For the female characters, Toriyama created women he deemed 'beautiful and sexy', but also 'strong'. Toriyama explained that the reason there are many anthropomorphic characters is that he found it easier to visually differentiate them compared to human characters.

He also incorporated ideas from one of his earlier one-shot manga series, Dragon Boy. įurther information: Dragon Ball § ProductionĪkira Toriyama initially based most of the characters on those from Journey to the West: Goku from the Monkey King, Bulma from Tang Sanzang, Oolong from Zhu Bajie, and Yamcha from Sha Wujing. The group is also known in Japanese as the 'Z Fighters' ( Z戦士, Zetto Senshi ) or Team 'Z' in other media, and the Earth's Special Forces in the English dub of Dragon Ball Z. Goku's group of associates, known as the 'Dragon Team' ( ドラゴンチーム, Doragon Chīmu), bolsters its ranks throughout the series with the addition of former enemies and new heroes. While many of the characters are humans with superhuman strengths or supernatural abilities, the cast also includes anthropomorphic animals, extraterrestrial lifeforms, and deities who govern the world and the universe.ĭuring the course of the story, protagonist Son Goku is adopted by Grandpa Son Gohan and encounters allies like Bulma, Master Roshi, and Trunks rivals such as Tien Shinhan, Piccolo, and Vegeta and villains such as Frieza, Cell, and Majin Buu. The franchise features an ensemble cast of characters and takes place in the same fictional universe as Toriyama's other work, Dr. A selection of Dragon Ball 's extensive cast of characters at the conclusion of the mangaĭragon Ball is a Japanese media franchise created by Akira Toriyama in 1984.

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