i don't get the Dragon Ball hate. The writing has indeed been complete ass since the Buu saga with the exception of the Goku Black/Future Trunks arc in Super. I liked the idea of Zamasu.
But the run from 22nd Tenka'Ichi Boudoukai arc in Dragon Ball all the way to the end of the Namek arc in DBZ is pure piff. Storytelling, characterization, fights, pacing (ok it dragged a little during the Namek arc, esp the Goku/Freeza fight), everything was on point. That run is the whole reason we still talk about DB damn near 40 years later. It wasn't deep, but it wasn't supposed to be deep. It's just an adventure / fantasy/ martial arts show.