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{{about|the minor character from [[Dragon Ball Z Episode 195]]|the judge of the dead|King Enma}}
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| eng_name      = Yama (Toei on-screen text)
| name_pun      = [[Tadayoshi Yamamuro]]
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| anime_debut  = [[Dragon Ball Z Episode 195]]
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| jpn_voice    = ''Uncredited''
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| classify      = ''Oni''
| gender        = Male
| occupation    = Office worker
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'''Yama''' is a minor fictional character in the ''Dragon Ball'' universe by Akira Toriyama. He is a minor cameo character honoring director ''[[Tadayoshi Yamamuro]]'' that appeared in [[Dragon Ball Z Episode 195]]. Yama appears as an office worker working for [[King Enma]].
 
==Biography==
Little is known about Yama, however he worked at King Enma's castle in [[Age 767]] when [[Son Goku]] and [[Kaiō]] passed through. He was shocked to see that Goku still had his body and a "free pass" to train in the [[Afterlife]]<ref group="note">[[Cell]] had passed through King Enma's with his body intact only a few days prior, plus numerous other heroes and villains a few years prior. Presumably, Yama had not been working when they came by.</ref><ref>{{Cite episode|Series=Z|Eps=195}}</ref>.
 
==Name==
Yama is one of three ''oni'' in [[Dragon Ball Z Episode 195]] to share names with ''Dragon Ball Z'' series directors. The others are [[Shimoto]], named for [[Mitsuo Hashimoto]] and [[Suenaga]], named for [[Yuichi Suenaga]]. Yama may also have been chosen as a shortened form of [[Akira Toriyama]] or as a possible "English" variation on King Enma's name itself. 
 
==Production==
Due to the production schedule inherent in producing a weekly anime series based on a weekly comic, the writers of ''[[Dragon Ball Z]]'' interjected anime-only material as a means of extending the runtime and to flesh out the ''Dragon Ball'' universe. Yama and the other cameo ''oni'' were created to flesh out the [[Afterlife]] during the [[Afterlife Tournament]] arc.
 
==Notable Skills==
None
 
==Performance==
Yama's voice actor is uncredited.
 
==Notable Appearances==
* [[Dragon Ball Z Episode 195]] - Yama's only appearance to date.
 
==Notes==
{{Reflist|group="note"}}
 
==References==
{{Reflist}}
 
{{Characters}}
 
[[Category:Character]]

Revision as of 20:18, 29 May 2020

This article is about the minor character from Dragon Ball Z Episode 195. For the judge of the dead, see King Enma.
Yama
Yama
English Name(s) Yama (Toei on-screen text)
Name Pun Tadayoshi Yamamuro
Anime Debut Dragon Ball Z Episode 195
Japanese VA Uncredited
Funimation VA TBD
Personal Data
Classification Oni
Occupation Office worker
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Yama is a minor fictional character in the Dragon Ball universe by Akira Toriyama. He is a minor cameo character honoring director Tadayoshi Yamamuro that appeared in Dragon Ball Z Episode 195. Yama appears as an office worker working for King Enma.

Biography

Little is known about Yama, however he worked at King Enma's castle in Age 767 when Son Goku and Kaiō passed through. He was shocked to see that Goku still had his body and a "free pass" to train in the Afterlife[note 1][1].

Name

Yama is one of three oni in Dragon Ball Z Episode 195 to share names with Dragon Ball Z series directors. The others are Shimoto, named for Mitsuo Hashimoto and Suenaga, named for Yuichi Suenaga. Yama may also have been chosen as a shortened form of Akira Toriyama or as a possible "English" variation on King Enma's name itself.

Production

Due to the production schedule inherent in producing a weekly anime series based on a weekly comic, the writers of Dragon Ball Z interjected anime-only material as a means of extending the runtime and to flesh out the Dragon Ball universe. Yama and the other cameo oni were created to flesh out the Afterlife during the Afterlife Tournament arc.

Notable Skills

None

Performance

Yama's voice actor is uncredited.

Notable Appearances

Notes

  1. Cell had passed through King Enma's with his body intact only a few days prior, plus numerous other heroes and villains a few years prior. Presumably, Yama had not been working when they came by.

References

  1. "A Great Inspiration!! I'm Ready! The Awesome Guy from the Afterlife". Dragon Ball Z. Episode 195. Japan: Fuji TV, 28 July 1993.