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'''Bulma''' is a fictional character in the ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' manga series by [[Akira Toriyama]]. Bulma makes her debut in [[Dragon Ball Chapter 1| | '''Bulma''' is a fictional character in the ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' manga series by [[Akira Toriyama]]. Bulma makes her debut in [[Dragon Ball Chapter 1|Chapter 1]], published in the 1984 #51 issue of Shueisha's ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]''. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
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| Bulma | |
|---|---|
| ブルマ (Buruma) | |
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Manga  Anime  | |
| English Name(s) | Bulma Briefs (FUNimation) |
| Name Pun | Bloomers |
| Manga Debut | Dragon Ball Chapter 1 |
| Anime Debut | Dragon Ball Episode 1 |
| Japanese VA |
Hiromi Tsuru Aya Hisakawa |
| Canadian VA |
Lalainia Lindbjerg Maggie Blue O'Hara |
| Funimation VA |
Tiffany Vollmer Monica Rial |
| Personal Data | |
| Birth | 18 August, Age 733[1][2] |
| Death | 08 May, Age 774[5] |
| Height | 165 cm[3] |
| Weight | 49 kg[4] |
| Occupation | Capsule Corporation Scientist |
| Relationship Data | |
| Family |
Bulma's Mother (Mother) Brief (Father) Tights (Sister) |
| Spouse | Vegeta |
| Significant other(s) | Yamcha (Formerly) |
| Children |
Trunks Bra |
| Relatives |
Tarble (Brother In-Law) Gure (Sister In-Law) |
Bulma is a fictional character in the Dragon Ball manga series by Akira Toriyama. Bulma makes her debut in Chapter 1, published in the 1984 #51 issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump.
Biography
Bulma is the secondborn daughter of Dr. Brief and his wife, born in Age 733[6]. A genius who, at the age of five, manages to repair galactic patrolman Jaco's spaceship on her own when her older sister Tights summons her and her parents to the home of scientist Tokunoshin Ōmori.
After learning about the Dragon Balls from a book at her home, Capsule Corporation in West City, Bulma builds a Dragon Radar that picks up electric waves emitted by these orbs. She finds two of them during her summer vacation in Age 749 before running into Son Goku, a powerful tailed boy who treasures the Four-Star Ball as a keepsake of his grandfather's. Bulma gets him to join her on her journey and they meet Oolong, Yamcha and Pu'er along the way. The group of five are captured by Pilaf, who is also after the Dragon Balls and steals them. He summons Shenlong, but Oolong gets a wish in before Pilaf and the Dragon Balls scatter in seven directions. Bulma is disappointed about not getting her wish, a dreamy boyfriend, but then realizes Yamcha fits the bill and forms a relationship with him. Together, they return to Capsule Corporation while Goku goes off to train under the Turtle Hermit.
They meet Goku again when he and Yamcha both enter the 21st Tenka'ichi Budokai in Age 750[7], after which Goku sets out to find his grandfather's keepsake again. He soon returns to seek out Bulma, asking her to repair the broken Dragon Radar. Unaware that the Red Ribbon Army had been the cause of this damage, Bulma joins Goku on his quest. After a near-fatal encounter with General Blue, Bulma opts out of the quest again until she learns Goku is about to storm the Red Ribbon Army's main base by himself. Bulma and all of Goku's other friends intend to go help him, but by the time they get there, Goku has already wiped out what was left of the army. At the 22nd Tenka'ichi Budokai three years later, Bulma accompanies Yamcha to the hospital after he has his leg broken in the first round. After the tournament, the Demon King Piccolo appears and threatens to take over the world. Bulma prepares refrigeration capsules for those who are slain by him, in order to preserve the bodies until they can be resurrected with the Dragon Balls. With most fighters dead or out of commission, Bulma takes up arms herself, but does not get to use them as Goku destroys Piccolo just as she arrives on the battlefield. She does witness Goku's battle and victory against Piccolo's offspring at the 23rd Tenka'ichi Budokai in Age 756[8].
Five years later, Bulma has a reunion with friends at Kame House until Goku's alien brother Raditz shows up and kidnaps his toddler son, Son Gohan. Before Raditz is killed, he manages to call his two fellow Saiyans towards Earth using his Scouter. Bulma examines and uses this device to locate the strongest warriors on the planet, so that they can prepare for the coming threat. This preparation proves only partially effective, as several of these warriors, including Yamcha and Piccolo, lose their lives fighting off Nappa and Vegeta. Piccolo's death renders the Dragon Balls unusable, so Bulma and others travel to Planet Namek in Age 762[9], hoping to find Dragon Balls there. The situation turns out to be more dangerous than expected, as not only Vegeta, but also the galactic warlord Freeza and his men are violently taking Dragon Balls from the Namekians. Bulma stays in hiding while Goku and the others fight to revive the Saiyans' victims and restore the Earth's Dragon Balls.
Everyone eventually makes it back to Earth, including Vegeta, whom Bulma starts to favor over Yamcha and ends up having a child with named Trunks. She also meets the time traveling future version of Trunks, who warns everyone of an impending attack by Artificial Humans created by former Red Ribbon scientist Dr. Gero. When this alternate Trunks brings her blueprints for one of the Artificial Humans, Bulma manages to replicate Dr. Gero's Emergency Shutdown Controller that can immobilize Artificial Humans No. 17 and No. 18. It ends up being crushed by Kuririn, however, who develops feelings for No. 18 and wants to spare her.
Seven years later, in Age 774[10], Bulma watches Trunks win the 25th Tenka'ichi Budokai's Youth Division. The main tournament is disrupted by the sorcerer Bobbidi's plot to revive the magical being Majin Boo, and Vegeta and others leave to try and prevent this. Soon after, Vegeta suddenly reappears in the arena and wreaks havoc upon the spectator stands, having had the evil in his heart manipulated by Bobbidi. Bulma and several others collect the Dragon Balls to revive the killed spectators, after which she learns Vegeta lost his life fighting Boo. She witnesses Trunks' fusion with Son Goten into Gotenks, who fights Boo but cannot prevent him from devouring Bulma and many others. Boo's victims are soon brought back to life, however, and they donate energy to the Genki-Dama that Goku employs to destroy Boo once and for all.
In Age 780[11], Bulma and Vegeta have their second child, a daughter named Bra.
Beyond the Original Story
The events of Dragon Ball Daima, Dragon Ball Super and Dragon Ball GT have yet to be covered here.
Name
Bulma's name is a pun on bloomers, an article of underwear.
Production
When appropriate, a description of the character's production, including who initially designed the character (if an anime original character), notes about their design or conception, etc.
Notable Skills
A list or description of notable skills or techniques. Video game techniques should be separated from those used in the series proper.
Performance
A list or description of the various voice actors that portrayed the character.
Music
(insert ED-themed BGM documentation here)
Kikuchi did not use the ED as a leitmotif at all in The Legend of Shenlong, though he continued to use the opening song "Mystical Adventure!" for a Goku leitmotif. Instead, he composed a new Bulma theme that is explicitly used in the tracks listed below. None of the BGM featuring Bulma's theme were officially released, and their official catalogue numbers are unknown.
| Dragon Ball Movie 1: Bulma's theme | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanzenshuu Catalogue |
Release | Tonality | |
| K-211 | Unreleased | F Major | |
| K-214 | |||
| K-242 | |||
External Links
Notes
References
- ↑ "Character Biography Data". Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1986 #37. Japan: Shueisha, 12 August 1986. (pp. 19-21)
"Character Biography Data" (01 December 2014). Kanzenshuu. Retrieved: 20 March 2019. - ↑ "Chronological Table of DB World". Dragon Ball Daizenshuu 7: Dragon Ball Large Encyclopedia. Japan: Shueisha, 05 February 1996. ISBN 4-08-782757-7. (pp. 20-21)
- ↑ "Human Racial Dictionary". Dragon Ball Chōzenshū 4: Dragon Ball Super Encyclopedia. Japan: Shueisha, 09 May 2013. ISBN 978-4-08-782499-5. (pp. 114)
- ↑ "Human Racial Dictionary". Dragon Ball Chōzenshū 4: Dragon Ball Super Encyclopedia. Japan: Shueisha, 09 May 2013. ISBN 978-4-08-782499-5. (pp. 114)
- ↑ "Chronological Table of DB World". Dragon Ball Daizenshuu 7: Dragon Ball Large Encyclopedia. Japan: Shueisha, 05 February 1996. ISBN 4-08-782757-7. (pp. 32-33)
- ↑ "Character Biography Data". Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1986 #37. Japan: Shueisha, 12 August 1986. (pp. 19-21)
Translation: https://www.kanzenshuu.com/translations/weekly-jump-1986-37-character-biography-data/ - ↑ "Chronological Table of DB World". Dragon Ball Chōzenshū 4: Dragon Ball Super Encyclopedia. Japan: Shueisha, 09 May 2013. ISBN 978-4-08-782499-5. (p. 16)
- ↑ "Chronological Table of DB World". Dragon Ball Chōzenshū 4: Dragon Ball Super Encyclopedia. Japan: Shueisha, 09 May 2013. ISBN 978-4-08-782499-5. (p. 17)
- ↑ "Chronological Table of DB World". Dragon Ball Chōzenshū 4: Dragon Ball Super Encyclopedia. Japan: Shueisha, 09 May 2013. ISBN 978-4-08-782499-5. (pp. 19-21)
- ↑ "Chronological Table of DB World". Dragon Ball Chōzenshū 4: Dragon Ball Super Encyclopedia. Japan: Shueisha, 09 May 2013. ISBN 978-4-08-782499-5. (p. 24)
- ↑ "Chronological Table of DB World". Dragon Ball Chōzenshū 4: Dragon Ball Super Encyclopedia. Japan: Shueisha, 09 May 2013. ISBN 978-4-08-782499-5. (p. 25)