Similarities between Dragonball & Naruto

[samuraix123]

Hello!
My friend showed me something really interesting. How Dragonball & Naruto are really similar, Also I have no idea what Naruto is even about. so you folks can go through this and tell me what you think.

Both main characters (Naruto and Goku) have orange clothes and they love eating.
- Naruto has yellow hair and blue eyes. Goku has yellow hair and blue eyes when he is super saiyan.
- Goku's rival is Vegeta, Naruto's is Sasuke. They both have blue clothes and are from elite family.
- Naruto and Goku are both low class warriors.
- Orochimaru took over Sasuke's mind and body with a seal, The Cursed Seal, just like Babbidi took over Vegeta's mind and body with a seal. The Majin Seal.
- Both Sasuke and Vegeta were under spells for want of only power and nothing else.
- Both Sasuke and Vegeta willingly went under spells and didnt show much resistance to the temptation.
- Sasuke behaves a lot like Vegeta in that he hardly cares about anything happening around him that doesnt affect him and neither does he get carried away with women.
- Naruto always plays the fool and gets called names by Sasuke just like Goku does and gets called names by Vegeta.
- Goku was trained by perverted Turtle hermit. Naruto was trained by perverted Frog hermit.
- Both rasenagenan and kamehameha are same color.
- Sasuke's Chiodori is like Vegeta's Galick gun.
- Naruto's shadow replication technique is like Tien and Krillin's tri-form and Piccolo's multi-form.
- 3rd Hoakage uses crystal ball like Baba.
- Naruto's inner power was awakened by being thrown off a cliff, Gohan's inner power was awakened by being thrown into a cliff.
- Naruto's 9 tail fox form can be compared to Oozaru animal wise and Kai-o-Ken speed and colour wise.
- Kiba is just like Yamcha. He has and animal with him always. He also uses dog like attacks. One of Yamcha's attacks is wolf fang fist. Kiba also runs on the ground on four feet sometimes just like Yamcha.
- Jairiyaya and Orochimaru are like Roshi and Crane hermit (forgot his name) They were friends at first but became enemies later.
- Both shows have a fighting tournament.
- Gaara transformed into a monster (Shukaku) during the full moon just like Saiyans transform into Oozaru during a full moon.
- Sharinarigan is something like Super Saiyan.
- Orochimaru wanted to conquer and become all powerful, same as Freeza. He also acts a lot like Freeza and is pale white in color almost like Freeza.
- Itachi/Frieza wiped out all of the Uchiha clan/saiyans and left sasuke/vegeta hell bent on getting revenge on them.
- Ability wise Orochimaru is kinda like Ginyu but his goals are more similar to Freeza's.
- Naruto is like Goku but with Gohan's "mysterious" inner powers and all, which is rather ironic


also the creator said his was influenced by Dragon Ball.

Here is a small article from a magazine:

Masashi Kishimoto states in his comic Naruto that he was influenced by Toriyama. Kishimoto included a picture of Arale he drew in elementary school. This can also be seen in the fact that the title character wears an orange gi (martial arts robe) similar to Son Goku 's. Also, in one volume of the manga, a mask resembling the face of Chaozu can be seen in the background.

Dragonball was and still is a big breakthrough in the history of anime. So many people were affected by this series as kids, so it's understandable that many creators were affected too.
He probably based his ideas from DBZ. The similarities are homage to Dragon Ball.

[Gonstead]

Indeed, there are a lot of influences moreso in Naruto than One Piece when comparing to DBZ.

- Goku and Naruto are both orphans but Goku was actually adopted by Gohan while Naruto was alone.
- Naruto and Goku do have big appetites though Luffy would be more comparable.

You should read up on the latest about what's been happening in the Manga, such as...


http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Naruto_Uzu ... hakra_Mode

Seem familiar?

[Michsi]

While I can't remember exactly which interview I read this from, the character Naruto is based off Goku to some degree, particulary design wise. His colour scheme is taken from Goku's look as a SSJ, blond hair, blue eyes and orange clothes. And Sasuke's role as his rival also has it's roots in DB. Initially Kishimoto had no intention of giving Naruto a rival, it was at the advise of his editor that he added Sasuke's character, probably trying to follow DB's example. Sasuke's blue and white colour scheme from the beginning of the series was meant to resemble Vegeta's in his trademark blue and white space wear.

Maybe someone can provide proper source.....

[NovaSayajinGoku]

I dont like Naruto.

Masashi Kishimoto was indeed Dragon Ball fan and he made many allusions to DB for example Chaozus mask.

But I think for the fans, Naruto is just more emotional than Dragon Ball.

Many have switched to Naruto.

[Super Sonic]

A similarity is that they both have the voice actor of Edward Elric among their cast members. Though a difference in that is Naruto has both Eds from both sides of the Pacific, while DB only has his English voice I believe.

[ShinRogafuken]

A similarity is that they both have the voice actor of Edward Elric among their cast members. Though a difference in that is Naruto has both Eds from both sides of the Pacific, while DB only has his English voice I believe.

Whoops, my bad. Nevermind.

[SylentEcho]

@samuraix123, that's entire post of yours is from my website.

[samuraix123]

Really? I'm sorry My friend just sent me all the text stuff and I just found it really interesting and figured I'd share it. I'm not trying to steal your work or anything.

[Snail]

Indeed, there are a lot of influences moreso in Naruto than One Piece when comparing to DBZ.

- Goku and Naruto are both orphans but Goku was actually adopted by Gohan while Naruto was alone.
- Naruto and Goku do have big appetites though Luffy would be more comparable.

You should read up on the latest about what's been happening in the Manga, such as...


http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Naruto_Uzu ... hakra_Mode

Seem familiar?

I stopped watching/reading the Naruto series after the duel between Sasuke and Danzo, so I'm not up to date. Though, if I had to make a guess, I'm assuming the concept behind this form mirrors that of idea behind a Ssj/Ssj4? Either way, I hate the design as much as I hate Ichigo's final fullbring form in Bleach.

[JulieYBM]

I think a lot of similarities are skin-deep. Naruto takes the stylized fighting that Dragon Ball inspired and really took the shounen battle comic into a new, story and character-based direction. That really sets it apart from Dragon Ball, more so than anything connects the two, I think.


That latest form for Naruto is his Nine-Tails Chakra Mode (I don't think there is an official name yet). After gaining control of the Nine-Tails' chakra Naruto took on this new form. It's further evolved in more recent chapters as he's won over the Nine-Tails' trust...and learned his real name.

[SylentEcho]

Really? I'm sorry My friend just sent me all the text stuff and I just found it really interesting and figured I'd share it. I'm not trying to steal your work or anything.

Haha, it's okay dude. It's not my work or anything, it's just some points I gathered together afterall.

[the_abberration]

Here is a small article from a magazine:

Masashi Kishimoto states in his comic Naruto that he was influenced by Toriyama. Kishimoto included a picture of Arale he drew in elementary school. This can also be seen in the fact that the title character wears an orange gi (martial arts robe) similar to Son Goku 's. Also, in one volume of the manga, a mask resembling the face of Chaozu can be seen in the background.

He was also inspired by another anime, named Ninku. In fact the Rasengen is very similar to the Kuatsuke. Also, it is rumored that Naruto was drawn with an outfit similar to Fuusuke at first.

[orangebrick94]

The Anime for both had a lot of filler thats one similarity.

[sangofe]

Indeed, there are a lot of influences moreso in Naruto than One Piece when comparing to DBZ.

- Goku and Naruto are both orphans but Goku was actually adopted by Gohan while Naruto was alone.
- Naruto and Goku do have big appetites though Luffy would be more comparable.

You should read up on the latest about what's been happening in the Manga, such as...


http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Naruto_Uzu ... hakra_Mode

Seem familiar?

I stopped watching/reading the Naruto series after the duel between Sasuke and Danzo, so I'm not up to date. Though, if I had to make a guess, I'm assuming the concept behind this form mirrors that of idea behind a Ssj/Ssj4? Either way, I hate the design as much as I hate Ichigo's final fullbring form in Bleach.

How on earth does this look similar to SSJ4?

[Monkey D Goku]

Kishimoto is defiantly borrowing from Dbz and Dragonball. He named the 4 tails which is a ape Son Goku. If that isn't homage to Goku I don't know what is, some may argue but Goku name is based of the journey to the west character but the name is defiantly homage to Goku for the simple reason that the fox is named Kurama which is probably a reference to Yu yu Hakusho Kurama which is a demon fox. I like Naruto as a manga but hate the main character he is too much of a sissy boy. DBZ WILL ALWAYS BE NUMBER 1 IN MY BOOK.

[DBZGTKOSDH]

Being a big fan of Naruto (but not as big as of Dragon Ball), most of the things are ridiculous and only exist in the list just to make the list big, so that Naruto will seem like a copy-paste & cheap compared to Dragon Ball, while it isn't. Yes, Naruto is very inspired by Dragon Ball, everybody knows that, even Kishimoto has admited it.

- Orochimaru took over Sasuke's mind and body with a seal, The Cursed Seal, just like Babbidi took over Vegeta's mind and body with a seal. The Majin Seal.

The Cursed Seal didn't brainwhashed Sasuke, it just made his dark side inside him greater. And the Majin Seal? Where the hell did that come from? What the hell is a fan name(with the mix of the dub name) doing here? Just to make the things more similar?

- Both Sasuke and Vegeta were under spells for want of only power and nothing else.

Again, Sasuke was never under any spell.

- Both Sasuke and Vegeta willingly went under spells and didnt show much resistance to the temptation.

Sasuke was forcibly bitten by Orochimaru during their fight, and Sasuke went unconcious. Doesn't seem to me very willing & without resistance.

- Sasuke behaves a lot like Vegeta in that he hardly cares about anything happening around him that doesnt affect him and neither does he get carried away with women.

Yeah right, Vegeta doesn't care about anything. Only to be the strongest of all, which is Dragon Ball's general plot element.

- Naruto always plays the fool and gets called names by Sasuke just like Goku does and gets called names by Vegeta.

When the hell did Vegeta called Goku by other names, exept of Kakarotto, which is Goku's actual Saiyan name?

- Both rasenagenan and kamehameha are same color.

"facepalm"
Yes, the blue color in a spiritual attack in any fiction is originated by Dragon Ball...

- Sasuke's Chiodori is like Vegeta's Galick gun.

Where the hell is the similarity between a gigantic purple beam and a lightning fist?!

- Naruto's shadow replication technique is like Tenshinhan and Krillin's tri-form and Piccolo's multi-form.

Yep, spliting up is the same as making clones that go "puf" after they get hit, and Dragon Ball is the only place that you will see it.

- 3rd Hoakage uses crystal ball like Baba.

Because no one else dared to use a crystal ball.

- Naruto's inner power was awakened by being thrown off a cliff, Gohan's inner power was awakened by being thrown into a cliff.

When was Gohan thrown into a cliff?

Kiba also runs on the ground on four feet sometimes just like Yamcha.

When did Yamcha did that?

- Gaara transformed into a monster (Shukaku) during the full moon just like Saiyans transform into Oozaru during a full moon.

Gaara's transformation had NOTHING to do with the full moon. It just happened to be a full moon that night.

- Sharinarigan is something like Super Saiyan.

Like?

- Orochimaru wanted to conquer and become all powerful, same as Freeza. He also acts a lot like Freeza and is pale white in color almost like Freeza.

Orochimaru's purpose was never to conquer the world. He just wanted to be the Hokage (the leader of one village) in the past, but doesn't want to any more.

- Ability wise Orochimaru is kinda like Ginyu but his goals are more similar to Freeza's.

Since when did Freeza wanted to learn all the techniques of the world? Since when was Orochimaru conquering worlds? Freeza's & Orochimaru's goals have nothing similar.

[Adamant]

Kishimoto is defiantly borrowing from Dbz and Dragonball. He named the 4 tails which is a ape Son Goku. If that isn't homage to Goku I don't know what is, some may argue but Goku name is based of the journey to the west character but the name is defiantly homage to Goku

That's like saying a character with a hammer named Thor is an "obvious homage to the Marvel Comics character". "Son Goku" is just the Japanese reading of Sun Wukong, a character the Japanese are highly familiar with. Dragonball starting out as a Journey to the West character and having its version of Wukong as the star all the way through doesn't change that fact.

[Super Sonic]

Another similarity is both series have several cast members who have played Final Fantasy characters. Here's a listing of some, and I'm only mentioning English actors as while I don't know if Dissidia or the DS games have this option, everyone knows that Square doesn't do dual-language audio options for home consoles:

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[Rukura]

So...uhm...how does one mention the 3rd Hokage and forget that his summoning is a monkey refered to as "Monkey King", that transforms into a "nyoi staff"? Also his fighting style included using Shadow Clones, a call-back to how Wukong could multiply.
Also Ginkaku, Kinkaku, Bansho-sen and the Crimson Gourd.

As for the Four Tailed Beast, here's what we knew before we knew him as the "Great Monkey Sage: Son Goku"

This design was based on a gorilla... that or the giant monkey version of Goku of Dragon Ball. The horns on his forehead are made to look like the Monkey King in Chinese mythology. He can spit fire and lava.

There are others, yeah, but most of the ones on the opening post seem a little bit of a stretch and can be found in other shonen series.

[DBZGTKOSDH]

As for the Four Tailed Beast, here's what we knew before we knew him as the "Great Monkey Sage: Son Goku"

This design was based on a gorilla... that or the giant monkey version of Goku of Dragon Ball. The horns on his forehead are made to look like the Monkey King in Chinese mythology. He can spit fire and lava.

His tails being four seems symbolic to me, since Goku had his grandpa's Four-Star Ball. Also, Son Goku's Jinchuuriki is named Roshi.