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>Do you take anything transcendent from most anime you consume?Ironically, dragon ball Z, one of the most ""commercial" anime known to date does it very well. Expression something transcendant
The author managed to channel something archetypal. The will to power.
In that respect it reminds me a lot of the Mahabharata. An epix with warriors, gods and demons that can destroy the entire planet with weapons of mass destruction
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astra_(weapon)It's no wonder that it has inspired millions of people around the world to work out, to fight, to become better. It speaks to our ancestral soul.
That's much, much better than many "intellectual" animes.
Look at a scene like this.
https://youtu.be/ISnWtcd3-L4?t=98The bird (spirit), the sudden surge of power akin to satori realization, the hair that takes a shape of a lotus.
And in case you'd tell me that I'm overanalysis it, just listen to the song and look at the lyrics behind
A common critique of DBZ is that it's "simple" and "violent", but that's exactly why it works. The shonens that followed (barring HxH) complexified what made Dragon ball work too much.
It ended being juvenile instead of inspiring. (Perhaps One piece is an exception but I haven't read it)
