Are there any celebrities that like Dragon Ball/Z/GT?

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Are there any celebrities that like Dragon Ball/Z/GT?

Post by The Iron Fjord » Thu May 24, 2012 10:49 am

Besides Soulja Boy.
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Post by desirecampbell » Thu May 24, 2012 11:50 am

James Marsters showed a lot of knowledge about Dragon Ball when he was interviewed for the live action film.

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And there's Wu-Tang's RZA's oft-cited 2009 book where he uses Goku in an extended metaphor.

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Post by DarkPrince_92 » Thu May 24, 2012 11:57 am

Waka Flocka, Lil B, MGK....lol. I'm sure there are actors/actresses in Hollywood that are familiar with the series. And for shits and giggles, Justin Chatwin.
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Post by Makaioshin » Thu May 24, 2012 12:43 pm

Childish Gambino(Donald Glover) references DBZ in his song "My Shine".
I've seen Jackie Chan in a few pictures with Toriyama. In the Translation Request thread there is an article titled "I LOVE DRAGON BALL" where I assume he talks about why he likes the series.

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Post by samuraix123 » Thu May 24, 2012 2:35 pm

I think Christina Aguilera is fan. in her music video ''What a girl wants'' we see a picture of Goku and Super Saiyan 4 Goku in the background
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I don't believe she's a fan but it's random that it's there :lol:
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Post by Rory » Thu May 24, 2012 3:11 pm

samuraix123 wrote:I think Christina Aguilera is fan.
samuraix123 wrote:I don't believe she's a fan but it's random that it's there :lol:
Dude, what? :)

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Post by Piccolo Daimao » Thu May 24, 2012 3:13 pm

I think Masi Oka, who played Hiro in Heroes, stated somewhere that he was a fan. Heck, he even drew parallels between future Hiro and future Trunks, both time travellers with swords who came back to save the world.
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Post by Hellspawn28 » Thu May 24, 2012 4:45 pm

I remember that Robert Kirkman (Walking Dead, Invincible, and Haunt) is a fan of Dragon Ball since I recall him talking about the series in a interview before?
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Post by mysticboy » Thu May 24, 2012 6:30 pm

Lupe Fiasco.

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Post by takezor » Thu May 24, 2012 6:56 pm

Rory wrote:
samuraix123 wrote:I think Christina Aguilera is fan.
samuraix123 wrote:I don't believe she's a fan but it's random that it's there :lol:
Dude, what? :)
I loled

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Post by tinlunlau » Fri May 25, 2012 2:32 am

Hong Kong actor/director Stephen Chow was a huge fan of Dragonball and has a huge stash of Shonen Jump manga in his office.
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Post by desirecampbell » Fri May 25, 2012 12:20 pm

Makaioshin wrote:Childish Gambino(Donald Glover) references DBZ in his song "My Shine".
Agh! I can't believe I forgot about that. :shock:

Also, is it weird that half of the celebrities we've come up with are rappers?

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Post by SSJSteve » Fri May 25, 2012 12:23 pm

Bill Bailey wore a Dragon Ball T-Shirt on the TV show QI.

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Post by Rostir » Fri May 25, 2012 12:26 pm

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Post by Sshadow5001 » Fri May 25, 2012 1:13 pm

SSJSteve wrote:Bill Bailey wore a Dragon Ball T-Shirt on the TV show QI.
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After first seeing him wear it I immediatly went and found 1 for myself :D
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Post by Super Sayian Prime » Fri May 25, 2012 2:06 pm

samuraix123 wrote:I think Christina Aguilera is fan. in her music video ''What a girl wants'' we see a picture of Goku and Super Saiyan 4 Goku in the background
More like her set designer for that video.
desirecampbell wrote:Also, is it weird that half of the celebrities we've come up with are rappers?
Given nerdcore is a sub-genre of hip hop music, no it's not really surprising to have rappers shout rhymes about Goku.
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Post by DBZGTKOSDH » Fri May 25, 2012 5:12 pm

Jackie Chan!
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James Teal (Animerica 1996) wrote:When you think about it, there are a number of similarities between the Chinese-inspired Son Goku and that most American of superhero icons, Superman. Both are aliens sent to Earth shortly after birth to escape the destruction of their homeworlds; both possess super-strength, flight, super-speed, heightened senses and the ability to cast energy blasts. But the crucial difference between them lies not only in how they view the world, but in how the world views them.

Superman is, and always has been, a symbol for truth, justice, and upstanding moral fortitude–a role model and leader as much as a fighter. The more down-to-earth Goku has no illusions about being responsible for maintaining social order, or for setting some kind of moral example for the entire world. Goku is simply a martial artist who’s devoted his life toward perfecting his fighting skills and other abilities. Though never shy about risking his life to save either one person or the entire world, he just doesn’t believe that the balance of the world rests in any way on his shoulders, and he has no need to shape any part of it in his image. Goku is an idealist, and believes that there is some good in everyone, but he is unconcerned with the big picture of the world…unless it has to do with some kind of fight. Politics, society, law and order don’t have much bearing on his life, but he’s a man who knows right from wrong.

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Post by samuraix123 » Fri May 25, 2012 5:22 pm

Wow thanks for that picture :D I love Jackie chan he's awesome! I'm a big Kung fu and martial arts movie kinda guy so seeing Jackie saying he loves Dragonball is just awesome or to throw a little 70s twist on it, He's Super Fly 8) :lol:
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Post by mysticboy » Sat May 26, 2012 12:52 am

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