Mighty Saiyans of Earth

Fantasy equal: Goku

Those who Practice the Ancient arts of Eastern Combat

I’m not the greatest anime/manga fan. The only animated show of Japanese origins I really enjoyed as a teen was Pokemon. I loved the old school animations however. I could not get enough of Gummi Bears and Duck Tales and could hardly wait the week for the next episode to air.

The local South African channels (which are terribly poor) show a good program once in a while. At five o’clock, when the whole family was home, my brother was usually in control of the TV, where I was doing something on my PC. I had a good view of the TV still. It is during this time that the thunderous martial arts warriors of Dragon Ball Z entertained us with their impossible, high-speed attacking movements.

The show’s main character is Goku, an orphaned Saiyan (which is his alien race) raised on Earth. He looks like a human being, but from childhood already showed immense power, strength and promise in a culture that revolved around the martial arts. When the earth was threatened by a new evil, it is Goku who stepped to the plate as the earth’s guardian.
Goku is quite a likeable character. He is kind, care-free, modest and rather attractive for a 2-dimensional character! I’m not sure if Dragon Ball Z is still as popular as it used to be, but here is a small collection I have found on the web. Maybe you’re a fan and just maybe I have an image that is missing from your collection...

“Since its release, Dragon Ball has become one of the most popular manga series of its time in both Japan and North America. It enjoys a high readership, with over 150 million volumes of the series sold by 2007. Several manga artists have noted that the manga series was the inspiration for their own now popular works, including Naruto and One Piece. The anime is also highly popular, ranking number 12 among the best anime series of all time in 2006. Reviewers praise the art, characterization, and humor of the manga story. The anime series have had more mixed reviews, with the first also praised for its characterizations, but the second was criticized for its long, repetitive fights, and the third series considered repetitive with childish fights and "goofy" character designs.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Ball