:Cultural impact of Dragon Ball

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Dragon Ball is immensely popular in 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. Illegal screenings of the 2018 finale even caused a diplomatic incident between Mexico and Japan.{{Cite news |date=2024-03-08 |title=How Dragon Ball caused a diplomatic spat |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-68509773 |access-date=2024-03-15 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB |archive-date=2024-03-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240314172745/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-68509773 |url-status=live }} Mexico has more Dragon Ball fans than even Japan,{{Cite web |last=Mendez |first=Casey |date=June 29, 2024 |title=Why is Dragon Ball so popular in Mexico & Latin America? |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/anime/why-dragon-ball-popular-mexico-latin-america |website=sportskeeda.com}} and Goku has been referred to as "a Latino icon" due to his popularity there.{{Cite web |last=Brammer |first=J. P. |date=2023-08-10 |title=In celebration of Goku, a Latino icon |url=https://www.latimes.com/delos/story/2023-08-10/goku-latino-icon |access-date=2024-11-23 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-11-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241125073740/https://www.latimes.com/delos/story/2023-08-10/goku-latino-icon |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Walrath-Holdridge |first=Mary |title=Fans, social media pay tribute to 'Dragon Ball' creator Akira Toriyama following death |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/2024/03/08/akira-toriyama-death-dragon-ball-fans-social-media/72895353007/ |access-date=2024-12-31 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-03-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240309173117/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/2024/03/08/akira-toriyama-death-dragon-ball-fans-social-media/72895353007/ |url-status=live }}

Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama was decorated a Chevalier (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.{{cite web |last=Loveridge |first=Lynzee |date=May 31, 2019 |title=Dragonball Creator Akira Toriyama Knighted by France |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2019-05-31/dragonball-creator-akira-toriyama-knighted-by-france/.147351 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200903173513/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2019-05-31/dragonball-creator-akira-toriyama-knighted-by-france/.147351 |archive-date=September 3, 2020 |access-date=May 31, 2019 |work=Anime News Network}}{{cite web |last=Pinto |first=Ophelia |date=May 31, 2019 |title=Akira Toriyama nommé Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.fr/entry/akira-toriyama-nomme-chevalier-de-lordre-des-arts-et-des-lettres_fr_5cf137fee4b0a1997b693323?ncid=fcbklnkfrhpmg00000001 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200903173522/https://www.huffingtonpost.fr/entry/akira-toriyama-nomme-chevalier-de-lordre-des-arts-et-des-lettres_fr_5cf137fee4b0a1997b693323?ncid=fcbklnkfrhpmg00000001 |archive-date=September 3, 2020 |access-date=May 31, 2019 |work=HuffPost |language=fr}}

Vegeta's quote "It's Over 9000!" from an English dub of Dragon Ball Z is a popular Internet meme among the English-speaking fandom.{{cite web |date=March 15, 2019 |title=Dragon Ball: 20 Things About Vegeta That Make Absolutely No Sense |url=https://screenrant.com/dragon-ball-vegeta-no-sense-triva/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408170425/https://screenrant.com/dragon-ball-vegeta-no-sense-triva/ |archive-date=April 8, 2019 |access-date=April 7, 2019 |website=Screen Rant}}

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Dragon Ball has been cited as inspiration across various different media. It 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 Shōnen Jump artist lists it as one of their favorites and lifts from it in various ways."{{cite news |last=Thompson |first=Jason |date=March 10, 2011 |title=Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga – Dragon Ball |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/house-of-1000-manga/2011-03-10 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190117184117/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/house-of-1000-manga/2011-03-10 |archive-date=January 17, 2019 |access-date=July 10, 2013 |work=Anime News Network}}

French comics artist Tony Valente cited Dragon Ball as an influence, especially the adventure aspect of its early portion.{{cite news|author=Laurino, Gabriele|url=https://anime.everyeye.it/articoli/intervista-radiant-tony-valente-autore-manga-francese-j-pop-46061.html|title=Radiant: intervista a Tony Valente, autore del manga francese di J-POP|newspaper=Everyeye.it|language=Italian|date=2019-11-03|access-date=2022-05-08|archive-date=May 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220508211618/https://anime.everyeye.it/articoli/intervista-radiant-tony-valente-autore-manga-francese-j-pop-46061.html|url-status=live}} Comic book artist André Lima Araújo cited Dragon Ball as a major influence on his work, which includes Marvel Comics such as Age of Ultron, Avengers A.I., Spider-Verse and The Inhumans.{{cite news |date=January 24, 2016 |title=Interview – André Lima Araújo Talks Man: Plus |url=https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2016/01/andre-lima-araujo-talks-man-plus/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200903173518/https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2016/01/andre-lima-araujo-talks-man-plus/ |archive-date=September 3, 2020 |access-date=January 24, 2019 |work=Flickering Myth}} Filipino comic artist Dexter Soy, who has worked on comics such as Captain America, cited Dragon Ball as a major inspiration.{{cite news |date=June 5, 2018 |title=Dragon Ball Super Artist Accused of Tracing Over Captain America Comic |url=https://wowjapan.asia/2018/06/dragon-ball-super-artist-accused-of-tracing-over-captain-america-comic/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200903173533/https://wowjapan.asia/dragon-ball-super-artist-accused-of-tracing-over-captain-america-comic/ |archive-date=September 3, 2020 |access-date=January 23, 2019 |work=WOWJAPAN}} Tony Stark: Iron Man #11 (2019) makes references to Dragon Ball Z, including Miles Morales as Spider-Man referencing the Super Saiyan transformation.{{cite news |last1=Peters |first1=Megan |date=May 23, 2019 |title=Dragon Ball Z Makes Clever Appearance in the Marvel Universe |url=https://comicbook.com/anime/news/dragon-ball-z-marvel-universe-spider-man-miles-morales-anime/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200903173503/https://comicbook.com/anime/news/dragon-ball-z-marvel-universe-spider-man-miles-morales-anime/ |archive-date=September 3, 2020 |access-date=27 April 2020 |work=ComicBook.com}}

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."{{cite news |last=Ohanesian, Liz |date=November 17, 2014 |title=Manga Series Dragon Ball Celebrates 30th Anniversary |url=http://www.laweekly.com/arts/manga-series-dragon-ball-celebrates-30th-anniversary-5216554 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802142103/http://www.laweekly.com/arts/manga-series-dragon-ball-celebrates-30th-anniversary-5216554 |archive-date=August 2, 2017 |newspaper=LA Weekly}} French director Pierre Perifel cited Toriyama and Dragon Ball as influences on his DreamWorks Animation film The Bad Guys.{{cite news|author=Itier, Emmanuel|url=https://www.allocine.fr/article/fichearticle_gen_carticle=18705174.html|title=Bande-annonce Les Bad Guys : "Du Tarantino pour les enfants !" selon le réalisateur|newspaper=AlloCiné|language=French|date=2021-12-14|access-date=2022-05-08|archive-date=May 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220508211618/https://www.allocine.fr/article/fichearticle_gen_carticle=18705174.html|url-status=live}}

In December 1990, an unofficial live-action Korean film adaptation Dragon Ball: Ssawora Son Goku, Igyeora Son Goku was released.{{cite web |title=Dragon Ball 1990 |url=http://www.cine21.com/Movies/Mov_Movie/movie_detail.php?id=10703 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303174356/http://www.cine21.com/Movies/Mov_Movie/movie_detail.php?id=10703 |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |access-date=February 20, 2009 |publisher=Cine21 |language=ko}}{{cite web |title=드래곤볼 싸워라 손오공 이겨라 손오공 (豆瓣) |url=https://movie.douban.com/subject/26427223/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200430230824/https://movie.douban.com/subject/26427223/ |archive-date=April 30, 2020 |access-date=April 30, 2020 |publisher=豆瓣电影 |language=ko}} Another unofficial live-action film adaptation of the series, Dragon Ball: The Magic Begins, was released in Taiwan in November 1991.{{cite book |last1=Clements |first1=Jonathan |author1-link=Jonathan Clements |url=https://archive.org/details/animeencyclopedi00clem |title=The Anime Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917 |author2=Helen McCarthy |date=September 1, 2001 |publisher=Stone Bridge Press |isbn=1-880656-64-7 |edition=1st |location=Berkeley, California |pages=[https://archive.org/details/animeencyclopedi00clem/page/101 101]–102 |oclc=47255331 |url-access=limited}} In the Philippines, a children's musical titled Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z: Myth, Magic, Music, was staged in June 1996.{{cite news |date=June 21, 1996 |title=Values to learn and live by |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gqEVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WgsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5226%2C3348708 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021142025/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gqEVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WgsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5226,3348708 |archive-date=October 21, 2021 |access-date=October 21, 2021 |work=Manila Standard |publisher=Kamahalan Publishing Corp. |page=31B}} Hong Kong action film star Jackie Chan is a fan of the franchise, and said Goku is his favorite 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."{{cite book |last=Toriyama |first=Akira |author-link=Akira Toriyama |date=June 25, 1995 |publisher=Shueisha |isbn=4-08-782754-2 |page=7 |language=ja |script-title=ja:DRAGON BALL 大全集 1: COMPLETE ILLUSTRATIONS |chapter=I Love Dragon Ball #1: Jackie Chan}} 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."{{Cite episode |title=『漫道コバヤシ』～映画「ドラゴンボールZ神と神」公開記念！出でよ神龍！！鳥山明先生、アンケート答えておくれーーーっ！！！！！SP～ |series=Mandō Kobayashi |series-link=:ja:漫道コバヤシ |last=Kobayashi |first=Kendō |author-link=Kendo Kobayashi |network=Fuji TV One Two Next |date=24 March 2013 |number=2 |quote=If it were back when Jackie Chan was still young, I suppose I would have thought nobody could play Goku but him. |trans-title=A Public Movie Celebration For "Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods"! Come forth, Shenlong! Akira Toriyama-sensei, Answers Our Questionnaire!!!! Special |lang=ja}}

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.{{cite news |last1=Saabedra |first1=Humberto |date=August 21, 2019 |title=Fourth Matrix Film Revealed With Key Cast Members and Lana Wachowski Returning To Direct |url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2019/08/20/fourth-matrix-film-revealed-with-key-cast-members-and-lana-wachowski-returning-to-direct |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214151506/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2019/08/20/fourth-matrix-film-revealed-with-key-cast-members-and-lana-wachowski-returning-to-direct |archive-date=December 14, 2019 |access-date=18 November 2019 |work=Crunchyroll |language=en-us}} 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.{{cite news |last1=Peters |first1=Megan |date=June 4, 2018 |title=DCEU Storyboard Artist Reveals 'Dragon Ball' Inspired 'Man of Steel' |url=https://comicbook.com/anime/2018/06/04/dragon-ball-dceu-man-of-steel-batman-superman-anime/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180607230304/http://comicbook.com/anime/2018/06/04/dragon-ball-dceu-man-of-steel-batman-superman-anime |archive-date=June 7, 2018 |access-date=January 23, 2019 |work=ComicBook.com}} 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,{{cite news |date=February 22, 2018 |title=Black Panther's Killmonger May Have Borrowed His Costume From Vegeta |url=https://www.cbr.com/black-panther-killmonger-vegeta-costume/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200903173508/https://www.cbr.com/black-panther-killmonger-vegeta-costume/ |archive-date=September 3, 2020 |access-date=January 24, 2019 |work=Comic Book Resources}}{{cite news |date=February 21, 2018 |title=Michael B. Jordan's Killmonger Costume Honors His Anime Love |url=https://screenrant.com/michael-b-jordan-erik-killmonger-costume-anime-vegeta/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200903173514/https://screenrant.com/michael-b-jordan-erik-killmonger-costume-anime-vegeta/ |archive-date=September 3, 2020 |access-date=January 24, 2019 |work=Screen Rant}} which actor Michael B. Jordan (himself a Dragon Ball fan) said may have inspired Killmonger's battle armor.{{cite news |date=November 25, 2018 |title='Black Panther's Michael B. Jordan Says Killmonger's Armor May Be Based on Vegeta From 'Dragon Ball Z' |url=https://comicbook.com/marvel/2018/11/25/black-panther-michael-b-jordan-killmonger-armor-vegeta/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200903173448/https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/black-panther-michael-b-jordan-killmonger-armor-vegeta/ |archive-date=September 3, 2020 |access-date=January 24, 2019 |work=ComicBook.com}} The fiery look of Carol Danvers' Binary powers in Captain Marvel (2019) also drew some influence from Dragon Ball Z.{{cite news |last1=Peters |first1=Megan |date=June 25, 2019 |title=Captain Marvel Visual Artist Explains How Dragon Ball Influenced Carol's Fiery Look |url=https://comicbook.com/anime/2019/06/25/captain-marvel-super-saiyan-goku-inspiration-debunk-anime-mcu/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200903173521/https://comicbook.com/anime/news/captain-marvel-super-saiyan-goku-inspiration-debunk-anime-mcu/ |archive-date=September 3, 2020 |access-date=17 November 2019 |work=ComicBook.com}} In Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021), Katy refers to one of Shang-Chi's techniques as a "Kamehameha fireball";{{cite web |last1=Valdez |first1=Nick |date=3 September 2021 |title=Shang-Chi Gives Dragon Ball a Sneaky Shout Out |url=https://comicbook.com/anime/news/shang-chi-marvel-dragon-ball-goku-kamehameha-easter-egg-shout-out-anime-movie/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210907185818/https://comicbook.com/anime/news/shang-chi-marvel-dragon-ball-goku-kamehameha-easter-egg-shout-out-anime-movie/ |archive-date=September 7, 2021 |access-date=7 September 2021 |website=comicbook.com}} the film's director Destin Daniel Cretton cited Dragon Ball Z as an inspiration behind the film's climactic fight scene.{{cite news |last1=Zaid |first1=A'bidah |date=31 August 2021 |title=Geek Interview: Director Destin Daniel Cretton On How DBZ's 'Kamehameha' Influenced Shang-Chi's Epic Final Battle |url=https://geekculture.co/shang-chi-director-dragonballz-kamehameha-influenced-final-epic-battle/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210910143741/https://geekculture.co/shang-chi-director-dragonballz-kamehameha-influenced-final-epic-battle/ |archive-date=September 10, 2021 |access-date=10 September 2021 |work=Geek Culture}}

A key characteristic that set Dragon Ball Z (and later other anime series) apart from American television shows at the time was a serialization format, in which a continuous story arc stretches over multiple episodes or seasons. Serialization has since also become a common characteristic of American live-action streaming television shows during the "Peak TV" era.{{cite book |last1=Ziegler |first1=John R. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1m_JDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA10 |title=Representation in Steven Universe |last2=Richards |first2=Leah |date=9 January 2020 |publisher=Springer Nature |isbn=978-3-030-31881-9 |page=10 |access-date=November 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928172717/https://books.google.com/books?id=1m_JDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA10#v=onepage&q&f=false |archive-date=September 28, 2023 |url-status=live}}

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As a martial arts series, Dragon Ball has had an impact on martial artists and other athletes. Nobuyuki Sakakibara, the founder of Pride Fighting Championships and Rizin Fighting Federation, noted how the manga depicted a tournament featuring martial artists of various disciplines competing against each other in 1985, before mixed martial arts was coined or established.{{Cite web|last=Enomoto|first=Noriyuki|url=https://dragon-ball-official.com/news/01_3118.html|script-title=ja:天下一武道会の“チケット料金”はどれくらい？ 格闘技イベントのプロデューサー・榊原信行さんと本気で考えてみた|work=Dragon Ball Official Site|publisher=Shueisha|language=Japanese|date=2024-12-27|access-date=2024-12-27|archive-date=December 27, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241227123850/https://dragon-ball-official.com/news/01_3118.html|url-status=live}} Mixed martial artists inspired by Dragon Ball include Kana Watanabe,{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAZqK_dXVWA&t |title=Kana Watanabe is addicted to DragonBall, wants more Japanese fighters in Bellator |date=2022-05-10 |medium=web video |publisher=MMA Mania |time=27:05 |access-date=2022-05-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522213312/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAZqK_dXVWA&t |archive-date=May 22, 2022 |url-status=live}} Yushin Okami, Yoshihiro Akiyama, Yuya Wakamatsu,{{cite news |last=Furness |first=Jay |date=March 26, 2020 |title=How Anime Inspired ONE Stars To Achieve Martial Arts Success |url=https://www.onefc.com/features/how-anime-inspired-one-stars-to-achieve-martial-arts-success/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200903173535/https://www.onefc.com/features/how-anime-inspired-one-stars-to-achieve-martial-arts-success/ |archive-date=September 3, 2020 |access-date=March 27, 2020 |work=ONE Championship}} Katsunori Kikuno,{{Cite web|url=https://azrena.com/post/226/|script-title=ja:格闘家・菊野克紀が、闘い続ける理由。「僕はヒーローになりたい」|work=AZrena|language=Japanese|date=2014-08-29|access-date=2025-03-25}} and Marcus Brimage.{{Cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/964872-marcus-brimage-credits-dbz-for-his-mma-career|title=MMA: Marcus Brimage Credits Dragon Ball Z for His Career Choice|work=Bleacher Report|date=2018-06-06|access-date=2025-03-25}} Canadian mixed martial artist Carlos Newton dubbed his fighting style "Dragon Ball jiu-jitsu" in tribute to the series.{{Cite web |last=Teal, Bob |date=October 23, 2009 |title=Whatever happened to... Carlos Newton? |url=http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/specialists/article_3679.shtml#.WGnU-X2g1RQ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822000912/http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/specialists/article_3679.shtml |archive-date=August 22, 2016 |publisher=MMA Torch}} Japanese mixed martial artist Itsuki Hirata is nicknamed "Android 18" due to her resembling the Dragon Ball character,{{Cite web |date=2021-09-01 |title=Itsuki Hirata discusses her transition to Dragon Ball's Android 18 |url=https://asianmma.com/itsuki-hirata-discusses-her-transition-to-dragon-balls-android-18/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220510175108/https://asianmma.com/itsuki-hirata-discusses-her-transition-to-dragon-balls-android-18/ |archive-date=May 10, 2022 |access-date=2022-04-08 |website=Asian MMA}} while Vietnamese martial artist Nguyễn Trần Duy Nhất cited Goku as his inspiration.{{cite news |last=Furness |first=Jay |date=April 25, 2020 |title=How Son Goku From 'Dragon Ball' Inspired Nguyen Tran Duy Nhat |url=https://www.onefc.com/features/how-son-goku-from-dragon-ball-inspired-nguyen-tran-duy-nhat/ |access-date=March 25, 2025 |work=ONE Championship}} Similarly, Japanese kickboxer Panchan Rina took her nickname from the Dragon Ball character Pan,{{Cite web |date=2019-08-13 |title=【KNOCK OUT】初参戦目前のぱんちゃん璃奈「KNOCK OUTの女子エースにならないといけないと思ってます」 |url=https://gonkaku.jp/articles/1546 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240309183327/https://gonkaku.jp/articles/1546 |archive-date=March 9, 2024 |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=Gong Kakutogi |language=Japanese}} and Japanese kickboxer Takeru Segawa cited the series as an influence.{{Cite web|last=Shimabukoro|first=Ryuta|url=https://en.dragon-ball-official.com/news/01_3133.html|title=Defeat Awakens My Inner Saiyan: The Dragon Ball Lifestyle Of Martial Arts Star Takeru|work=Dragon Ball Official Site|publisher=Shueisha|date=2024-12-25|access-date=2024-12-27|archive-date=2025-01-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250123141535/https://en.dragon-ball-official.com/news/01_3133.html|url-status=live}}

Numerous other athletes have channeled and referenced Dragon Ball, including NBA basketball players such as De'Aaron Fox, Lauri Markkanen, Jordan Bell, and Lonzo Ball, American football NFL players such as Darren Fells and David Njoku, mixed martial artist and professional wrestler Ronda Rousey, and professional wrestlers The New Day.{{cite web |last=Sullivan |first=Meghan |date=April 7, 2016 |title=Xavier Woods on How Anime and Wrestling Came Together at WrestleMania 32 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2016/04/07/xavier-woods-on-how-anime-and-wrestling-came-together-at-wrestlemania-32 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200903173535/https://www.ign.com/articles/2016/04/07/xavier-woods-on-how-anime-and-wrestling-came-together-at-wrestlemania-32 |archive-date=September 3, 2020 |access-date=April 21, 2016 |work=IGN}}{{cite news |last=Koch |first=Cameron |date=April 4, 2016 |title=There Was 'Dragon Ball Z' Cosplay On Display At 'WrestleMania 32' |url=https://www.techtimes.com/articles/147087/20160404/there-was-dragonball-z-cosplay-on-display-at-wrestlemania-32.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200903173530/https://www.techtimes.com/articles/147087/20160404/there-was-dragonball-z-cosplay-on-display-at-wrestlemania-32.htm |archive-date=September 3, 2020 |access-date=January 30, 2019 |work=Tech Times}} For her appearance at WrestleMania 31 in 2015, Rousey wore a shirt that referenced the character Vegeta and the quote "It's Over 9000!" from an English dub of Dragon Ball Z.{{cite web|url=https://kotaku.com/ronda-rousey-just-killed-wrestlemania-wearing-a-dragon-1694450808|title=Ronda Rousey Just Killed Wrestlemania Wearing A Dragon Ball Z Shirt|publisher=Kotaku|date=March 29, 2015|author=Mark Serrels|access-date=September 19, 2020|archive-date=October 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030163759/https://kotaku.com/ronda-rousey-just-killed-wrestlemania-wearing-a-dragon-1694450808|url-status=live}} The French group Yamakasi cited Dragon Ball as an influence on their development of parkour, inspired by how its heroes attain extraordinary abilities through hard work.{{cite book |last1=Angel |first1=Julie |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iAxjDAAAQBAJ |title=Breaking the Jump: The Secret Story of Parkour's High Flying Rebellion |date=16 June 2016 |publisher=Aurum Press |isbn=978-1-78131-554-5 |access-date=March 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240211002443/https://books.google.com/books?id=iAxjDAAAQBAJ |archive-date=February 11, 2024 |url-status=live}}

Dragon Ball has also been channeled and referenced by numerous musicians. It is popular in the hip hop community, and has been referenced in numerous 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,{{cite news |date=January 17, 2019 |title='Dragon Ball Super: Broly' unites fans and critics with huge opening |url=https://www.dailydot.com/parsec/dragon-ball-super-broly/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200903173528/https://www.dailydot.com/parsec/dragon-ball-super-broly/ |archive-date=September 3, 2020 |access-date=January 23, 2019 |work=The Daily Dot}} Drake,{{cite news |date=July 26, 2019 |title=Drake & Chris Brown Act Out A Dance Battle In Their "No Guidance" Video |url=https://genius.com/a/drake-chris-brown-act-out-a-dance-battle-in-their-no-guidance-video |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200903173442/https://genius.com/a/drake-chris-brown-act-out-a-dance-battle-in-their-no-guidance-video |archive-date=September 3, 2020 |access-date=July 28, 2019 |work=Genius}} Frank Ocean, and Sese.{{cite news |last1=Weekes |first1=Jabbari |date=September 3, 2015 |title=This Rapper Made an Entire Mixtape About 'Dragon Ball Z,' so We Quizzed Him About 'Dragon Ball Z' |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/sese-season-frieza-saga-dragon-ball-z-interview/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200903173518/https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/rkqg89/sese-season-frieza-saga-dragon-ball-z-interview |archive-date=September 3, 2020 |access-date=July 28, 2019 |work=Vice}} Mark Sammut of TheGamer notes that Gohan occasionally performed the dab move (as the Great Saiyaman) decades before it became a popular hip-hop dance move in American popular culture.{{cite web |last=Sammut |first=Mark |date=January 17, 2019 |title=25 Fortnite Emotes And Where They Were Stolen From |url=https://www.thegamer.com/fortnit-dances-emotes-stolen/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408165015/https://www.thegamer.com/fortnit-dances-emotes-stolen/ |archive-date=April 8, 2019 |access-date=April 7, 2019 |website=TheGamer}}

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.{{cite magazine |last=Hilliard, Kyle |date=October 20, 2017 |title=Developers (And Others) Share Their Appreciation And Dream Games For The Dragon Ball Franchise |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2017/10/20/developers-and-others-share-their-appreciation-for-the-dragon-ball-franchise.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021011253/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2017/10/20/developers-and-others-share-their-appreciation-for-the-dragon-ball-franchise.aspx |archive-date=October 21, 2017 |url-status=live |magazine=Game Informer}} Masaaki Ishikawa, art director of the video game Arms, said that its art style was largely influenced by Dragon Ball and Akira.{{cite magazine |last1=Cox |first1=Simon |last2=Davison |first2=John |date=June 14, 2017 |title='Because Nintendo': 'Arms' Producer Explains Why Fighters Have Stretchy Arms |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/glixel/features/because-nintendo-arms-producer-explains-why-fighters-have-stretchy-arms-w487949 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200903173529/https://variety.com/v/gaming/ |archive-date=September 3, 2020 |access-date=October 21, 2017 |magazine=Rolling Stone}} French video game designer Éric Chahi also cited Dragon Ball as an influence on his 1991 cinematic platformer Another World.{{YouTube|GTb6zX7Hd5I|Another World Rotoscoping & Interview Eric Chahi}} Other video game industry veterans who were inspired by Dragon Ball include Suda51, SWERY, Insomniac Games, Nina Freeman, Heart Machine, Iron Galaxy, and Mega64.

The neologism puff-puff, coined by Toriyama in Dragon Ball, is frequently used in the Dragon Quest video game series, which he was the lead artist of.{{Cite web |last=Baird |first=Scott |date=2019-09-20 |title=What's Up With The"Puff-Puff" Thing In The Dragon Quest Series? |url=https://www.thegamer.com/dragon-quest-puff-puff-joke-explained/ |access-date=2024-11-27 |website=TheGamer |language=en |archive-date=2024-11-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241115061748/https://www.thegamer.com/dragon-quest-puff-puff-joke-explained/ |url-status=live }} Due to the term's usage in Dragon Ball and Dragon Quest, it has also been referenced in games such as 3D Dot Game Heroes,{{Cite web |last=Kauz |first=Andrew |date=2010-08-21 |title=The rubbing of breasts on faces in Dragon Quest IX |url=https://www.destructoid.com/the-rubbing-of-breasts-on-faces-in-dragon-quest-ix/ |access-date=2024-11-27 |website=Destructoid |language=en-US}} Yakuza: Like a Dragon,{{Cite web |date=2019-09-04 |title=Yakuza: Like a Dragon Weekly Famitsu developer interview tidbits |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2019/09/yakuza-like-a-dragon-weekly-famitsu-developer-interview-tidbits |access-date=2024-11-27 |website=Gematsu |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-11-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231127025319/https://www.gematsu.com/2019/09/yakuza-like-a-dragon-weekly-famitsu-developer-interview-tidbits |url-status=live }} and Final Fantasy XIV.{{Cite web |last= |date=2020-06-26 |title=Dragon Quest X Collaboration Rerun Will Bring Golems and Puff-Puffs to Final Fantasy XIV on July 2, 2020 |url=https://www.siliconera.com/dragon-quest-x-collaboration-rerun-will-bring-golems-and-puff-puffs-to-final-fantasy-xiv-on-july-2-2020/ |access-date=2024-11-27 |website=Siliconera |language=en-US}}

After searching for a real-life equivalent to the supernaturally nutritious Senzu seen in Dragon Ball, Mitsuru Izumo founded Euglena Company in 2005 and started making supplements and food products out of Euglena.{{cite news|url=https://www.fnn.jp/posts/00045134HDK/201705180000_reporter_HDK|script-title=ja:「ドラゴンボール」と「こち亀」から生まれた発想。ミドリムシは"仙豆"だ！|work=Fuji News Network|date=May 18, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190915203234/https://www.fnn.jp/posts/00045134HDK/201705180000_reporter_HDK|archive-date=September 15, 2019}}{{cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.jp/2014/01/13/euglena-mitsuru-izumo_n_4588933.html|script-title=ja:「ミドリムシが地球を救う」ユーグレナ・出雲充社長に聞く「未来のつくりかた」|work=HuffPost|date=January 13, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811172443/https://www.huffingtonpost.jp/2014/01/13/euglena-mitsuru-izumo_n_4588933.html|archive-date=August 11, 2016}} In 2014, entomologist Enio B. Cano named a new species of beetle Ogyges toriyamai after Toriyama, and another Ogyges mutenroshii, after the Dragon Ball character Muten Roshi.{{cite journal|last=Cano|first=E. B.|year=2014|title=Ogyges Kaup, a flightless genus of Passalidae (Coleoptera) from Mesoamerica: nine new species, a key to identify species, and a novel character to support its monophyly|journal=Zootaxa|volume=3889|issue=4|pages=471, 480|doi=10.11646/zootaxa.3889.4.1|pmid=25544280|doi-access=|url=https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/download/zootaxa.3889.4.1/53024|access-date=2022-05-08|archive-date=April 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423122937/https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/download/zootaxa.3889.4.1/53024|url-status=live}}

Motorola's Freescale DragonBall and DragonBall EZ/VZ microcontroller processors, released in 1995, are named after Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z, respectively.{{cite news |last=Chiu |first=Karen |date=April 15, 2019 |title=The story of DragonBall: How Motorola created our mobile future in Hong Kong |url=https://www.abacusnews.com/big-guns/story-dragonball-how-motorola-created-our-mobile-future-hong-kong/article/2165693 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200903173526/https://www.scmp.com/abacus/tech/article/3028841/story-dragonball-how-motorola-created-our-mobile-future-hong-kong |archive-date=September 3, 2020 |access-date=April 15, 2019 |work=Abacus}}

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