Dragon Ball di Akira Toriyama è la serie anime e manga più conosciuta al mondo e ha appassionato milioni di fan da ogni parte del globo. La leggendaria rivalità degli ultimi due Saiyan dal sangue puro, Goku e Vegeta, è l’esempio per antonomasia di un eterno conflitto che ispira i fan a superare i propri limiti. Con le prefazioni di Ryō Horikawa e Gianluca Iacono, rispettivamente la voce di Vegeta in giapponese e in italiano, Dragon Ball Z “It’s Over 9,000!” Visioni del mondo in collisione è il primo libro a spiegare da dove proviene “It’s Over 9,000!”, come si è diffuso il video originale fino a ricevere 7 milioni di visualizzazioni e perché continua ad essere uno slogan così popolare. Con un’analisi davvero meticolosa delle visioni del mondo in collisione di Goku e Vegeta, questo libro aiuta il lettore a comprendere meglio perché il conflitto è necessario per una profonda crescita personale e lo sviluppo caratteriale. Con riferimenti ai sistemi di credenze dell’Asia orientale e paradigmi futuristici di alta tecnologia, Derek Padula, l’autore della serie di libri e del blog The Dao of Dragon Ball, fornisce una profonda comprensione di questa storia epica e dei suoi valori intrinseci. Cambierà per sempre la tua visione di Dragon Ball Z.

Dragon Ball Culture Volume 7 is your cultural tour guide to the Dragon Ball anime! In Volume 7, Gokū travels the world in a series of anime adventures, and we will explore the culture of every episode and movie, and delve into the origin of their production. This book features exclusive interviews with the Japanese musicians behind Dragon Ball's opening and ending themes, including lyricist Yuriko Mori, composer Takeshi Ike, and vocalist Ushio Hashimoto. Do you prefer the anime over the manga, or would you like a guide for watching the series and how it compares to the original work by Akira Toriyama? Then this is the book for you! Volume 7 concludes the world's first scholarly analysis of Dragon Ball's culture that took over 20 years to write. You're guaranteed to learn something new. Along the way you’ll be informed, entertained, and inspired. You will learn more about your favorite series, other people, and yourself. - Explores Dragon Ball episodes 1 to 153, and the movies. Genre: Non-fiction and literary criticism. Topics: Akira Toriyama; Dragon Ball; The Journey to the West; Chinese culture; Japanese culture; Western culture; Chinese language; Japanese language; manga; anime; comic books; fandoms; history; philosophy; spirituality; religion; Buddhism, Daoism, Shinto; legends; folk tales; cinema; kung fu movies; Bruce Lee; Jackie Chan, the Monkey King; 20th Century history; World War II. Images: Not present. *** NOTE: This is an Early Access edition book. Here is the current content: Opening and Ending Themes OP: Makafushigi adobenchā! ED: Romantikku ageru yo OP and ED Culture Filler Anime Saiyūki Arc (Pilaf Arc) Appendix -Eyecatch Culture -Title Card Culture Page Count: 205 New content will be added in the months ahead, and you will receive free updates when it is published. The price will increase as new content is added, up to $9.99. So the earlier you buy, the more you save. When the ebook is complete, the book will be published in paperback and hardback. You can help shape the direction this book takes by providing feedback to me as you read it; including what you'd like to read about next. Thank you for supporting my writing, and enjoy your anime adventures with Gokū!

The Dragon Ball Z internet phenomenon known as Over 9,000! went viral with over 7 million views on Youtube in the late 2000s. This e-book will explain the meaning behind Over 9,000 and its significant pop cultural implications in mass media, and the deeper insights into what made the Dragon Ball series so epic.

Dragon Ball, creado por Akira Toriyama, es la serie manga y anime más reconocida de todo el mundo que destaca por haber entretenido a millones de fans de todo el globo. La rivalidad legendaria de los dos últimos Saiya-jins de sangre pura, Goku y Vegeta, es el ejemplo emblemático de un conflicto vitalicio que llena de inspiración a los fans, animándoles a traspasar sus propios límites personales. Con los prólogos de Ryo Horikawa (la voz japonesa de Vegeta) y Ana Cremades (la voz en castellano de Goku, Gohan y Goten durante la niñez), Dragon Ball Z “It’s Over 9,000!” Cosmovisiones en Colisión se convierte en el primer e-book que explica de dónde viene la expresión “It’s Over 9,000!”, cómo el vídeo original se expandió, recibiendo más de 7 millones de reproducciones, y por qué continúa siendo una frase tan popular y pegadiza. Mediante este e-book, que muestra un intenso análisis de las cosmovisiones en colisión de Goku y Vegeta, el lector comprenderá mucho mejor por qué el conflicto es necesario para el desarrollo de los personajes y el crecimiento personal. Derek Padula, autor del libro y el blog The Dao of Dragon Ball, toma como referencia los sistemas de creencias del este asiático y los paradigmas de la tecnología del futuro, proporcionando una compresión más profunda de esta historia épica junto a los valores inherentes que podemos encontrar en ella. Este libro cambiará para siempre nuestra manera de contemplar Dragon Ball Z.

Dragon Ball Z fast-forwards into the future! Years after the battle with Cell, the Earth has forgotten about the existence of the super warriors, and Gohan is living the life of a mild- mannered high school student. Mild-mannered until evil strikes,that is...and the world needs the power of the Great Saiyaman!As Gohan's high school classmates ponder the similarity between their classmate and the masked crimefighter, two even stronger warriors prepare to make their names known. Their names are Goten and Trunks, and though they're not even out of elementary school, they may be the toughest things on the planet. -- VIZ Media

Now in his Perfect Form, Cell is stronger than any creature alive--even the muscled-out new form of the mighty Saiyans. Finding no competition on Earth, Cell invades a TV studio and gives the world an ultimatum: produce a fighter who can beat him in one-on-one combat, or he will methodically slaughter every living thing! But does the human race...or even the Saiyan race...have a champion who can go up against Cell? Plus the alternate-timeline story of Trunks' origin! -- VIZ Media

With an entire planet for their battleground, Goku and Freeza continue their showdown to see who's strongest in the universe! But Goku's determination turns to horror as he realizes that his enemy has just been toying with him...and at just 50% of his full power, Freeza is more than strong enough to beat Goku! Gohan, Piccolo and Kuririn distract Freeza while Goku powers up for a gigantic genki-dama--the last-ditch "energy sphere" technique. Soon, the heroes have no choice but to hope for a miracle... -- VIZ Media

The day of the Cell Game has come--the day when Earth's champions must compete to save the entire human race from destruction. All along, Cell has longed for a match with Goku, to crush the world's mightiest hero and establish its supremacy over all creation. Both of them have enough power flowing through their bodies to destroy the earth. But Goku knows something that Cell doesn't...he isn't the world's mightiest hero. That hero is Gohan, Goku's son... -- VIZ Media

The Lord of Lords, mightiest of the deities, has come to Earth--and he needs the help of Goku, Gohan and Vegeta! From across aeons of time, from across the stars, the evil wizard Bobbidi has returned, gathering chi energy to resurrect the imprisoned djinn Boo, the most powerful creature that ever existed. Beneath the ground in a buried spaceship, Bobbidi has assembled a menagerie of vicious beasts from across the galaxy, ready to defeat our heroes and feed their power to the djinn. But the most vicious enemy of all is already standing in the heroes' ranks... -- VIZ Media

As the battle on Namek turns the entire planet into a fireball, Goku and Freeza fight it out to the end--and Goku makes a fateful decision. Awaiting Goku's return from outer space, Earth's heroes are shocked to find another, faster spaceship heading towards them--Freeza is back, stronger than ever, swearing to destroy the Earth before Goku can get there to defend it! But as the heroes prepare to make one last stand, another mysterious warrior appears out of nowhere. His name is Trunks, and he has come to warn the heroes about an enemy who makes Freeza look like a walk in the park... -- VIZ Media