Dragon Ball Culture: Anime

· Dragon Ball Culture Vol 7 · Derek Padula
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About this ebook

Dragon Ball Culture Volume 7 is your cultural tour guide to the Dragon Ball anime! 

In Volume 7, Gokū travels the world in a series of anime adventures, and we will explore the culture of every episode and movie, and delve into the origin of their production. 

This book features exclusive interviews with the Japanese musicians behind Dragon Ball's opening and ending themes, including lyricist Yuriko Mori, composer Takeshi Ike, and vocalist Ushio Hashimoto.

Do you prefer the anime over the manga, or would you like a guide for watching the series and how it compares to the original work by Akira Toriyama? Then this is the book for you!

Volume 7 concludes the world's first scholarly analysis of Dragon Ball's culture that took over 20 years to write. You're guaranteed to learn something new. Along the way you’ll be informed, entertained, and inspired. You will learn more about your favorite series, other people, and yourself.

- Explores Dragon Ball episodes 1 to 153, and the movies.

Genre: Non-fiction and literary criticism.

Topics: Akira Toriyama; Dragon Ball; The Journey to the West; Chinese culture; Japanese culture; Western culture; Chinese language; Japanese language; manga; anime; comic books; fandoms; history; philosophy; spirituality; religion; Buddhism, Daoism, Shinto; legends; folk tales; cinema; kung fu movies; Bruce Lee; Jackie Chan, the Monkey King; 20th Century history; World War II.

Images: Not present.

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NOTE: This is an Early Access edition book. Here is the current content:

Opening and Ending Themes

OP: Makafushigi adobenchā!

ED: Romantikku ageru yo

OP and ED Culture

Filler

Anime

Saiyūki Arc (Pilaf Arc)

Appendix

-Eyecatch Culture

-Title Card Culture

Page Count: 205

New content will be added in the months ahead, and you will receive free updates when it is published. 

The price will increase as new content is added, up to $9.99. So the earlier you buy, the more you save. 

When the ebook is complete, the book will be published in paperback and hardback.

You can help shape the direction this book takes by providing feedback to me as you read it; including what you'd like to read about next. 

Thank you for supporting my writing, and enjoy your anime adventures with Gokū!

Ratings and reviews

4.4
13 reviews
Michael Harrison
October 6, 2023
It was very enjoyable, and some good youtube links to some theme songs by music artists.
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Anas Naseem
May 21, 2024
Nice game 👍
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ryan redublado
April 10, 2024
Dragon. Ball
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About the author

Derek Padula is the author of The Dao of Dragon Ball website and book series; the first to reveal the deep history, philosophy, and cultural roots of the world's #1 anime and manga.

Derek's journey begins when he sees the Dragon Ball anime in 1997. His love for the series inspires him to start martial arts training in Shàolín gōngfu, tàijí-quán, qìgōng, karate, and Fǎlún Dàfǎ meditation. He earns his B.A. in East Asian Studies and a minor in Chinese from Western Michigan University. He studies abroad in Běijīng, China where he trains with the Buddhist Shàolín monks and a Dàoist tàijí sword master. After returning home, he begins his life's work.

He is now an authority on Dragon Ball and loves to share his understanding of this profound series that changes lives.

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