Why has "Dragon Ball" been popular for so many years?

Donnell 2022-11-15 20:19:59

The theatrical films released this week, I don't know if they have been discussed, they are all playing with feelings.

The top three giants in the row:

The live-action version of "Aladdin" uses Disney's classic IP.

"Mayday Life Unlimited Company" opened Mayday's screen concert,

Not to mention "Dragon Ball Super: Broly" , I believe that many old boys in the 80s and 90s grew up watching "Dragon Ball".

When it comes to the mainland box office, although "Dragon Ball Super: Broly" is not as good as the other two.

But if you want to compare influence and fan size, there are very few that can match "Dragon Ball".

The comics have been serialized for 11 years, and the global sales volume of the single book is 230 million;

The protagonist Sun Wukong was elected as the ambassador of the Olympic Games;

In its heyday, there was even a saying in Japan -

Japanese comics are divided into two categories: "Dragon Ball" and others.

2020 Tokyo "Genki" Olympic Games

Is "Dragon Ball Super: Broly" worth watching?

value.

But, scorers.

Die-hard fans, passionate fans, and junior high school youths, hurry up and open the ticketing software. This theatrical version will never treat you badly.

Audiences who want to read the story, peace-loving girls, and passersby with keen hearing , Sister Kill also advises you to quickly dispel your curiosity.

The simple plot of "Dragon Ball Super: Broly" , a lot of battles and seiyuu who keep killing pigs and screaming , can definitely dissuade you in minutes.

This point, I don't need to explain more, everyone who has watched "Dragon Ball" knows it.

But with that said, the question arises again:

Since "Dragon Ball" has these problems, why has it been popular for more than 30 years?

Today, Shajie talks about two important reasons that are often overlooked by everyone.

When "Dragon Ball" came out in 1985, its reputation was not good and its popularity was not high.

Shonen Jump almost cut off this manga because of that.

At this time, the editor of the manga club, Tori Yu , was in a hurry. He took the reader questionnaire to find Toriyama Ming and said:

"Don't take the funny line of "Alalei" anymore. You see what you drew. It's either a lascivious old man or a pig who steals panties. It's juvenile manga, let's add more fights, why don't we learn from "Beidou Shenquan"?"

So the design of "The World's No. 1 Martial Arts Club" came on stage, and "Dragon Ball" also reached the top in an instant.

Different from many comics, the fancy shape and the name of the move are full of brains.

The storyboards of the battle scenes in "Dragon Ball" are very pragmatic and detailed.

In most Japanese manga, even some well-known manga, drawing battles is often just—

The protagonist is silent and handsome or shouts: "I'm going to make a big move!"

Then add some weird little close-ups, the action route is all based on imagination, and the people who watch it have a headache.

Byakuya Kuchiki, the king of pretend X

The battle in "Dragon Ball" is like a hooligan fight in a street food stall, with a strong sense of reality and immersion.

The action disassembly is very precise, and the position of the characters will not be biased.

Every move, how to dodge, how to cut, all are clear at a glance.

Ichiro Yakilobe

The level of "Dragon Ball" in this regard, let alone comics, some martial arts movies may not be able to do it. (Yes, that is Tsui Hark)

Even though Akira Toriyama painted the action storyboards meticulously and accurately, he often possessed Ge You when he serialized the comics .

Killing sister found a lot, Toriyama Akira's original words in an interview.

"The reason why I designed such a Super Saiyan image for Sun Wukong is because that way I don't have to color my hair."

"I didn't think about Frieza's transformation at first, I just wanted to make things mysterious, and I like to draw simple things. The image of Frieza's third form is too complicated, so I immediately changed it to the final form."

"I think it's very troublesome to draw guys with complex shapes, but Sharu is very troublesome, with so many spots on his body."

"I don't like the countryside very much. The reason why I paint so many countryside scenes is that I don't want to paint tall buildings and houses."

"I'll tell you a lazy trick. When drawing complex backgrounds, such as the world's No. 1 martial arts club, destroy the entire venue as soon as possible, so that you don't have to draw those backgrounds."

how about it?

Do you feel that the character design of a great cartoonist suddenly collapsed?

I began to wonder, how can such a person draw good works?

Don't worry, these are all tricks by Akira Toriyama .

He steals and plays tricks on scenes and character modeling, but he spends a lot of thought on other details.

For example, Oolong saw the same kind at the dinner table.

There are also some large scenes, the detailed expressions and states of each character.

In the plot setting, the grandfather who found Wukong was originally trampled to death by him turning into a great ape.

The sturdy life of the Saiyan nation does not require coding

If it is replaced by other comics, this kind of tragic past will definitely give the main line an ambush.

Then find a plot point, tell the truth, attack the protagonist, and lie to tears.

But the truth of what happened in "Dragon Ball" was really brought into the grave by a few people.

Even though Frieza had a grudge against Sun Wukong for killing his father and exterminating his family, when he defeated Frieza, Sun Wukong did not kill him, but instead let Frieza run for his own life.

However, Frieza is one person below ten thousand people, and he can't stand this kind of anger.

In the blink of an eye, he cut himself into several pieces.

Sun Wukong has always followed the character of the martial arts family, and this setting is sympathetic to Zhou Xingchi.

Do you want to learn, I will teach you

Akira Toriyama once stated:

"I drew "Dragon Ball" just to make the children in Japan happy, I didn't want to convey any message or teach people what to do."

Compared with some works that rely on curious settings and complex conspiracies to attract readers' attention.

"Dragon Ball" covers up all negative emotions, is relaxed and sincere, but is more easily accepted by the public.

Iron Man Sun Wukong, Green Hat King Vegeta

In the category of movies, we usually call some films with profound meanings and grand worldviews as masterpieces.

Because the audience of the film is mostly adults, the audience needs to understand the director through the big screen and analyze the meaning and expression of the film.

But comics affect more teenagers, and readers only need to understand that "justice will triumph over evil" .

Society is too complicated, people are too unpredictable, and children are exposed to it too early, which is not a good thing after all.

Toriyama obviously knows this very well, so even if "Dragon Ball" has been updated for more than 30 years, Sun Wukong is still a teenager who often commits two crimes.

This comic, which has grown up with countless people, has been adapted into animation, games, and movies (excluding the live-action version), and has derived countless figures and peripherals, carrying too many memories and beauty.

I don't know, when you grow up and look back at "Dragon Ball", can you still remember——

Those summers of playing marbles, catching secrets, and scrambling for the remote control with parents.

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Extended Reading

Dragon Ball Super: Broly quotes

  • Broly: This is Ba's ear.

    Cheelai: Oh, you mean the fur that I was asking about?

    Broly: Me and Ba got along well back home... Ba was a big animal than giant, and more fearsome than most besome of Vampa. I named Ba after the sound of creature would makes sometime... It was scary when they got mad. But, I got over that. And I started to train while avoiding Ba's teeth. We became like friends, we became like good friends.

    Lemo: So, this monster was the first friend you've ever made?

    Broly: Yeah. But, my dad didn't like that one bit. He said that being friend with Ba wasn't training but playing. So, then... Dad shot Ba's ear off with a gun, we can get angry with him and me. After that, Ba was never the same again. That's why I decided to keep Ba's ear. To remember like we were friends.

    Cheelai: That's more than I ever heard you speak, Broly.

  • Frieza: Broly, look! It's such a tragedy! Broly, look at me!

    [Broly looks at Frieza]

    Frieza: It's your father, he was killed by a stray energy blast!

    [Broly looked at his father died, shocked and began to rage]