“Ossu! Ora Goku!” Explained

“Ossu! Ora Goku!” (押っ忍! オラ悟空!)

If you’ve seen Dragon Ball in Japanese, then you’ve heard Goku say this phrase. But do you know what it means or why Goku says it?

It’s the first line in the official Son Goku Song from Dragon Ball episode 43, sung by Masako Nozawa.

And it was used in a Dragon Ball Z special in 2008, called “Doragon bôru Z: Ossu! Kaette Kita Son Gokû to Nakama-tachi!!” Translated to “Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!!”

It is Goku’s only catch phrase and is synonymous with Goku.

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