Martin, Theron (4 March 2009). "Dragon Ball – Season 8 Uncut (uncut)". Anime News Network . Retrieved February 7, 2019. Oshita, Marina; Miyakoda, Haruko (2019). "Sound Symbolism and Its Effect On Character Names: A Study On Consonants" (PDF). Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences: 2134–2138 . Retrieved March 18, 2021. Pilaf ( ピラフ, Pirafu), Emperor Pilaf in the English anime dub, is a small impish blue creature who is the leader of the Pilaf Gang ( ピラフ一味, Pirafu Ichimi ) and dreams of ruling the world. He seeks the Dragon Balls to wish for world domination together with his two minions: Shu ( シュウ, Shū), a humanoid dog in a ninja outfit; and Mai ( マイ), a woman who resorts to weaponry and technology, and serves as a foil to the bumbling personalities of her colleagues. Shu was originally named "Soba" ( ソバ) when he first appeared, but when the series was being adapted into an anime, the staff asked Toriyama what his name was and he replied with Shu instead, forgetting that he had already named him. [ ch.18] [ vol.12:afterword] By the time he realized the mistake, the anime had already aired, so he decided to use Shu in the manga when the character reappeared. [ vol.12:afterword] Appears yawning in mirror) Ho-hum … I’m exhausted … Do something useful… now that it’s spring … Plant something, sow something …

Yawning) OK. What if the two of us go and have a look… We’ll give it one right in the kisser. Like that, really. I’m awful strong, y’know. Vol. 31 (ch. 362–373): The Terror of Cell. April 2004. ISBN 978-1-59116-186-8. and 忍びよるセル (in Japanese). August 1992. ISBN 978-4-08-851686-8. Boo’s various absorbed forms aren’t really called anything specific in the manga. After absorbing Gotenks and Piccolo in chapter 499, Boo refers to his new self as the “mightiest majin” (最強の魔人/ saikyou no majin), but that’s about it. Interestingly Curtis Hoffman’s manga summaries (which were written while the Boo arc was still serializing in Jump) say that when chapter 501 ran in Jump, a sidebar asked whether “Buu + Piccolo + Super Gotenks == Super Bupinks". Unfortunately I’ve been unable to find any other mention of this, but some Japanese fans do refer to that form as “Super Bupinks” (超ブピンクス).The plant is growing and growing… and I’m all out proper food … And if I give it my bread, what will I eat? (Louder) I don’t have anything more. You have my permission to remain hungry. You’re not getting anything more until tomorrow. Vol. 14 (ch. 157–168): Heaven and Earth. February 2004. ISBN 978-1-59116-169-1. and さらなる飛躍 (in Japanese). August 1988. ISBN 978-4-08-851611-0. The Grand Minister ( 大神官, daishinkan), also known as the Grand Priest in Viz's English manga, is the principal advisor and a guiding figure to Zeno as well as the father of all twelve Angels. He is responsible for enforcing Zeno's decrees and welcoming guests to the supreme deity's residential palace. Additionally, the Grand Minister served as the referee of the Zeno Expo and the Tournament of Power. Many Dragon Ball characters have names that are puns, which are associated with related characters. For example, Bulma and her family are named after undergarments, members of the human-like alien race known as the Saiyans are named after vegetables, and because Frieza is a pun on freezer, the Ginyu Force are named after products that are kept in a refrigerator. [11] A study on sound symbolism and its effect on character names conducted by researchers at Tsuda University, Tokyo discover that out of a sample size of 118 villainous characters from Dragon Ball, the consonants /g/ and /b/ were frequently used in their names and that there was a strong tendency to link "bad & male" characters with /ɡ/, which supports the notion that "a sound-meaning association can be attested in at least some phonemes" in the Japanese language. [12] Toriyama explained that he does not like giving names to techniques and special abilities, but did so at his editor's suggestion. [10] His wife was the one who named the series' signature Kamehameha ( かめはめ波, lit. "Kamehame Wave"), but he named all the others, even selecting them specifically for each character; saying someone like Vegeta would use names in English, and using kanji for the more sophisticated Piccolo. [10] There’s more to Mister Boo than meets the eye. With his green thumb he makes our garden hum. He puts seeds in the ground and spreads the dirt around. Next thing you know they’ve grown up to the sky.

Theron, Martin (2013-08-11). "Dragon Ball [3-in-1 Edition] GN 1 - Review". Anime News Network . Retrieved 2015-03-12.

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Vol. 42 (ch. 503–519): Goodbye, Dragon World!. June 2006. ISBN 978-1-4215-0636-4. and バイバイ ドラゴンワールド (in Japanese). August 1995. ISBN 978-4-08-851090-3. Vol. 32 (ch. 374–385): The Room of Spirit and Time. July 2004. ISBN 978-1-59116-328-2. and セルの完全体 完成！！ (in Japanese). November 1992. ISBN 978-4-08-851687-5. Voice Actor/Narrator Junpei Takiguchi Passes Away". Anime News Network. 2011-08-29 . Retrieved 2015-03-07. MISTER BOO dashes out into yard, sags against apple tree in utter despair. MIKE approaches and stops to stare in amazement at whimpering MISTER BOO. Vol. 4 (ch. 37–48): Strongest Under the Heavens. March 2003. ISBN 978-1-56931-923-9. and 大決勝戦 (in Japanese). October 1986. ISBN 978-4-08-851834-3.