Dragon Ball - Sub/Dub? Rest in Peace, Akira Toriyama (Patreon)

I already said some thoughts yesterday (in my intro to Frieren ep26 reaction, right after I heard about his passing), but I will just recap some things for the purpose of this post here.

A few weeks ago, during a Twitch stream, I spoke to the live chat about wanting to start any Kind of shonen show, preferably a long one, since I really miss my "One Piece days" (when I could watch 4 - 6 episodes every week). I was hesitant to jump into something very long, so I also took shorter recommendations and mulled it over. 

I was the one who brought up Dragon Ball, since it is sort of a nostalgic show for me. I haven't seen it, but DBZ aired on the same TV channel as Yu-Gi-Oh!, Pokemon, Mew Mew Power and a few other shows I loved to watch. I saw a few episodes and heard lots of boys in school talk about it, but it aired at an odd time so I never really got to watch it. 

Anyway, after mulling it over, I decided that (even though it would be another long journey) I am going to add Dragon Ball to my schedule. This was at least 2 weeks ago and I had been very excited to start it this weekend. 

I was heartbroken to hear about the author's passing. It felt very sudden, as I don't think anyone knew that he was sick (besides those in his immediate circle, of course). He was working on so many projects, I don't think anyone expected this. 

His work influenced so much and so many people, it's almost daunting to start watching at this time, but I shared my thoughts about it on Twitter and it seems like his fans feel it would be like a celebration of his work for anyone who hasn't seen the show to start watching. So I decided to stick to my schedule and start watching tomorrow, as I had planned. 

Interesting side note: I initially had it scheduled for my Friday stream and was going to watch 4 episodes of Dragon Ball before reacting to Frieren. However, due to the internet failure on Wednesday (roadworks interfered with some fiber cables) and electricity issues (caused by weather) on Thursday, I had to move some things around. 

So tomorrowI will start watching Dragon Ball. It is one of the very few series I would consider watching in English, but I want to hear some feedback. Long term, which would be better? You can give some short opinions about why, but please keep it hint/spoiler free. 

Thank you. I am excited to finally see this legendary show that Toriyama-sensei will forever be remembered for.