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When the finalists for the [[21st Tenka'ichi Budōkai|21st ''Tenka'ichi Budōkai'']] gather before the competition begins, [[Jackie Chun]] approaches Lan-Fan and tries to talk to her. She ignores him, but then he tries to ask the [[Tenka'ichi Budōkai Ringside Announcer|announcer]] if he can fight her. The announcer angrily tells him no. Lan-Fan draws #6, pitting her against [[Namu]] in the third match.<ref>{{Cite manga|Chp=35}}</ref><ref>{{Cite episode|Series=DB|Eps=20}}</ref> | When the finalists for the [[21st Tenka'ichi Budōkai|21st ''Tenka'ichi Budōkai'']] gather before the competition begins, [[Jackie Chun]] approaches Lan-Fan and tries to talk to her. She ignores him, but then he tries to ask the [[Tenka'ichi Budōkai Ringside Announcer|announcer]] if he can fight her. The announcer angrily tells him no. Lan-Fan draws #6, pitting her against [[Namu]] in the third match.<ref>{{Cite manga|Chp=35}}</ref><ref>{{Cite episode|Series=DB|Eps=20}}</ref> | ||
==Name== | ==Name== | ||
Lan-Fan's name comes from [https://jisho.org/search/ランファン ランファン] (''ranfan''), a Japanese abbreviation for "lingerie and foundation (garments)", an apparel marketing term. | Lan-Fan's name comes from [https://jisho.org/search/ランファン ランファン] (''ranfan''), a Japanese abbreviation for "lingerie and foundation (garments)", an apparel marketing term. | ||
{{Quotation|When I was working in an advertising company, female underwear was called 'Ran-Fan'. This comes from an abbreviation of 'Lingerie and Foundation'. The character has that sort of image.|Akira Toriyama<ref>{{Cite guidebook|Title="I want to know the characters' name sources!"|Book=20|Page=p. 159}}<br>--{{Cite web|URL=http://www.kanzenshuu.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=12853|Website=Kanzenshuu|Title="Name Pun Round-Up"|Date=12 March 2010|AccessDate=09 November 2018}}</ref>}} | |||
==Production== | ==Production== | ||
==Notable Skills== | ==Notable Skills== | ||
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Manga  Anime Lan-Fan (Anime) | |
| English Name(s) |
Ranfan (Funi dub) Lanfang (Funi subs) Ran Fuan (Viz) |
| Name Pun | Lingerie and Foundation |
| Manga Debut | Dragon Ball Chapter 35 |
| Anime Debut | Dragon Ball Episode 21 |
| Japanese VA | Yōko Kawanami |
| Funimation VA | Laura Bailey |
Lan-Fan is a fictional character in the Dragon Ball manga series by Akira Toriyama. Lan-Fan makes her debut in chapter 35, published in the 1985 #35 issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump.
Biography
When the finalists for the 21st Tenka'ichi Budōkai gather before the competition begins, Jackie Chun approaches Lan-Fan and tries to talk to her. She ignores him, but then he tries to ask the announcer if he can fight her. The announcer angrily tells him no. Lan-Fan draws #6, pitting her against Namu in the third match.[1][2]
Name
Lan-Fan's name comes from ランファン (ranfan), a Japanese abbreviation for "lingerie and foundation (garments)", an apparel marketing term.
When I was working in an advertising company, female underwear was called 'Ran-Fan'. This comes from an abbreviation of 'Lingerie and Foundation'. The character has that sort of image.
— Akira Toriyama[3]
Production
Notable Skills
Performance
Lan-Fan is voiced by Yōko Kawanami, who later voiced Bulma's Mom in Dragon Ball Z and parts of Dragon Ball Kai. In the Funimation English dub, Lan-Fan is voiced by Laura Bailey, best known as the voice of young Trunks.
Notable Appearances
References
- ↑ Toriyama, Akira. Dragon Ball Chapter 35: "The Match-ups are Decided!!". Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1985 #35. Japan: Shueisha, 30 July 1985.
- ↑ "Will it Appear?! The Power of Training". Dragon Ball. Episode 20. Japan: Fuji TV, 09 July 1986.
- ↑ "I want to know the characters' name sources!". Dragon Ball Kanzenban Official Guide: Dragon Ball Forever. Japan: Shueisha, 30 April 2004. ISBN 4-08-873702-4. (p. 159)
--"Name Pun Round-Up" (12 March 2010). Kanzenshuu. Retrieved: 09 November 2018.