Why do black men like dragon balls?

"Akira Toriyama"Dragon Ball"Worldwide cumulative total circulation has reached 250 million copies and boasts not only high popularity not only in Japan but also overseas. Despite the fact that more than 20 years have passed since the serialization has ended, although it is still a dragon ball that new animations and games are appearing, it seems to be particularly popular among black men especially, Guitar Jackson who is a writer at the media Kotaku is investigating.

Why Black Men Love Dragon Ball Z
https://kotaku.com/why-black-men-love-dragon-ball-z-1820481429

In Japan, "Dragon Ball Z" which had been broadcast on television from 1989 to 1996 is still popular among young black boys, and he sometimes sees being talked about on the train. In addition, Mr. Jackson's male is said to be coming down if the topic of a super saiyan, despite making a fool of animation. Also, a popular wrapper among young people "Opportunity the rapper"Published by the year 2016"Coloring Book"Blessings" is recorded in the song "Dragon Ball's popular character" Kuririn "comes out.

"Blessings" can be watched from the following.

Chance The Rapper - Blessings (feat. Jamila Woods & Byron Cage) - YouTube


Also a blog that I tried to translate the lyrics.

I tried translating "Blessings" by chances · the rapper. - TaKotarou's blog
http://takotarou.hatenadiary.com/entry/2017/02/07/%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B6%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%83%83%E3%83%91%E3%83%BC%E3%81%AE%E2%80%9DBlessings%E2%80%9D%E3%82%92%E5%92%8C%E8%A8%B3%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6%E3%81%BF%E3%81%9F

Dying laughing with Krillin saying something 'bout blonde hair
Kuririn laughing and dying saying something

Dragon Ball Z is also a program in the United States "a program that grew up watching many animation fans when I was small." So Jackson seems to have explored why Dragon Ball is still proud of the enormous popularity among black young people in a conversation with one of the fans.

According to Adobe engineer Malcolm Jones, Dragon BallScarfaceYaBladeI have something in common with that. Mr. Jones says that in common with these things, "The common thing is that the hero was always a loser, and I think that I often put myself on the figure that crawls from the standpoint of a loser."

Also, black rapperRZAThe book "The Tao of Wu"Dragon ball shows" a journey of black people, as the story progresses, it will be able to feel it more clearly.Son Goku has super power, but at the beginning I understand it properly I do not have memory because my head is injured, and one day, Goku wakes up as a super saiyer beyond the limit, as if a black dressed hair, "he says.

Mr. Kirkland, a manga artist at Black Mage, said, "From where I came from and where my family came from, it also applies to dragon ball, so I think that black people can sympathize. People who are not aware of where they came from among the blacks born in the United States are thinking that they want to be aware of who they are, "speculates the reason why dragon balls are sympathized with black young people I will. Also, game developer Rokashi Edwards said, "I think black people like dragon balls because the program is excessive than necessary, I think that the living beyond that is attracting black young people" It is.

In Dragon Ball, we fight against aliens, artificial humans, devils, etc in stories, sometimes dying, resurrecting, powering up and fighting against the enemy.

Original - It's Over 9000 (Nine thousand) Scene - YouTube


Also, one of the black men who Jackson heard a story says "Dragon Ball looked quite different from other American animations, I was fascinated by the artistic nature and I was always fascinated by what Japan came from I did not know. " After that, it began to read animation magazines etc from Dragon Ball, it seems that it became obsessed with various animation.

Dragon ball may be attracting young black men with a flashy action scene, but it also gives us the opportunity to learn about how many black men suffer "how to handle their own feelings". Mr. Edwards seems to have lost relatives when I was young, "It may be apt to be found in black men, but I did not know how to accept my own feelings", but at such time It is said that it was Dragon Ball that I remembered.

In Dragon Ball, even the main character 's Goku will die, but at such time, the characters mourn about the death of their fellows and they will be strong and return. It may be strange, but for Edwards it seems that the responses of such dragon ball characters were useful, and although I did not think that dead relatives will come back, death is part of life and living It seems that I could understand that good memories were not denied while I was there. After that, it seems that Dragon Ball helped to handle sorrow even when the father died, "It really helped me to understand how to handle these kind of emotions, and I was a better person It also helped me to become a part of my father, regardless of where my father was, he would be proud of me. "