Kingxiao Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 I mean the name does not do justice to the story. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RepentantSky Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 (edited) Dragon ball was initially inspired by a popular Chinese novel called Journey to the West. In it, there are 8 special beads that are conceived when a dog oddly enough has brief intercourse with a princess. The 8 beads have magical powers. The seven Dragon Balls in the show are a reference to that, although Toriyama thought that it wouldn't be as interesting to have there be as many Dragon Balls as the beads they referenced. That's why, he thought it would be interesting if the name of the show was based off that obscure reference, and the parts thereafter that he greatly enjoyed. Toriyama also drew reference from that book until the android saga, where he started drawing influence instead from Terminator. Since the show was originally supposed to end after the Frieza saga, it made sense at the time. Despite how much people love the overall show, anything past the Frieza saga was not originally planned, and that includes everything with GT and Super. Edited March 12, 2017 by Guest 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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