discussion Bigger franchise: Dragonball vs. Harry Potter?

[bocelli]

The biggest western franchise vs. biggest franchise of the East (before you say Pokemon, were talking TV shows!).

 

Who wins? 

[LeMésTragique]

Harry Potter

 

IDK the other one

 

[yeezytaughtme]

Harry Potter by far

 

The wizard is globally known

[applestar]

yer a wizard

[fentypark]

dragonball and its not close... harry potter could never have that type of longevity 

 

and GT is trash ... luckily it's not canon 

[Totami Legend]

Dragon Ball is stomping since the 80s 

 

HP fees tired after 10 years, that panned new trilogy was the nail in the coffin 

[sasashite]

Dragon Ball lost relevance after the 90s so HP.

[Mister Gaga]

HP by galaxies

[UnusualBoy]

HP may have a bigger peak but DG has more longevity.

[Nebur]

I adore both, but currently Harry potter has more relevance, however Dragon Ball is more iconic and remembered than Harry potter

[Sheep]

1 hour ago, bocelli said:

The biggest western franchise vs. biggest franchise of the East (before you say Pokemon, were talking TV shows!).

 

Who wins? 

Harry Potter isn’t a TV show genius. It’s a book series from a transphobic author. Queen Pokaémon stomps them all I fear. 

Edited June 15, 2022 by Century

[Cutthroat]

Harry Potter >>> the cartoon 

[bocelli]

6 minutes ago, Century said:

Harry Potter isn’t a TV show genius. It’s a book series from a transphobic author. Queen Pokaémon stomps them all I fear. 

You know I didnt mean it like that. Pokemon shows and movies are a flop boo

[Sheep]

Just now, bocelli said:

You know I didnt mean it like that. Pokemon shows and movies are a flop boo

Time Next Generation Leaders Violet and Scarlet remain unbothered. 

[Jooj]

Dragonball by far, the younger generation actually knows DB Super 

47 minutes ago, fentypark said:

dragonball and its not close... harry potter could never have that type of longevity 

 

and GT is trash ... luckily it's not canon 

Gorl GT is much better than the mess that is DBS

[JoJo]

53 minutes ago, sasashite said:

Dragon Ball lost relevance after the 90s so HP.

This isn’t even remotely true 

 

anyway, HP.

[Guest]

Wizarding World (Harry Potter)	1997	$33.06 billion	Box office – $9.620 billion[r] Merchandise sales – $8.318 billion[af] Book sales – $7.743 billion[108] Home entertainment – $3.966 billion[ag] Video games – $2.244 billion[ah] TV revenue – $1 billion[110] Broadway stage play – $174 million[113]	Novel	J. K. Rowling	J. K. Rowling (books) Warner Bros. (Warner Bros. Discovery) (films)
Spider-Man	1962	$31.8 billion	Merchandise sales – $17.045 billion[ai] Box office – $9.601 billion[aj] Video games – $1.71 billion[ak] Home video – $1.475 billion[al] Comic sales – $1.074 billion[am] TV revenue – $880 million[125] Broadway musical – $212 million[140]	Comic book	Stan Lee Steve Ditko	Marvel Entertainment (The Walt Disney Company) Sony Pictures (films)
Dragon Ball	1984	$30 billion[ar][as]	Merchandise sales – $7.781 billion[ao] Video games – $6 billion+[an] Manga volume sales – $2.222 billion[ax] Home entertainment – $2.218 billion[ay] Trading card sales – $961 million[az] Box office – $837 million[aq] Music sales – $47 million[ba]	Manga	Akira Toriyama	Akira Toriyama (Bird Studio) Shueisha (Hitotsubashi Group) (manga) Toei Animation (anime) Bandai Namco (games)

 

It's HP, but it's quite close tho

[rp662]

1 hour ago, Jooj said:

Gorl GT is much better than the mess that is DBS

[Margaux]

dragonball is still talked about today. while hp is only hype by its fanbase. a bts tea

[fentypark]

3 hours ago, Jooj said:

Dragonball by far, the younger generation actually knows DB Super 

Gorl GT is much better than the mess that is DBS

you can’t be serious… 

[Broken]

Dragon Ball.

[Euterpe]

4 hours ago, fentypark said:

dragonball and its not close... harry potter could never have that type of longevity 

 

and GT is trash ... luckily it's not canon 

Not me wanting to say take GT out of the poll and then reading this post. The accuracy.

 

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Hard to say otherwise, I feel like they’re big in different mediums/ways. They also came out in different generations, which is also a factor.

[Bloo]

I grew up with DBZ and have never gotten into HP. But I lean towards HP. The DB series never felt as mainstream as HP if I’m being honest. It’s definitely a huge hit and a cultural monster. But HP just felt it was on another level basically no other IP can reach. 

[Gorjesspazze9]

Harry Potter was a way bigger cultural phenomenon. Even when Dragon ball blew up in the west, it was around the toonami era and the same time the Harry Potter books started becoming top sellers. ?‍♀️ Don’t even have to include the movies, witch just furthers the gap. It’s one of the biggest franchises of the 2000’s and one of the biggest film franchises of all time. And I don’t even care for HP, but it’s kinda hard to deny that.

 

Dragonball is a beast itself and it’s longevity is even more impressive then Harry. People who don’t even care for anime have always known Goku, or super Saiyan. It’s so iconic, that the franchise has been milked to death several iterations on. The Super Revival was monumental, and proves that generations upon generations of new fans are still engaging with DBZ. It’s not as massive as the HP books & Movies. But the Gap isn’t as astronomical as some western fans think

[Johnny Jacobs]

Serving Bey vs Normani 

 

Harry sweetie I'm so sorry