DB is cheesy with some questionable stuff (especially early on) and it defined a lot of shonen cliches soo I'm not sure how it'd hold up to a new viewer, buuuuuuut... it's still absolutely hype as fuck and one of the all-time classics.
And who cares if it's popular outside anime nerds. I watched the original run every weekday after school with my dad and we both got into it hardcore.
"Wait, how can this weird crop-top-wearing sword dude take out Frieza without a sweat AND turn super saiyan??"
Narrator: FIND OUT NEXT TIME ON DRAGON BALLLL ZEEEEEE
Me and Dad: "Aw son of a bitch"
<Rock the Dragon instrumental plays over credits>