The Saiyan Saga is one of Dragon Ball’s most popular story arcs. And that’s for good reason. It completely changed reframed a …

On this episode of Japan Station, supernatural stories, Japanese folklore, Japanese urban legends and more with Kevin O’Shea, host of the Supernatural Japan podcast. …

In this video I do a DEEP dive into Goku’s most famous line: ossu ora Gokū (オッス!オラ悟空! ). This is arguably Goku’s most well …

The Great Ape is one of the Dragon Ball franchise’s most iconic transformations. But did you know “Great Ape” is actually a mistranslation of …

Originally released on 3/21/2024 as pisode 80 of Ichimon Japan. On this episode of Ichimon Japan we talk about what the best kind of English …

There’s tons of examples of why the English dubs of Dragon Ball Z suck and in this video I talk about one that isn’t …

On this episode of Japan Station, I dig into the history of a fascinating example of Japanese slang: gyarandu (ギャランドゥ). This is a Japanese …

There’s a lot of a-holes out there that think they know how to pronounce Dragon Ball names correctly. The vast majority of these individuals …

 On this episode of Japan Station, I talk to photographer and journalist Michael Magers. Michael has spent over a decade documenting shokunin (artisans/crafworkers) …

What do people in Japan think of Dragon Ball DAIMA? Do they like it? Do they hate it? That’s what I’m talking about in …

We’re taking a deep dive into how Krillin’s first death affected the production of the Dragon Ball anime in this one. We’re also digging …

Dr. Arinsu’s plan in Dragon Ball DAIMA was HORRIBLE. In this video I explain why her plan was so bad and what she should …