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Dragon Ball Senator Nathan Johnson Thanks DBZ Fans for Senate Victory!

Dragon Ball Senator Nathan Johnson has won his battle for the Texas senate, thanks in part to Dragon Ball fans. Now he chats with me to discuss his victory.

How did Dragon Ball fans effect the results? Did they lend him their energy like a giant Spirit Bomb against his opponent?

Now that he’s in office, will he enact pro Dragon Ball legislation?

Can he work with his republican colleagues, like Goku worked with Vegeta?!

Find out in this exciting interview with Nathan Johnson, the former Drago...

Dragon Ball Senator Nathan Johnson Wins Texas State Senate!

Dragon Ball Senator Nathan Johnson has won the State Senate seat in Dallas, Texas, on a pro Dragon Ball agenda.

On November 6, 2018, Senator Johnson won Texas Senate District 16 with 54.1% of the vote, beating the incumbent, Republican senator Don Huffines, who took 45.9%.

Source: The New York Times

The final tally of votes for Johnson has yet to be reported, but I suspect it’s “Over 9,000!”

Nathan Johnson is a Dallas-based lawyer and former composer for Dragon Ball Z, the world’s most-recog...

Challenge Goku Premieres!

Challenge Goku is a new Dragon Ball Z fan series where Goku takes on real-life challenges submitted by viewers like you.

Challenge Goku is created by K&K Productions, the filmmakers behind Dragon Ball Z: Saiyan Saga.

And Goku with a GoPro.

In Challenge Goku, the super strong, super fast, and super hungry Goku will take on challenges from viewers at home, who can submit their challenge ideas in the comments of each video.

How will he overcome each challenge? In this lighthearted series, Gok...

Alex Cabrera (“Kakarot”), Remembered

Alex Cabrera, known in the Dragon Ball community as “Kakarot” on Facebook, has died. Let us take a moment to remember him.

A GoFundMe has been created to help Alex’s parents and family to pay for his medical expenses and funeral. Please donate and share the link.

Most Dragon Ball fans are familiar with Alex through his popular Facebook page, TheOriginalKakarot, with its over 225,000 followers. It was on this page that Alex shared his love for the series that has touched our hearts. From funn...

Dragon Ball AF Creator – Exclusive Interview

Dragon Ball AF is alive and well! Get ready for a brand new interview with the original creator of Dragon Ball AF, David Montiel!

As you can see on David Montiel’s DeviantArt page where he goes by the name Tablos AF, there are people who have strong feelings about his original Dragon Ball AF image and the results of it.

I don’t know if you realize this or not Tablos, but you’re kind of the reason why Dragon Ball was relaunched. And maybe even the reason why Ultra Instinct Goku has SILVER FR...

Anime Impact Published!

The groundbreaking Anime Impact book has been published, and it features a Dragon Ball chapter written by yours truly!

Buy Anime Impact at Amazon in Kindle and hardback, at Barnes and Noble, Books a Million, and IndieBound.

Anime Impact: The Movies and Shows That Changed the World of Japanese Animation is a new book by film critic and YouTube star Chris Stuckmann.

Anime Impact expresses the emotional and inspirational influence of anime on its viewers, and in the process validates anime as...

Dragon Ball Culture Volume 1 Spanish Edition ebook Published!

The Spanish edition of Dragon Ball Culture Volume 1 has been published as an ebook titled Dragon Ball Cultura Volumen 1: Origen! And for a limited time it’s only 99¢.

You can buy it on Amazon, Amazon ES, and Amazon MX, The Dao of Dragon Ball, B & N Nook, Google Play, and Kobo.

Volume 1 contains the world’s first scholarly analysis of the Dragon Ball series as we explore Akira Toriyama’s life story and the origin of Dragon Ball.

In addition, you’ll discover Dragon Ball’s trad...

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Dragon Ball Super Movie – Official Teaser!

The first teaser trailer for the new Dragon Ball Super movie is here! What does it reveal?!

In this trailer we see Goku prepare to fight a brand new villain.

He performs warmup motions in an icy environment. When Goku enters his fighting stance he cracks the ice beneath his feet.

The two combatants power up and Goku flies toward his opponent. Their fists slam together and the trailer ends!

We are left with so many questions!

Thankfully, we received a few answers after it premiered.

This tra...

Dragon Ball Legends Game Announced!!

Dragon Ball Legends has been announced for smartphones! It is a global real-time Player-versus-Player (PvP) multiplayer game, in full 3D.

The game will be developed and published by Bandai-Namco and was announced during a Google presentation at the Game Developers Conference 2018 in San Francisco.

Each player will fight with a three-man team from the Dragon Ball series. Combat is enacted through action cards that players tap on the screen, with cards being drawn in real time to enact close...

Dragon Ball Senator Nathan Johnson Wins Primary Election!

Dragon Ball Senator and DBZ composer Nathan Johnson has won the primary election in Dallas, Texas! He won in part because of his pro Dragon Ball agenda!

As the winner of the Democratic Party, Nathan must now train harder to face his ultimate opponent, the Republican incumbent Don Huffines.

Their exciting match will take place on November 6 during the final round of the 2018 Midterm Elections. The winner will be declared the State Senator for District 16!

In today’s match-up, Nathan fought hi...