King Kai and puns, that’s what we’re talking about on this edition of Dragon Ball Dictionary! In this video I explain the meaning of King Kai’s Japanese name (kaiō-sama). I also do an in-depth explanation of all the jokes that come up in the scene where Goku meets King Kai. Get ready to laugh… well actually, you probably won’t laugh… …

“I HATE Goku’s Japanese voice!” This is a sentiment shared by some people in the English speaking Dragon Ball fandom. Sadly, many of the people who feel that way about Goku’s original voice have a lack of understanding about 1) Why Goku sounds the way he does 2) Why Goku is voiced by a woman 3) Why Goku has one …

Did the English dubs of Dragon Ball Z do more harm than good to the English speaking Dragon Ball fandom? In today’s video I talk about the negative and positive impacts of the English dubs of Dragon Ball Z. Yes, both the Saban Ocean dub and the Funimation redub are problematic but theee’s also a good side to these dubs! …

There’s an absolutely ridiculous urban legend about Aira Toriyama that is infamous in Japan. It involves a private road and sometimes even an underground tunnel and even frozen cash. In this video I talk about this infamous fake story about one of Japan’s most iconic manga artists and I explain why it doesn’t make sense. Let me know if you …

Did you know the English dubs of Dragon Ball Z completely changed the set up to Goku and Vegeta’s first fight? In doing so, they turned what is one of the franchise’s best and most thematically important fights into a generic clash between two forgettable characters. In this video I break down the exchange Goku and Vegeta have before they …

What’s the correct way to pronounce “Saiyan?” In this video, I break down the whole SEY-uhn vs SIGH-uhn pronunciation debate IN DETAIL. I explain why we got multiple pronunciations, why (in a way) they’re all wrong, why kaioken also has two pronunciations, why saibaman’s pronunciation doesn’t suffer from the same problem as Saiyan, a possible scenario in which the SIGH-uhn …

Piccolo sacrificing himself to protect Gohan is one of the most iconic moments in all of Dragon Ball. Unfortunately though, the English dubs of Dragon Ball Z absolutely ruined this moment. In this video, I break down how they changed and ruined this scene. I also analyze the Dragon Ball Z Kai dub and the Spanish (Mexican) Latin American dub …

As the voice actor of one of the most popular anime characters of all time, Masako Nozawa has had some very unique experiences. In this video I talk about one such experience. Specifically I talk about a story she once told in which she used Goku’s voice to comfort a child with a terminal illness. This is both a sad …

Dragon Ball has some pretty weird yells and battle cries. Don’t believe me? Then watch this video. On this edition of Dragon Ball Dictionary, I dig deep into the world of Dragon Ball’s kakegoe/yells/battle cries. I discuss Dragon Ball Z Dead Zone, Dragon Ball GT and the time Piccolo shouted the name of a musical instrument while shooting ki blasts …

The “Destructo Disc” is one of Dragon Ball Z’s most well known and–in a sense–powerful techniques. But do you know its Japanese name? Is Destructo Disc an accurate translation? Or just something completely made up by Funimation? On this edition of Dragon Ball Dictionary I break down the Japanese name of the Destructo Disc (kienzan 気円斬) and determine whether it’s …

Why is Kuririn’s name Krillin in English? That’s a mistranslation, right? Maybe… or maybe not. On this edition of Dragon Ball Dictionary, I explain why Kuririn’s name was localized as Krillin in the English versions of Dragon Ball/Dragon Ball Z. I also do an in-depth analysis of the origin of Krillin’s name. Did Krillin’s name really come from the Japanese …

    The Saiyan Saga is one of Dragon Ball’s most popular story arcs. And that’s for good reason. It completely changed reframed a lot of what readers/viewers knew about Dragon Ball up until that point. It’s also filled with many incredibly memorable moments, such as the one where Goku realizes that he was the monster that had killed his …