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Mr. Popo
is a fictional character from the ''Dragon Ball'' manga series created by Akira Toriyama. Within the series, he is a Genies in popular culture, genie who serves as the assistant to Earth's guardian deity and the caretaker of their residence, which is located high above the sky. He first appears in the one hundred sixty-third chapter of the Dragon Ball (manga), ''Dragon Ball'' manga, published in 1988. In the Japanese anime adaptations, his seiyū, voice actor was Toku Nishio, before Kawazu Yasuhiko took over the role for ''Dragon Ball Z Kai, Dragon Ball Kai''. For English language media, he was voiced by Christopher Cason in 1999 and from 2010 on. The character was also voiced by Chris Sabat from 2000 up until 2005. Mr. Popo's design and humanoid appearance has been criticized as an offensive racist stereotype by some commentators, such as children's book author and activist Carole Boston Weatherford. As a result of the controversy, Mr. Popo's appearance had been modified in some ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragon Ball
is a Japanese media franchise created by Akira Toriyama in 1984. The Dragon Ball (manga), initial manga, written and illustrated by Toriyama, was Serial (literature), serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1984 to 1995, with the 519 individual chapters collected in 42 ''tankōbon'' volumes by its publisher Shueisha. ''Dragon Ball'' was originally inspired by the classical 16th-century Chinese novel ''Journey to the West'', combined with elements of Hong Kong martial arts films. ''Dragon Ball'' characters also use a variety of List of martial arts#Asia, East Asian martial arts styles, including karate and Wing Chun (Kung fu (term), kung fu). The series follows the adventures of protagonist Goku, Son Goku from his childhood through adulthood as he trains in martial arts. He spends his childhood far from civilization until he meets a teen girl named Bulma, who encourages him to join her quest in exploring the world in search of the seven orbs known as the Dragon Balls, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Sabat
Christopher Robin Sabat is an American voice actor. Some of his prominent roles in animations and anime include Vegeta, Piccolo, Yamcha, Shenron, and various characters in ''Dragon Ball'', Roronoa Zoro in ''One Piece'', Giroro in ''Sgt. Frog,'' All Might in ''My Hero Academia'', Daisuke Jigen in ''Lupin the Third'', And Yami Sukehiro in ''Black Clover''. Career Sabat has provided voices for English-versions of Japanese anime and video games, including a variety of ''Dragon Ball'' characters, such as Vegeta, Piccolo, Yamcha, Shenron and others. Besides voicing in ''Dragon Ball ''he has lent his voice to several other anime characters including Giroro in ''Sgt. Frog,'' Daisuke Jigen in ''Lupin the Third'', Kazuma Kuwabara in '' Yu Yu Hakusho'', Alex Louis Armstrong in ''Fullmetal Alchemist'', Tatsumi Saiga in '' Speed Grapher'', Kurogane in '' Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle'', All Might in ''My Hero Academia'', Roronoa Zoro in the Funimation dub of ''One Piece'', Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Budokai 3
''Dragon Ball Z: Budokai'', known as in Japan as simply is a series of fighting video games based on the anime series ''Dragon Ball Z'', itself part of the larger ''Dragon Ball'' franchise. Gameplay The ''Budokai'' series combines the gameplay elements of both Dragon Ball GT: Final Bout and Dead or Alive 3. The controls includes regular punch and kick buttons, as well as the ability to unleash ki blasts as standard projectiles, which can also be used in specific special moves via input codes. The special moves are mainly taken directly from the anime, including Son Goku's Kamehameha, Vegeta's Galick Gun and Frieza's Death Beam. Although these mechanics have stuck with the series, other ideas such as the "Hyper Mode", the ability to move at incredible speeds, fly freely, and "Beam Struggles" between two characters' beam attacks, were later replaced in favour of other techniques. History Main series ''Dragon Ball Z: Budokai'' (2002) ''Dragon Ball Z: Budokai'', r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasuhiko Kawazu
is a Japanese voice actor affiliated with Aoni Production. Filmography Television animation ;1991 * '' Kinnikuman: Kinnikusei Oui Soudatsu-hen'', Golemman, Iwao, Leopardon, Mixer Taitei, Motorman, Rikishiman, Mr. Refereeman ;1992 * '' Sailor Moon'', Worker (ep 27) ;1993 * '' Yuusha Tokkyuu Might Gaine'', Jarmanee * '' Dragon League'', Torosa * '' Slam Dunk'', Takasado Kazuma ;1994 * '' Marmalade Boy'', Mr. Rainy ;1995 * '' Romeo and the Black Brothers'', Policeman B (ep 11), Sonny * '' Slayers'', Examiner B (ep 16) ;1996 * '' Gegege no Kitarō'', Kani-Boushu (2nd), Yagyou-san (2nd) ;1998 * '' DT Eightron'', Uouru * '' Doctor Slump'' (Remake), Gorilla * '' Bomberman B-Daman Bakugaiden'', Shinpanbon ;1999 * '' Turn A Gundam'', Corin Nander * '' Colorful'', Itani * '' Digimon Adventure'', Shellmon * '' One Piece'', Hocker, Tansui, Elizabeth ;2000 * '' Ghost Stories'', Janitor * '' Inuyasha'', Sesshomaru's Ogre, Tsubaki's Ogre, Undead Ogre * '' Shinzo'', Sago ;2001 * '' Run=Dim'', S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Dragon Ball Characters
''Dragon Ball'' is a Japanese media franchise created by Akira Toriyama in 1984. The franchise features an ensemble cast of characters and takes place in the same fictional universe as Toriyama's other work, '' Dr. Slump''. While many of the characters are humans with superhuman strengths or supernatural abilities, the cast also includes anthropomorphic animals, extraterrestrial lifeforms, and deities who govern the world and the universe. During the course of the story, protagonist Son Goku is adopted by Grandpa Son Gohan and encounters allies like Bulma, Master Roshi, and Trunks; rivals such as Tien Shinhan, Piccolo, and Vegeta; and villains such as Frieza, Cell, and Majin Buu. Goku's group of associates, known as the , bolsters its ranks throughout the series with the addition of former enemies and new heroes. The group is also known in Japanese as the or Team "Z" in other media, and the Earth's Special Forces in the English dub of ''Dragon Ball Z''. Dragon Ball ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bandai Namco Entertainment
is a Japanese multinational corporation, multinational video game video game publisher, publisher, and the video game branch of the wider Bandai Namco Holdings group. Founded in 2006 as it is the successor to Namco's home and arcade video game business, as well as Bandai's former equivalent division. Development operations were spun off into a new company in 2012, Namco Bandai Studios, now called Bandai Namco Studios. Bandai Namco Entertainment owns List of best-selling video game franchises, several multi-million video game franchises, including ''List of Pac-Man video games, Pac-Man'', ''Tekken'', ''Soulcalibur'', ''Tales (video game series), Tales'', ''Ace Combat'', ''Taiko no Tatsujin'', ''The Idolmaster'', ''Ridge Racer'' and ''Dark Souls''. Pac-Man (character), Pac-Man himself serves as the official mascot of the company. The company also owns the licenses to several Japanese media franchises, such as ''Weekly Shōnen Jump, Shonen Jump'', ''Gundam'', ''Kamen Rider'', ''S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Islamic Theology
Schools of Islamic theology are various Islamic schools and branches in different schools of thought regarding creed. The main schools of Islamic theology include the extant Mu'tazili, Ash'ari, Maturidi, and Athari schools; the extinct ones include the Qadari, Jahmi, Murji', and Batini schools. The main schism between Sunni, Shia, and Khariji branches of Islam was initially more political than theological, but theological differences have developed over time throughout the history of Islam. Divinity schools in Islamic theology According to the '' Encyclopaedia of the Qurʾān'' (2006), Modern scholars of the history of Islam and Islamic studies say that some instances of theological thought were already developed among polytheists in pre-Islamic Arabia, such as the belief in fatalism (''ḳadar''), which reoccurs in Islamic theology regarding the metaphysical debates on the attributes of God in Islam, predestination, and human free-will. The original schi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arabian Mythology
In pre-Islamic Arabia, the dominant religious practice was that of Arab polytheism, which was based on the veneration of various deities and spirits, such as the god Hubal and the goddesses al-Lāt, al-‘Uzzā, and Manāt. Worship was centred around local shrines and temples, most notably including the Kaaba in Mecca. Deities were venerated and invoked through pilgrimages, divination, and ritual sacrifice, among other traditions. Different theories have been proposed regarding the role of "Allah" (a word in Arabic that is now chiefly associated with God in Islam) in the Meccan religion. Many of the physical descriptions of the pre-Islamic gods and goddesses are traced to idols, especially near the Kaaba, which is said to have contained up to 360 of them. Other religions—namely Christianity, Judaism, and Zoroastrianism—were also represented in the region. The influence of the Roman Empire and the Kingdom of Aksum enabled the nurturing of Christian communities in no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
