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Uniqlo’s new Dragon Ball T-shirts and hoodies modeled for the first time【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Nov 19, 2019 - Tweet
A massive batch of photos shows off the Japanese brand’s latest foray into anime apparel.
- Japan
- (anime • Dragon Ball • Dragon Ball Z • fashion • hoodies • manga • sweatshirts • t-shirts • Uniqlo)
Uniqlo announces new line of awesome Dragon Ball T-shirts and hoodies【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Sep 18, 2019
All designs saluting the landmark anime/manga series are thankfully priced far under 9,000 yen.
- Japan
- (anime • Dragon Ball • Dragon Ball Z • fashion • manga • t-shirts • Uniqlo)
User edits Dragon Ball Z SFX and music into Apex Legends, everyone memes in response
- Katy Kelly
Mar 13, 2019
A Twitter user made a great video, turning an FPS game into a Dragon Ball battleground. But that darned choice of music…!
- Japan
- (anime • Dragon Ball • Dragon Ball Z • funny • lawyers • Takahiro Karasawa • video games • weird)
What’s in a genre: do you think a novel can be “shonen?”
- Scott Wilson
Mar 6, 2019
Is “shonen” for manga/anime only, or can books join the battle too?
- Anime & Manga
- (anime • books • debate • Dragon Ball Z • manga • One Piece • shonen)
Official Sailor Moon and Dragon Ball cosplay outfits from Japan turn your pet into an anime hero
- Casey Baseel
Dec 27, 2018
All Sailor Senshi represented, and a few Dragon Ball villains are also part of the new line of pet supplies.
- Japan
- (animals • Bandai • cats • Charapeti • COK • cosplay • cute • dogs • Dragon Ball Z • pets • Sailor Moon)
New Dragon Ball anime Blu-ray removes flipped birds, ruffles fan feathers【Photos, video】
- Casey Baseel
Dec 19, 2018
Throwing planet-smashing energy beams at one another is OK, but those martial arts masters better keep their middle fingers down.
- Japan
- (Akira Toriyama • anime • censorship • Dragon Ball • Dragon Ball Z • manga • middle finger • society)
There’s now an online portal for Dragon Ball’s Saiyans, for all their Saiyan needs
- Dale Roll
Dec 4, 2018
Want to know the latest Saiyan news? Or find out your Dragon Ball Fortune? Head to Yahoo! Planet Vegeta now!
- Japan
- (anime • Dragon Ball • Dragon Ball Super • Dragon Ball Z • funny)
Check out this awesome Dragon Ball alarm clock of olden days, preserved in all its ’90s glory
- Dale Roll
Nov 23, 2018
Who wouldn’t want to wake up to Goku’s voice every day?
- Japan
- (alarm clock • anime • cool • Dragon Ball • Dragon Ball Z • funny • Goku • Son Goku • toys)
Dragon Ball’s Lord Beerus shows up at mortal’s house, lowly humans beware!【Cat cosplay】
- Krista Rogers
Aug 17, 2018
If there’s one lesson that the Dragon Ball anime has taught us in recent years, it’s that you should never cross a God of Destruction (without cup noodles).
- Internet, Japan
- (anime • Beerus • cats • cosplay • cute • Dragon Ball • Dragon Ball Z • funny • pet)
Dragon Ball fans get first preview of Bulma’s new voice following voice actress’ death【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Feb 15, 2018
Bulma’s back, with a famous voice actress taking over the role.
- Japan
- (ads • anime • Bulma • Dragon Ball • Dragon Ball Z • Hiromi Tsuru • video • vocie actors • voice actresses)
Original model for Dragon Ball Z’s Android 16 resurfaces, sends Japanese Twitter into a frenzy
- Krista Rogers
Jan 22, 2018
This small backstory may add a touch of sympathy to your thoughts about one of the series’ most genius villains.
- Japan
- (Android 16 • Dr. Gero • Dragon Ball • Dragon Ball Z • Trivia)
Yamcha death cake wins Christmas 2017
- Master Blaster
Dec 27, 2017
We had a lot of nice cake entries thi…Yamcha? YAAAMMMMCHAAAA!!!
- Japan
- (Christmas • Christmas cake • Dragon Ball Z • Manga Bar • Yamcha)
Dragon Ball creator pulls a George Lucas, dispels the mysticism of Super Saiyan transformations
- Dale Roll
Dec 6, 2017
It turns out that not all Saiyans can get Super Saiyan just by training hard.
- Japan
- (Akira Toriyama • anime • Dragon Ball • Dragon Ball Z • manga • Super Saiyan)
Enhance your childhood imaginary games of reenacting Dragon Ball Z with VR【Video】
- KK Miller
Apr 16, 2017
You’ll see yourself destroying Freeza, even though everyone else won’t be able to see a thing.
- Japan
- (Dragon Ball Z • Megahouse • toys • video • virtual reality • VR)
Japanese Twitter artist recreates awesome fighting video game scenes in Nanoblock form
- Casey Baseel
Feb 1, 2017
Street Fighter, The King of Fighters, and Dragon Ball Z all serve as inspiration for blocky coolness.
- Japan
- (anime • art • cool • Dragon Ball Z • Nanoblock • Street Fighter • The King of Fighters • video games)
Dragon Ball Z’s Frieza cheers on runners at Japan’s New Year’s relay race with Koi Dance【Vid】
- Casey Baseel
Jan 5, 2017
It turns out the anime villain isn’t just a fighter, but a dancer too!
- Japan
- (anime • Dragon Ball • Dragon Ball Z • Frieza • funny • Hakone Ekiden • Koi Dance • relay race • video • weird)
DBZ’s Frieza drums to “Attack on Titan” theme song【Video】
- Andrew Kane
Dec 14, 2016
In a video as puzzling as it is impressive, a Japanese man in a Frieza costume and facial make-up skillfully drums to the hit anime theme song.
- Japan
- (Attack on Titan • Dragon Ball Z • drums • Frieza)
Britney Spears’ son loves Dragon Ball Z, cosplays as anime villain
- Casey Baseel
Oct 13, 2016
And that’s not the only hit anime the pop star’s offspring are fans of.
- USA
- (anime • Britney Spears • celebrities • cosplay • Dragon Ball • Dragon Ball Z • Frieza)
Japanese anime voice actor touched by fan’s incredibly selfless gift at Animate store
- Oona McGee
Oct 3, 2016
This touching story brings a whole new meaning to the term “fan service“.
- Japan
- (Animate • anime • Dragon Ball • Dragon Ball Z • Gundam • manga • memorabilia • Mobile Suit Gundam • otaku • Sailor Moon • Toru Furuya)
Tired of flipping pages? Artist creates amazing, rotating-paper-cup Dragon Ball manga 【Video】
- Scott Wilson
Mar 5, 2016
Proving that there’s nothing more refreshing than a nice, tall cup of manga.
- Japan
- (art • cool • Dragon Ball • Dragon Ball Z • manga • twitter)
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