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In the original manga, only the word "Village" in English is visible on a sign at the entrance to the community. In the anime, the full sign reading "Aru Village" is seen. The sign is broken during Oolong's attempt to kidnap [[Sherman Priest]]'s daughter.<ref>{{Cite episode|Series=DB|Eps=4}}</ref> Although written in English on an entrance sign as if to denote a proper name, in Japanese "aru" (ある) is an article meaning "a" or "some". The humor is in the tension between the name appearing to be proper and the content of the name being generic, essentially a town named "A Town". Whether or not this was intended to be a "real" name for the village or just a throwaway joke (in the style of several place names in [[Dr. Slump]]) is unknown. | In the original manga, only the word "Village" in English is visible on a sign at the entrance to the community. In the anime, the full sign reading "Aru Village" is seen. The sign is broken during Oolong's attempt to kidnap [[Sherman Priest]]'s daughter.<ref>{{Cite episode|Series=DB|Eps=4}}</ref> Although written in English on an entrance sign as if to denote a proper name, in Japanese "aru" (ある) is an article meaning "a" or "some". The humor is in the tension between the name appearing to be proper and the content of the name being generic, essentially a town named "A Town". Whether or not this was intended to be a "real" name for the village or just a throwaway joke (in the style of several place names in [[Dr. Slump]]) is unknown. | ||
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| English Name(s) | Aru Village |
| Manga Debut | Dragon Ball Chapter 5 |
| Anime Debut | Dragon Ball Z Episode 4 |
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Manga & Anime (Named in Anime Only) |
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| Planet | Earth |
Aru Village is a small community in the original Dragon Ball manga by Akira Toriyama, appearing solely in Chapters 5 and 6. The name of the village is obstructed in the original manga, but a full name was created for it in the anime adaptation. Son Goku and Bulma visit the village on their first Dragon Ball hunt in Age 749.
General Overview
TBD
Important Residents
- Grandma Paozu
- Hedge
- Hogg
- Lee
- Oolong (lives in a manor just outside the village)
- Sherman Priest
Name
In the original manga, only the word "Village" in English is visible on a sign at the entrance to the community. In the anime, the full sign reading "Aru Village" is seen. The sign is broken during Oolong's attempt to kidnap Sherman Priest's daughter.[1] Although written in English on an entrance sign as if to denote a proper name, in Japanese "aru" (ある) is an article meaning "a" or "some". The humor is in the tension between the name appearing to be proper and the content of the name being generic, essentially a town named "A Town". Whether or not this was intended to be a "real" name for the village or just a throwaway joke (in the style of several place names in Dr. Slump) is unknown.
In the Famicom game Dragon Ball Z: Super Gokuden: Totsugeki-Hen, the village is renamed "Yan-Yan Village". Like with the anime, this decision keeps Toriyama's use of the word "Village" in the name but selects a different prefix.[2]
Production
TBD
Notes
TBD
External Links
TBD
References
- ↑ "The Kidnapping Demon, Oolong". Dragon Ball. Episode 4. Japan: Fuji TV, 19 March 1986.
- ↑ FIXME