Bubbles
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| Bubbles | |
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| バブルス (Baburusu) | |
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Manga  Anime  | |
| Name Pun | Bubbles |
| Manga Debut | Dragon Ball Chapter 210 |
| Anime Debut | Dragon Ball Z Episode 18 |
| Japanese VA |
Naoki Tatsuta (DBZ) Takahiro Fujimoto (Kai, Super) |
| Canadian VA | Doug Parker |
| Funimation VA | Christopher Sabat |
| Universe | Universe 7 |
Bubbles is a fictional character in the Dragon Ball manga series by Akira Toriyama. Bubbles makes his debut in chapter 210, published in the 1989 #10 issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump.
Biography
Name
Bubbles is named after Michael Jackson's chimpanzee of the same name.[1]
Michael Jackson's pet chimpanzee was named Bubbles, so I used it to be silly.
— Akira Toriyama
Bubbles accompanied Jackson on a trip to Japan in 1987, just over a year before the Dragon Ball character was introduced. Jackson shared a suite with Bubbles in Tokyo[2] and then Bubbles accompanied Jackson on a visit to Yasushi Oshima, then mayor of Osaka, where Bubbles reportedly "sipped green tea with dignitaries". Oshima later recounted that they were "surprised to see the chimpanzee, but we understand he is [Michael's] good friend".[3]
Production
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Notable Skills
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Performance
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Notes
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External Links
References
- ↑ "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. 158)
- ↑ "Is singer Michael Jackson for real?". The Deseret News. Salt Lake City: 16 September 1987.
- ↑ "MONKEYING AROUND Inside Michael Jackson and Bubbles’ bizarre relationship – from sharing a toilet to late nights in recording studios and ‘cruel beatings’" (12 March 2019). The Sun.