Comments for The Dao of Dragon Ball Blog

Comment on Dragon Ball Hoshi Explained by Renee

Renee — Fri, 18 May 2012 12:47:50 +0000

Thank you for such a well-researched, well-written article. I’m with every other poor idiot who saw the You Tube videos and got all giddy thinking of another DB series. As disappointed as I am, I won’t lose hope that it will happen someday. Maybe it is better that it ended well with people wanting more, rather than like other anime/mangas that go on forever and fans start get sick of. Maybe. *sigh*

Comment on Dragon Ball Hoshi Explained by derekpadula

derekpadula — Fri, 18 May 2012 05:53:26 +0000

Sorry you were late for your meeting! Don't want to make the girlfriend upset.

I relate the most to Gohan because of his untapped potential and human nature, but I wish I was more like Goku because he knows exactly what he wants out of life, sets his priorities, and dedicates his entire life to that single purpose. He is a man of commitment and achievement.

Comment on Dragon Ball Hoshi Explained by Javier

Javier — Fri, 18 May 2012 05:33:19 +0000

i supposed to have a meeting with my girlfriend and yet here i am reading your article and realizing i'm not alone, i miss DB, i guess Akira didn't expect heartbreaks on the other side of the world, let's keep having faith.
By the way… im really late and Why Goku?

Comment on Side by Side – Krillin by derekpadula

derekpadula — Thu, 17 May 2012 23:30:17 +0000

Yep. That's the idea! Plus a whole lot of insights and views into traditional culture and martial arts beliefs.

Comment on Dragon Ball Art – The Black Goku by derekpadula

derekpadula — Thu, 17 May 2012 23:24:40 +0000

Really? I don't see how it's much different than African Americans turning Jesus and St. Mary black. They're taking a "messianic" figure, or at the least, someone they wholeheartedly look up to, and assimilating them into their worldview in order to make them more relatable.

I don't see it as an act of segregation. I find it interesting that they would take something from Japan and accept it as if it were part of their own culture, seemingly no questions asked. The fact that they did this says a lot about Dragon Ball's influence and power on viewers.

I think an important question to ask, is does this kind of thing still exist, and we just don't see it because there's no site to showcase that type of art? Or was it a product of that time period alone, never to be repeated?

Comment on Dragon Ball Art – The Black Goku by Kirby

Kirby — Thu, 17 May 2012 18:49:19 +0000

This is just a sad example of blacks segregating themselves…. Then bitch about inequalities in this world. The only word that comes to mind when I see this is pathetic!

Comment on Side by Side – Krillin by linda

linda — Thu, 17 May 2012 17:16:43 +0000

this tells us a lot of imfomation about dragon ball right