I didn't grow up with Dragon Ball or Dragon Ball Z. I stopped having cable at home in the early 90s. So, my first real experience with Dragon Ball Z was in college. I had a roommate who would watch subtitled episodes late at night really loud, which annoyed me. I avoided the franchise for that reason for a long while.
In 2019, I picked up a copy of Dragon Ball FighterZ because of how highly it was rated. I fell in love with it immediately. Such an amazing fighting game. In December, Viz's Shonen Jump service dropped and allowed you access to their full archive of manga for certain series. Dragon Ball was among them. I decided to read the manga to get the backstory of these characters. I became enthralled and within three months had read all of Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, and Dragon Ball Super.
Since then, I have plowed through so much manga from Akira Toriyama. From Cowa to Sandland to a ton of stuff in between. His influence on the anime and manga industry will be felt for generations to come.
Here's a picture of a few of the Bandai model kits I have of Goku and Vegeta in their Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan forms.
Rest in Peace, Toriyama. Thank you for all you have given us over the years. May your family and fans be comforted following your passing.
The Flying Nimbus is a magical, yellow cloud that serves as a way of transportation. He obtains the Nimbus from Master Roshi as compensation for saving Turtle, his friend and long-time companion
Started watching #DragonBall. Loved #DBZ as a kid but lost interest when they changed voice actors. So I'm diving back into this world. I always assumed Dragon Ball was the lesser of the shows, but I love kid #Goku. He is such a delight. A very cozy series when it's not being too pervy. This might be the start of a very long #anime rabbit hole lol. Also the theme song is one hell of a banger.