>>43651093>but standalone z was pretty much wrapped up and should have ended right when cell was dead.It wasn't wrapped up. Toriyama was setting up Gohan to take over as the protagonist. Gohan's story was only getting started. But he ultimately decided that Gohan wasn't cut out to be a protagonist.
>I intended to put Gohan into the leading role. It didn’t work out. I felt that compared to Goku, he was ultimately not suited for the part. - ToriyamaGohan's role towards the end of the Cell Arc was meant to set up him to be the protagonist for the Buu Saga. That's why that Saga was focused on Gohan at first; the Great Saiyaman stuff, the stuff with Videl, that was before Toriyama changed his mind and decided Gohan wasn't a good protagonist.
