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goku's lost martial arts uniform discovered Goku’s Lost Uniform Discovered!!

Did you know that Akira Toriyama drew a design for Goku’s martial arts uniform that was never used? It’s true, and I discovered its origin!

hong kong comics inspired dragon ball Hong Kong Comics Inspired Dragon Ball?

Did Hong Kong comics inspire Dragon Ball? There’s a theory going around in the fan community that they did. But is it true?

akira toriyama in blue dragon as toripo tori-bot Tori-bot Appears in Blue Dragon

Did you know that Akira Toriyama’s Tori-bot appears in Blue Dragon as an easter egg character? And you can hear his real voice!

tori-bot akira toriyama name Tori-bot’s Real Name Discovered

What’s this robot called? You probably think it’s the Tori-bot, but according to Akira Toriyama, you’re wrong!

bulma original name dragon ball pinchi Bulma’s Original Name Discovered

Did you know that Bulma had a name before it was Bulma?

akira toriyama vs jackie chan Akira Toriyama VS Jackie Chan

Akira Toriyama loves Jackie Chan movies, but did you know that the two of them once met each other in Japan?

dragon ball z 25th anniversary chris sabat sean schemmel 25 Years of Dragon Ball Z Panel at C2E2

Dragon Ball Z celebrated its 25th Anniversary recently, and FUNimation held a special panel with Seán Schemmel and Chris Sabat to mark the occasion.

chris sabat sean schemmel twitch panel c2e2 Dragon Ball Panel on Twitch at C2E2

Did you know Seán Schemmel was disappointed to get the role of Goku? Find out what Seán and Chris Sabat have to say about the early years of Dragon Ball Z, in my exclusive coverage of C2E2.

akira toriyama signature german book fair Akira Toriyama’s Trip to Germany

Can you imagine meeting Akira Toriyama in person and getting his autograph? That opportunity was given to 200 fans when Toriyama traveled to Germany in 2004.


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