Fatherhood in Dragonball: The Five Fathers' of Son Goku

Gohan, Yamcha, Roshi, Ox-King & Kami

Don’t worry I will next week deal in the second of my Japanese adventures for those wanting an update. But for now, I wanted to discuss a different topic; fatherhood in a piece of Japanese media, notably that of Dragonball.

It is an interesting fact that Toriyama poured so much energy and intelligence into the role of fathers in their sons’ lives. Contra…