Gintama copies some aspects directly of Dragon Ball Z, but it also parodied the series in a fun way too. He’s a samurai who works as a freelancer, in addition to his friends Shinpachi Shimura and Kagura, so they can pay their monthly rent.
Written and illustrated by Hideaki Sorach, Gintama’s storyline follows life from the point of view of Gintoki Sakata. They set off to explore the Grand Line in search of the world's ultimate treasure known as One Piece, which would allow Luffy to become the next Pirate King. With his new powers, he forms a crew, named the Straw Hat Pirates. Luffy, whose body gained the properties of rubber after unintentionally eating a Devil Fruit. In addition to taking concepts from Dragon Ball, he’s also ripped off several scenes from Disney cartoons ( Aladdin and Little Mermaid), and even Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas.įor those unfamiliar with the series One Piece, it follows the titular Monkey D. Many of the voice actors for Dragon Ball Z are also used in One Piece without much difference in their voices.Įiichiro Oda, like Masashi Kishimoto (Naruto), is a huge fan of other mediums and likes to draw them into his work. The image above, however, is not from this crossover, leading many to speculate that Oda stole a no-name backdrop character from Toriyama and made him the lead in his own manga and anime. Oda would even go on to work together with Toriyama on a manga called Cross Epoch, which featured both One Piece and Dragon Ball characters. It’s not a secret that One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda is a huge fan of Akira Toriyama, drawing obvious inspiration for the lead character Luffy. Other ripped off things include the Rasengan and Kamehameha being the same color, Naruto was trained by perverted Frog hermit (Goku Turtle hermit), and Naruto's inner power was awakened by being thrown off a cliff (just like Goku). Garra’s Imploding Sand Funeral, implodes, while Freiza’s explodes from the inside out. And Gaara and Frieza’s finishing moves are practically the exact thing. In DBZ, Babbidi took over Vegeta's mind and body with The Majin Seal. Sasuke and Vegeta also share striking similarities, like when Orochimaru took over Sasuke's mind and body with The Cursed Seal. Even their storylines share a common thread in having a good friend become an enemy and then become a friend once again. Both start their series at the age of 12, love to eat food, are super powerful, and can make amateur mistakes often. Naruto and Goku, the titular character in their respective series, resemble one another closely. He also tends to copy a little too closely, as in the case with DBZ. Whether its Japanese folk tales or the Matrix franchise, Kishimoto pays tributes to these iconic forms in his work. Masashi Kishimoto, the creator of Naruto, has a love for all forms of entertainment media. When discussing shōnen, there will always be a variety of similarities between the anime and the manga. They have all earned their place in history, and shouldn’t be discounted for similarities in style and storytelling to Dragon Ball Z.ĭragon Ball Z and Naruto are both shōnen anime. It should be noted, not one anime listed here is a bad anime. Others are in here because they openly admitted to borrowing concepts and ideas, either by paying respect to them or using them in a comedic fashion. Yes, they've ripped off the Dragon Ball franchise, but carved out their own path in the manga and anime world too. Many of the anime listed in this article are success stories in their own right. There are a few anime series which have clearly ripped off Dragon Ball Z but have still found massive amounts of success because fans just don’t seem to care that much - enjoying the style and story regardless of where the ideas originated from. While others respect the work of Akira Toriyama so much that his style of drawing characters comes out in their own work. Some ideas are taken and turned into a spoof, giving props to the Dragon Ball franchise through comedic means. While some anime series have clearly stolen artwork, concepts, storylines, arcs, character development, and more. Because of this, several anime series have come under fire for ripping off content and ideas from Dragon Ball. The manga and anime have received numerous accolades, as well as being considered the foundation of a majority of shōnen anime. The Dragon Ball franchise has been around since 1984, when the manga, written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama, was first published in Weekly Shōnen Jump.
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