PP Candy
| PP Candy | |
|---|---|
| PPキャンディー (PP Kyandī) | |
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Manga  Anime  | |
| English Name(s) |
Swee-trot (Viz) Vitamin (Funimation) |
| Manga Debut | Dragon Ball Chapter 7 |
| Anime Debut | Dragon Ball Episode 5 |
| Appears in | Manga & Anime |
PP Candy is a special "candy" created by Bulma in the original Dragon Ball manga by Akira Toriyama. It first appears in Chapter 7 of the manga where Bulma tricks Oolong into eating the candy as a means of controlling him and preventing his escape.
General Overview
PP Candy is a prank drug disguised as a candy invented by Bulma.[1] Once administered, the recipient will suffer terrible diarrhea whenever they hear a "Pii" (or "Swee") sound. The effects of the drug lasts for 30 days. In Age 749, Bulma tricked Oolong into eating the candy and was able to prevent his escape by calling out the "Pii" sound, forcing him to emerge from his hiding place. She used the "Pii" sound again several days later to prevent Oolong from escaping after they arrived at Mount Frypan. The effect is not limited to just Bulma's voice; Goku was able to trigger the same reaction by yelling out the sound.[2]
In the Viz translation of the manga, the triggering sound is changed to "Swee", a traditional pig-call. In Funimation's translation of the anime, Bulma claims that the drug is a "vitamin" rather than a candy; it also changed the triggering sound to the shouted word "Piggy!"
Name
PP Candy is named for the sound that one makes to trigger the diarrhea in the victim: "Pii-Pii". In the Viz adaptation of the manga, the name "Swee-trot" is a pun on "Sweetart", a type of circular sugar candy. In the Japanese text, the "PP" is written out in the Latin alphabet.
Production
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Notes
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External Links
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References
- ↑ "Bulma's Invention". Dragon Ball Daizenshuu 4: World Guide. Japan: Shueisha, 04 October 1995. ISBN 4-08-782754-2. (p. 150)
- ↑ Toriyama, Akira. Dragon Ball Chapter 7: "Yamcha and Pu'er". Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1985 #07. Japan: Shueisha, 12 January 1985.