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Derek Padula
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Derek Padula
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Dragon Ball Scholar. Author of Dragon Ball Culture at amzn.to/1BQWZFo, and #DBZ It's Over 9,000! at amzn.to/TCTHiL
- Akira Toriyama's pen belongs in a museum as a cultural artifact. I'd be okay with him passing it on to his protege, Toyotaro, or to his family. So long as it's well-respected and kept someplace safe. He used it for 54 years! #akiratoriyama #pen #RIP #RIPAkiraToriyamaAkira Toriyama has used the same pen for 51 years! He bought this pen holder when he was 14 years old, and has used it to ink every manga he’s ever drawn, including DBZ. But because his office is so messy, he often has to search for it before working. #DragonBallCultureDaily
- Jason David Frank is dead at age 49, by suicide. Countless Dragon Ball fans were inspired by the Power Rangers growing up, including me. Jason was the Green and White Rangers of our childhoods. May he Rest In Power! #jasondavidfrank #jdf #mmpr #powerrangers #rip
- Akira Toriyama has used the same pen for 51 years! He bought this pen holder when he was 14 years old, and has used it to ink every manga he’s ever drawn, including DBZ. But because his office is so messy, he often has to search for it before working. #DragonBallCultureDaily
- Reminder that Gokū is the #1 Boyfriend Material according to a Japanese poll! Toriyama can call Gokū a "disaster as a father," but the Japanese still want to be with him. How do you figure?
- Getting teary-eyed as I write about Hiromi Tsuru's death for my upcoming book, Dragon Ball Culture Volume 7.
- Gokū and Gohan were voted the #1 strongest parent and child in anime history by Japanese citizens on March 10, 2020. The #2 winners were Vegeta and Trunks. #3 was Yujiro and Baki Hanma, from Baki the Grappler. Do you agree with these rankings? #DragonBallCultureDaily
- Akira Toriyama drinks orange juice with Hironobu Sakaguchi and Yuji Horii at a Chrono Trigger party in 1995. #PlayersGonnaPlay #AkiraToriyama #HironobuSakaguchi #YujiHorii #ChronoTrigger @auuo @mistwalker @YujiHorii
- Dragon Ball fans, check out the weekend edition of @EpochTimesNYC! They put the most important news front and center! #MacysDayParade #Goku #GokuTakesNYC
- A fan just sent me a long-lost interview with Akira Toriyama from TokyoPop magazine in Germany from 2008. It features an added bonus interview with his editor, Kazuhiko Torishima. I've translated both and will publish them on my site soon. #akiratoriyama #dragonball #dbz #鳥山明
- Akira Toriyama made Gokū grow 3 years older in Dragon Ball chapter 113 by enacting his first timeskip. His editor was opposed to the idea because shōnen characters were supposed to remain eternal boys. But Toriyama threatened to quit and did it anyway. #DragonBallCultureDaily
- Gokū isn't a good father by Saiyan OR human standards according to the lore. By Saiyan standards Gokū is TOO kind and attentive to his children. By human standards he isn't kind and attentive ENOUGH! So he really can't win with fans either way. Something for you to think about.
- Masako Nozawa holds two Guinness World Records: for the longest-serving video game voice actor in the world, and for the longest time in the same video game role, as Son Gokū, at 27 years. She barely beats the voice of Scorpion, and the voice of Mario. #DragonBallCultureDaily
