What is Dragonball Z

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The Dragonball Trilogy consist of three popular shows; Dragonball, Dragonball Z, and Dragonball GT. Each of these shows are based around the adventures of a man named Goku, martial arts, and the quest for 7 magical balls known as the Dragonball′s. When someone puts all 7 dragonball′s together they can summon a mystical dragon that will grant them one wish. Dragonball, which starts the series was only met to be the first 13 episode adventure of a boy named Goku as he takes part on a quest to find seven dragonball′s with his new friend Bulma, a 16 year old girl who find Goku in her quest to use the Dragonball′s to wish for a boyfriend. On this quest Goku meets countless number of friends, such as his future wife Chi-Chi, Oolong, Yamcha, Master Roshi and even the shocking discovering that Goku can transform into a giant size Ape at the look at the full moon.

As the adventures continues as Goku grows up and meets his best friend Krillin, battles countless number of new enemies and even saves the world a few time and finally wins the World Martial Arts Tournament at age 20 against King Piccolo′s son Piccolo.

Who is Akira Toriyama

Akira Toriyama

Perhaps one of the most popular manga artists of all time, Akira Toriyama is a "hero" for many people across the globe for his well known manga sensation, Dragonball. Of course it is known that Dragonball spawned into something even bigger, the most renowned fighting manga series known as Dragonball Z.

Toriyama was born April 5th, 1955, in the Aichi region of Japan. Years later, he attended the "Prefectural Industrial High School" and graduated as a graphic designer. After graduating, Toriyama started work at an advertising company, but soon after, began making his own manga creations. His first printed manga appeared in a magazine called "Shuukan Shonen Jump" in 1978. It was a comic strip called "Wonder Island" which was set in a strange world with flying fish, and skateboarding monkeys.
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The Mythology Behind Dragonball

The Mythology Behind Dragonball

Xi You Ji also known as Journey to the West, is the story of a monk by the name of Tang Seng. During the seventh century, Tang Seng was sent from China to India by his brother the emperor to get a collection of Buddhist bibles. He faced many dangers along the way but finally reached India, returned and the 'Jing' or Gold (the bibles were priceless) and they currently reside in the giant Pagoda in Central Xi An, which is now open to tourists. Journey to the West isn't the true story but it's based on Tang Seng going from China to India in 629AD to 646AD, adding many mythical areas to the story and it has become one of the most loved stories in Chinese history.
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