Dragon Ball Culture

Battle

Derek Padula

• Publisher: Padula Publishing LLC
• Year: 2022
• Print ISBN: 9781943149063
• eBook ISBN: 9780983120506
• Topic: Literature
• Subtopic: Comics & Graphic Novels Literary Criticism
• Index: Literature

Gok? begins a new adventure, and this time the quest is to conquer thyself.

In Dragon Ball Culture Volume 3: Battle, you'll discover the origin of Gok?'s training mentality. You'll see how Akira Toriyama combines thousands of years of martial arts history and modern cinema together to create the Tenkaichi Bud?kai. And you'll hear how Dragon Ball almost gets cancelled, but then changes its format to become the most recognized anime and manga series on Earth.

Travel alongside Gok? as he becomes the disciple of the world's greatest martial artist, meets his new training partner, and competes in the largest tournament on the planet. Will this wild monkey boy gain the discipline he needs to become the champion?

Volume 3 explores Chapters 24 to 53 of the Dragon Ball manga.

Let the battle begin!

Glossary

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1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom II: A classic British automobile made by Rolls-Royce. A picture of this car hangs on the walls of the Kame House.

1931 Alfa Romeo 8C: A classic Italian sports car with an 8 cylinder engine made by the Alfa Romeo company. A picture of this car hangs on the walls of the Kame House.

1957 Pontiac: An American car made by the Pontiac automobile company, converted into a New York style taxicab on Papaiya-shima.

1965 Cadillac Fleetwood: A luxury 4-door hardtop with tail fins, which are the latest in American motor fashion for its age. Kame-sennin drives this car to the airport.

1967 British Reliant TW9 (Ant) Melford pickup: A compact 3-wheeled pickup that may be the car driving behind the 1957 Pontiac taxicab on Papaiya-shima.

1967 – 79 4-door Volkswagen Type 2 (T2) “Bus”: An iconic van driven across Europe and the United States by traveling youth.

1970s Piaggio Ape: An Italian 3-wheeled car that may be the car driving behind the 1957 Pontiac taxicab on Papaiya-shima.

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Adobaisu (アドバイス, “advice”): The Japanese approximation of the English word of advice, referring to free consultation for a friend.

Àicǎo (艾草, mugwort herb (artemisia argyi)): An herb that Buddhist monks place into the skin and set on fire in order to create jièbā.

Aho (アホ, “stupid”): A Japanese insult.

Aikidō (合気道, “the way of harmonious spirit”): A Japanese martial art developed that focuses on using the force of an opponent against themselves without harming them. It is a gendai budō, developed in the 1920s and 1930s, and first named in 1942.

Aikidōgi (合気道着, “the way of harmonious spirit uniform”): The clothing of an aikidō-ka.

Aikidō-ka (合気道家, “the way of harmonious spirit family”): A practitioner of aikidō. A member of an aikidō dōjō or shishō’s ka.

Aizu (合図, “signal”): A special signal that a hypnotist uses to release their subject from trance. Jakkī Chun believes that Gokū cannot escape from his yoiko minmin-ken since he will not give the aizu, but Buruma shouts “It’s time for dinner!!!!” and this signals Gokū’s consciousness to awaken.

Akira (明, “bright,” “light,” “brilliant,” or “clear”): A Japanese kanji.

Akira Toriyama (鳥山明): See “Toriyama Akira.”

Aku-un (悪運, “devil’s luck”): A Japanese approximation of the old-fashioned Western phrase, “the luck of the devil,” from the 1900s; meaning that your luck is so good that you must have a secret pact with the devil.

Amida Buddhā (Japanese: Amida Butsu, 阿弥陀仏, Chinese: Āmítuófó, 阿彌陀佛, Sanskrit: Amitābha, अमिताभ, “Boundless Light Buddhā”): A being who swore to create a Pure Land of bliss that others could be reborn into, cultivate to Bodhisattva-hood or Buddhā-hood, and then return to Earth and offer salvation to others.

Anaunsā (アナウンサー, “Announcer”): Shorthand for the Tenkaichi Budōkai Jōnai Anaunsā.

Angirasu (アンギラス): A mutated ankylosaurus kaijū created by Tōhō that first appeared in Gojira no Gyakushū.

Ankathattu: An ancient Indian fighting platform, and I believe the precursor to the léitái and the bubutai in the Tenkaichi Budōkai.

Anime (アニメ, “animation“): The Japanese approximation of the English word of animation, referring to animated cartoons on television and in movies.

Arare-chan: See “Norimaki Arare.”

Arigatō (ありがとう, “thank you”): The Japanese express...

Table of contents

• Introduction
• Battle
• Discipline
• Kuririn
• Ranchi
• Shugyō
• Tenkaichi Budōkai
• The 21st Tenkaichi Budōkai Preliminaries
• The 21st Tenkaichi Budōkai Quarter-Finals
• The 21st Tenkaichi Budōkai Semi-Finals
• The 21st Tenkaichi Budōkai Final
• Beyond the Mountain
• Conclusion
• Appendix
• Dragon Ball’s Genre
• Banzai
• Cover Culture
• Next Steps
• About the Author
• Glossary
• Index