 🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️

    • @kylerayner9167
      @kylerayner9167 4 дні тому +3

      😂 True

    • @kylerayner9167
      @kylerayner9167 4 дні тому +1

      @TreFKennedy it doesn't help how dishonestly he keeps switching audio in the original dub to empathise a point to no avail. It just dishonest. Other better newer dragonball youtubers out there are a lot more honest than this one.

    • @KeyReviewsOfficial
      @KeyReviewsOfficial  4 дні тому +1

      @@kylerayner9167 What do you mean lmao? What point am I trying to make?

    • @kylerayner9167
      @kylerayner9167 4 дні тому

      @KeyReviewsOfficial Also, while you're at lol, change the title of your video so at least viewers can see an honest video without the usual bias?

    • @KeyReviewsOfficial
      @KeyReviewsOfficial  4 дні тому +1

      @@kylerayner9167 What usual bias? For the DBZ side, I used the winners from my previous comparisons for many of the scenes to go up against the Abridged ones. As for the title, it’s just reflecting what the video is-comparing the official DBZ/Kai scenes to Abridged.

  • @nydcat
    @nydcat 20 годин тому

    "I am the terror that flaps in the night" is a Dark Wing Duck reference

  • @urusledge
    @urusledge 3 дні тому

    Paused at the intro, really hoping for Android 16 and Cell dialogue, as well as Vegeta’s final flash vs cell, and pretty much all of Tien. A nice bonus would be the DBS scene they did with Trunks vs merged/degraded Zamasu

  • @jamiebaker8017
    @jamiebaker8017 13 годин тому

    I love both series but abridged is king… it’s just so funny because it’s so far from the original story, it just cracks jokes at every opportunity 🤣

  • @kookeekwisp
    @kookeekwisp 3 дні тому +4

    Setting aside the blatant cherry picking and unfair representation, cutting off parts of abridged, making the moment look way less funny or impactful. Two big examples from what i've seen is Krillin's "...YEAH! ...WOO!" at Yamcha's fail, and the *ENTIRE SECOND HALF OF POINT 11!!!*
    "-oh... i'm sorry, i'm usually far more composed. I'm just a little bit *absolutely livid."*
    Emotions aside, i ranked up to what i watched
    1. Abridged
    2. OG
    3. OG
    4. Abridged
    ...i can't help but notice you left out piccolo's death?????
    5. Abridged
    6. Abridged
    7. Abridged
    8. OG
    9. Abridged
    10. Abridged
    11. Abridged
    I stopped watching because of editing, and cuz it took you 9 entire segments to give any ground to abridged, especially the Chiaotzu one. Of all the ones to be humble, at least give it this one, like you have the same seriousness and tone in Tien, and chiaotzu's part was executed with perfect timing.

  • @Magloyr
    @Magloyr 2 дні тому

    For the perfect cell introduction, You have the music very loud

  • @TerreiSingularity
    @TerreiSingularity 3 дні тому

    Ok, I know you're a dragon ball channel primarily. But can you please do more of these abridged vs Original series Videos? Especially Sao Abridged vs Sword Art Online. I'm really curious how you'd compare and contrast the two like you did with dbza and dbz

  • @captain_crook1993
    @captain_crook1993 День тому

    I'm just gonna say it. Your friend is everything wrong with DBZA fans. They want DBZA to be the canon version because 'haha, running gags' and 'omg Piccolo's such a better dad!'

  • @КапитанРотыПериус

    Goku on preview: -You are goddamn right!!!

  • @azurawhatever
    @azurawhatever 4 дні тому +4

    likely DBZA, to DB fans DBZ is a shitty adaptation of the manga

    • @Tiledee
      @Tiledee 4 дні тому

      Are you stupid

    • @TheM3dicOfTF2
      @TheM3dicOfTF2 4 дні тому +1

      “I’m sorry, kaio-what?” -like 15 different characters in Abridged

    • @snintendog
      @snintendog 2 дні тому +1

      TOEI really is a horrible company. Ruins DB and OP while blaming fans for their low effort pacing.

  • @HolySilverStrike
    @HolySilverStrike 2 дні тому

    Gohan’s transformation in abridged had the English version remake of Unmei no hi

  • @OneofManyMore
    @OneofManyMore 4 дні тому +1

    Why are you using Kai???

    • @KeyReviewsOfficial
      @KeyReviewsOfficial  4 дні тому +2

      I used both kai and z. How I did it was I used a lot of the scenes that won from my dbz vs dbz kai video and made them go against abridged

    • @OneofManyMore
      @OneofManyMore 3 дні тому

      @@KeyReviewsOfficial Oh thats what you ment by avoiding copyright

  • @tag-v5b
    @tag-v5b 4 дні тому

    Good Video. If you ever think of remaking this or fixing some mistakes please do future gohans death and future trunks reaction to finding him i feel like both could be close in comparison.

  • @DanielMWJ
    @DanielMWJ 3 дні тому +3

    4:00 Kai is ruined by him inexplicably regrowing the hole in his chest.

    • @thebaker525
      @thebaker525 13 годин тому

      The blast hole is already redrawn in previous scenes, not a continuity error.

  • @cousinsthegamer
    @cousinsthegamer 2 дні тому +1

    Dude, why is the music so loud when you are talking and explaining your decisions? Also it feels like you are very biased against dbza where the point of dbza feels to me like a play on the original we all love with humor that normally would not be there. The point is not to make the scenes more impactful but to make the scenes just an enjoyable in a different way.