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more about #dbz Sakurafire: You forgot to mention Yu Yu Hakusho and it's coutnerpart, Flame of Recca.DragonBall (the original) sparked a huge amount of "Martial Arts Tournament" ... more » miss_so_unknown: I LOVE One Piece and Shaman King! I need to get back into manga...I really miss it. (Also, that Dr. Slump clip is hilarious.) more » viloki9: I have the whole manga set, the spines of all the books combined turns into an awesome picture. I really wish Japan did the live action version of Dra... more » Tenbinzan: I love Dragon Ball and the live action movie just . . . gives me a headache. Considering how cartoon-y and silly the series can be (and it never prete... more » HalOfBorg: You might like to watch my Anime Music Video: "The Vegita Shuffle" _page Winner 'Best Comedy' Anime Detour '09 more » LiC: 3 words - live action Pokemon. more » Indigen: What the hell are speedlines? more » Grey_Area: Well, this certainly was informative! I never was very interested in the Dragon Ball manga or anime. Mostly because I felt it insulted the original S... more » LicouriceXLazarus: Did someone say Weeaboo?!?!?! more » Kira16: Shouldn't there be a category for: Why do the characters stand around grimacing for several minutes before a fight? more » 浴武士!!!! I'd like to start a manga like that: wow nice depth io9....thanks and do not watch dragon ball evolution plox...it insults me...and you dont want me insulted more » Alexis: James Marsters was Spike, and that makes him awesome.... James Marsters was Spike, and that makes him awesome.... James Marsters was Spike, and that m... more » wry_bred: I prefer to pretend that James Marsters does not exist outside of Spike. Anything else I've seen him in (including, uh, himself) is really lame in com... more » darundal: This has to be some studio-funded troll of moviegoers. There is no way they actually think this is a good idea. more » Falsoman: This looks like the kind of movie that i would not be catch dead watching, but will still be watching some day. more » thatoneguy42: Seriously? yea, it's not War & Peace. But Fuckin A people its DRAGONBALL. that shit used to mean something. say waht you will about this americani... more » Pope John Peeps II: You know what? I'm just going to say what everyone knows already. Dragon Ball was a shitty, shitty anime. The fact that they made it into a movie can ... more » Belabras: Care level - currently in the negative numbers. Dear Dragonball, please die. more » bonniegrrl: Tres bon! I would totally watch this without subtitles in French. more » 浴武士!!!! I'd like to start a manga like that: kawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww! meeeei hawwwwwwww mei haw!!!!! damn AMEKOU!!!!!!! sorry if this post did not contribute much to the story, but in the eyes of... more » -
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The Spawn of Dragon Ball
If this weekend's release of Dragonball: Evolution has left you in the mood to look up some similar manga and anime, we've rounded up some of the stories that followed in Dragon Ball's footsteps. More » -
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The Colorful Art of Dragon Ball
Before there was Dragonball Evolution, there was Akira Toriyama's crisp, colorful art. His work seems taken from children's books rather than a gut-punching martial-arts tale, but incongruity is what makes his manga appealing. Gallery below. More » -
#io9backgrounder
Dragon Ball 101
The movie Dragonball: Evolution opens Friday, and complaints among fans make the arguments about Watchmen look like nitpicks about Dr. Manhattan's genitals. What's the story on this flick, and the manga phenomenon that inspired it? More » -
#dragonball
What is Dragon Ball Z/Dragon Ball GT/Dragon Ball Kai/etc.?
In Japan, the original manga is, and always has been, Dragon Ball. (The original Japanese title is the phonetic English words "Dragon Ball,.") However, when the series was optioned for TV, things got complicated. More » -
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What do Dragon Ball fans think of the live-action version?
With any movie adaptation of a popular story, there are criticisms. One fairly thorough list of differences between the anime and manga is here. Here are some of the main points: More » -
#dragonballevolution
James Marster's Piccolo Speaks And Smashes
We've waited and waited to hear what James Marsters' computer-modified voice would sound like in Dragonball Evolution, and some new clips deliver. More clips, including a weird hair gag, below. More » -
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Goku And Piccolo Dance It Out In New Dragaonball Evolution Trailer
Goku and Piccolo make with the dance-fighting in the latest - and most over-the-top - Dragonball Evolution trailer. More » -
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Dragonball Evolution's Giant Monster Rears Its CG Head In New Footage
In the latest footage from Dragonball Evolution, there's a first look at a monstrous new enemy. Feast your eyes on the fury, along with production details, plot summary, and additional footage. Spoilers ahead! More » -
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Goku's Fists Get Their Own Cameras In Dragonball Evolution
Need more proof that Dragonball Evolution is most likely going to be a spoof of itself? How about fist-cams? DBZ's got 'em, and ready to start filming some face-on-hand action, from the hand's POV. More »
