The Dao of Dragon Ball Blog
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Discover the culture, history, and fandom of Dragon Ball, the world's most-recognized anime and manga. Written by Dragon Ball Scholar Derek Padula. He is an independent scholar who writes non-fiction books and articles about the culture, history, and fandom of the world's most-recognized anime and manga.
The Dao of Dragon Ball Blog
3d ago
I’ve launched a full e-commerce store on my site! You can buy signed Dragon Ball print books from me 24/7, and downloadable ebooks. Prior to now, readers had to contact me with their print book order request, and there were a lot of emails back and forth about the details. With this new store you ..read more
The Dao of Dragon Ball Blog
1M ago
Read a long-lost interview with Akira Toriyama’s editor, Kazuhiko Torishima, published in Tokyopop Germany’s magazine in 2008! This is the second part of Tokyopop’s interview series, following their interview with Akira Toriyama. Both interviews were held at the 2007 Frankfurt Book Fair. They were then published in the first half of 2008 in a free ..read more
The Dao of Dragon Ball Blog
1M ago
Read a long-lost interview with Akira Toriyama published in the Tokyopop Germany magazine in 2008! This interview consists of two parts: First with Akira Toriyama, and then with his editor, Kazuhiko Torishima. I received this publication from a German reader who contacted me right after Akira Toriyama’s death was announced on March 8, 2024. It ..read more
The Dao of Dragon Ball Blog
1M ago
According to Akira Toriyama’s former assistant on Dr. Slump and Dragon Ball, Toriyama had a brain tumor and an operation to treat it prior to his death. Details and translation here. Takashi Matsuyama, age 66, worked as an assistant for Akira Toriyama, and continued to be close friends with him even after Dragon Ball ended ..read more
The Dao of Dragon Ball Blog
1M ago
Akira Toriyama, the creator of Dragon Ball, Dr. Slump, and many other works that influenced countless people, has died, at age 68. I share this news to help other Dragon Ball fans process the loss. I made a livestream reaction video for that purpose. If the video won’t load here (because it’s a livestream), then ..read more
The Dao of Dragon Ball Blog
4M ago
Dragon Ball author Akira Toriyama, and Dragon Ball voice actor of Piccolo, Toshio Furukawa, have been announced as winners of the Anime Merit Award at the upcoming 2024 Tokyo Animation Award Festival. The “Animation Merit Category” honors those who have made a significant contribution to the development of the animation industry and culture. It is ..read more
The Dao of Dragon Ball Blog
5M ago
Dragon Ball Z « It’s Over 9,000 ! » Des visions du monde en collision has been published in French! The book features a foreword by Patrick Borg, the legendary French voice of Goku! It is available in ebook, paperback, and hardback. You can buy it here: Amazon France Amazon US Amazon Canada Apple Books ..read more
The Dao of Dragon Ball Blog
5M ago
I’ve added an Updates page to the site, where you can see what I’m working on, provide suggestions, and check the progress of my Early Access ebooks. Updates This page provides more transparency about my work, and allows me to give you more of the content you want. Readers who are enjoying my Early Access ..read more
The Dao of Dragon Ball Blog
6M ago
Dragon Ball Culture Volume 1 in Italian has been published! The book features a foreword by Giorgio Vanni, the legendary Italian singer of Dragon Ball’s theme songs! You can buy it here: Amazon Italy ebook for €3.99 Amazon Italy paperback for €19.99 Amazon Italy hardback for €24.99 Apple Books Google Play Kobo Barnes & Noble ..read more
The Dao of Dragon Ball Blog
8M ago
Dragon Ball Culture Volume 7: Anime is now available in Early Access ebook! You can pre-order it on Amazon for only $4.99. The ebook will be published on September 26, 2023. It’s also available here: Amazon UK Apple Books Google Play Kobo Barnes & Noble My site And worldwide on country-specific Amazon sites. Coming soon ..read more