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Dragon Ball El Mejor Anime Del Mundo Dragon Ball El Mejor Anime Del Mundo Dragon Ball se ha convertido en un verdadero ícono del anime.En este articulo se hace un repaso por sus origenes como manga, por sus diversas series televisivas y por sus películas. Gokú es un niño inusual aunque simpático, que un día encuentra a una niña llamada Bulma, ésta le relata a Gokú la historia de la leyenda de Shen Long un dragón mágico capaz de conceder cualquier deseo a quien sea capaz de reunir las esferas del dragón. Debido a que el muchacho posee una de esas esferas ambos se embarcan en una gran aventura por todo el mundo para recolectarlas y obtener el deseo. Durante su travesía conocerán muchos amigos y enemigos; incluso Gokú se volverá un hombre fuerte y defenderá al mundo de las fuerzas del mal. Introducción: Este anime es de sobra conocido en el mundo entero; su fama y popularidad son inmensas. Su creador, Akira Toriyama, anteriormente había hecho algunos trabajos en manga: el primero, publicado en la revista Shonen en 1978, fue Wonder Island que narra una historia de una isla donde ocurren cosas fantasiosas (los peces vuelan, monos que patinan, seres parecidos a Tarzan, etc.). En años posteriores hizo Today’s Highland Island, Tomato Girl Detective (ambas en 1979) y Dr. Slump en 1980; éste último fue su primer gran. El manga duró hasta 1985 y vendió más de 28 millones de ejemplares, fue adaptado al anime cuando apenas había sido serializado durante 5 semanas (algo que nunca había pasado antes). El anime de Dr. Slump fue igualmente popular y duró 243 episodios. Casi al mismo tiempo, Toriyama publicó historias como Pola y Roid, Escape, Chobit, Pink y finalmente Dragon Boy a finales de 1983, que narra la historia de un muchacho que entrena para aprender artes marciales y volverse más fuerte (¡tiembla Karate Kid!), éste último sin lugar a dudas sería un preludio de lo que vendría después. Finalmente en Noviembre de 1984 comienza a publicar lo que sería su trabajo más famoso: Dragon Ball, que se convirtió inmediatamente en un éxito, a tal grado que durante algún tiempo se vendían aproximadamente 5 millones de ejemplares por semana de la revista Shonen debido a Dragon Ball. Toriyama continuó el manga hasta Mayo de 1995 donde lo decidió concluir para realizar otros proyectos después de haber hecho 519 capítulos y un especial (La Historia de Trunks). Su fenomenal éxito garantizó que se adaptaría a anime. El Dragon Ball Original: La adaptación de anime del manga Dragon Ball comenzó a emitirse a partir del 26 de febrero de 1986 y terminó hasta Abril del 1989, después de 153 episodios de gran éxito. La serie original, conocida como Dragon Ball a secas narra las aventuras de Gokú mientras crece; conoce no solo a Bulma, sino también a otros personajes como Oonlong, Yamcha, Ox King, el (algo degenerado) Maestro Roshi y a Chi-Chi, (aquí fue llamada Milk). Junto con Bulma y otros personajes, Gokú reúne las esferas del Dragón y combate contra Pilaf quien también las buscaba. Después de eso Gokú participa en un torneo de artes marciales y conoce a otros personajes que también serían importantes tales como Klilyn, Chaous y Tenshin-han. Después, Gokú se enfrenta a la Patrulla Roja (Red Ribbon) donde conoce al androide #8 de quien se hace amigo y derrota por completo a la temible Patrulla. Sigue la saga de Piccolo y Gokú nuevamente se enfrenta a una amenaza que intentaconquistar el mundo; primero destruye al Piccolo original y después, en un épico combate, a su hijo/reencarnación en otro torneo de artes marciales, pero a este último le perdona la vida. Al final de la serie Gokú se casa con Chi-Chi. Dragon Ball Z: La alta demanda hizo que se hiciera una continuación de Dragon Ball, en la forma de Dragon Ball Z (en el manga siempre se le llamó Dragon Ball a secas). Originalmente se pensaba conservar el nombre de antes, pero a partir del combate con Piccolo en la original, la serie pasó de ser una "comedia con toque de acción" a "acción con toque de comedia" y ahí el cambio de nombre. Al igual que en la primera, fue producida por Toei Animation, y su director fue Daisuke Nishio. Esta serie está basada en los mangas 17 al 42 y comenzó a emitirse el 26 de abril de 1989 y terminó el 31 de enero de 1996, durando 291 episodios, y está dividida en 4 sagas. Si bien la serie original había tenido mucho éxito, no fue mucho comparada con el arrollador fenómeno que fue Z, que desató un gran frenesí mercadotécnico: CDs de música, Video Juegos, Juguetes, Modelos, películas, OVAs, etc; y más de 3 mil millones de dólares en ingresos. El Opening de Dragon Ball Z, "Cha La Head Cha La" hecho por Kageyama Hironobu podría decirse que se convirtió en el himno de la serie y fue muy solicitada en las radiodifusoras. Akira Toriyama ya era una celebridad, pero con Dragon Ball alcanzó un estatus legendario: sus ilustraciones y pinturas inclusive fueron exhibidas en varios museos y festivales de gran importancia allá en Japón, fue el segundo artista de manga (o mangaka) en alcanzar tal notoriedad, el primero fue el legendario Ozamu Tezuka (Astro Boy, Kimba el León Blanco). La historia, sigue siendo fiel al manga. Años después del 23º Torneo Mundial de Artes Marciales, Gokú y Chi-Chi (Milk) habían tenido un hijo a quien llamaron Gohan en honor al abuelo de Gokú. Ahora con nuevos amigos e inesperados aliados, Gokú se enfrenta a enemigos progresivamente más poderosos: en la primer saga (Saiyan) Gokú y sus amigos enfrentándose a su hermano mayor Raditz, y posteriormente a Nappa y el Príncipe Vegeta (a este último lo decide dejar ir para luchar con él en otra ocasión). En la segunda Saga, Gohan, Bulma y Klilyn viajan al planeta Namek para pedirle al ShenLong de ese planeta que reviva a varios de sus amigos muertos en la batalla anterior, pero enfrentan a mas poderosos que Vegeta (con quien se unen para poder vencerlos). Gokú, ya repuesto de su batalla anterior, llega también a Namek; después de muchas trivialidades finalmente se enfrenta al poderoso Freezer quien también buscaba las esferas del Dragón de ese planeta. Freezer es, por mucho, el mejor villano de toda la saga de Dragon Ball. El único de todos que es malvado realmente de corazón, posee poderes extremadamente grandes, da una gran pelea y el único que no necesita "absorber" a alguien para mostrar sus habilidades. Los otros villanos de Dragon Ball no están a su altura (me río de Cell, quien no es mas que un tipo arrogante, y más aún de Majin Buu, que es mas ridículo que malvado). Durante la épica batalla contra Freezer, Gokú descubre muchos secretos de su origen, y alcanza el estado Súper Saiyan, el cual es el guerrero legendario mas fuerte del universo que aparece cada mil años, para finalmente derrotar a Freezer. Después hay un pequeño paréntesis. Piccolo, Gohan y Klilyn se enfrentan a Garlick Jr y sus secuaces a quienes finalmente derrotan. Después entra de lleno la Saga Androides-Cell, que comienza con Trunks (hijo de Vegeta y Bulma) quien llega desde el futuro para prevenir a Gokú y sus amigos de una terrible amenaza que aparecería posteriormente. Gokú y sus amigos entrenan, y años después se enfrentan a unos androides que resultan ser mas poderosos que un Súper Saiyan. Poco después aparece otro androide llamado Cell quien absorbe a los otros androides a pesar de los esfuerzos de los guerreros Z para impedirlo quienes se enfrentan a Cell, en el juego de Cell que decidiría el destino del mundo. Ahí, Gohan alcanza el estado de Súper Saiyan 2 y termina con Cell. Hay otro paréntesis que narra las aventuras de Gokú en la otra vida. Luego entra de lleno la última Saga (Majin Buu); donde vemos a Gokú (quien aunque estaba muerto se le permitió regresar por un día a la Tierra, aunque luego es revivido) en estado Súper Saiyan 3 luchando contra un nuevo y poderoso enemigo. Cabe destacar que esta saga tiene un tono mucho más ligero y ridículo que las anteriores (como el hecho de que Buu no sea un villano muy creíble que digamos, las incesantes "fusiones" de los personajes, el tono cómico de los combates, etc.) debido a que Toriyama se había cansado de la "seriedad" y quería algo parecido a los inicios de su Saga. Los aspectos técnicos son de esperarse para un anime de los ´80 y principios de los ´90; animación regular, eso sin mencionar que, al igual que animes como Saint Seiya, la saga de Dragon Ball también sufre del irritante síndrome de "discontinuidad de arte" (¿no se han dado cuenta de que algunos capítulos tienen animación de primera, mientras que otros parecieran haber sido hechos por niños de primaria?), buena música (aunque no excepcional). El diseño de personajes y arte de Akira Toriyama es algo simple en un principio, pero mejora gradualmente conforme pasa el tiempo... Las Películas: Después del éxito de la serie original de Dragon Ball, Toei produjo 3 películas cortas (de 50 minutos aproximadamente) basadas en la serie, las cuales fueron mostradas en la Feria de Anime de Shonen Jump que se lleva a cabo 2 veces al año (en primavera y otoño). Sin embargo, lo anterior no es nada comparado con lo que se hizo para Dragon Ball Z, ya que debido a su fenomenal éxito se hicieron 13 películas (y si a eso se le añaden 2 especiales de TV, el número sube).
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