A scum with a combat power of only five!
I believe that if you have been immersed in the Internet for many years, you must have heard the phrase "fighting the five scumbags", but do you know the source of this phrase?
It actually comes from Dragon Ball.
"Dragon Ball" is so magical, you may not have seen it, but you can't escape its stalk.
In addition to fighting the five scumbags, you can also summon dragons by collecting dragon balls, fulfill wishes, transform into Super Saiyans, and more.
Today, 35 years after the birth of "Dragon Ball", a theatrical version of "Dragon Ball Super: Broly" finally met with the majority of Chinese Dragon Ball fans.
Dragon Ball Super: Broly
At present, the film has accumulated a box office of 110 million US dollars, won the single-day box office champion in 26 countries and regions, and the weekly box office champion in 19 countries and regions.
35 years of IP movies can still be popular all over the world, which fully proves the super vitality of "Dragon Ball".
So, the question is, how popular is Dragon Ball?
People born after 95 may not be able to imagine the original Dragon Ball prosperity.
How many people's textbooks and pencil boxes are stuck with Dragon Ball stickers.
If you had a Dragon Ball comic book, then called a villain book, you were the star of the class.
A lot of people are willing to do anything to get a Dragon Ball comic book.
It's not just you and me who like "Dragon Ball". How many celebrities can't resist the charm of "Dragon Ball", and its fan base is so large that you can't imagine it.
Speaking of Japanese comics, "Naruto" and "One Piece" are hot-blooded comic giants, I believe many people know it, but their authors are all fans of "Dragon Ball", did you know?
Once "Dragon Ball" had a "Dragon Ball Children" plan, that is, the cartoonist who likes "Dragon Ball" draws a dragon ball confession, Kishimoto Masashi (author of "Naruto"), Kubo Taito ("Reaper" author), Oda Sakae Ichiro (author of "One Piece") and other well-known cartoonists responded enthusiastically.
It's not just his birthplace that likes "Dragon Ball".
I believe that many people have seen the 1993 movie "Tang Bohu Points to Autumn Fragrance", but I don't know if you remember such a paragraph.
This paragraph is a tribute to "Dragon Ball".
Zhou Xingchi is undoubtedly a big fan of "Dragon Ball". According to his own disclosure, he has a whole bookcase of "Dragon Ball" comics.
Twenty years later, in 2014's "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons", he not only invited Akira Toriyama (author of "Dragon Ball") to do the work himself, but also admitted that the setting of Sun Wukong's transformation into an ape in his movie was a reference to "Dragon Ball". ".
Andy Lau is also a fan of "Dragon Ball". In his early years, he wrote his favorite anime "Dragon Ball" impressively.
If you think that the stars who like "Dragon Ball" are from the older generation, then you are wrong.
Edison Chen not only has his Weibo profile picture "Dragon Ball", but also has a painting of "Dragon Ball" hanging in his home. His song "SALUTE Salute" also contains "I am a Super Saiyan, I salute to the mirror..." This " Dragon Ball lyrics
The younger generation, Lu Han is relatively low-key, but only congratulates on the 30th anniversary of "Dragon Ball".
"Funny than male god" Huang Zitao is going to be much more fanatical. The most interesting one is that he asked fans to change their avatars to Monkey King, and "feel crazy" at the avatars of fans.
Note: Kakarot is another name for the protagonist of "Dragon Ball" Sun Wukong
But Dragon Ball fans aren't just limited to Asia.
He is on fire all over the world.
In the 2018 Ligue 1, Paris fans put up a giant poster of Monkey King, and also decorated six dragon balls around them. Each dragon ball wrote the time when Paris won the championship six times before, and then pulled up a banner "Let's get it." The seventh time." It can be called the strongest support.
The famous German football star Ozil is also a fan of "Dragon Ball".
Even Bush and Clinton in the United States are fans of "Dragon Ball".
There are many fans, so the joint name of "Dragon Ball" has become popular.
There are countless brands co-branded with "Dragon Ball", and they are all super easy to sell.
In Japan, if you don't line up, you can't buy a "Dragon Ball" co-branded.
BAPE release and Dragon Ball joint release site
In the quarterly financial report released by "Dragon Ball" in 2017, the revenue of "Dragon Ball" derivatives (animation, comics, peripherals, etc.) has surpassed "Gundam" and "One Piece" to become the first.
Presumably seeing this, you must have begun to wonder, what is going on with such a popular "Dragon Ball"?
"Dragon Ball" is a juvenile manga series serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump" by Japanese cartoonist Akira Toriyama since 1984.
At that time, Akira Toriyama had just finished the creation of "Arale", but the editor urged him to serialize new content immediately.
Toriyama Akira
At that time, Akira Toriyama was obsessed with Chinese culture, so he came up with the idea of drawing a "Journey to the West" style comic, and the protagonist was also named Sun Wukong.
But when the final work comes out, we will find that apart from the name of Monkey King and his tail, it is difficult for us to find the shadow of "Journey to the West".
At first, this comic was also called "The Little Monkey King".
After "Dragon Ball" was published, it was an unexpected success.
How hot is it?
In Denmark, which has a population of only 5.5 million, more than 1.5 million copies of the "Dragon Ball" comics have been sold; in Thailand, it is reported that there are about 100 pirated "Dragon Ball" publishers.
By the end of 2008, the sales volume of "Dragon Ball" in Japan reached 150 million copies, and the global sales volume was as high as 350 million copies. This statistic does not include piracy.
This also led to Toriyama Akira, who wanted to take a break, but because of everyone's love, he bit the bullet and continued to draw.
Akira Toriyama, who wanted to rest after painting "Arale" for 5 years, must not have thought that not only did he fail to rest successfully, but he also painted "Dragon Ball" in 1995, which makes him feel a little happy when he thinks about it.
In 1986, the second year after the launch of the comic "Dragon Ball", Japan's Fuji TV adapted the comic into an animated version.
The first "Dragon Ball" premiered in 1986, and the plot began when Wukong met Bulma as a child until he married Qiqi as an adult.
The second "Dragon Ball Z" was broadcast in 1989, starting with the story of Saiyans and ending with the defeat of Majin Buu.
These two animations caused a huge response at the time.
After that, the "Dragon Ball" series appeared again "Dragon Ball GT", "Dragon Ball Super" and other works, but except for the two cartoons mentioned above, they are no longer from the hands of Toriyama Akira.
Therefore, there will be some discrepancies in the timeline and content of subsequent stories.
In addition, "Dragon Ball" has also launched 20 theatrical versions (movies), of which "Dragon Ball Super: Broly" is the 20th.
It is worth mentioning that this time, "Dragon Ball Super: Broly" was performed by Akira Toriyama himself.
Broly, a popular villain (especially in Europe and America), has not appeared in the works produced by Akira Toriyama before.
Akira Toriyama once denied the existence of Broly in an interview, which caused a lot of shock within Dragon Ball fans at the time.
This time, Broly finally turned positive and became Akira Toriyama's "mixed-blood son".
Broly also changed the gloomy image in his previous works and became a new beauty and misery, and the future is bright.
Even many people predict that the good friend mode of Sun Wukong and Vegeta will no longer be stable, and it is likely that Broly will join in the future to become a threesome.
So, what kind of enduring charm does "Dragon Ball" have?
Akira Toriyama used to be an industrial designer, and he is also a car fanatic. Therefore, his works have a very obvious tough industrial style and his unique meticulousness.
This makes the style of "Dragon Ball" completely outdated today . You can imagine how trendy it was at the time.
More importantly, his industrial style, when it comes to fighting, is absolutely hearty.
Akira Toriyama himself mentioned that he wanted to make comics in a funny style, but due to the influence of "Beidou Shenquan", the fighting scene in "Dragon Ball" was changed to a tough style.
Whether it's manga or animation, watching the fighting scenes of "Dragon Ball" is easy to get started.
In the theatrical version of "Dragon Ball Super: Broly", the film has a first-person perspective, and the film uses more cameras to make people feel more immersive.
The various hair color changes of Super Saiyans not only make people sigh that the hair dye is not enough, but also make people excited.
But the excellent fighting can easily make people underestimate the story and connotation of "Dragon Ball".
In terms of plot, Akira Toriyama still insisted on his original idea. In addition to his unrestrained imagination, the tone of the whole story was lighthearted and humorous, and the tragic part was also sad but not sad.
Many names of everyone in "Dragon Ball" are derived from food, such as Kakarot is radish, Vegeta is vegetable, Broly is cauliflower, etc. Even the big boss Frieza means a refrigerator for food .
It's no wonder that there are so many foodies in "Dragon Ball". It seems that Mr. Toriyama himself also loves food.
This is really small, fresh and cute in the juvenile hot-blooded manga.
And the friendship of the characters in "Dragon Ball", the "juvenile spirit" in them is that we will not feel the slightest childish existence even when we grow up.
In "Dragon Ball", Sun Wukong's spirit of never giving up and constantly pursuing higher realms actually inspires countless people.
Huang Zitao regards Sun Wukong as his spiritual power.
"Dragon Ball" carries a childhood that many people can't go back to.
In addition to the bloody fights, everyone's tears and laughter, persistence and hard work, friendship and love in "Dragon Ball" are what we yearn for.
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