Mins about Trunks.

[BuLmA]

For me Trunks is the beshounen at DBZ & DBGT. He is handsome & gentle.He love's his parent (Vegeta & Bulma).He got his hair from his grandpa Dr. Briefs (the scientist).He is also a genius like his mother & his grandpa.And strong like his father Vegeta.

[TheAsterisk!]

I (don't) hate to say this to you, but Trunks (especially the one from this time) is a great a nerd (if not a greater one) than Gohan. Why are so many female fans OBSESSED with the pink haired dweeb? Please, I'm gonna go bonkers if someone doesn't at least try to explain this to me.
It's like calling Steve Howe (http://www.gibson.com/products/steinberger/images/Howe.jpg) a dork and then fawning over Robert Fripp (http://www.nndb.com/people/471/000024399/fripp40.jpg) at all hours, or vice versa. Neither are gonna attract many women.:( It seems nuts to me, what you're doing, that's all...

[dark wrath]

he is one of my favorite characters.

[Ollie]

I (don't) hate to say this to you, but Trunks (especially the one from this time) is a great a nerd (if not a greater one) than Gohan. Why are so many female fans OBSESSED with the pink haired dweeb? Please, I'm gonna go bonkers if someone doesn't at least try to explain this to me.
It's like calling Steve Howe (http://www.gibson.com/products/steinberger/images/Howe.jpg) a dork and then fawning over Robert Fripp (http://www.nndb.com/people/471/000024399/fripp40.jpg) at all hours, or vice versa. Neither are gonna attract many women.:( It seems nuts to me, what you're doing, that's all...
Because they're muscular and hot.

[TheAsterisk!]

Because they're muscular and hot.
..........
Napa was muscular, as was Raditz (and Piccolo, Hercule, Yamcha, Tien...the whole assortment of characters, nearly). I can honestly say I've never seen anyone go ga-ga over them. Your comment still does not explain the obsession.

[King_Shadow89]

For me Trunks is the beshounen at DBZ & DBGT. He is handsome & gentle.He love's his parent (Vegeta & Bulma).He got his hair from his grandpa Dr. Briefs (the scientist).He is also a genius like his mother & his grandpa.And strong like his father Vegeta.

All may be true but all the girls and woman around my town thinks I am a nerd because I like the charactor. Not like that though. They say trunks is a complete morron like me. Why does young girls like Trunks?

[Variados]

Well because he is a gentleman....and a rich kid weeeeeeeeeeee....RICH very key word there.....and he is a gentleman he is what they called a perfect husband, and very bad boyfriend material.... I mean girls and boys go out with guys that are handsome and bad boys/girls but they never expect to marry them...they always marry the ugly and the rich or the ugly and smart..

[Jose]

as far as guys the all look the same to me ni DBZ but there is something about trunk idk why but is sonehow diffrent in the way that he is much niceer that the others

[King_Shadow89]

Well because he is a gentleman....and a rich kid weeeeeeeeeeee....RICH very key word there.....and he is a gentleman he is what they called a perfect husband, and very bad boyfriend material.... I mean girls and boys go out with guys that are handsome and bad boys/girls but they never expect to marry them...they always marry the ugly and the rich or the ugly and smart..

Thats wrong in my opinion.

[Hideki Motosuwa.]

Trunks is okay. I liked it when Trunks defeated Frieza and exchanged techniques with Goku when he got back. Out of all the Super Saiyan hair, he's got the coolest. He is a gentleman(tsk, tsk, tsk, Vegeta sure as heck isn't).

[Ollie]

..........
Napa was muscular, as was Raditz (and Piccolo, Hercule, Yamcha, Tien...the whole assortment of characters, nearly). I can honestly say I've never seen anyone go ga-ga over them. Your comment still does not explain the obsession.
Notice how I said "muscular and hot"?
Although I'm not sure if Hercule has girl fans that like him THAT way, I'm fairly certain the others do. >_>

Though having a personality deeper than 2 cm is a bonus, too. And Trunks is from THA FUTUR
[and personally, I liked Yamcha best.]

As for why Trunks would be better than Gohan, I 'unno. Personal preference.

[Anbu Root Sai]

Trunks is my second favorite character in the Dragonball series. Vegeta's my first favorite.

[Isaac]

Eh, Trunks is okay.
Not my favorite character though.

[TheAsterisk!]

Notice how I said "muscular and hot"?
Although I'm not sure if Hercule has girl fans that like him THAT way, I'm fairly certain the others do. >_>

Though having a personality deeper than 2 cm is a bonus, too. And Trunks is from THA FUTUR
[and personally, I liked Yamcha best.]

As for why Trunks would be better than Gohan, I 'unno. Personal preference.

1) His face is shaped exactly like Vegeta's (check it with tranparencies if you doubt me)! How in the world can he still be attractive with such a face, hair that shifts between pink and purple (depending on which disposable assistant animator draws a particular anime scene), and his Gohan-esque attitude? I only want to understand the fascination...
2) Hercule also has money, something the others mentioned lack (Yamcha probably squandered his and Piccolo stubbornly refuses to materialize currencies). Money, on its own, is enough to attract those seen fawning over Hercule.
3) I was unaware that one could quantify a personality, let alone with linear units...hmm...anyway... It's an anime aimed mostly at guys; there are rarely any rounded characters. Trunks (either one) is definitely not a developed character; his personality and behavior suddenly appear (just as he does) with little explanation, and few vulnerabilities are shown. The only rounded character in all of the Dragonball series is Hercule, actually.
4) So you'd be affectionate towards Amputee Gohan, too? Cell's from "THA FUTUR," too, but I bet you don't gaze longinly at a picture of the grasshopper...
5) Yamcha is a (comparatively) weak imbecile who inevitably loses in the first round of every competition he enters.
6) 'Kay...

[TA'sSchizoidConscience]

I would have to agree with my alter ego. Trunks not only looks like Vegeta, but he also has the stature of the Prince. He is also a dork in his own way because he is always trying to do the right thing at the wrong time, so he always messes up. Also, just because he is from the future does not mean he is "cool".

[Ollie]

1) His face is shaped exactly like Vegeta's (check it with tranparencies if you doubt me)! How in the world can he still be attractive with such a face, hair that shifts between pink and purple (depending on which disposable assistant animator draws a particular anime scene), and his Gohan-esque attitude? I only want to understand the fascination...
2) Hercule also has money, something the others mentioned lack (Yamcha probably squandered his and Piccolo stubbornly refuses to materialize currencies). Money, on its own, is enough to attract those seen fawning over Hercule.
3) I was unaware that one could quantify a personality, let alone with linear units...hmm...anyway... It's an anime aimed mostly at guys; there are rarely any rounded characters. Trunks (either one) is definitely not a developed character; his personality and behavior suddenly appear (just as he does) with little explanation, and few vulnerabilities are shown. The only rounded character in all of the Dragonball series is Hercule, actually.
4) So you'd be affectionate towards Amputee Gohan, too? Cell's from "THA FUTUR," too, but I bet you don't gaze longinly at a picture of the grasshopper...
5) Yamcha is a (comparatively) weak imbecile who inevitably loses in the first round of every competition he enters.
6) 'Kay...
Exactly what is it that you are trying to debate? o_O You asked a question and I offered an answer.

[TheAsterisk!]

I'm not trying to be a pest or anything. I'm just curious why the whole Trunks phenomenon exists.
I felt like your answers (everyone's) didn't reconcile well with either the anime or the manga, so I concluded that there must be other reasons not stated here and I asked for further details.
If you think I'm being a pain say so and I'll leave it.

[DARKMizuSasuke]

Trunks is hot. Period. First episode he appeared! Aaahhh! Yes, I'm a Trunks fan. Vegeta's son. What more do you need?! (not the GT Trunks though...)