>>10832019Nah you're being a hipster. From the start, Dragon Ball (the original) sold more manga when the fights would happen, especially with the Martial Arts Tournament, as well as the rating would increase. The Saiyan saga just took it to another fucking level (racial origin of goku, ancient history, power levels, universal travel, the kaioken, vegeta)
Frieza saga was a masterpiece, and then you can say it was all filler, even the androids/cell saga