akira toriyama
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Yasuke Is A Full-Circle Moment For Black Anime Fans
Watching the first episode of Yasuke, Netflix’s new fantastical animated show about the life of a Black samurai, I started to cry. I remembered how it felt to be a 16-year-old girl watching anime in the nighttime darkness of my living room. Watching Yasuke, with its titular Black character kicking arse to a soundtrack by…
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Why Some Japanese Dragon Quest Fans Don’t Seem Thrilled With The CG Anime Movie
Last week, the debut trailer for a full CG Dragon Quest anime was released. You’d think that all Japanese Dragon Quest fans would be delighted, right? Well, you’d be wrong.
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The Reason Why Super Saiyan Hair Is Blond
In Dragon Ball, when members of the Saiyan race transform into their Super Saiyan form, their hair goes from black to blond. Recently on Japanese TV (via Topic News), Weekly Jump editor in chief Hiroyuki Nakano explained why.
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One Piece’s And Dragon Ball’s Creators Talk About Not Sleeping
Making manga is not easy. Something has to give and that something is usually sleep!