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Vegeta
( ), fully referred to as , is a fictional character in the Japanese franchise ''Dragon Ball'' created by Akira Toriyama. Vegeta made his appearance in chapter #204 "Sayonara, Son Goku", published in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' magazine on January 7, 1989, seeking the wish-granting Dragon Balls to achieve immortality. As the first major antagonist of ''Dragon Ball Z'', Vegeta is the prince of an elite Extraterrestrial life, extraterrestrial warrior race known as the Saiyans. As a person, he is naturally blunt, regal, hard-working and is full of his Saiyan pride; he often refers to his heritage and royal status throughout the series, but can also have negative traits such as being extremely haughty along with a destructive temper. He believed that he should be regarded as the strongest fighter in the universe, and becomes obsessed with surpassing Goku, Son Goku after losing his battle with the Z fighters. However, after Frieza's death, Vegeta unites with the heroes to thwart greater ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulla (Dragon Ball)
''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 characters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragon Ball Z
''Dragon Ball Z'' (''DBZ'') is a Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation. Part of the ''Dragon Ball'' media franchise, it is the sequel to the 1986 ''Dragon Ball'' television series and adapts the latter 325 chapters of the original ''Dragon Ball'' manga series created by Akira Toriyama. The series aired in Japan on Fuji TV from April 1989 to January 1996 and was later dubbed for broadcast in at least 81countries worldwide. ''Dragon Ball Z'' continues the adventures of Son Goku in his adult life as he and his companions defend the Earth against villains including aliens (Vegeta, Frieza), androids ( Cell), and magical creatures ( Majin Buu). At the same time, the story follows the life of Goku's son, Gohan, as well as the development of his rivals, Piccolo and Vegeta. Due to the success of the series in the United States, the manga chapters making up its story were initially released by Viz Media under the ''Dragon Ball Z'' title. The anime's popula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragon Ball Daima
, stylized as ''Dragon Ball DAIMA'', is a Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation. It is the sixth televised animated installment in the Dragon Ball, ''Dragon Ball'' media franchise, and the second and last to have been written by franchise creator Akira Toriyama, who died in March 2024. Featuring a storyline set after the events of ''Dragon Ball Z'' and before the events of ''Dragon Ball Super'', the series aired on Fuji TV from October 2024 to February 2025. Premise Following one-year after the defeat of the evil Majin Buu and the death of List of Dragon Ball characters#Dabura, Dabura in ''Dragon Ball Z'', , the new Supreme King of the Demon Realm, uses the Dragon Balls of Earth to turn Goku, Son Goku and his friends into younger versions of themselves in order for them to not pose any threat to him and kidnaps Dende (Dragon Ball), Dende. Goku, Kaioshin, Shin, Vegeta, Piccolo (Dragon Ball), Piccolo, and Bulma are aided by the demons and , both of whom o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frieza
, also spelled as Freeza in Funimation's English subtitles and Viz Media's release of the manga, is a fictional character and one of the main antagonists of the ''Dragon Ball'' franchise created by Akira Toriyama. He makes his debut in Chapter #247: "Dark Clouds Swirl Over Planet Namek", first published in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' magazine on October 24, 1989, as the main antagonist of his eponymous saga, depicted as a galactic tyrant feared as the most powerful being in the universe. Despite not appearing until the manga's second half, Frieza is widely considered to be the most iconic and popular villain in ''Dragon Ball'', and the archenemy of Goku – since he effectively catalyzes many of the events depicted in the story, due to the destruction of the Saiyan homeworld Planet Vegeta at his hands and Goku's arrival on Earth and subsequent conflicts with Raditz, Nappa and Vegeta. Frieza later appears as the primary villain in the 2015 film '' Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F''' a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryō Horikawa
is a Japanese actor and Voice acting in Japan, voice actor from Osaka. He is married to fellow Japanese Voice acting in Japan, voice actress Hitomi Oikawa since 1988. His former stage name is also , which uses the kanji of his given name, though pronounced "Ryō". He is best known for his roles as Vegeta from the ''Dragon Ball'' series, Reinhard von Lohengramm from ''Legend of the Galactic Heroes'', Andromeda Shun from ''Saint Seiya'', Heiji Hattori from ''Detective Conan'', and Captain Falcon in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series. Career Horikawa started out as a child actor in elementary school. He made his debut in voice acting as Kenta Hirono, the protagonist of the 1984 anime ''Wing-Man, Dream Soldier Wing-Man''. From there, he became famous for his anime character roles as Andromeda Shun (''Saint Seiya''), Reinhard von Lohengramm (''Legend of the Galactic Heroes''), Vegeta (''Dragon Ball'' series), and Heiji Hattori (''Detective Conan''). He is also well known for his game r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goku
Son Goku is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the ''Dragon Ball'' manga series created by Akira Toriyama. He is based on Sun Wukong (known as ''Son Gokū'' in Japan and the Monkey King in the West), a main character of the classic 16th-century Chinese novel ''Journey to the West'', combined with influences from the Hong Kong action cinema of Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee. Goku made his debut in the first ''Dragon Ball'' chapter, ''Bulma and Son Goku'', originally published in Japan's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' magazine on December 3, 1984. Goku is introduced as an eccentric, monkey-tailed boy who practices martial arts and possesses superhuman strength. He meets Bulma and joins her on a journey to find the seven wish-granting Dragon Balls. Along the way, he finds new friends who follow him on his journey to become stronger. As Goku grows up, he becomes the Earth's mightiest warrior and battles a wide variety of villains with the help of his friends and family, while ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broly
is a fictional character from the ''Dragon Ball'' media franchise. Two different versions of the character exist: original Broly, a non-canon major villain created by screenwriter Takao Koyama who appeared in a trilogy of 1990s ''Dragon Ball Z'' films, '' Broly – The Legendary Super Saiyan'' (1993), '' Broly – Second Coming'' (1994) and '' Bio-Broly'' (1994), followed by a canonical, newer and reworked version of the character by series creator Akira Toriyama that debuted in the film '' Dragon Ball Super: Broly'' (2018), where he initially served as one of the main antagonists, before eventually becoming a supporting character in his later appearances. Creation and design The character of Broly was created by Takao Koyama, who was inspired to create a menacing and powerful Saiyan villain after watching Future Trunks transforming into his Super Saiyan Third Grade form during the Perfect Cell Saga, and designed by Dragon Ball creator, Akira Toriyama. Following the Saiyan ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragon Ball Super
is a Japanese manga series written by Akira Toriyama and illustrated by Toyotarou. Set during the time frame of Toriyama's original ''Dragon Ball'' manga, it follows the adventures of Son Goku and his friends during the ten-year timeskip between the defeat of the evil Majin Buu and the conclusion of '' Dragon Ball Z''. It began serialization in Shueisha's monthly ''shōnen'' manga magazine '' V Jump'' in June 2015. The manga is simulpublished in English by Viz Media and by Shueisha on their '' Manga Plus'' platform. An anime television series produced by Toei Animation aired in Japan from July 2015 to March 2018, making it the latest mainline ''Dragon Ball'' series since '' Dragon Ball GT'' in 1996 (excluding the 2024–2025 miniseries '' Dragon Ball Daima''). The first two arcs of the anime readapted the events of the '' Dragon Ball Z'' films '' Battle of Gods'' (2013) and '' Resurrection 'F''' (2015), the latter which was only summarized in the manga. A sequel film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiren (Dragon Ball)
, also known as , is a fictional character in ''Dragon Ball'' created by Akira Toriyama. Within the series, Jiren hails from Universe 11, a parallel universe to Universe 2. He is the strongest member of the Pride Troopers, a heroic organization that defends their universe against evil-doers. Jiren is the primary antagonist and anti-villain of the Tournament of Power saga in ''Dragon Ball Super'', where eight 10-person teams compete in a multiverse-oriented fighting competition to ensure the survival of their respective universes. Jiren is considered to be the strongest amongst the participants, as his power is said to rival or even surpass those of the universes' deities; his goal is to be given access to the Super Dragon Balls by winning the tournament. He quickly establishes a rivalry with the series protagonist, Goku, which lead the two to engage in a series of intense battles that eventually leads Goku to gaining new power and an ability. Jiren's debut is in Episode 85 of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulma
is a fictional character in the '' Dragon Ball'' franchise, first appearing in the original manga series created by Akira Toriyama. She made her appearance in the first chapter "Bulma and Son Goku", published in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' magazine on 19 June 1984, issue 51, meeting Goku and befriending him and traveling together to find the wish-granting Dragon Balls. Bulma is the daughter of Dr. Brief, the founder of Capsule Corporation, a company that creates special small capsules that shrink and hold objects of various sizes for easy storage. Being the daughter of a brilliant scientist, Bulma is also a scientific genius, as well as an inventor and engineer. Along with creating the Dragon Radar, a device that detects the energy signal emitted by a Dragon Ball, Bulma's role as an inventor becomes important at several points in the series; including the time machine that brings her future son Trunks to the past. Creation and design Bulma is loosely based on the character Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cell (Dragon Ball)
, later known as Semi-Perfect Cell, Perfect Cell, and Super Perfect Cell, is a fictional character and antagonist in the ''Dragon Ball'' manga series created by Akira Toriyama. He makes his debut appearance in chapter #361 "The Mysterious Monster, Finally Appears!!", first published in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' on 16 February 1992. Created by Doctor Gero, a main member of the Red Ribbon Army, Cell is an evil artificial life form created using the DNA and cells from several significant strong characters in the series. He travels back in time from an alternate timeline to become a perfect being and defeat Goku. Creation and conception After Kazuhiko Torishima, Toriyama's former editor during '' Dr. Slump'' and early ''Dragon Ball'', expressed dissatisfaction with first Androids #19 and #20 and later Androids #17 and #18 as villains, Toriyama created Cell. Toriyama has expressed some kind of regret regarding the design of Cell, calling it tedious to draw all the little spo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trunks (Dragon Ball)
is a fictional character in the ''Dragon Ball'' manga series created by Akira Toriyama. Within the series, he is the half- Saiyan half-human son of Vegeta and Bulma and has at least two noteworthy incarnations. Trunks makes his debut appearance in chapter #331 "The Young Boy of Mystery", first published in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' magazine on July 2, 1991, as an unidentified young man who traveled back in time to warn Son Goku and his allies of a deadly new enemy, the Androids of the Red Ribbon Army. This alternate future timeline incarnation of Trunks, who is usually referred to as in media to distinguish him from his present-timeline counterpart, is one of the ''Dragon Ball'' series' most popular characters and has been praised for his unique role within the series. The present-timeline incarnation of Trunks is introduced as an infant during the Cell/Android arc, which features the first appearance of the Red Ribbon Androids. This version of Trunks makes recurring appearance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
