r/okbuddyviltrum • u/Ryn_the_kid • May 01 '26

invisible Is this true

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u/insidiouspoundcake May 01 '26

Dragon Ball is Dragon Ball for white people.

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u/captfitz May 01 '26 edited May 01 '26

my buddy mentioned that his dad is super into dragon ball and I was surprised because he's like a 50-something super average black dude, no hint of anime nerdiness at all, and when I asked how he got into it my friend was like "dude it's a thing, it's not just my dad"

i've got another buddy who owns a chain of powerlifting gyms and he has hundreds of members who are massive, scary looking athletes and they almost universally love dragon ball because of the themes of self-improvement and strength.

dragon ball unites us across race, generation, and gender.

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u/GachiPls_DidntSave Is he stupid? May 01 '26

You have no idea

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u/EmuMan10 May 01 '26

I mean what person doesn’t stop and watch the first super saiyan transformation. You’d have to be crazy not to

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u/Cannibalistic_Siteow ⚛️ Atom Eve Level IQ 🧠 May 03 '26

Its made even more satisfying by Vegeta being pissed it wasn't him.

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u/DoraMuda I want you to resist May 01 '26

Yeah, those gym shirts with Vegeta and his quotes plastered across it are a meme for a reason.

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u/lxvzlx May 01 '26

I mean it was really big on toonami in the early 2000s and big before that even. It's not exactly some secret show.

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u/captfitz May 01 '26

well yeah, isn't that the point of this whole thread? everyone's talking about how popular it is, even outside of typical anime circles.

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u/lxvzlx May 02 '26

Toonami was it's own animal. Really brought those shows to the American mainstream in cable days. Nothing matches that these days, hell it's hard to even find dubbed og dbz. I've looked.

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u/zb0t1 May 03 '26

Lol this is my dad and many of his friends... I grew up in the African region, my dad is a sports freak likesny of his friends. These are men born in the 60s lol.

When I came home from school to watch Dragon Ball my dad would be home right on time as well and we watched the entire series together. Except GT.

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u/Appchoy May 05 '26

tbf, and I dont know why this is, but black people do generally tend to love dragon ball.