Dragon Ball stands at a major crossroads at the moment. The anime series and film line are both on seemingly indefinite hiatus, with no new announcements in a year or more. And while the manga has moved forward into new Dragon Ball Super story material, the series also seems to be spinning its wheels when it comes to actually pushing the canon forward know some new and exciting places. It feels like Dragon Ball is getting stale, which is prompting new discussion of what kind of changes the series should make. There’s one be an obvious step that could be taken: giving Dragon Ball a major time skip.