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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.

dragon ball food presentation kent district library summer tour derek padula Dragon Ball Food – Library Summer Tour

Join me for a presentation on Dragon Ball Food and character names, at the Kent District Library this summer!

why is dragon ball so beautiful Why is Dragon Ball so Beautiful? A Work of Love at First Sight!

Why is Dragon Ball so beautiful? There are a lot of reasons. Read and find out!

Dragon Quest composer Koichi Sugiyama has died, with commentary by Dragon Ball illustrator Akira Toriyama Akira Toriyama Comments on Dragon Quest Composer Koichi Sugiyama’s Death

Akira Toriyama has commented on the death of his lifelong colleague Koichi Sugiyama, the composer of the Dragon Quest video game series.

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.

daphne gere interview with derek padula Daphne Gere Interview – Maron’s Voice is Inspired by a Cat?!

Read my interview with Daphne Gere, the voice of Maron in FUNimation’s Dragon Ball Z, and the vocalist of Dragon Ball’s ending theme, I’ll Give you Romance!

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.

akira toriyama's bali tour bird land press 19 Akira Toriyama’s Bali Island Tour

Akira Toriyama took a trip to Bali in June, 1985. See Akira Toriyama’s pictures of Bali from Bird Land Press 19, and learn how Bali inspired Dragon Ball.


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