Idk either of those names.
I’m so old, I remember DragonBall only as a Freescale microcontroller (and never had a clue from where it got its name)...
Redefined the Monkey King legend, much like what Walt Disney did with retelling classic fairytales.
I’m still looking for the original japanese language Dragon Ball series, with English subtitles.
Watched it weekly on Hong Kong TV in the 1990s.
Indeed, what a legacy he leaves behind. Even though it wouldn’t have been intentional, Dragon Ball Z was essentially a conservative anime, in the sense that it celebrated the nuclear family through and through.
Throughout all the years you have all these characters who meet, become enemies, fight each other, eventually become friends, marry one another and have children. When you watch the movie battle of the Gods there is something wholesome about all these former enemies getting together with their own families for Bulma’s Birthday party.
His influence amongst Japanese media is practically uncalculable currently, as he directly influenced or inspired the artists and writers of the top-selling manga not only in Japan, but worldwide.
To use an American metaphor, it’s no exaggeration to say that it would be the equivalent of Walt Disney passing away.
I can't remember which...
Rest In Peace, Akira.
Condolences to Mr. Ball.
My kids and grandkids are going to heartbroken. They are all hardcore Dragonball fans. Everything except for the GT series were great.
I first learned his name back when I was a kid and a game that he did the artwork for that was going to be on the cover of “Game Informer magazine” ended up being denied because they did not want his artwork on the cover and it caused a controversy. The game was called “Chrono Trigger.” I can see the similarity of the artwork and character designs to the Dragon Ball characters.