One example would be Bulma's hair, which has been blue, green, and purple. By the time he remembered she was part of the team, Super Saiyan hairstyles would've looked weird next to her already-blonde look, so he chose to exclude her. Add a lackadaisical approach for his predominantly black and white manga series, and there have been some discrepancies, especially going from print to animated. Remember Launch? Despite her prevalence throughout the original series, she was gone throughout a vast majority of DBZ because Toriyama simply forgot about her. If you thought Goku's memory was shaky, Toriyama has a much higher power level. The space adventures of Namek and intergalactic tyranny of Frieza's forces were largely influenced by Star Wars (the original manga also had some subtle references).
And he would eventually have to fight members of his nearly-extinct race (General Zod and his forces) trying to conquer Earth. Goku (Superman) landed on Earth as a baby and was raised like any other human. Goku's alien backstory, abnormal strength, and alien heritage were explained during the Saiyan saga, which heavily draws from the lore of Superman. Of course, the Super Saiyan success story had to continue, so Toriyama just kept introducing more Western tropes to a story inspired by Asian folklore and martial arts movies. Goku beats the strongest, most evil character in the universe and ascends to an unbeatable form.
Initially, the Frieza saga was intended to be the final chapter of Dragon Ball Z, considering it was the franchise's longest fight (over 20 manga chapters long). Most of Frieza's (refrigerator reference) soldiers were named after types of fruit, but his elite Ginyu Force were named after dairy products - Ginyu is a Japanese phrase for cow's milk, Burter is "butter," Guldo is Japanese for "yogurt," Jeice is Japanese for "cheese" (which also happens to sound a lot like the word "juice"), and Recoome is an anagram of the Japanese word for cream, "kurimu."ĭBZ was meant to be the end for Goku's story - multiple times, usually with him passing the torch. Do magical spells such as "abracadabra" and "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo" sound familiar to you? The spell-slinging group of DBZ baddies - Bibidi, Babidi, Majin Buu, and Dabura - all get their names from them. His daughter's name, Videl, is an anagram of "devil." Demon King Piccolo (the older one from the original series) is named after a musical instrument, as were his cronies, Piano, Tambourine, Cymbal, and Drum. Satan's first name is Mark (pronounced in Japan as "Maaku"), a phonetic anagram of akuma ("devil").
Her children, Trunks and Bulla (pronounced "bra"), are obvious clothing references as well. Certain groups and families throughout the lore have specific themes to their naming. Bulma Brief's first name is a reference to bloomers, a Japanese name for school girls' gym shorts and her last name refers to men's undies.
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