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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!

shunsuke kikuchi dragon ball z composer dead at 89 Dragon Ball Z Composer Shunsuke Kikuchi has Died

Dragon Ball Z, Dr. Slump, and Kamen Rider composer Shunsuke Kikuchi has died at age 89 of aspiration pneumonia.

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.

akira toriyama says nappa is not bald Akira Toriyama says ‘Nappa Isn’t Bald!’

‘Nappa isn’t bald,’ says Akira Toriyama! Read my exclusive translation of an article where Toriyama talks about the origin of Saiyan hairstyles.

the power of anime masako nozawa son goku headline The Power of Anime – Goku’s Voice Extends a Boy’s Life

What is the power of anime? Hear Son Gokū’s voice actor Masako Nozawa share a story about how her voice helped extend the life of a boy with a terminal illness.

kazuhiko torishima says there's nothing to learn from dragon ball Akira Toriyama’s Editor says, “There is Nothing to Learn from Dragon Ball”

Nothing to learn from Dragon Ball?! Read my exclusive translation of an interview with Kazuhiko Torishima, the man who discovered Akira Toriyama and believes Dragon Ball is meaningless!


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