Dr. Brief
Brilliant inventor and father of Bulma.
He is named after undergarments, following the naming pun theme for Bulma's family.[1]
Quick Facts
- Affiliation
- Capsule Corporation
- Children
- Bulma
- Grandchildren
- Trunks
Facts from the source article.
Key facts and history
The franchise's anime and film adaptations feature some original characters not created by Toriyama but by Toei Animation staff.[2] At the start of the series, Bulma and Goku form a team to search for the Dragon Balls.[3] Bulma and her relatives have names derived from types of underwear, following the pattern of many Dragon Ball characters whose names are puns.[1] Toriyama stated that his difficulty in drawing females led to the series having a small number of female characters.[4]
Characters that first appeared in animated films and video games, such as Android 21, were personally designed by Toriyama.[2]
What the cited sources add
The Kanzenshuu animation production guide notes that Toriyama coined the title "Dragon Ball Z" itself.[5] The same guide states that Toriyama's memo on the Saibaimen is reproduced in the Dragon Ball Z Anime Special, Daizenshuu 5, and Son Goku Densetsu.[5] The Dragon Ball Z Anime Special mentions that Piccolo's practice of splitting into two and fighting himself was originally Toriyama's idea.[5] The Dragon Ball Z Anime Special says that Toriyama came up with the scene in Dragon Ball Z episode 13 where Lunch reaches Karin Tower.[5]
A Screen Rant article by Ritwik Mitra notes that Bulma is a mainstay of the Dragon Ball series, but her role wasn't really all that pronounced in Dragon Ball Z.[6] The same article states that Krillin's limitations as an Earthling eventually ended up sidelining him in Dragon Ball Z.[6]
References
- Wikipedia, "List of Dragon Ball characters" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Shueisha, 2004, p. 80–91; Oshita, "Sound Symbolism and Its Effect On Character Names: A Study On Consonants", Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences, 2019, p. 2134–2138; Shueisha, 1995, p. 164–169; Shueisha, 1995, p. 164–169 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "List of Dragon Ball characters" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Eisenbeis, "Dragon Ball Super: Broly", Anime News Network, 18 December 2018; "Doragon boru daizenshu", Shueisha, 1995, p. 212–216; Shueisha, 2013, p. 240–245; "Animation Production Guide Toriyama's Contributions to the Anime", Kanzenshuu (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "List of Dragon Ball characters" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Ritwik Mitra, "Dragon Ball Z: The Main Characters, Ranked From Worst To Best By Character Arc", Screen Rant, January 10, 2021 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "List of Dragon Ball characters" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Wiedemann, "Manga Design", Taschen, 2004-09-25, p. 372; Clements, Jonathan, "The Anime Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917", Stone Bridge Press, 2001-09-01, p. 101–102; Shueisha, 1995, p. 206–207; Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1987-12-01, p. 138–140; "Interview with the Majin! Revisited", Shonen Jump, November 2007, p. 388; Shueisha, 2003, p. 90–102; Shueisha, 1995, p. 164–169 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- "Animation Production Guide Toriyama's Contributions to the Anime", Kanzenshuu. facts only, no text reused. kanzenshuu.com
- Ritwik Mitra, "Dragon Ball Z: The Main Characters, Ranked From Worst To Best By Character Arc", Screen Rant, January 10, 2021. facts only, no text reused. screenrant.com
Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article List of Dragon Ball characters (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.
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