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tokyopop germany kazuhiko torishima interview in 2008 Kazuhiko Torishima’s Lost Interview with Tokyopop Germany!

Read a long-lost interview with Akira Toriyama’s editor, Kazuhiko Torishima, published in Tokyopop Germany’s magazine in 2008!

tokyopop germany akira toriyama interview in 2008 Akira Toriyama’s Lost Interview with Tokyopop Germany!

Read a long-lost interview with Akira Toriyama published in the Tokyopop Germany magazine in 2008!

dragon ball theme toyota sienta commercial Dragon Ball Toyota Sienta Commercial

Relive the epic moment when Toyota went full Dragon Ball for their 2012 Sienta minivan commercial and performed a parody of the theme song!

bird land press 15 page 5 akira toriyama chronology watermarked by derek padula Akira Toriyama Explains Dragon Ball’s Origin

Read Akira Toriyama’s long-lost explanation of where Dragon Ball came from, with my commentary.

bulma first appearance in urusei yatsura Bulma’s First Anime Wasn’t Dragon Ball?!

Did you know that Bulma’s first anime appearance wasn’t in Dragon Ball?!

red ribbon army dragon ball super super hero What Inspired the Red Ribbon Army?

Where did Akira Toriyama get the idea for the Red Ribbon Army? In this article we’ll explore their cultural origin.

goku is a disaster as a father, says akira toriyama “Goku is a ______ as a father,” says Akira Toriyama!!

Is Gokū a good or bad father? Akira Toriyama has the answer! Read a long-lost translation of Toriyama’s thoughts on Gokū’s parenting skills, and on Gohan and Piccolo’s fatherly relationship.

akira toriyama's bali tour expose part 3 by dragon ball scholar derek padula Akira Toriyama’s Bali Island Tour 3

Join Akira Toriyama as he continues his adventures in Bali, in Part 3 of my Akira Toriyama Bali Island Tour Exposé.

Akira Toriyama’s Bali Island Tour 2

Join Akira Toriyama as he continues his adventures in Bali with big-breasted girls, in Part 2 of my Akira Toriyama Bali Tour Exposé.


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