Japanese entertainment is one of the last remaining forms of sincere entertainment devoid of political correctness and driving narratives.
lolwut. Japanese anime almost always reinforces traditional Japanese social and cultural norms. It's practically a teaching tool for kids there on how to behave in Japanese society.
On Dragon Ball Vegeta (an obvious depiction of the old fart Japanese nationalist, Saiyans are like a samurais/ronin in space, same armor as the samurais et all) always loses against the open-minded and naive "ninja mountain-born singleton hick" Goku from Osaka/Kansai, which is the "progressive", "cheerful/open minded" and careless city/region from Japan.
Technology and modernisation from the US saved Japan and that's symbolized by Bulma.
Nobody said that Japanese cartoons that teach Japanese values were bad until you just did.