Dragon ball super's universe survival arc highlights the worst of the anime.

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When a universe was erased in the survival arc I didn't feel anything because it didn't feel like the universe was erased it felt like a void was erased.

Whenever dragon ball Gt introduced a new planet it would often flesh out that planet for an episode or two in order to make it seem like more of a world and less of a rock with a bunch of people on it. Gt gave its planets depth Super didn't do this.

Whenever a new planet is introduced in super chances are the viewer will spend 3-5 minutes on a planet and then moves on and never come back to said planet. This makes the planet feel like less of a world because it never really is given the limelight that is required to make a planet feel alive.

And whenever a planet is treated like this it makes the universe that the story takes place in feel shallow and it makes the threat of the universe being erased seem inconsequential.
 

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There has been hundreds of planets being destroyed, most of which aren't important. I don't think those universes are going to have much of an impact on the overall storyline. They're just there to be destroyed by Zeno so the viewers can see how terrifying he is. And hey, we know a few things about U6 and U10. Personally, I couldn't careless if the other ones are nuked because they are annoying as heck.

There are other factors that make the story, both in the anime and manga, feel shallow and lacking, but I wouldn't say this is one of them. Who knows? Maybe the main characters will travel to other universes for whatever reason later on.
 

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Goku will most likely end up winning the Tournament of Power and wishing all the erased universes back with the Super Dragon Balls. That being said, I will be really pissed if it wouldn't be the case, because Gowasu didn't really deserve to be erased like that.

I also hope Piccolo will have better exposure and moments of glory (a won battle against Frost for example!), so sick of the Goku x Vegeta duo stealing the scene everytime and of Frieza always coming back to life.
 

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There has been hundreds of planets being destroyed, most of which aren't important. I don't think those universes are going to have much of an impact on the overall storyline. They're just there to be destroyed by Zeno so the viewers can see how terrifying he is. And hey, we know a few things about U6 and U10. Personally, I couldn't careless if the other ones are nuked because they are annoying as heck.

There are other factors that make the story, both in the anime and manga, feel shallow and lacking, but I wouldn't say this is one of them. Who knows? Maybe the main characters will travel to other universes for whatever reason later on.
It would be nice but I don't see super ever going back to any of the planets they already visited.
Also that's the problem with the universe survival arc the other universes are just there so when they're erased it doesn't really mean anything.


Goku will most likely end up winning the Tournament of Power and wishing all the erased universes back with the Super Dragon Balls. That being said, I will be really pissed if it wouldn't be the case, because Gowasu didn't really deserve to be erased like that.

I also hope Piccolo will have better exposure and moments of glory (a won battle against Frost for example!), so sick of the Goku x Vegeta duo stealing the scene everytime and of Frieza always coming back to life.
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I don't know much about Dragon Ball Super, i have not watched it nor am i interested, i watched the Original Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z, they're great, the movies are not bad either, i watched gt until the dark dragon arc and i quit watching, i felt bored.
I do have Xenoverse and i know there is a Gold Freeza (i thought he was dead).
I have watched the first movie (battle of the gods) i know there is a Beerus and a "god" state, thats about it.
Also there was a lot hype around this black goku 'pre order dlc for Xenoverse 2).
 

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The entirety of Dragonball Super feels like an even worse fanfic than Dragonball GT did. I'm definitely not a fan.
 

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