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Derek Padula

@derekpadula

Dragon Ball Scholar. Author of Dragon Ball Culture at amzn.to/1BQWZFo, and #DBZ It's Over 9,000! at amzn.to/TCTHiL

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New Dragon Ball game announced titled Dragon Ball Gekishin Squadra! It's a 4v4 team battle game, and is coming soon to mobile, PlayStation, Switch, and Steam.

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How did Dragon Ball Daima viewers rank the show in relation to the other Dragon Ball series? Read Part 5 of my Dragon Ball Daima Viewer Survey results! link.thedaoofdragonball.com/daimasurveyres…

How did Dragon Ball Daima viewers rank the show in relation to the other Dragon Ball series? Read Part 5 of my Dragon Ball Daima Viewer Survey results!

link.thedaoofdragonball.com/daimasurveyres…
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Dragon Ball Z Scouter add-ons coming for Apple AirPod Max, with green and red lenses. Releasing June 24, from CASETiFY; around $40 USD. dragon-ball-official.com/news/01_3493.h…

Dragon Ball Z Scouter add-ons coming for Apple AirPod Max, with green and red lenses. Releasing June 24, from CASETiFY; around $40 USD.

dragon-ball-official.com/news/01_3493.h…
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French President Emmanuel Macron fired a kamehameha with Kazuhiko Torishima (Akira Toriyama's editor) and Brigitte Lecordier (the French voice of Kid Goku) in Paris at the Japan Expo on July 3. Macron is a Dragon Ball fan! The purple shirts are the co-founders of the convention.

French President Emmanuel Macron fired a kamehameha with Kazuhiko Torishima (Akira Toriyama's editor) and Brigitte Lecordier (the French voice of Kid Goku) in Paris at the Japan Expo on July 3. Macron is a Dragon Ball fan! The purple shirts are the co-founders of the convention.
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Chrono Trigger remake? Square-Enix shareholders were asked at a meeting on June 25 if they would make a Chrono Trigger remake or remaster, and they gave the most corporate answer imaginable. But it's not a "No", so we'll see what happens. Source: hd.square-enix.com/eng/ir/stock/p…

Chrono Trigger remake? Square-Enix shareholders were asked at a meeting on June 25 if they would make a Chrono Trigger remake or remaster, and they gave the most corporate answer imaginable. But it's not a "No", so we'll see what happens.

Source: hd.square-enix.com/eng/ir/stock/p…
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Toyotarō revealed a 45-page one-shot manga called Lost Samurai at the Japan Expo in Paris. It's about a samurai helping to defend a princess against a demon. Read the French storyboards: vjump.shueisha.co.jp/_3BhXjQcM/ No word on if it'll be released; nor on Dragon Ball Super's return.

Toyotarō revealed a 45-page one-shot manga called Lost Samurai at the Japan Expo in Paris. It's about a samurai helping to defend a princess against a demon. Read the French storyboards:

vjump.shueisha.co.jp/_3BhXjQcM/

No word on if it'll be released; nor on Dragon Ball Super's return.
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Celebrate Dragon Ball's 40th Anniversary during my presentation at the Grand Rapids Comic Geek Out! It's at the Grand Rapids, MI Public Library's downtown branch, on Saturday, July 26, at 3 pm. Veronica Taylor (Ash from Pokémon) is the featured guest! mlive.com/news/grand-rap…

Celebrate Dragon Ball's 40th Anniversary during my presentation at the Grand Rapids Comic Geek Out! It's at the Grand Rapids, MI Public Library's downtown branch, on Saturday, July 26, at 3 pm. Veronica Taylor (Ash from Pokémon) is the featured guest!

mlive.com/news/grand-rap…
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Celebrate Dragon Ball's 40th Anniversary with my presentation at the Comic Geek Out! It's at the Grand Rapids Public Library's main downtown branch, July 26, at 3 pm. Get your books and DBZ merch signed by me, and meet Veronica Taylor, the voice of Ash from Pokémon! #dbz Grand Rapids Public Library

Celebrate Dragon Ball's 40th Anniversary with my presentation at the Comic Geek Out! It's at the Grand Rapids Public Library's main downtown branch, July 26, at 3 pm. Get your books and DBZ merch signed by me, and meet Veronica Taylor, the voice of Ash from Pokémon!

#dbz <a href="/grpl/">Grand Rapids Public Library</a>
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I met Veronica Taylor, the voice of Ash Ketchum from Pokémon and Ribrianne from Dragon Ball Super! Veronica gifted me a signed Ribrianne poster that says, "Love Wins!" And a Pokémon poster from the event, writing, "Derek! I choose you!" She was super nice! Veronica Taylor Grand Rapids Public Library

I met Veronica Taylor, the voice of Ash Ketchum from Pokémon and Ribrianne from Dragon Ball Super! Veronica gifted me a signed Ribrianne poster that says, "Love Wins!" And a Pokémon poster from the event, writing, "Derek! I choose you!" She was super nice!

<a href="/TheVeronicaT/">Veronica Taylor</a> <a href="/grpl/">Grand Rapids Public Library</a>
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Thank you to my readers! I sold my Dragon Ball books to new fans at the Comic Geek Out! You can also buy my books on Amazon and other vendors, or get signed copies from my site: amzn.to/4mnEWkJ thedaoofdragonball.com/books/ #dragonball #nonfiction #books #goku #vegeta

Thank you to my readers! I sold my Dragon Ball books to new fans at the Comic Geek Out! You can also buy my books on Amazon and other vendors, or get signed copies from my site:

amzn.to/4mnEWkJ

thedaoofdragonball.com/books/

#dragonball #nonfiction #books #goku #vegeta
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Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO is coming to Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 on November 14. You still enjoying this game, or looking forward to this release?

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Freeza's final form is papier-mâché?! Freeza was transformed for the Tanabata festival in Tokyo, alongside the Japanese comedy duo the Asagaya Sisters who are wearing Saiyan uniforms and Scouters. Plus everyone's favorite Dragon Ball character: Chaozu! Images by JAPAN Forward

Freeza's final form is papier-mâché?! Freeza was transformed for the Tanabata festival in Tokyo, alongside the Japanese comedy duo the Asagaya Sisters who are wearing Saiyan uniforms and Scouters. Plus everyone's favorite Dragon Ball character: Chaozu!

Images by <a href="/JAPAN_Forward_/">JAPAN Forward</a>
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Japan and Korea's relations are improving thanks to anime. Eighty years after Japan's colonial rule of Korea ended, a Korean teen says, "I started to watch Japanese animation from a young age as my parents introduced me to classics like Dragon Ball Z… ." scmp.com/week-asia/life…

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I found a DBZ reference in DanDaDan Episode 19! The Moe Moe Kikoho at this maid café of the same name is inspired by Tenshinhan's Kikoho ("Qigong Cannon," aka "Tri-Beam"). It uses a heart-shaped hand technique because Moe means "affection" or "cute." Have you seen DanDaDan?