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put your feet up, scratch your head and whisper what the hell Toriyama - as we take a look
at Top 10 Dragon Ball Z Moments That Weren’t For Kids.
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Right - first things first, we have to recognise that the Dragon Ball franchise - particularly
in the earlier days, was of the Shonen genre - a manga aimed at a teenage male target-demographic
readership.
Although of course, the individual readers vary from age to gender - it’s primary audience
is teenage boys between the ages of 12 to 18.
So - gender roles in Dragon Ball are, pretty top heavy - to say the least.
We’ve got to clear another thing up, though before we begin - Master Roshi is a straight
up pervert.
No chill.
Kicking off at Number 10 - Krillin’s Bribe.
Master Roshi is a master of all things combat, and in the Kame House story arc, he was the
one to teach Goku how to fight - and also master his signature move, the Kamehameha
wave.
Although - he’s not always so accommodating with his students, and is very particular
about who he bestows his martial wisdom upon.
He’s an old man - so he’d rather kick back and relax on his own personal island.
Well - when Krillin is finally introduced in the series, he knows exactly how to get
Master Roshi to teach him everything he knows.
Not money, a gift - or a strange powerful artifact - Krillin brings Roshi a heap of
/adult/ magazines - his favourite reading material.
Well, of course.
It worked.
Who knew.
Swinging in at Number 9 - Bulma Flashes Master Roshi.
Yup - another point featuring Good Old Roshi.
Bulma is one of the most awesome characters in the series, she’s insanely intelligent,
a scientist and engineer - and very persistent in achieving her goals.
Well, during the series quest for the Dragon Balls - Bulma decides that using her feminine
physique to persuade Master Roshi to give her his dragon ball is the best course of
action.
Bulma has never been shy about showing off a little bit - but during this particular
instance, she forgot that she wasn’t wearing any underwear that day.
So when she made the decision to flash the crowd - Master Roshi got a little bit more
than he was expecting, to say the least.
Coming in at Number 8 - Buu’s Harassment.
The Buu Saga is probably one of the most intense, action packed story arcs in the whole of Dragon
Ball Z - a shed load of stuff goes down - Super Saiyan 3, Vegeta goes Majin - but the most
underhanded thing - is that Majin Buu sexually harrasses someone.
Yeah.
Buu is an ancient demon with the power to destroy the world, but despite that - he’s
also a bizarrely childish creature, that picks up his behaviour from his immediate surroundings.
So, as Buu’s walking down the street in the series, he sees a random girl that he
thinks is pretty - and creepily harasses her, asking for a kiss.
Of course - he’s a big squidgy pink thing, and the girls’ creeped out - so Buu tries
his efforts to morph into a boy model from one of the girls’ magazines.
Obviously - it doesn’t work - so, what does Buu do?
He transforms her into a piece of candy and eats her.
As you do.
Next up at Number 7 - Ranfan.
Harking back to the classic days of Dragon Ball, we’re going to be taking a look at
Ranfan - a fan favourite who’s made appearances in several movies and games since her first
incarnation in the series and manga.
Although - what a lot of fans may have missed, is a strange little fact about the translation
of her name.
Well, turns out Ranfan is actually a Japanese abbreviation for lingerie.
And - she’s most often attired in, well, lingerie.
She’s literally a bra.
In name, and appearance.
She’s also a pretty dope fighter - and competed in the 21st World Martial Arts Tournament.
She misleads her opponents into thinking she’s innocent and defenseless, and then unleashes
a can of whoopass.
Eventually, she settles down and becomes a housewife.
Well, that’s that, then.
Coming in at Number 6 - Master Roshi’s Trip.
During the Buu Saga, Android 18 has been shacked up with Krillin for quite a while - and they’ve
even had a daughter together, Marron.
Well - of course, that doesn’t stop Master Roshi from being his usual self - told you
he’d be cropping up in this list a lot.
After a crash landing sends their ship spinning across the desert sands, Roshi and Android
18 find themselves in a pretty awkward predicament.
The ship tilts, and they’re caught tumbled on top of each other.
Instead of being a chill guy, doing the gentleman thing and apologizing for the jam - he decides
to rub his head in her chest and leave it there for about five seconds.
Also - Android 18 has her kid daughter in her arms - so that’s like doubly messed
up.
Thankfully, Roshi gets her arse handed to him by 18 - so at least some justice is met.
And smack bang at the halfway point - Number 5 - Gotenks vs Hitler.
Yeah - you heard that right.
Some weird stuff happens throughout the Dragon Ball franchise, but probably the most historically
bizarre is in the 12th Dragon Ball Z Movie - Fusion Revival, where Goten and Trunks find
themselves facing off against - none other, than a caricature of Adolf Hitler.
Although a minor villain in the movie, known as The Dictator - he’s a small man with
an awkwardly familiar small moustache, who makes hand movements that resemble the Nazi
salute.
Also, he leads a troop of tanks into battle.
The only thing not making him an actual carbon copy of Hitler, is the replacement of a swastika
with a simple red X.
Also, he literally walks straight out of hell during the movie.
In the English dub, he even makes comments about Gotenks’ blue eyes and blond hair
- a clear reference to the twisted Aryan ideals of Hitler.
And swinging in at Number 4 - Goku Teleports.
Dragon Ball Z Super managed to keep everything in continuity with the shows Dragon Ball Mythos
- unlike GT, which some people don’t like to talk about.
In Super, Goku is still married happily - if you can say that - to Chi-Chi, Bulma and Vegeta
are together raising two kids - and probably the most significant - Goku is still a complete
and utter idiot who doesn’t understand personal space.
During one particular instance, Goku ups and teleports with Instant Transmission, but accidentally
ends up in none other than Vegeta and Bulma’s bedroom - conveniently enough, right on the
bed.
Well - you know, people make mistakes, especially Saiyans - but instead of apologising for the
mistake and awkwardly teleporting elsewhere, he decides to stay - as Bulma walks into her
room wearing nothing but a towel after taking a shower.
Yeah - the guy even tries to sneak a peek, before he’s chased out of the house with
curse words and lazers.
Take a hint, bud.
Next up at Number 3 - erm … Bulma?
We’ve already spoken about Bulma’s pursuit of the Dragon Balls - and their significance
throughout the original and later series.
They’re great, they can grant a single wish when gathered all together - and are a pretty
precious commodity for the denizens of the franchise.
During the original Dragon Ball, Bulma is on a mission to collect all of the balls - and
will go to any lengths to get them all under her possession.
Which - turns out - includes her trying to seduce a child.
Yeah - Bulma attempts to coerce Goku into giving over his Dragon Ball by pulling up
her skirt in the hopes that she can bribe him with her butt.
Thankfully - Goku quickly shuts her down.
But - you know - no wonder the kids so messed up.
And next up at Number 2 - Yamcha’s View.
You know how we said Roshi would pop up a lot on this list?
Yeah - not as much as Bulma.
As the franchises longest running female character - she was always going to end up as the target
of a lot of unnecessary sexualisation.
One of those instances includes good old Yamcha - everyone’s favourite reformed enemy and
ally - the brave, boastful - but dependable dude with fantastic bangs.
In the earlier series, as he’s trying to sneak up on the group - he accidently sneaks
a peek through a window.
The window - of course - leads to a shower, where Bulma is currently preoccupied in the
middle of her spruce.
Seemingly the only guy with a moral compass, Yamcha quickly steps aside - but not before
his eyes roll back in his head, and he whispers that he’s just turned into a bowl of mush.
Hm?
And finally - at our Number 1 spot - Goku & Bulma.
Of course it includes Bulma - and of course, it has to include child Goku.
What the hell - did you expect anything else?
Well - Goku’s a messed up kid, and we can definitely see why.
He was never raised by his parents - but by the notoriously perverted Master Roshi.
Kids absorb what they see and hear, right?
Well - during one instance, Goku sneaks up on a sleeping Bulma and decides to rest his
head in a pretty private spot.
Well, he freaks out that she doesn’t have any balls - no, not dragon balls.
I don’t know man, just roll the clip.
See for yourself.
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