This is about as much love for the classic anime and manga as you’ll ever see stuffed into one piece of artwork.
Dragon Ball (Page 7)
One of the most beloved characters in manga and anime history is now available as an ukiyo-e woodblock print!
Boys will be boys. Some men will be idiots.
Prepare to be impressed by these beautiful leather goods commemorating the 30th anniversary of the mega-hit anime Dragon Ball!
Anime fans have been seething for over half a decade about the Hollywood adaptation of the martial arts classic, but maybe this will finally cool their rage.
Some of the biggest stars of anime and manga are going to be spending their summer at the Osaka theme park.
Goku cosplayers on flying nimbuses are popping up all over the world to delight and astound civilians.
You’d have to be almost as wealthy as the Briefs family to win all four of the different versions!
Bandai’s next Dragon Ball figure will be of Vegeta, the fiercely proud Saiyan Prince, and yes, he really will be shaking (or vibrating, actually) with fear!
Anime hero Goku appears in giant form to delight fans and hopefully keep Attack on Titan’s monsters in check.
Akira Toriyama feels your pain, anime fight fans.
Who was chosen to voice the Monkey King in the Japanese-language version of League of Legends? His voice sounds oddly familiar…we’re just Saiyan’.
It seems we just can’t ring in the new year anymore without this cheering squad of Friezas! Is the Dragon Ball Z overlord actually…benevolent!?
Akira‘s theatrical poster is almost as iconic as the movie itself. But who knew that a character walking towards their ride could look as badass as Kaneda?
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Evangelion? Cool. Katana? Cool. Evangelion and katana? Very cool!
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