Comparisons Of Captain Marvel To Dragon Ball Won’t Stop

For the past few months, Captain Marvel has been compared to Dragon Ball. Now that the film is out, those comparisons keep on coming.

Since the trailers hit, there have not only been comparisons between Captain Marvel and Goku, but also between the Skrulls and the Piccolo in the live-action adaptation Dragon Ball Evolution.

I’m Going To End It! #CaptainMarvel @brielarson pic.twitter.com/FshJ62ExyN

— BossLogic (@Bosslogic) December 4, 2018

i mean c’mon pic.twitter.com/188UsUYDbC

— Andrew Bridgman (@bridgmandrew) December 4, 2018

Much better than Dragon Ball Evolution 2009! #CaptainMarvel pic.twitter.com/DTVHqYLii8

— PGAG (@PGAG_PH) December 4, 2018

O que é isso que eu vi!! É muita dorgas mesmo! ???????????????? #DragonBall #CaptainMarvel pic.twitter.com/LOuBSVQjbB

— Action e Comics (@actionecomics) December 5, 2018

But the Skrulls look even more like the Namekians in the Dragon Ball Z anime than in the Hollywood adaptation.

The Skrulls from Captain Marvel look more like Namekians from Dragon Ball Z than King Piccolo did in Dragon Ball Evolution. pic.twitter.com/Ot0gFYNYs2

— Kevin Green (@KevinGreenMedia) December 5, 2018

The comparison can be spun out to include Thanos, too.

It’s over 9000 !!! #CapitanaMarvel #Thanos #Avengers4 #CaptainMarvel #DragonBall #Goku #Vegeta #SuperSaiyan #Marvel #Manga #Anime créditos: @Samuel_cheve vía Instagram pic.twitter.com/nf4RDFEW4Q

— Rocket (@Rocket1guardian) December 5, 2018

The MCU has finally hit Dragonball Z levels of power creep and I love it. Captain Marvel is basically Goku and she can go super sayain.

Thanos is about to get bodied by both of the sayai- I mean Captains.

— Kevin Yanes (@Tocom11) March 10, 2019

Infinity Stones* but yes same idea

— Kevin Yanes (@Tocom11) March 10, 2019

“Captain Marvel with a hint of Dragon Ball Z” Can’t wait for this movie???????? @brielarson 338 / 365 #365project #captainmarvel #avengers #thanos pic.twitter.com/JciXVN2JTd

— BlackBeard. (@Jobeus3000) December 4, 2018

For those who have seen and enjoyed Captain Marvel, the movie seems to show that a live-action Dragon Ball is possible, with calls for Marvel Studios to make it. Actually, that makes sense. Marvel Studios has proven it can take comic source material and turn it into successful cinema.

However, doing a live-action version of a manga presents an array of challenges, both cultural and stylistic that open the film and its filmmakers up to criticism that might not exist for Marvel’s own comic adaptations.

I just saw live action DragonBall Z, I mean, Captain Marvel.

— Shaq Kalaka (@PrivacyAttorney) March 9, 2019

This trailer confirms that with the right budget an epic Dragon Ball Z movie is possible ???????? #CaptainMarvel #DBZ pic.twitter.com/UFk1h7oGRc

— Maj K (@thisismajk) January 8, 2019

Captain Marvel: Hey can I copy your homework?

DragonBall Evolution: Yeah just change it up a bit so it doesn’t look obvious you copied.

Captain Marvel: OK.

— Onion Ring Sasquatch (@mind_funeral) March 8, 2019

To all the Dragon Ball fans, Super Saiyan ain’t anything in front of her. Captain Marvel. She is better. #carolcorps #HigherFurtherFaster pic.twitter.com/u0oegw9DIz

— Let’s Talk Avengers! (@letstalkavenger) February 25, 2019

Way before Captain Marvel, James Marsters was the original Skrull In Dragonball Evolution! pic.twitter.com/l0w7mCm8dQ

— The Great Gregsondio (@JFGinDigital3D) January 21, 2019

Whoever did the effects for Captain Marvel need to make a Dragon Ball Z movie

— Kyle O’Connor (@KyleThatKyle) March 10, 2019

Okay, Captain Marvel was super dope but I couldn’t help but think of Piccolo’s design from Dragon Ball Evolution(????) every time a Skrull was on screen. So are (gross live action)Namekians & Skrulls distantly related cousins? pic.twitter.com/HlmTuC6K6V

— kevin.✌???? (@KevinCaldwell_) March 9, 2019

Unpopular opinion: Marvel copies Dragon Ball..#CaptainMarvel #DragonBallSuper pic.twitter.com/jiS9eXoBi5

— Suraj karanje (@surajkaranje) March 11, 2019

I know it’s never good to be compared to DragonBall: Evolution but… ???? #CaptainMarvel pic.twitter.com/bmGANgehjN

— #PIRI Hour (Jon) (@ZroHour) March 12, 2019

How @captainmarvel will look in her 3rd solo film ????@brielarson @SeanSchemmel @clarkgregg @SamuelLJackson #dragonball #dragonballz #supersaiyan3 pic.twitter.com/2EP9dHsmwG

— Banana-Dragon (@ban_dragon2012) March 2, 2019

Oh my God, the guy who did the make-up work for the Skrulls in Captain Marvel is also responsible for Piccolo in Dragon Ball: Evolution. It all makes sense. pic.twitter.com/czUYEUBSKO

— JamesMan (@TheOnlyJamesMan) February 12, 2019