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Dragon Ball

1986, TV, 153 eps, 78%, Toei Animation

Recommended by 5 Chrono Trigger fans on AniList.

Goku Son is a young boy who lives in the woods all alone—that is until a girl named Bulma runs into him in her search for a set of magical objects called the "Dragon Balls." Since the artifacts are said to grant one wish to whoever collects all seven, Bulma hopes to gather them…

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About Chrono Trigger

1996, OVA, 1 ep, 50%

The comedy that is used is similar, through video games. And both of them have a lot of unexpected features. It includes the entire carnival from the beginning of the game with different characters experiencing it. The carnival is more drawn out, mostly through Johnny and Gato.

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