title: Neon Genesis Evangelion

text: The original home video releases in Japan included VHS and Laserdisc sets using a release structured around "Genesis 0:(volume number)", with each of the first 12 releases containing two episodes each. Each of the episodes received minor changes and Episodes 21–24 were extended with new scenes. "Genesis 0:13" and "Genesis 0:14" contained the original and the alternate versions of episodes 25 and 26 first presented in "". A fifteenth and final release for Laserdisc, entitled "Genesis 0:X", contained the broadcast versions of episodes 21 to 24 and was a special mail-in offer for fans who purchased all 14 discs. The first Japanese DVD release was spread across seven volumes; all contained four episodes with the seventh volume containing both the original and alternate versions of episodes 25 and 26. This version was identical to the previous laserdisc and VHS release. The movies were also released as a special set, just like before. In 2000 and 2001, three box sets were released to commemorate the fictional "Second Impact" which occurred in the year 2000 in the series. The "Second Impact Box" contained the 26 original episodes and both movies on 9 DVDs—three per Box. The versions were the original broadcast and theatrical versions respectively and therefore different from the previous DVD release. In addition, the video game "Girlfriend of Steel" was included in the third box set.


title: Neon Genesis Evangelion

text: The Japanese-only, nine-volume "Renewal of Evangelion" DVDs were released on June 25, 2003, with improved acoustic effects, remixed dialogue and remastered soundtrack for 5.1 stereo sound. The first eight volumes covered the original 26 episodes, including two versions of episodes 21 to 24: the (extended) video version (that was available in previous releases) and a reconstruction of the shorter broadcast version, which was made available for the first time since the Genesis 0:X laserdisc and also wasn't censored like in the original broadcast. The ninth volume contained "Death(true)²", while the tenth included "End of Evangelion" (omitting "Rebirth"). The "Renewal Project" release formed the basis for the western "Platinum Edition". On December 1, 2014, Studio Khara announced a Blu-ray boxset that will contain a new HD-remastering of the television series, the video versions of Episodes 21–24, as well as the two movies, both as "Revival of Evangelion", the director's cut, which was available in the "Renewal" DVDs, and as their original theatrical versions "Death and Rebirth" and "The End of Evangelion". In addition, another DVD set, titled "Archives of Evangelion", was announced that contains the original unaltered broadcast version of the television series as well as the broadcast version of "Death (True) & Rebirth" that aired on January 2, 1998. Both sets were released on August 26, 2015, to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the TV series.


title: Neon Genesis Evangelion

text: The series was distributed in North America and Europe by ADV Films. The 13 English VHS tapes, released from August 20, 1996, to July 7, 1998, contained two episodes each and were released using the same "Genesis 0:(volume number)" titling convention as the first Japanese home video release. Two laserdisc collections were released as "Collection 1 Deluxe Edition" and "Collection 2 Deluxe Edition", containing episodes one to four and five to eight, respectively. The first DVD release by ADV Films was the eight disk "Perfect Collection" in 2002, containing the original 26 installments. In 2004, ADV released two DVD compilations titled "Neon Genesis Evangelion: Resurrection" and "Neon Genesis: Reborn", encompassing the directors' cuts of Episodes 21 through 24. In the same year, the "Platinum Edition" release was announced by ADV in 2004, consisting of seven DVDs released between July 27, 2004, and April 19, 2005. The "Platinum Edition" contained the original 26 episodes and the four "Director's cut" versions of episodes 21 to 24. A six-disc version of the Platinum Edition, the "Platinum Complete Edition", was released on November 22, 2005, and omitted several extras included in other versions, including commentary and trailers. A seven-disc "Platinum Perfect Collection" tin case version was released on November 27, 2007, and included the extras that were omitted from the "Platinum Complete Edition". On November 18, 2008, a seven-disc "Holiday Edition" DVD was released; this would be the final DVD release of the series from ADV Films. In late November 2011, it was announced the series was going out of print.


title: Neon Genesis Evangelion

text: Madman has held the rights to the series since 1998 in New Zealand and Australia, where "Evangelion" was broadcast in 1999 by the Special Broadcasting Service. Madman Anime also holds the home video licences for the "Rebuild of Evangelion" films.


title: Neon Genesis Evangelion

text: On November 26, 2018, streaming company Netflix announced that it had acquired the worldwide streaming rights to the original anime series, as well as "Evangelion: Death (True)²" and "The End of Evangelion", for release in Q2 2019. On March 22, 2019, Netflix announced a June 21, 2019 premiere date for the titles. Following the dissolution of ADV Films in late 2009, the Netflix release includes a re-translated script from Studio Khara's in-house translator Dan Kanemitsu and a new English-language cast chosen by Khara. The Netflix release omits "Fly Me to the Moon" in some regions due to licensing issues.


title: Neon Genesis Evangelion

text: On May 30, 2020, British anime distributor Anime Limited announced it had acquired home video distribution rights for the original series, "Evangelion: Death (True)²" and "The End of Evangelion" in the United Kingdom and Ireland, with an "Ultimate Edition Blu-ray" release scheduled for 2021, marking the international release of the original series on Blu-ray. On October 3, 2020, North American anime distributor GKIDS announced it had licensed the original TV series, "Death (True)²" and "The End of Evangelion" for home video, theatrical, and digital download release with an Ultimate Edition to be released in 2021, making this the first Blu-ray release of the franchise in North America. On August 30, 2021, GKIDS announced a Collector's Edition and a Standard edition release in addition to the Ultimate Edition. The Collector's/Ultimate edition had the "Classic Dub and Subtitled Version" (including the ADV and Manga English dubs and subs), while the standard edition was only included the Netflix English dub and sub. "Fly Me to the Moon" was not included in any of the GKIDS/All the Anime releases. The Standard edition was released on November 9, 2021, while the Collector's/Ultimate edition was released on December 8, 2021. On November 2, 2021, GKIDS released the TV series, "Death (True)²" and "The End of Evangelion" on all major digital download services six days ahead of the Standard Blu-ray release. This release, like the Standard BD, only contains the Netflix dub and sub.


title: Neon Genesis Evangelion

text: "Neon Genesis Evangelion" received critical acclaim both domestically and internationally during its initial broadcast and in the decades since its release. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the series has an approval rating of 100% based on 30 reviews, with an average rating of 8.30/10. The website's critical consensus reads, ""Neon Genesis Evangelion", both a cultural touchstone for Japan and an uncompromising auteurist vision by creator Hideaki Anno, doubles as an enthralling apex for the mecha anime genre and as a harrowing exploration of depression – making for a wholly singular epic about angels and inner demons."


title: Neon Genesis Evangelion

text: The "richness" of the characters and "complex and layered" narrative has received praise by critics. In 1998, Max Autohead of "Hyper" rated it 10 out of 10, praising the "brilliant and fantastic storyline, with amazing characters who pull you not only into their world, but into their psyche as well. The same year, Shidoshi of "GameFan" magazine gave it an A rating, calling it an "awesome" series. Mike Hale of "The New York Times" described it in 2009 as "a superior anime, a giant-robot tale of unusual depth, feeling and detail."


title: Neon Genesis Evangelion

text: Following the conclusion of the series' original television broadcast, the public and critical reception to "Neon Genesis Evangelion" was polarized, particularly with regard to the final two episodes. The experimental style of the finale confused or alienated many fans and spawned debate and controversy; the criticism was largely directed toward the lack of storyline resolution in the final two episodes. Opinion on the finale was mixed, with the audience broadly divided between those who considered the episodes "deep", and those who felt their meaning was "more apparent than real". The English voice actors admitted that they also had trouble understanding the series' conclusion. The "Mainichi Times" wrote that after episode 25, "nearly all viewers felt betrayed ... When commentator Eiji Ōtsuka sent a letter to the "Yomiuri Shimbun", complaining about the end of the "Evangelion" series, the debate went nationwide." Despite the criticism, Anno stood by his artistic choices for the series' conclusion. Critic Zac Bertschy remarked in 2003 that "Most of the backlash against "Evangelion" existed because people don't like to think". The initial controversy surrounding the end of "Evangelion" has had no lasting negative influence on the popularity of the series.


title: Neon Genesis Evangelion

text: "Evangelion" has developed into a social phenomenon beyond its primary fan base, generating national discussion in Japan. The series has also been the subject of numerous media reports, debates, and research studies worldwide. The show has received review by critics, academics and sociologists alike, including by Susan J. Napier, William Rout, Mick Broderick, Mari Kotani, Shinji Miyadai, Hiroki Azuma, Yuriko Furuhata, and Marc Steinberg. The series has been described as both a critique and deconstruction of the mecha genre. Theron Martin (Anime News Network) described the character design as "distinctive, designed to be sexy rather than cutesy", and the mecha designs as "among the most distinctive ever produced for an anime series, with sleek, lithe appearances that look monstrous, fearsome, and nimble rather than boxy and knight-like". Mike Crandol stated "It no longer seems contrite to say that "Evangelion" is surely one of the all-time great works of animation". Japanese critic Manabu Tsuribe considered that "Evangelion" was "extremely interior and is lacking in sociality, so that it seems to reflect pathology of the times." In February 2004 "Cinefantastique" listed the anime as one of the "10 Essential Animations".


title: Neon Genesis Evangelion

text: "Neon Genesis Evangelion" has scored highly in popularity polls. In 1996, the series won first place in the "Best Loved Series" category of the Anime Grand Prix, a reader-polled award series published in "Animage" magazine. The show was again awarded this prize in 1997 by a large margin. The "End of Evangelion" won first place in 1998, making "Neon Genesis Evangelion" the first anime franchise to win three consecutive first place awards. The website IGN ranked "Evangelion" as the 10th best animated series in its "Top 100 Animated TV Series" list. The series also placed third in "Animage"s "anime that should be remembered in the 21st Century". In 1998, EX.org's readers voted "Neon Genesis Evangelion" the #1 US anime release and in 1999, the #2 show of all time. In 2007, a large-scale poll by TV Asahi found "Evangelion" was the second most appreciated anime in Japan. The series was ranked as the most popular of all time in a 2006 survey of 80,000 attendees at the Japan Media Arts Festival.


title: Neon Genesis Evangelion

text: "Evangelion" won the Animation Kobe award in 1996, and 1997. The series was awarded the 18th Nihon SF Taisho Award and the Excellence Award at the 1st Japan Media Arts Festival in 1997, while the film ranked #6 on "Wizard's Anime" Magazine on their "Top 50 Anime released in North America". In the August 1996 issue of "Animage", "Evangelion" characters placed high in the rankings of best characters with Rei ranked first, Asuka third, Kaworu fourth and Shinji sixth. Rei Ayanami won in the Female Character category in 1995 and 1996 and Shinji Ikari won the Male Character category in 1996 and 1997. In 2010, "Newtype" magazine recognized Rei Ayanami as the most popular character of the 1990s in the female category, and Shinji Ikari in the male category. "A Cruel Angel's Thesis" won the Animage award in the Best Song category in 1996, and TV Asahi recognized it as the 18th best anime song since 1990. "TV Asahi" also recognized the "suicide of Ayanami Rei" as the ninth most touching anime scene ever.


title: Neon Genesis Evangelion

text: "Evangelion" has had a significant impact on Japanese popular culture. The series also had a strong influence on anime, at a time when the anime industry and televised anime series were in a slump period. CNET reviewer Tim Hornyak credits the series with revitalizing and transforming the giant mecha genre. In the 1980s and 1990s, Japanese animation saw decreased production following the economic crash in Japan. This was followed by a crisis of ideas in the years to come. Against this background, "Evangelion" imposed new standards for the animated serial, ushering in the era of the "new Japanese animation serial", characterized by innovations that allowed a technical and artistic revival of the industry. The production of anime serials began to reflect greater author control, the concentration of resources in fewer but higher quality episodes (typically ranging from 13 to 26), a directorial approach similar to live film, and greater freedom from the constraints of merchandising. According to Keisuke Iwata, the global spread of Japanese animation dramatically expanded due to the popularity of "Evangelion". In Japan, "Evangelion" prompted a review of the cultural value of anime, and its success, according to Roland Kelts, made the medium more accessible to the international youth scene. With the interest in the series, otaku culture became a mass social phenomenon. The show's regular reruns increased the number of otaku, while John Lynden links its popularity to a boom in interest in literature on the Dead Sea Scrolls, Kabbalah and Christianity.


title: Neon Genesis Evangelion

text: Critics traced "Evangelion"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s influence on subsequent anime series, including "Serial Experiments Lain", "RahXephon", "Texhnolyze", "Gasaraki",


title: Neon Genesis Evangelion

text: "Guilty Crown", "Boogiepop Phantom", "Blue Submarine No. 6", "Mobile Battleship Nadesico", "", "Gurren Lagann", "Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure", "Argento Soma", "Pilot Candidate", "Generator Gawl", and "Dai-Guard". References, homages and tributes to the series are also contained in Japanese and Western media such as the third episode of "Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi", "Koi Koi Seven", "Hayate the Combat Butler", "Baka and Test", "Regular Show", "", "Gravity Falls", "Sgt. Frog", "Rick and Morty", "One Hour Photo", "Steven Universe", "", and "Nope". The show's mixture of religion and mecha also influenced subsequent Japanese video games, including "Xenogears" and "".


title: Neon Genesis Evangelion

text: The design and personality traits of the character Rei Ayanami were reused for many anime and manga characters of the late 1990s, such as Ruri Hoshino of "Nadesico", Ruriko Tsukushima ("The Droplet"), Miharu ("Gasaraki"), Anthy Himemiya ("Revolutionary Girl Utena"), and Lain Iwakura ("Serial Experiments Lain"). The character of Asuka was parodied by Excel ("Excel Saga"), and some of her traits were used to create the character of Mai in "Gunparade March". According to Italian critic Guido Tavassi, "Evangelion"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s mecha design, characterized by a greater resemblance to the human figure, and the abstract designs of the Angels, also had a significant impact on the designs of future anime productions. Nobuhiro Watsuki designed several characters for "Rurouni Kenshin" based on characters from "Neon Genesis Evangelion", namely Uonuma Usui, Honjō Kamatari and Fuji. Other artists have cited the series as an inspiration, including Makoto Shinkai and Gege Akutami for their manga "Jujutsu Kaisen". In the aftermath of "Evangelion", Anno reused stylistic conceits from the series in the live-action "Love & Pop" and the anime romance "Kare Kano". "Neon Genesis Evangelion" also influenced music artists, such as the UK band Fightstar and its debut album, "Grand Unification", and the Japanese band Rey, which derived its name from the character of Rei Ayanami.


title: Neon Genesis Evangelion

text: The popularity of "Neon Genesis Evangelion" extends to its merchandising, which exceeded $400 million within two years of its release. The series has established itself greatly on the Japanese market, developing a varied range of products for adult consumers, such as cell phones (including a special Nerv and Magi-themed Sharp SH-06D smartphone released in 2012), laptop computers, many soundtracks, DVDs, action figures, telephone cards and an official set of Japanese coins. The stylized mecha design that would later earn praise for "Evangelion" was initially criticized by certain toy companies as being too difficult to manufacture, with some expressing concern that models of the Evangelion "mecha" "would never sell." Eventually, Sega agreed to license all toy and video game sales. At the time of the release of the Japanese film "Death & Rebirth" and "The End of Evangelion", estimated sales of "Evangelion" merchandise topped $300 million, of which 70% derived from sales of video and laser discs, soundtrack CDs, single CDs, computer software and the three-volume manga. Multiple merchandising products were released during the "Renewal Project", such as CDs, video games, cel-art illustrations and collectible models.


title: Neon Genesis Evangelion

text: The commercial exploitation of the series for the home video market achieved record sales and remained strong over a decade later. The fame of the show has grown through home video sales, which exceeded two or three times the sales of other contemporary anime series and films. According to anime critic Guido Tavassi, the series contributed significantly to the spread of the DVD format in Japan and generated a considerable impact on the Japanese economy, calculated in billions of yen. In 2006, Matt Greenfield stated that the franchise had earned over . A 2007 estimate placed total sales of 6,000 related goods at over . By 2015, more than 2million "Evangelion" pachinko and pachislot machines had been sold, generating in revenue.


title: Ranveer Singh

text: Ranveer Singh Bhavnani (; born 6 July 1985) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. The recipient of several awards, including five Filmfare Awards, he is among the highest-paid Indian actors and has been featured in "Forbes India"s Celebrity 100 list since 2012.


title: Ranveer Singh

text: After graduating from Indiana University Bloomington, Singh returned to India. There, following a brief stint as a copywriter, Singh made his acting debut in Yash Raj Films' romantic comedy "Band Baaja Baaraat", where he played the leading role. The film was as a critical and commercial success, earning him a Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut. He gained praise for playing a melancholic thief in the drama "Lootera" (2013), and established himself as a mainstream actor through his collaborations with Sanjay Leela Bhansali, the first of which was "Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela" (2013).


title: Ranveer Singh

text: Singh gained critical acclaim for portraying Bajirao I and Alauddin Khilji in Bhansali's period dramas "Bajirao Mastani" (2015) and "Padmaavat" (2018), respectively. He won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor for the former and the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor for the latter. These, along with the action film "Simmba" (2018), in which he played the title character, rank among the highest-grossing Indian films. He won additional Filmfare Awards for Best Actor for playing an aspiring rapper in the musical drama "Gully Boy" (2019) and Kapil Dev in the sports film "83" (2021).


title: Ranveer Singh

text: Singh has also hosted the television game show "The Big Picture" (2021–2022), and endorses several brands and products. He is married to his frequent co-star Deepika Padukone.


title: Ranveer Singh

text: Ranveer Singh Bhavnani was born on 6 July 1985 into a Sindhi family in Bombay, Maharashtra, India (now Mumbai), to Anju and Jagjit Singh Bhavnani. His grandparents moved to Bombay from Karachi, Sindh (in present-day Pakistan) during the Partition of India. He has an elder sister, Ritika Bhavnani. Singh is the paternal grandson of character-actress Chand Burke and is related to actor Anil Kapoor's family through his wife Sunita Kapoor (née Bhavnani). Singh explains that he dropped his surname Bhavnani, since he felt that the name would have been "too long, too many syllables", thus downplaying his brand as a "saleable commodity".


title: Ranveer Singh

text: Singh always aspired to be an actor, participating in several school plays and debates. However, after he joined H.R. College of Commerce and Economics in Mumbai, Singh realised that getting a break in the film industry was not easy. Feeling that the idea of acting was "too far-fetched", Singh focused on creative writing. He went to the United States where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Indiana University. At the university, he decided to take acting classes and took up theatre as his minor.


title: Ranveer Singh

text: After completing his studies and returning to Mumbai in 2007, Singh worked for a few years in advertising as a copywriter, with agencies like O&M and J. Walter Thompson. He also worked as an assistant director, but left it to pursue acting. He then decided to send his portfolio to directors. He would go for all kinds of auditions, but did not get any good opportunities, while only getting calls for minor roles: "Everything was so bleak. It was very frustrating. There were times I would think whether I was doing the right thing or not."


title: Ranveer Singh

text: In 2010, Singh auditioned for a lead role in Maneesh Sharma's "Band Baaja Baaraat", a romantic comedy from the production company Yash Raj Films. Impressed by his audition, producer Aditya Chopra cast him for the part opposite Anushka Sharma. Singh described his role of Bittoo Sharma as a typical Delhi boy. To prepare for the role, he spent time with students at the Delhi University campus. Despite reservations about the film's commercial appeal from trade journalists, the film emerged as a sleeper hit. Singh's performance was praised, with Anupama Chopra of NDTV writing that Singh was "pitch perfect in the role of the uncouth but good-hearted small town slacker". At the annual Filmfare Awards, Singh won the award for Best Male Debut.


title: Ranveer Singh

text: Following "Band Baaja Baaraat", Singh signed on for "Ladies vs Ricky Bahl", a romantic comedy once again produced by Chopra, directed by Maneesh Sharma, and co-starring Anushka Sharma. He played a conman Ricky Bahl who cons girls for a living but finally meets his match. According to Singh, the title character had various avatars in the film, including a chirpy, entertaining side and a sinister side. Nikhat Kazmi of "The Times of India" wrote, "Ranveer is, well Ranveer: your average Joe kind of hero who looks convincing enough as Sunny, Deven, Iqbal, Ricky, his sundry avatars." Commercially, "Ladies vs Ricky Bahl" performed moderately well. Singh received critical acclaim for Vikramaditya Motwane's period romance "Lootera" (2013), co-starring Sonakshi Sinha. An adaptation of O. Henry's short story "The Last Leaf", the film tells the story of Pakhi Roy Chowdhury, a young Bengali woman who falls in love with Varun Shrivastava, a conman posing as an archaeologist. Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN wrote that Singh "brings a quiet sensitivity to Varun, and occasionally a smoldering intensity. Offering a finely internalized performance, he leaves a lasting impression." "Lootera" underperformed commercially.


title: Ranveer Singh

text: Singh next starred opposite Deepika Padukone in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's adaptation of William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet", titled "Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela", in which he played Ram, a Gujarati boy based on the character of Romeo. Bhansali was impressed by Singh's performance in "Band Baaja Baaraat" and decided to cast him for the film. "Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela" generated positive reviews from critics, as did Singh's performance. Writing for "India Today", Rohit Khilnani wrote that the film proved that he would be a star. The film emerged as Singh's biggest commercial success, with worldwide revenues of . Singh received a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor.


title: Ranveer Singh

text: In 2014, Singh starred as a Bengali criminal in Ali Abbas Zafar's "Gunday", alongside Arjun Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra and Irrfan Khan. David Chute of "Variety" praised Singh's screen presence and wrote that he "tucks the movie's center of interest under his arm and takes it with him — even though he has the could-be-thankless "good brother" role". Also, Singh's chemistry with Kapoor was considered by critic Rohit Khilnani to the prime asset of the film. "Gunday" proved to be Singh's biggest box office opener, and eventually emerged a box-office success with a revenue of worldwide. After a cameo appearance in "Finding Fanny", Singh starred as a gangster in Shaad Ali's poorly received crime drama "Kill Dil" opposite Parineeti Chopra and Ali Zafar.


title: Ranveer Singh

text: Zoya Akhtar's ensemble comedy-drama "Dil Dhadakne Do" (2015), produced by and cameo-starring her brother Farhan Akhtar, featured Singh alongside Anil Kapoor, Shefali Shah and Priyanka Chopra as the younger sibling of a dysfunctional Punjabi business family who aspires to become a pilot. Writing for "Mumbai Mirror", Kunal Guha found Singh to be the "surprise element" of the film; he praised his "immaculate comic timing" and took note of his subtlety. Commercially, the film underperformed. He next reunited with Bhansali in the period romance "Bajirao Mastani" (2015), opposite Padukone and Chopra. He portrayed Bajirao I, for which he shaved his head and to prepare, he locked himself in a hotel room for 21 days. Raja Sen wrote that Singh "brings his character to life and does so with both machismo and grace", and commended him for his perfecting his character's gait and accent. The film earned to become one of the highest-grossing Indian films, and garnered Singh the Filmfare Award for Best Actor.


title: Ranveer Singh

text: In 2016, Singh starred in Aditya Chopra's comedy-romance "Befikre" opposite Vaani Kapoor. He played Dharam Gulati, a stand-up comic whose romantic liaisons with Kapoor's character leads to conflict between them. Set in Paris, "Befikre" marked the fourth project to be directed by Chopra. Singh performed a nude scene for it, a rare occurrence in an Indian film. Jay Weissberg of "Variety" found the film to be an "overly energetic twist on the old friends with benefits theme" and criticised Singh's "manic behavior". It underperformed at the box office.


title: Ranveer Singh

text: After a year-long absence from the screen, Singh portrayed Alauddin Khilji, a ruthless Muslim king, in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's period drama "Padmaavat" (2018), co-starring Deepika Padukone and Shahid Kapoor, which marked his third collaboration with Bhansali and Padukone. Right-wing Hindu groups speculated that the film distorted historical facts, and issued violent threats against the cast and crew. The film's release was deferred and was allowed for exhibition after several modifications were made to it. Ankur Pathak of "HuffPost" criticised the film's misogynistic and regressive themes, but praised Singh for his "astute brilliance" in depicting Khilji's bisexuality. Rajeev Masand opined that he "plays the part with the sort of grotesque flamboyance that makes it hard to look at anyone or anything else when he's on the screen". "Padmaavat"s production budget of made it the most expensive Hindi film ever made at that time. With a worldwide gross of over , it ranks as Singh's highest-grossing release and is among India cinema's biggest grossers. He won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor (shared with Ayushmann Khurrana for "Andhadhun") and gained a Best Actor nomination at the ceremony.


title: Ranveer Singh

text: At the end of the same year, Singh played the titular corrupt policeman in Rohit Shetty's action comedy "Simmba", based on the Telugu-language film "Temper" (2015), co-starring Sara Ali Khan and Sonu Sood, which marked his first collaboration with filmmaker Karan Johar, who co-produced the film with Shetty. Despite disliking the film, Uday Bhatia of "Mint" credited Singh for playing his "cardboard creation" of a character with an "underlying sweetness that renders it more winsome than the humourless masculinity of Devgn's "Singham"". With worldwide earnings of , "Simmba" emerged as Singh's second top-earning Indian film of 2018.


title: Ranveer Singh

text: Singh reteamed with Zoya Akhtar on "Gully Boy" (2019), a musical inspired by the life of the street rappers Divine and Naezy. Singh found little in common with his character of a poor man who aspires to become a rapper, and in preparation he underwent acting workshops and spent time with both Divine and Naezy. He performed his own rap songs and was pleased that the film brought attention to India's underground music scene. The film premiered at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival. Deborah Young of "The Hollywood Reporter" commended him for displaying a "pleasingly full emotional range that extends to drama and hip-hop" and writing for Film Companion, Baradwaj Rangan praised his ghetto accent and found his understated performance to be a "superb showreel for his range". "Gully Boy" won a record 13 Filmfare Awards, and Singh received another Best Actor award.


title: Ranveer Singh

text: In 2021, Singh started hosting the television game show "The Big Picture", which lasted for one season. He reprised his role as Simmba in Shetty's action film "Sooryavanshi" (2021) in an extended cameo. Singh then portrayed cricketer Kapil Dev in Kabir Khan's "83" (2021), a sports film based on the 1983 Cricket World Cup. Initially planned for a 2020 release, "83" was delayed several times owing to casting and pre-production that postponed filming, and later due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India. Reviews for the film were positive, with praise for Singh's portrayal of Dev. Made on a budget of , the film had a worldwide gross of crore and was deemed a box-office bomb. Singh's performance won him his third Filmfare Award for Best Actor.


title: Ranveer Singh

text: Singh's first film of 2022 was "Jayeshbhai Jordaar", a satire about female infanticide in India. Anna M.M. Vetticad of "Firstpost" disliked the film but commended him for "transform[ing] his body, body language and demeanour, his posture, his walk, his gestures and his entire personality" for the part, similar to how he had "metamorphosed" to play Dev in "83". The film also failed commercially.


title: Ranveer Singh

text: Singh will next appear in Rohit Shetty's " Cirkus" (2022), in which he will play dual roles. He is also slated to star in Karan Johar's romantic comedy "Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani" opposite Alia Bhatt.


title: Ranveer Singh

text: Singh began dating Deepika Padukone, his co-star in "Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela", in August 2012. In October 2018, the couple announced their impending marriage. The following month, they married in traditional Konkani Hindu and Sikh Anand Karaj (Singh's paternal grandfather is Sikh) ceremonies at Lake Como, Italy.


title: Ranveer Singh

text: Singh has appeared in "Forbes India" Celebrity 100 list since 2012, reaching his highest position (seventh) in 2019. That year, the magazine estimated his annual earnings to be and ranked him as the fifth-highest-paid actor in the country. He was also featured by "GQ" in their listing of the 50 most influential young Indians of 2017 and 2019. In 2019, "India Today" featured him among the nation's 50 most powerful people.


title: Ranveer Singh

text: In addition to his acting career, Singh launched his own record label in 2019, named IncInk, to promote local musicians. He endorses several brands,


title: Ranveer Singh

text: including Adidas, Head & Shoulders, Ching's, Jack & Jones, Thums Up and MakeMyTrip. Duff & Phelps estimated his brand value to be US$63 million, in 2019, the fourth-highest of Indian celebrities. In 2022, he peaked at the second position with a brand value of US$158.3 million.


title: Ranveer Singh

text: In July 2022, Singh appeared in a nude photoshoot for "Paper magazine". A month later, he was summoned by Mumbai Police to appear for questioning in connection with several police complaints filed against him after the pictures went viral on social media.


title: Ranveer Singh

text: Singh is the recipient of four Filmfare Awards: Best Male Debut for "Band Baaja Baaraat" (2010), Best Actor for "Bajirao Mastani" (2016) and "Gully Boy" (2019), and biographical drama "83" (2021) and Best Actor (Critics) for "Padmaavat" (2018).


title: Dragon Ball

text: Toriyama's manga was adapted and divided into two anime series produced by Toei Animation: "Dragon Ball" and "Dragon Ball Z", which together were broadcast in Japan from 1986 to 1996. Additionally, the studio has developed 21 animated feature films and three television specials, as well as two anime sequel series titled "Dragon Ball GT" (1996–1997) and "Dragon Ball Super" (2015–2018). From 2009 to 2015, a revised version of "Dragon Ball Z" aired in Japan under the title "Dragon Ball Kai", as a recut that follows the manga's story more faithfully by removing most of the material featured exclusively in the anime. Several companies have developed various types of merchandising based on the series leading to a large media franchise that includes films, both animated and live-action, collectible trading card games, numerous action figures, along with several collections of soundtracks and numerous video games. "Dragon Ball" has become one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time.


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text: Since its release, "Dragon Ball" has become one of the most successful manga and anime series of all time, with the manga sold in over 40countries and the anime broadcast in more than 80countries. The manga's 42 collected "tankōbon" volumes have over 160 million copies sold in Japan and copies sold worldwide, making it one of the best-selling manga series. Reviewers have praised the art, characterization, and humor of the story. It is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential manga series ever made, with many manga artists citing "Dragon Ball" as a source of inspiration for their own now-popular works. The anime, particularly "Dragon Ball Z", is also highly popular around the world and is considered one of the most influential in boosting the popularity of Japanese animation in Western culture. It has had a considerable impact on global popular culture, referenced by and inspiring numerous artists, athletes, celebrities, filmmakers, musicians and writers around the world.


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text: Earth, known as the and designated as "Planet 4032-877" by the celestial hierarchy, is the main setting for the entire Dragon Ball series, as well as related media such as "Dr. Slump", "Nekomajin", and "Jaco the Galactic Patrolman". It is mainly inhabited by , a term used inclusively to refer to all of the intelligent races native to the planet, including humans, anthropomorphic beings, and monsters. Starting from the "Dragon Ball Z" series, various extraterrestrial species such as the and have played a more prominent role in franchise media.


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text: The narrative of "Dragon Ball" predominantly follows the adventures of the Saiyan Son Goku; upon meeting Bulma at the beginning of the series, the two embark on an adventure to gather the seven Dragon Balls, a set of orbs that summon the wish-granting dragon Shenlong. Goku later receives martial arts training from Kame-Sen'nin, meets his lifelong friend Kuririn, and enters the "Strongest Under the Heavens" Martial Arts Tournament to fight the world's strongest warriors. When the Demon King Piccolo, and later his offspring Piccolo, tries to conquer the planet, Goku receives training from Earth's deities to defeat them. Goku later sacrifices his life to save the planet from his estranged brother Raditz, but is revived after training in the afterlife under the tutelage of North Kaio to combat the other incoming Saiyans, Nappa and Vegeta. He later becomes a Super Saiyan and defeats the powerful alien tyrant Freeza; this sets the tone of the rest of the series, with each enemy the characters face becoming stronger than the last, requiring them to attain further training.


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text: "Dragon Ball Super" establishes that the franchise is set in a multiverse composed of twelve numbered universes, with the majority of the "Dragon Ball" series taking place in . Each universe is ruled by a number of benevolent and malevolent deities, respectively called Kaioshin and Gods of Destruction who are appointed by a higher being called the Grand Zeno, who watches over the multiverse.


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text: Akira Toriyama was a fan of Hong Kong martial arts films, particularly Bruce Lee films such as "Enter the Dragon" (1973) and Jackie Chan films such as "Drunken Master" (1978), and wanted to create a manga inspired by martial arts films. This led to Toriyama creating the 1983 one-shot manga "Dragon Boy", which he later redeveloped into "Dragon Ball". Toriyama loosely modeled the plot and characters of "Dragon Ball" on the classic Chinese novel "Journey to the West", with Goku being Sun Wukong ("Son Goku" in Japanese), Bulma as Tang Sanzang, Oolong as Zhu Bajie, and Yamcha being Sha Wujing. Toriyama wanted to create a story with the basic theme of "Journey to the West", but with "a little kung fu" by combining the novel with elements from the kung fu films of Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee. The title "Dragon Ball" was inspired by "Enter the Dragon" and later Bruceploitation knockoff kung fu films which frequently had the word "Dragon" in the title, and the fighting scenes were influenced by Jackie Chan movies. Since it was serialized in a shōnen manga magazine, he added the idea of the Dragon Balls to give it a game-like activity of gathering something, without thinking of what the characters would wish for. His concept of the Dragon Balls was inspired by the epic Japanese novel "Nansō Satomi Hakkenden" (1814–1842), which involves the heroes collecting eight Buddhist prayer beads, which Toriyama adapted into collecting seven Dragon Balls.


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text: He originally thought it would last about a year or end once the Dragon Balls were collected. Toriyama stated that although the stories are purposefully easy to understand, he specifically aimed "Dragon Ball" at readers older than those of his previous serial "Dr. Slump". He also wanted to break from the Western influences common in "Dr. Slump", deliberately going for Chinese scenery, referencing Chinese buildings and photographs of China his wife had bought. Toriyama wanted to set "Dragon Ball" in a fictional world largely based on Asia, taking inspiration from several Asian cultures including Japanese, Chinese, South Asian, Central Asian, Arabic and Indonesian cultures. The island where the is held is modeled after Bali (in Indonesia), which he, his wife and assistant visited in mid-1985, and for the area around Bobbidi's spaceship he consulted photos of Africa. Toriyama was also inspired by the jinn (genies) from "The Arabian Nights".


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text: During the early chapters of the manga, Toriyama's editor, Kazuhiko Torishima, commented that Goku looked rather plain, so to combat this he added several characters like Kame-Sen'nin and Kuririn, and created the Tenkaichi Budōkai martial arts tournament to focus the storyline on fighting. It was when the first Tenkaichi Budōkai began that "Dragon Ball" truly became popular, having recalled the races and tournaments in "Dr. Slump". Anticipating that readers would expect Goku to win the tournaments, Toriyama had him lose the first two while planning an eventual victory. This allowed for more character growth as the manga progressed. He said that Muscle Tower in the Red Ribbon Army storyline was inspired by the video game "Spartan X" (called "Kung-Fu Master" in the West), in which enemies appear very fast as the player ascends a tower (the game was in turn inspired by Jackie Chan's "Wheels on Meals" and Bruce Lee's "Game of Death"). He then created Piccolo Daimao as a truly evil villain, and as a result called that arc the most interesting to draw.


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text: Once Goku and company had become the strongest on Earth, they turned to extraterrestrial opponents including the ; and Goku himself was retconned from an Earthling to a Saiyan who was sent to Earth as a baby. Freeza, who forcibly took over planets to resell them, was created around the time of the Japanese economic bubble and was inspired by real estate speculators, whom Toriyama called the "worst kind of people." Finding the escalating enemies difficult, he created the Ginyu Force to add more balance to the series. When Toriyama created the transformation during the Freeza arc, he was initially concerned that Goku's facial expressions as a Super Saiyan made him look like a villain, but decided it was acceptable since the transformation was brought about by anger. Goku's Super Saiyan form has blonde hair because it was easier to draw for Toriyama's assistant (who spent a lot of time blacking in Goku's hair), and has piercing eyes based on Bruce Lee's paralyzing glare. "Dragon Ball Z" anime character designer Tadayoshi Yamamuro also used Bruce Lee as a reference for Goku's Super Saiyan form, stating that, when he "first becomes a Super Saiyan, his slanting pose with that scowling look in his eyes is all Bruce Lee." Toriyama later added time travel during the Cell arc, but said he had a hard time with it, only thinking of what to do that week and having to discuss it with his second editor Yu Kondo. After Cell's death, Toriyama intended for Gohan to replace Goku as the series' protagonist, but later felt the character was not suited for the role and changed his mind.


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text: Going against the normal convention that the strongest characters should be the largest in terms of physical size, he designed many of "Dragon Ball" most powerful characters with small statures, including the protagonist, Goku. Toriyama later explained that he had Goku grow up as a means to make drawing fight scenes easier, even though his first editor Kazuhiko Torishima was initially against it because it was rare to have the main character of a manga series change drastically. When including fights in the manga, Toriyama had the characters go to uninhabited locations to avoid difficulties in drawing residents and destroyed buildings. Toriyama said that he did not plan the details of the story, resulting in strange occurrences and discrepancies later in the series, including changing the colors of the characters mid-story and few characters having screentone because he found it difficult to use. Since the completion of "Dragon Ball", Toriyama has continued to add to its story, mostly background information on its universe, through guidebooks published by Shueisha.


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text: During the second half of the series, Toriyama has said that he had become more interested in coming up with the story than actually drawing it, and that the battles became more intense with him simplifying the lines. In 2013, he stated that because "Dragon Ball" is an action manga the most important aspect is the sense of speed, so he did not draw very elaborate, going so far as to suggest one could say that he was not interested in the art. He also once said that his goal for the series was to tell an "unconventional and contradictory" story. In 2013, commenting on "Dragon Ball"s global success, Toriyama said, "Frankly, I don't quite understand why it happened. While the manga was being serialized, the only thing I wanted as I kept drawing was to make Japanese boys happy.", "The role of my manga is to be a work of entertainment through and through. I dare say I don't care even if [my works] have left nothing behind, as long as they have entertained their readers."


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text: Written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama, "Dragon Ball" was serialized in the manga anthology "Weekly Shōnen Jump" from December 3, 1984 to June 5, 1995, when Toriyama grew exhausted and felt he needed a break from drawing. The 519 individual chapters were published into 42 "tankōbon" volumes by Shueisha from September 10, 1985 through August 4, 1995. Between December 4, 2002 and April 2, 2004, the chapters were re-released in a collection of 34 "kanzenban" volumes, which included a slightly rewritten ending, new covers, and color artwork from its "Weekly Shōnen Jump" run. The February 2013 issue of "V Jump", which was released in December 2012, announced that parts of the manga will be fully colored and re-released in 2013. Twenty volumes, beginning from chapter 195 and grouped by story arcs, were released between February 4, 2013 and July 4, 2014. Twelve volumes covering the first 194 chapters were published between January 4 and March 4, 2016. A "sōshūhen" edition that aims to recreate the manga as it was originally serialized in "Weekly Shōnen Jump" with color pages, promotional text, and next chapter previews, was published in eighteen volumes between May 13, 2016 and January 13, 2017.


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text: Another manga penned by Ōishi, the three-chapter "" that revolves around Bardock, Goku's father, was published in the monthly magazine "V Jump" from August and October 2011.


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text: The final chapter of Toriyama's 2013 manga series "Jaco the Galactic Patrolman" revealed that it is set before "Dragon Ball", with several characters making appearances. "Jaco" collected volumes contain a bonus "Dragon Ball" chapter depicting Goku's mother.


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text: In December 2016, a spin-off manga titled "Dragon Ball Side Story: The Case of Being Reincarnated as Yamcha" began in Shueisha's "Shōnen Jump+" digital magazine. Written and illustrated by Dragon Garow Lee, it is about a high school boy who after an accident wakes up in the body of Yamcha in the "Dragon Ball" manga.


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text: Toriyama also created a short series, "Neko Majin" (1999–2005), that became a self-parody of "Dragon Ball". In 2006, a crossover between "Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo" (or "Kochikame") and "Dragon Ball" by Toriyama and "Kochikame" author Osamu Akimoto appeared in the manga. That same year, Toriyama teamed up with Eiichiro Oda to create a crossover chapter of "Dragon Ball" and "One Piece" titled "Cross Epoch".


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text: "Dragon Ball" is one of the most popular manga series of all time, and it continues to enjoy high readership today. "Dragon Ball" is credited as one of the main reasons manga circulation was at its highest between the mid-1980s and mid-1990s. During "Dragon Ball"s initial run in "Weekly Shōnen Jump", the manga magazine reached an average circulation of 6.53million weekly sales, the highest in its history. During "Dragon Ball"s serialisation between 1984 and 1995, "Weekly Shōnen Jump" magazine had a total circulation of over 2.9billion copies, with those issues generating an estimated () in sales revenue.


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text: "Dragon Ball" also sold a record number of collected "tankōbon" volumes for its time. By 2000, more than 126million "tankōbon" copies had been sold in Japan alone. It sold over 150million copies in Japan by 2008, making it the best-selling manga ever at the time. By 2012, its sales in Japan had grown to pass 156million, making it the second best-selling "Weekly Shōnen Jump" manga of all time, behind "One Piece". "Dragon Ball"s "tankobon" volumes sold 159.5million copies in Japan by February 2014, and have sold over 160million copies in Japan as of 2016.


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text: The manga is similarly popular overseas, having been translated and released in over 40countries worldwide. The total number of "tankōbon" volumes sold have reached 350million copies worldwide. not including unofficial pirated copies; when including pirated copies, an estimated total of more than 400million official and unofficial copies have been sold worldwide.


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text: For the 10th anniversary of the Japan Media Arts Festival in 2006, Japanese fans voted "Dragon Ball" the third greatest manga of all time. In a survey conducted by Oricon in 2007 among 1,000 people, Son Goku, the main character of the franchise, ranked first place as the "Strongest Manga Character of All Time." Goku's journey and his ever-growing strength resulted in the character winning "the admiration of young boys everywhere". Manga artists, such as "One Piece" creator Eiichiro Oda and "Naruto" creator Masashi Kishimoto, have stated that Goku inspired their series' main protagonists as well as series structure.


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text: Manga critic Jason Thompson stated in 2011 that ""Dragon Ball" is by far the most influential shonen manga of the last 30 years, and today, almost every "Shonen Jump" artist lists it as one of their favorites and lifts from it in various ways." He says the series "turns from a gag/adventure manga to an nearly-pure fighting manga", and its basic formula of "lots of martial arts, lots of training sequences, a few jokes" became the model for other shōnen series, such as "Naruto". Thompson also called Toriyama's art influential and cited it as a reason for the series' popularity. James S. Yadao, author of "The Rough Guide to Manga", claims that the first several chapters of "Dragon Ball ""play out much like "Saiyuki" with "Dr. Slump"-like humour built in" and that "Dr. Slump", Toriyama's previous manga, has a clear early influence on the series. He feels the series "established its unique identity" after the first occasion when Goku's group disbands and he trains under Kame-sen'nin, when the story develops "a far more action-packed, sinister tone" with "wilder" battles with aerial and spiritual elements and an increased death count, while humor still makes an occasional appearance. Yadao claims that an art shift occurs when the characters "lose the rounded, innocent look that he established in "Dr. Slump" and gain sharper angles that leap off the page with their energy and intensity."


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text: "Animerica" felt the series had "worldwide appeal", using dramatic pacing and over-the-top martial arts action to "maintain tension levels and keep a crippler crossface hold on the audience's attention spans". In "Little Boy: The Art of Japan's Exploding Subculture", Takashi Murakami commented that "Dragon Ball" "never-ending cyclical narrative moves forward plausibly, seamlessly, and with great finesse." Ridwan Khan from Animefringe.com commented that the manga had a "chubby" art style, but as the series continued the characters got more refined, leaner, and more muscular. Khan prefers the manga over the slow pacing of the anime counterparts. Allen Divers of Anime News Network praised the story and humor of the manga as being very good at conveying all of the characters' personalities. Divers also called Viz's translation one of the best of all the English editions of the series due to its faithfulness to the original Japanese. D. Aviva Rothschild of Rationalmagic.com remarked the first manga volume as "a superior humor title". They praised Goku's innocence and Bulma's insistence as one of the funniest parts of the series.


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text: The content of the manga has been controversial in the United States. In November 1999, Toys "R" Us removed Viz's "Dragon Ball" from their stores nationwide when a Dallas parent complained the series had "borderline soft porn" after he bought them for his four-year-old son. Commenting on the issue, Susan J. Napier explained it as a difference in culture. After the ban, Viz reluctantly began to censor the series to keep wide distribution. However, in 2001, after releasing three volumes censored, Viz announced "Dragon Ball" would be uncensored and reprinted due to fan reactions. In October 2009, Wicomico County Public Schools in Maryland banned the "Dragon Ball" manga from their school district because it "depicts nudity, sexual contact between children and sexual innuendo among adults and children."


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text: Additionally, "Dragon Ball" is an anime television metaseries. "Dragon Ball" (1986-89), "Dragon Ball Z" (1989-96), and "Dragon Ball Super" (2015-18) are set in a uniform main continuity, while "Dragon Ball GT" (1996-97), and "Super Dragon Ball Heroes" (since 2018) explore several alternate continuities.


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text: Toei Animation produced an anime television series based on the first 194 manga chapters, also titled "Dragon Ball". The series premiered in Japan on Fuji Television on February 26, 1986 and ran until April 19, 1989, lasting 153 episodes. It is broadcast in 81countries worldwide.


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text: Instead of continuing the anime as "Dragon Ball", Toei Animation decided to carry on with their adaptation under a new name and asked Akira Toriyama to come up with the title. picks up five years after the first series left off and adapts the final 325 chapters of the manga. It premiered in Japan on Fuji Television on April 26, 1989, taking over its predecessor's time slot, and ran for 291 episodes until its conclusion on January 31, 1996. Two television specials based on the "Z" series were aired on Fuji TV in Japan. The first, "The One True Final Battle ~The Z Warrior Who Challenged Frieza – Son Goku's Father~", renamed "" by Funimation, was shown on October 17, 1990. The second special, "Defiance in the Face of Despair!! The Remaining Super-Warriors: Gohan and Trunks", renamed "" by Funimation, is based on a special chapter of the original manga and aired on February 24, 1993.


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text: premiered on Fuji TV on February 7, 1996 and ran until November 19, 1997 for 64 episodes. Unlike the first two anime series, it is not based on Akira Toriyama's original "Dragon Ball" manga, being created by Toei Animation as a sequel to the series or as Toriyama called it, a "grand side story of the original "Dragon Ball."" Toriyama designed the main cast, the spaceship used in the show, the design of three planets, and came up with the title and logo. In addition to this, Toriyama also oversaw production of the series, just as he had for the "Dragon Ball" and "Dragon Ball Z" anime. The television special episode, "Goku's Side Story! The Proof of his Courage is the Four-Star Ball", or "" as Funimation titled it for their dub, aired on March 26, 1997, between episodes 41 and 42, serving as a kind of precursor to the epilogue to the series shown at the end of episode 64.


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text: In February 2009, "Dragon Ball Z" celebrated its 20th anniversary, with Toei Animation announcing that it would broadcast a re-edited and remastered version of the "Dragon Ball Z" anime under the name . The footage would be re-edited to follow the manga more closely, eliminating scenes and episodes which were not featured in the original manga, resulting in a more faithful adaptation, as well as in a faster-moving, and more focused story. The episodes were remastered for HDTV, with rerecording of the vocal tracks by most of the original cast, and featuring updated opening and ending sequences. On April 5, 2009, the series premiered in Japan airing in Fuji TV. "Dragon Ball Z Kai" reduced the episode count to 159 episodes (167 episodes internationally), from the original footage of 291 episodes. Damaged frames were removed, resulting in some minor shots being remade from scratch in order to fix cropping, and others to address continuity issues. The majority of the international versions, including Funimation Entertainment's English dub, are titled "Dragon Ball Z Kai".


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text: On April 28, 2015, Toei Animation announced , the first all-new "Dragon Ball" television series to be released in 18 years. It debuted on July 5 and ran as a weekly series at 9:00 am on Fuji TV on Sundays until its series finale on March 25, 2018 after 131 episodes. Masako Nozawa reprises her roles as Goku, Gohan, and Goten. Most of the original cast reprise their roles as well. Koichi Yamadera and Masakazu Morita also reprise their roles, as Beerus and Whis, respectively.


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text: The story of the anime is set several years after the defeat of Majin Buu, when the Earth has become peaceful once again. Akira Toriyama is credited as the original creator, as well for "original story & character design concepts." It is also being adapted into a parallel manga.


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text: In 2018, an anime to promote the "Super Dragon Ball Heroes" card and video game series was announced with a July 1 premiere. The series' announcement included a brief synopsis:Trunks returns from the future to train with Goku and Vegeta. However, he abruptly vanishes. The mysterious man "Fu" suddenly appears, telling them that Trunks has been locked up on the "Prison Planet", a mysterious facility in an unknown location between universes. The group searches for the Dragon Balls to free Trunks, but an unending super battle awaits them! Will Goku and the others manage to rescue Trunks and escape the Prison Planet?


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text: The short film "" was created for the Jump Super Anime Tour, which celebrated "Weekly Shōnen Jump" 40th anniversary, and debuted on September 21, 2008. A short animated adaptation of Naho Ōishi's Bardock spinoff manga, "", was shown on December 17–18, 2011 at the Jump Festa 2012 event.


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text: A two-episode original video animation (OVA) titled "" was created in 1993 as strategy guides for the Famicom video game of the same name. A remake titled "" was created as a bonus feature for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 video game "", which was released on November 11, 2010.


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text: A two-part hour-long crossover special between "Dragon Ball Z", "One Piece" and "Toriko", referred to as "Dream 9 Toriko & One Piece & Dragon Ball Z Super Collaboration Special!!" aired on April 7, 2013.


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text: The anime adaptations have also been very well-received and are better known in the Western world than the manga, with Anime News Network saying, "Few anime series have mainstreamed it the way "Dragon Ball Z" has. To a certain generation of television consumers its characters are as well known as any in the animated realm, and for many it was the first step into the wilderness of anime fandom." In a survey conducted by Oricon, "Japanese anime that I think is world-class" and "world-class Manga & Anime" "Dragon Ball" was selected as No. 1 with an overwhelming number of votes in both surveys.In 2000, satellite TV channel Animax together with "Brutus", a men's lifestyle magazine, and Tsutaya, Japan's largest video rental chain, conducted a poll among 200,000 fans on the top anime series, with "Dragon Ball" coming in fourth. "Dragon Ball" won first place in the "100 Best Anime in Japan that has advanced to the world" questionnaire on TV Asahi 's " Decision! This is Japan's Best ". TV Asahi conducted two polls in 2005 on the Top 100 Anime, "Dragon Ball" came in second in the nationwide survey conducted with multiple age-groups and in third in the online poll.


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text: "Dragon Ball" is one of the most successful franchises in animation history. The anime series is broadcast in more than 80countries worldwide. In Japan, the first sixteen anime films up until "" (1995) sold 50million tickets and grossed over () at the box office, in addition to selling over 500,000 home video units, by 1996. Later DVD releases of the "Dragon Ball" anime series have topped Japan's sales charts on several occasions. In the United States, the anime series sold over 25million DVD units by January 2012, and has sold more than 30million DVD and Blu-ray units as of 2017. In Latin America, public screenings of the "Dragon Ball Super" finale in 2018 filled public spaces and stadiums in cities across the region, including stadiums holding tens of thousands of spectators.


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text: "Dragon Ball Z" also proved to be a rating success in the United States, outperforming top shows such as "Friends" and "The X-Files" in some parts of the country in sweeps ratings during its first season. The premiere of season three of "Dragon Ball Z" in 1999, done by Funimation's in-house dub, was the highest-rated program ever at the time on Cartoon Network. In 2002, in the week ending September 22, "Dragon Ball Z" was the #1 program of the week on all of television with tweens 9-14, boys 9-14 and men 12-24, with the Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday telecasts of "Dragon Ball Z" ranked as the top three programs in all of television, broadcast or cable, for delivery of boys 9-14. Dragon ball GT has also had high ratings In 2001, it was reported that the official website of "Dragon Ball Z" recorded 4.7 million hits per day and included 500,000+ registered fans. Dragon Ball Z topped the Lycos 50 list of 'most searched' items for the second consecutive year -- the first time that any topic has ever been able to repeat its dominance over a two-year period. Dragon Ball ranked second overall in the search number ranking for the past 10 years released by LYCOS in 2005. and ranked 3rd in Yahoo! in 2002 with Playstation 2 topping the list Even after it ended, the "Dragon Ball" series continues to maintain a high level of popularity, surpassing that of new anime, and is also often being rebroadcast, making the "Dragon Ball" series Funimation's most important anime license The audience rating of the first Dragon ball Kai episode on Nicktoons is the highest since the station opened


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text: Carl Kimlinger of Anime News Network summed up "Dragon Ball" as "an action-packed tale told with rare humor and something even rarer—a genuine sense of adventure." Both Kimlinger and colleague Theron Martin noted Funimation's reputation for drastic alterations of the script, but praised the dub. However, some critics and most fans of the Japanese version have been more critical with Funimation's English dub and script of "Dragon Ball Z" over the years. Jeffrey Harris of IGN criticized the voices, including how Freeza's appearance combined with the feminine English voice left fans confused about Freeza's gender. Carlos Ross of T.H.E.M. Anime Reviews considered the series' characters to be different from stereotypical stock characters and noted that they undergo much more development. Despite praising "Dragon Ball Z" for its cast of characters, they criticized it for having long and repetitive fights.


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text: "Dragon Ball Z" is well-known, and often criticized, for its long, repetitive, dragged-out fights that span several episodes, with Martin commenting "DBZ practically turned drawing out fights into an art form." However, Jason Thompson of io9 explained that this comes from the fact that the anime was being created alongside the manga. "Dragon Ball Z" was listed as the 78th best animated show in IGN's Top 100 Animated Series, and was also listed as the 50th greatest cartoon in "Wizard" magazine's Top 100 Greatest Cartoons list.


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text: Harris commented that "Dragon Ball GT" "is downright repellent", mentioning that the material and characters had lost their novelty and fun. He also criticized the "GT" character designs of Trunks and Vegeta as being goofy. Zac Bertschy of Anime News Network also gave negative comments about "GT", mentioning that the fights from the series were "a very simple childish exercise" and that many other anime were superior. The plot of "Dragon Ball GT" has also been criticized for giving a formula that was already used in its predecessors.


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text: Twenty animated theatrical films based on the "Dragon Ball" series have been released in Japan. The most recent films, "" (2013), "" (2015), "" (2018), and "" (2022), were produced as full-length feature films and were given stand-alone theatrical releases in Japan (as well as limited theatrical releases in the U.S.). They've also been the first movies to have original creator Akira Toriyama deeply involved in their production; "Battle of Gods" and "Resurrection 'F"' were remade into the first and second arcs of the "Dragon Ball Super" anime, which told the same stories as the two films in expanded detail. The 1996 feature film, "", was also a full-length theatrical release with a running time of 80 minutes, and was produced to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the anime as a re-imagining of the first few arcs of the series.


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text: All previous films were mostly below feature length (around 45–60 minutes each), making them only slightly longer than one or two episodes of the TV series; this is due to them being originally shown as back-to-back presentations alongside other Toei film productions. These films are also mostly alternate re-tellings of certain story arcs (like "The Path to Power"), or extra side-stories that do not correlate with the continuity of the series. The first three films, along with "The Path to Power", are based on the original "Dragon Ball" anime series. The remaining thirteen older films are based on "Dragon Ball Z". The first five films were shown at the , while the sixth through seventeenth films were shown at the .


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text: An American live-action film titled "Dragonball Evolution" was produced by 20th Century Fox after it acquired the feature film rights to the "Dragon Ball" franchise in March 2002. Previous to the film, two unofficial live-action films had been produced decades prior. The first was a Korean film titled "Dragon Ball: Ssawora Son Goku, Igyeora Son Goku" (), while the second was a Taiwanese film titled "Dragon Ball: The Magic Begins" (), which was also dubbed in English. The film was directed by James Wong and produced by Stephen Chow, it was released in the United States on April 10, 2009. The film was meant to lead into sequels,


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text: which were cancelled, after the film flopped at the box office and became universally heralded as one of the worst adaptations of all time, being considered by the fans as being unfaithful to the source material. Franchise creator Akira Toriyama also criticized the film adding he was completely left out of the creative process, despite having himself offered to help, going as far as saying: "the result was a movie, I couldn't even call "Dragon Ball"". Years after its release, the writer of the film, Ben Ramsey, released a public apology in which he admitted to have written the film "chasing for a payday" instead of "as a fan of the franchise".


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text: With the news of 20th Century Fox selling itself, its assets; which include the film rights to the "Dragon Ball" franchise, will now be owned by its purchaser, The Walt Disney Company. Jackie Chan had openly expressed interest in adapting the series into a live action movie.


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text: "Dragon Ball Z: The Real 4D" debuted at Universal Studios Japan in the summer of 2016. It features a battle between Goku and Freeza. Unlike most "Dragon Ball" animation, the attraction is animated with CGI. A second attraction titled "Dragon Ball Z: The Real 4-D at Super Tenkaichi Budokai" debuted at Universal Studios Japan in the summer of 2017, which featured a battle between the heroes and Broly.


title: Dragon Ball

text: The "Dragon Ball" franchise has spawned multiple video games across various genres and platforms. Earlier games of the series included a system of card battling and were released for the Famicom following the storyline of the series. Starting with the Super Famicom and Mega Drive, most of the games were from the fighting genre or RPG (Role Playing Game), such as the "Super Butoden" series. The first "Dragon Ball" game to be released in the United States was "" for the PlayStation in 1997. For the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable games the characters were redone in 3D cel-shaded graphics. These games included the "" series and the "" series. "" was the first game of the franchise developed for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. "Dragon Ball Xenoverse" was the first game of the franchise developed for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. A massively multiplayer online role-playing game called "Dragon Ball Online" was available in Korea, Hong Kong and Taiwan until the servers were shut down in 2013. A few years later fans started recreating the game. Today, "Dragon Ball Online Global" is a new, European version of "Dragon Ball Online" and it is being developed, while open beta server is running.


title: Dragon Ball

text: The mobile game "" (2015) has received over downloads worldwide, . A notable recent release is "Dragon Ball FighterZ" (2018), a fighting game developed by Arc System Works. The game received massive fan and critical acclaim for its fast paced frantic 3v3 battles and great visuals, also winning Best Fighting Game of 2018 at The Game Awards and many other awards and other nominations. It also has a large eSports scene, where it is one of the most popular fighting games. It also did very well commercially, selling 4 million units across all platforms.


title: Dragon Ball

text: In 1994, the licensee Bandai earned annually from sales of licensed "Dragon Ball" toys, video games and other character goods in Japan. In 1996, "Dragon Ball Z" grossed in merchandise sales worldwide. As of early 1996, more than 100 companies outside Japan applied for character goods .Bandai sold over 2billion "Dragon Ball" Carddass cards in Japan by 1998, and over 1million Dragon Stars figurines in the Americas and Europe as of 2018. In 2000, Burger King sponsored a toy promotion to distribute "Dragon Ball Z" figurines across North America. By 2011, the franchise had generated in merchandise sales. In 2012, the franchise grossed () from licensed merchandise sales in Japan.


title: Dragon Ball

text: Myriad soundtracks were released in the anime, movies and the games. The music for the first two anime "Dragon Ball" and "Z" and its films was composed by Shunsuke Kikuchi, while the music from "GT" was composed by Akihito Tokunaga and the music from "Kai" was composed by Kenji Yamamoto and Norihito Sumitomo. For the first anime, the soundtracks released were "Dragon Ball: Music Collection" in 1985 and "Dragon Ball: Complete Song Collection" in 1991, although they were reissued in 2007 and 2003, respectively. For the second anime, the soundtrack series released were "Dragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection Series". It was produced and released by Columbia Records of Japan from July 21, 1989 to March 20, 1996 the show's entire lifespan. On September 20, 2006 Columbia re-released the Hit Song Collection on their Animex 1300 series. Other CDs released are compilations, video games and films soundtracks as well as music from the English versions.


title: Dragon Ball

text: There have been numerous companion books to the "Dragon Ball" franchise. Chief among these are the series, comprising seven hardback main volumes and three supplemental softcover volumes, covering the manga and the first two anime series and their theatrical films. The first of these, "Dragon Ball: The Complete Illustrations" ("Daizenshuu" volume 1), first published in Japan in 1995, is the only one that was released in English, being printed in 2008 by Viz Media. It contains all 264 colored illustrations Akira Toriyama drew for the "Weekly Shōnen Jump" magazines' covers, bonus giveaways and specials, and all the covers for the 42 "tankōbon". It also includes an interview with Toriyama on his work process. The remainder have never been released in English, and all are now out of print in Japan. From February 4 to May 9, 2013, condensed versions of the "Daizenshuu" with some updated information were released as the four-volume series. For "Dragon Ball GT", the "Dragon Ball GT Perfect Files" were released in May and December 1997 by Shueisha's "Jump Comics Selection" imprint. They include series information, illustration galleries, behind-the-scenes information, and more. They were out of print for many years, but were re-released in April 2006 (accompanying the Japanese DVD release of "Dragon Ball GT") and this edition is still in print.


title: Dragon Ball

text: Coinciding with the 34-volume "kanzenban" re-release of the manga, and the release of the entire series on DVD for the first time in Japan, four new guidebooks were released in 2003 and 2004. "Dragon Ball Landmark" and "Dragon Ball Forever" cover the manga, using volume numbers for story points that reference the "kanzenban" release, while and cover the "Dragon Ball" and "Dragon Ball Z" anime, respectively. Much of the material in these books is reused from the earlier "Daizenshuu" volumes, but they include new textual material including substantial interviews with the creator, cast and production staff of the series. "Son Goku Densetsu" in particular showcases previously-unpublished design sketches of Goku's father Bardock, drawn by character designer Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru prior to creator Akira Toriyama's revisions that resulted in the final version.


title: Dragon Ball

text: Following the release of "Dragon Ball Kai" in Japan, four new guidebooks were released: the two-volume in 2009, covering the manga, and two-volume in 2010, covering the anime series. Despite the TV series airing during this time being "Kai", the "Extreme Battle Collection" books reference the earlier "Z" series in content and episode numbers. These books also include new question-and-answer sessions with Akira Toriyama, revealing a few new details about the world and characters of the series. 2010 also saw the release of a new artbook, ; a sort of anime-counterpart to the manga-oriented "Complete Illustrations", it showcases anime-original illustrations and includes interviews with the three principal character designers for the anime. Each of the Japanese "Dragon Box" DVD releases of the series and movies, which were released from 2003 to 2006, as well as the Blu-ray boxed sets of "Dragon Ball Kai", released 2009 to 2011, come with a "Dragon Book" guide that contains details about the content therein. Each also contains a new interview with a member of the cast or staff of the series. These books have been reproduced textually for Funimation's release of the "Dragon Ball Z" Dragon Box sets from 2009 to 2011.


title: Dragon Ball

text: Collectible cards based on the "Dragon Ball", "Dragon Ball Z", and "Dragon Ball GT" series have been released by Bandai. These cards feature various scenes from the manga and anime stills, plus exclusive artwork from all three series. Bandai released the first set in the United States in July 2008.


title: Dragon Ball

text: Since its debut, "Dragon Ball" has had a considerable impact on global popular culture. In 2015, the Japan Anniversary Association officially declared May 9 as ; in Japanese, the numbers five and nine can be pronounced as "Go" and "Ku". It is similarly influential in international popular culture across other parts of the world. In the Philippines, a children's musical titled "Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z: Myth, Magic, Music", was staged in June 1996. "Dragon Ball" is widely referenced in American popular culture, from television and music to celebrities and athletes, and the show has been celebrated with Goku making an appearance at the 2018, 2019, and 2021 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parades, and with "Dragon Ball" murals appearing in cities such as Los Angeles, Chicago, Kansas City and Denver.


title: Dragon Ball

text: "Dragon Ball" is also immensely popular in other regions of the world, such as Latin America, where public screenings of the "Dragon Ball Super" finale in 2018 filled public spaces and stadiums in cities across the region, including stadiums holding tens of thousands of spectators. "Dragon Ball" creator Akira Toriyama was decorated a "Chevalier" or "Knight" of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French government in May 2019 for his contributions to the arts, particularly for "Dragon Ball" which has been credited with popularizing manga in France.


title: Dragon Ball

text: Vegeta's quote "It's Over 9000!" from the Saiyan Saga in the English dub of "Dragon Ball Z" is a popular internet meme. Goku has been identified as a superhero, as well as Gohan with his Great Saiyaman persona. Motorola's Freescale DragonBall and DragonBall EZ/VZ microcontroller processors, released in 1995, are named after "Dragon Ball" and "Dragon Ball Z", respectively.


title: Dragon Ball

text: "Dragon Ball" has been cited as inspiration across various different media. "Dragon Ball" is credited with setting trends for popular shōnen manga and anime since the 1980s, with manga critic Jason Thompson in 2011 calling it "by far the most influential shōnen manga of the last 30 years." Successful shōnen manga authors such as Eiichiro Oda ("One Piece"), Masashi Kishimoto ("Naruto"), Tite Kubo ("Bleach"), Hiro Mashima ("Fairy Tail") and Kentaro Yabuki ("Black Cat") have cited "Dragon Ball" as an influence on their own now popular works. According to Thompson, "almost every "Shonen Jump" artist lists it as one of their favorites and lifts from it in various ways."


title: Dragon Ball

text: Ian Jones-Quartey, a producer of the American animated series "Steven Universe", is a fan of "Dragon Ball" and "Dr. Slump", and uses Toriyama's vehicle designs as a reference for his own. He also stated that "We're all big Toriyama fans on ["Steven Universe"], which kind of shows a bit." Comic book artist André Lima Araújo cited "Dragon Ball", along with several other manga and anime, as a major influence on his work, which includes Marvel comics such as "Age of Ultron", "Avengers A.I.", "Spider-Verse" and "The Inhumans". Filipino comic artist Dexter Soy, who has worked on Marvel and DC comics such as "Captain America", cited "Dragon Ball" as a major inspiration. "Tony Stark: Iron Man" #11 (2019) makes references to "Dragon Ball Z", including Miles Morales as Spider-Man referencing the Super Saiyan transformation.


title: Dragon Ball

text: In December 1990, an unofficial live-action Korean film adaptation "Dragon Ball: Ssawora Son Goku, Igyeora Son Goku" was released. Another unofficial live-action film adaptation of the series, "Dragon Ball: The Magic Begins", was released in Taiwan in November 1991, and was later released in 2007 as an "Ultimate Edition," with new effects added à la "Star Wars".


title: Dragon Ball

text: Action film star Jackie Chan is a fan of the franchise, and said Goku is his favorite "Dragon Ball" character. In 1995, Chan had expressed some interest in adapting "Dragon Ball" into a film, but said it would require "a lot of amazing special effects and an enormous budget." Later in 2013, Toriyama said his ideal live-action Goku would have been a young Jackie Chan, stating that "nobody could play Goku but him."


title: Dragon Ball

text: "The Matrix" franchise echoes "Dragon Ball Z" in several action scenes, including the climactic fights of the 2003 films "The Matrix Reloaded" and "The Matrix Revolutions". Filipino-American film storyboard artist Jay Oliva has cited "Dragon Ball" as a major inspiration on his work, particularly the action scenes of 2013 Superman film "Man of Steel", which launched the DC Extended Universe. Several films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe have also been visually influenced by "Dragon Ball Z". Erik Killmonger's battle armour in "Black Panther" (2018) bears a resemblance to Vegeta's battle armour, which actor Michael B. Jordan (himself a "Dragon Ball" fan) said may have inspired Killmonger's battle armor. The fiery look of Carol Danvers' Binary powers in "Captain Marvel" (2019) also drew some influence from "Dragon Ball Z". In "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" (2021), Katy refers to one of Shang-Chi's techniques as a "Kamehameha fireball"; the film's director Destin Daniel Cretton cited "Dragon Ball Z" as an inspiration behind the film's climactic fight scene.


title: Dragon Ball

text: A key characteristic that set "Dragon Ball Z" (and later other anime shows) apart from American television shows at the time was a serialization format, where a continuous story arc stretches over multiple episodes or seasons. Traditional American television had an episodic format, with each episode typically consisting of a self-contained story, whereas "Dragon Ball Z" and later anime shows had a serialization format where continuous story arcs stretch over multiple episodes or seasons. Serialization has since also become a common characteristic of American streaming television shows during the "Peak TV" era.


title: Dragon Ball

text: "Dragon Ball" has been channeled and referenced by numerous musicians. It is popular in the hip hop community, and has been referenced in numerous hip hop songs by rappers and artists such as Chris Brown, Chance the Rapper, Big Sean, Lil Uzi Vert, G-Mo Skee, The Weeknd, Childish Gambino, Denzel Curry, Thundercat, B.o.B, Soulja Boy, Drake, Frank Ocean, and Sese. Mark Sammut of "TheGamer" notes that Gohan occasionally performs the dab move (as The Great Saiyaman), decades before it became a popular hip-hop dance move in American popular culture.


title: Dragon Ball

text: Numerous athletes have also channeled and referenced "Dragon Ball", including NBA basketball players such as Sacramento Kings guard De'Aaron Fox, Chicago Bulls forward Lauri Markkanen, Golden State Warriors player Jordan Bell, and Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball, American football NFL stars such as Cleveland Browns players Darren Fells and David Njoku, mixed martial artist Ronda Rousey, and WWE wrestlers such as The New Day. Japanese kickboxer Panchan Rina took her nickname from the "Dragon Ball" character Pan. Japanese mixed martial artist Itsuki Hirata is nicknamed "Android 18" due to her resembling the "Dragon Ball" character. Canadian mixed martial artist Carlos Newton dubbed his fighting style "Dragon Ball Jiu-Jitsu" in tribute to the series. Other mixed martial artists inspired by "Dragon Ball" include Kana Watanabe, Yushin Okami, Yoshihiro Akiyama and Yuya Wakamatsu. The French group Yamakasi cited "Dragon Ball" as an influence on their development of parkour, inspired by how the heroes attain extraordinary abilities through hard work.


title: Dragon Ball

text: The producer of the "Tekken" video game series, Katsuhiro Harada, said that "Dragon Ball" was one of the first works to visually depict chi and thereby influenced numerous Japanese video games, especially fighting games such as "Tekken" and "Street Fighter". Masaaki Ishikawa, art director of the video game "Arms", said that its art style was largely influenced by "Dragon Ball" and "Akira". French video game designer Éric Chahi also cited "Dragon Ball" as an influence on his 1991 cinematic platformer "Another World". Other video game industry veterans who were inspired by "Dragon Ball" include Suda51, SWERY, Insomniac Games, Nina Freeman, Heart Machine, Iron Galaxy, and Mega64.


title: ICC Men's T20 World Cup

text: The ICC Men's T20 World Cup (earlier known as ICC World Twenty20) is the international championship of Twenty20. Organised by cricket's governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC), the tournament consists of 16 teams, comprising the top ten teams from the rankings at the given deadline and six other teams chosen through the T20 World Cup Qualifier.


title: ICC Men's T20 World Cup

text: The event has generally been held every two years. In May 2016, the ICC put forward the idea of having a tournament in 2018, with South Africa being the possible host, but the ICC later dropped the idea of a 2018 edition at the conclusion of the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy.The 2020 edition of the tournament was scheduled to take place in 2020 in Australia but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament was postponed until 2021, with the intended host changed to India. The tournament was later relocated to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman due to problems relating to the COVID-19 pandemic in India, taking place 5 years after the previous (2016) iteration.


title: ICC Men's T20 World Cup

text: Eight tournaments have so far been played, and only the West Indies and England have won the tournament on multiple occasions, both having won two titles. The inaugural 2007 World Twenty20, was staged in South Africa, and won by India, who defeated Pakistan in the final at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. The 2009 tournament took place in England, and was won by the previous runner-up, Pakistan, who defeated Sri Lanka in the final at Lord's. The third tournament was held in 2010, hosted by the countries making up the West Indies cricket team. England defeated Australia in the final in Barbados, which was played at Kensington Oval, winning their first international tournament. The fourth tournament, the 2012 World Twenty20, was held in Asia for the first time, with all matches played in Sri Lanka. The West Indies won the tournament by defeating Sri Lanka in the final, winning its first international tournament since the 2004 Champions Trophy. The fifth tournament, the 2014 ICC World Twenty20, was hosted by Bangladesh, and was won by Sri Lanka defeating India, Sri Lanka being the first team to play in three finals. The sixth tournament, the 2016 ICC World Twenty20, was hosted by India and was won by West Indies defeating England. The seventh tournament, the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup , was hosted by UAE and was won by Australia defeating New Zealand.


title: ICC Men's T20 World Cup

text: England are the reigning T20 World Cup holders, having beaten Pakistan in the 2022 final, winning their second title. They became the first men's team to hold both limited-overs World Cups (T20 and 50 over) simultaneously. And the second team to win 2 world t20 titles after the West Indies.


title: ICC Men's T20 World Cup

text: When the Benson & Hedges Cup ended in 2002, the ECB needed another one-day competition to fill with the younger generation in response to dwindling crowds and reduced sponsorship. The Board wanted to deliver fast-paced, exciting cricket accessible to thousands of fans who were put off by the longer versions of the game. Stuart Robertson, the marketing manager of the ECB, proposed a 20-over per innings game to county chairmen in 2001, and they voted 11–7 in favour of adopting the new format.


title: ICC Men's T20 World Cup

text: The first official Twenty20 matches were played on 13 June 2003 between the English counties in the Twenty20 Cup. The first season of Twenty20 in England was a relative success, with the Surrey Lions defeating the Warwickshire Bears by 9 wickets in the final to claim the title. The first Twenty20 match held at Lord's, on 15 July 2004 between Middlesex and Surrey, attracted a crowd of 27,509, the largest attendance for any county cricket game at the ground - other than a one-day final - since 1953.


title: ICC Men's T20 World Cup

text: Soon after with the adoption of Twenty20 matches by other cricket boards, the popularity of the format grew with unexpected crowd attendance, new domestic tournaments such as Pakistan's Faysal Bank T20 Cup and Stanford 20/20 tournament, and the financial incentive in the format.


title: ICC Men's T20 World Cup

text: The West Indies regional teams competed in what was named the Stanford 20/20 tournament. Convicted fraudster Allen Stanford backed the event financially, giving at least US$28,000,000 funding money, the fruit of his massive Ponzi scheme. It was intended that the tournament would be an annual event. Guyana won the inaugural event, defeating Trinidad and Tobago by 5 wickets and securing US$1,000,000 in prize money. A spin-off tournament, the Stanford Super Series, took place in October 2008 between Middlesex and Trinidad and Tobago, the respective winners of the English and Caribbean Twenty20 competitions, and a Stanford Superstars team formed from West Indies domestic players; Trinidad and Tobago won the competition, securing US$280,000 prize money. On 1 November, the Stanford Superstars played England in what was expected to be the first of five fixtures in as many years with the winner claiming a US$20,000,000 in each match.


title: ICC Men's T20 World Cup

text: On 17 February 2005 Australia defeated New Zealand in the first men's full international Twenty20 match, played at Eden Park in Auckland. The game was played in a light-hearted manner – both sides turned out in kit similar to that worn in the 1980s, the New Zealand team's a direct copy of that worn by the Beige Brigade. Some of the players also sported moustaches/beards and hair-styles popular in the 1980s, taking part in a competition amongst themselves for "best retro look", at the request of the Beige Brigade. Australia won the game comprehensively, and as the result became obvious towards the end of the NZ innings, the players and umpires took things less seriously – Glenn McGrath jokingly replayed the Trevor Chappell underarm incident from a 1981 ODI between the two sides, and Billy Bowden showed him a mock red card (red cards are not normally used in cricket) in response.


title: ICC Men's T20 World Cup

text: It was first decided that every two years an ICC World Twenty20 tournament is to take place, except in the event of a Cricket World Cup being scheduled in the same year, in which case it will be held the year before. The first tournament was in 2007 in South Africa where India defeated Pakistan in the final. Kenya and Scotland had to qualify via the 2007 ICC World Cricket League Division One which was a 50-over competition that took place in Nairobi. In December 2007 it was decided to hold a qualifying tournament with a 20-over format to better prepare the teams. With six participants, two would qualify for the 2009 World Twenty20 and would each receive $250,000 in prize money. The second tournament was won by Pakistan who beat Sri Lanka by 8 wickets in England on 21 June 2009. The 2010 ICC World Twenty20 tournament was held in West Indies in May 2010, where England defeated Australia by 7 wickets. The 2012 ICC World Twenty20 was won by the West-Indies, by defeating Sri Lanka at the finals. For the first time, a host nation competed in the final of the ICC World Twenty20. There were 12 participants for the title including Ireland and Afghanistan as 2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier. It was the first time the T20 World Cup tournament took place in an Asian country.


title: ICC Men's T20 World Cup

text: The 2012 edition was to be expanded into a 16 team format however this was reverted to 12. The 2014 tournament, held in Bangladesh was the first to feature 16 teams including all ten full members and six associate members who qualified through the 2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier. However the top eight full member teams in the ICC Men's T20I Team rankings on 8 October 2012 were given a place in the Super 10 stage. The remaining eight teams competed in the group stage, from which two teams advance to the Super 10 stage. Three new teams (Nepal, Hong Kong and the UAE) made their debut in this tournament.


title: ICC Men's T20 World Cup

text: In July 2020, the ICC announced that both the 2020 and 2021 editions had each been postponed by one year due to the pandemic. Therefore, the 2020 tournament (originally to be hosted by Australia) was moved to November 2021, and the 2021 tournament (originally to be hosted by India) was moved to October 2022. Australia and India retained the rights to host the tournaments, albeit in reverse order, with India hosting in 2021 and Australia in 2022. The 2021 tournament ran from 17 October to 14 November 2021, with the matches played in Oman and the United Arab Emirates.


title: ICC Men's T20 World Cup

text: In June 2021, the ICC announced that the T20 World Cup tournaments in 2024, 2026, 2028, and 2030 will be expanded to include 20 teams. The teams will be divided into 4 groups (5 per group), with the top two teams from each group advancing to the Super Eights. They will be divided into two groups of four, with the top two from each group advancing to the semi-finals.


title: ICC Men's T20 World Cup

text: The 2024 T20 World Cup will be hosted by the West Indies and the United States. It will be the first time the US has hosted a World Cup, with multiple stadiums across the country either being newly built or repurposed for cricket. The 2026 tournament will be co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka, with the 2028 edition in Australia and New Zealand, as well as the 2030 tournament in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland following.


title: ICC Men's T20 World Cup

text: The International Cricket Council's executive committee votes for the hosts of the tournament after examining bids from the nations which have expressed an interest in holding the event. After South Africa in 2007, the tournament was hosted by England, the West Indies and Sri Lanka in 2009, 2010 and 2012 respectively. Bangladesh hosted the tournament in 2014. India hosted the tournament in 2016. After a gap of five years, India won the hosting rights of 2021 edition as well, but due to COVID-19 pandemic the matches were played in Oman and the United Arab Emirates. The 2022 edition will be hosted by Australia, who won the tournament in the previous year.


title: ICC Men's T20 World Cup

text: In December 2015, Tim Anderson, the ICC's head of global development, suggested that a future tournament be hosted by the United States. He believed that hosting the event could help spur growth of the game in the country, where it is relatively obscure and faces competition by other sports such as baseball. In 2020, the United States and West Indies expressed interest in co-hosting a T20 World Cup after 2023, with Malaysia being another possible contender. In November 2021, the ICC confirmed the hosts for the next four Men's T20 World Cup tournaments from 2024 to 2030. The United States and West Indies would co-host the 2024 edition, India and Sri Lanka to co-host the 2026 edition, Australia and New Zealand to co-host the 2028 edition and the 2030 edition is to be co-hosted by United Kingdom and Ireland.


title: ICC Men's T20 World Cup

text: All ICC full members qualify automatically for the tournament, with the remaining places filled by other ICC members through a qualification tournament, known as the T20 World Cup Qualifier. Qualification for the inaugural 2007 World Twenty20 came from the results of the first cycle of the World Cricket League, a 50-over league for ICC associate and affiliate members. The two finalists of the 2007 WCL Division One tournament, Kenya and Scotland, qualified for the World Twenty20 later in the year. A separate qualification tournament was implemented for the 2009 World Twenty20, and has been retained since then. The number of teams qualifying through the World Twenty20 Qualifier has varied, however, ranging from two (in 2010 and 2012) to six (in 2014 and 2016).


title: ICC Men's T20 World Cup

text: In each group stage (both the preliminary round and the Super 12 round), teams are ranked against each other based on the following criteria:


title: ICC Men's T20 World Cup

text: In case of a tie (that is, both teams scoring the same number of runs at the end of their respective innings), a Super Over would decide the winner. In the case of a tie occurring again in the Super Over, subsequent super overs would be played until there is a winner. Earlier, the match would be won by the team that had scored the most boundaries in their innings. During the 2007 tournament, a bowl-out was used to decide the loser of tied matches.


title: ICC Men's T20 World Cup

text: The ICC Men's T20 World Cup trophy is presented to the winners of the final. It was designed and manufactured by Links of London, and is made of silver and rhodium. It weighs approximately and stands tall, with a width of at the top and at the base.


title: Back to the Future

text: Back to the Future is a 1985 American science fiction film directed by Robert Zemeckis, and written by Zemeckis and Bob Gale. It stars Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover, and Thomas F. Wilson. Set in 1985, the story follows Marty McFly (Fox), a teenager accidentally sent back to 1955 in a time-traveling DeLorean automobile built by his eccentric scientist friend Emmett "Doc" Brown (Lloyd). While in the past, Marty inadvertently prevents his future parents from falling in love—threatening his existence—and is forced to reconcile the pair and somehow get back to the future.


title: Back to the Future

text: Gale and Zemeckis conceived the idea for "Back to the Future" in 1980. They were desperate for a successful film after numerous collaborative failures, but the project was rejected over 40 times by various studios because it was not considered raunchy enough to compete with the successful comedies of the era. A development deal was secured with Universal Pictures following Zemeckis's success directing "Romancing the Stone" (1984). Fox was the first choice to portray Marty but was unavailable; Eric Stoltz was cast instead. Shortly after principal photography began in November 1984, Zemeckis determined Stoltz was not right for the part and made the concessions necessary to hire Fox, including re-filming scenes already shot with Stoltz and adding $4million to the budget. "Back to the Future" was filmed in and around California and on sets at Universal Studios. Filming concluded the following April.


title: Back to the Future

text: Following highly successful test screenings, the release date was brought forward to July3, 1985, giving "Back to the Future" more time in theaters during the busiest period of the theatrical year. The change resulted in a rushed post-production schedule and some incomplete special effects. "Back to the Future" was a critical and commercial success, earning $381.1million to become the highest-grossing film of 1985 worldwide. Critics praised the story, humorous elements, and the cast—particularly Fox, Lloyd, Thompson, and Glover. It received multiple award nominations and won an Academy Award, three Saturn Awards, and a Hugo Award. Its theme song, "The Power of Love" by Huey Lewis and the News, was also a success.