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Q: Why did the golfer wear two pairs of pants?
A: In case he got a hole in one.
I am gonna join Frank for a little while before I go back to sleep. Hope you don't mind. Appreciate you giving up on the laptop as well.
Here are some Dragonball-Z facts that you fans would love. Will post a few before I call it an early day and go back to sleep.
DRAGONBALL-Z FACTS
Dragon Ball was written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama.
And the manga ran from November 20th of 1984 to May 23rd of 1995, consisting of 519 chapters in a total of 42 volumes.
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With over 260 million copies in circulation, Dragon Ball is the third best-selling manga series of all time.
Only One Piece and Golgo 13 were able to outsell Dragon Ball.
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Although both Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z came from the Dragon Ball manga, they were split into two different anime series.
With Dragon Ball Z adapting the last 325 chapters of the manga.
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Dragon Ball Z was originally going to be called Dragon Ball 2.
And the Z in Dragon Ball Z was originally supposed to be a two, but they ended up mistaking it for Z.
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Dragon Ball originally began as a parody of Journey to the West.
Because of this, Bulma, Goku, Ghulam Yamcha, and Puar started as parodies of characters from Journey to the West.
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Torishima, the editor of Toriyama during the early days of Dragon Ball manga, thought that Goku’s personality was too bland.
Because of this, he wanted another character to make things more interesting. And someone who is also a bit smarter than Goku, This led to the creation of Krillin.
Rock it man, you are so far ahead now that I can barely see you in the distance, which is good as far as I am concerned. I didn't need the notebook, so I am glad that it will go to somebody who can use it.
DRAGONBALL-Z FACTS
Every Saiyan name has something to do with vegetables.
For instance, Goku’s Saiyan name is Kakarot, which is named after a carrot. Broly is named after broccoli. Nappa is named after a type of Chinese cabbage called Napa cabbage.
Raditz is named after a radish, and Vegeta’s name is literally just half of the word vegetables.
And this is because the word Saiyan is derived from a common anagram of the word Yasai, which means vegetable in Japanese, except they added the word N to that.
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In three separate interviews, Akira Toriyama mentioned his favorite character in the entire Dragon Ball series.
But each time, he has changed who his favorite character is.
The first time, he said that Tenshinhan (Tien Shinhan) was his favorite. The second time, he said that Piccolo was his favorite. But in a later interview with Shonen Jump in 1995, he claimed that Son Goku was his favorite.
So yeah, there isn’t a single answer to this question.
Additionally, as time passes, the answer may change again.
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In an interview featured in Daizenshuu 2, Akira Toyirama stated that Vegeta is one of his least favorite Dragon Ball characters, but “he was extremely helpful to have around.”
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The Latin American dub of the animal had to change Chi-Chi’s name because Chi-chi is slang for boobs in Spanish. So instead, she was renamed Milk.
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Trunks having purple hair was actually a mistake. He was originally supposed to have blue hair-like Bulma.
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Frieza is the leader of the World Trade Organization or the Galactic Frieza Army.
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When Frieza was at the top of his game, he owned roughly 79 planets.
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Namekians are genderless, and they reproduce asexually by spitting out eggs. And because of this, we have yet to see a feminine Namekians.
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Throughout Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z, There have been a total of 187 fights.
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When Broly was born, his power level was 10,000. This means that as an infant, He could have easily defeated everyone in the early sagas of Dragonball Z without a problem.
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The famous Dragonball Z meme where Vegeta says Goku’s power level is over 9000 is actually a translation error.
In the original manga, Vegeta actually says his power level is over 8000.
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Goku ended up using the Kamehameha 97 times throughout the Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z series.
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Master Roshi’s hobbies are reading, playing video games, browsing Internet po*n sites, watching TV, and afternoon naps.
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Bulma’s name roughly translates to “panties”.
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As of 2021, Dragon Ball franchise is worth over $24.031 billion.
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Goku’s power pole is capable of extending up to 363,300 kilometers which is 225,744 miles.
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Dragon Ball Z: The World’s Strongest is the last time we have seen Goku using his power pole.
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Officially stated in the Daizenshuu 7: Dragon Ball Encyclopedia, Vegeta’s height is 5’5″
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Many of the Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z episodes differ quite a bit in the animation looks and qualities.
This is actually due to budget issues and time constraints where the animation would be handed off to different studios frequently.
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Initially, Toriyama intended Dragon Ball to be much shorter. But with its major success, he decided to keep on writing it.