More than 40 years on from its debut, Dragon Ball is as successful as it ever was, consistently raking in as much or more profit than other top franchises in the anime industry, and that doesn't appear likely to change with Dragon Ball Super's continuation scheduled to arrive in the near future. In recent years, the series' success has been tied to one major shift in the dynamic between two of its main characters.
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