Dragon Ball Z: The Anime That Built the Western Community
Dragon Ball Z was not just an anime. For an entire generation of Western fans it was the gateway.Before legal streaming. Before DVD releases. Before anyone in the West knew what anime even was - there was DBZ on Cartoon Network, badly dubbed, episodes out of order, blood replaced with sweat.
And fans went looking for more. They found fansites. They found fansubs. They found a community.
DBZ did not just introduce us to anime. It introduced us to the internet.
