Dragon Ball Culture Volume 1: Origin

See Dragon Ball with new eyes. This book is your cultural tour guide to Dragon Ball, the...
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Author: Derek Padula
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Dragon Ball Culture Volume 1: Origin by Padula, Derek

Dragon Ball Culture Volume 1: Origin

$48.30

Dragon Ball Culture Volume 1: Origin

$48.30
Author: Derek Padula
Format: Paperback
Language: English

See Dragon Ball with new eyes. This book is your cultural tour guide to Dragon Ball, the world's most recognized anime and manga series.

Over 12 years in development, Dragon Ball Culture is a 7 Volume analysis of your favorite series. You will go on an adventure with Son Goku, from Chapter 1 to 194 of the original Dragon Ball, as we explore every page, every panel, and every sentence, to reveal its hidden symbolism and deeper meaning.

In Volume 1 you will enter the mind of Akira Toriyama and discover the origin of Dragon Ball. How does Toriyama get his big break and become a manga author? Why does he make Dragon Ball? Where does Dragon Ball's culture come from? And why is it so successful?

Along the way you'll be informed, entertained, and inspired. You will learn more about your favorite series and about yourself.

Now step with me through the doorway of Dragon Ball Culture.



Author: Derek Padula
Publisher: Derek Padula
Published: 06/22/2016
Pages: 244
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.73lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.51d
ISBN: 9780983120582

About the Author
Padula, Derek: - Derek Padula is the author of The Dao of Dragon Ball website and book series; the first to reveal the deep history, philosophy, and cultural roots of the world's #1 anime and manga. Derek's journey begins when he sees the Dragon Ball anime in 1997. His love for the series inspires him to start martial arts training in Shàolín gōngfu, tàijí-quán, qìgōng, karate, and Fǎlún Dàfǎ meditation. He earns his B.A. in East Asian Studies and a minor in Chinese from Western Michigan University. Then he studies abroad in Běijīng, China where he trains with the Buddhist Shàolín monks and a Dàoist tàijí sword master. After returning home he begins his life's work. He is now an authority on Dragon Ball and loves to share his understanding of this profound series that changes lives.

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