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Is Goku the Japanese superman?
I'll be the first to say it..... Here come the haters.
ok first off who ever says he's based out of superman either knows nothing about him or is has a giant rod in his ass-__-
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he is OFFICALLY based off son-Goku , aka the monkey king from the popular ancient Chinese novel " journey to the west"...the novel was wrote in the 16 or 17 century(aprox).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journey_to_the_West
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TAORIYAMA has stated he is based on him.
Fun fact 1: gokus character design was taken from toriyams original work of a one shot manga.
anyway, goku is dragon ball followed the same features of son-goku
- care free nature.
- tail.
- mystical magic pole.
- likes to eat a lot.
- super human abilities
when it comes to Anime the Dragon ball franchise gave the foundation for newer manga and animes .
Goku is one of the most popular anime characters world wide.
DBZ "battle of the gods" was a big hit in japan even though there wasn't a single movie for the last 10 YEARS.
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in popularity sense he is like superman everyone knows and likes him other animes still after 20 years still metion DBZ.
example (HDXD shows his DBZ comic collection )
anyway some people take it way too far
@warlock360: He's not asking about the origins of the character's conception. We all know Goku was based off of the Monkey King, and Dragon Ball was based off of Journey to the West.
He's asking if the two characters as cultural icons are comparable. The answer is yes. Even their back stories are similar.
@jaken7: from a cultural level, the monkey king obviously is to the Asians what superman is to the westerners. Whereas superman came after Wukong and goku after superman.
Their fundamental motivations are completely opposite. Goku might be a good guy, but he fights because he enjoys it and wants to be the best.
Superman doesn't like fighting and would be happy to never have to do so again. He does because its necessary.
@flashback0180: I've heard of sun wukong. So Goku is older than superman ?
@superlightning123: sun wukong =/= goku. sun wukong is older than goku and superman but superman is still older than goku
@kyrees: soooooo.... Does sun wukong count as an anime character ?
@superlightning123: only the anime and manga versions are considered but they are many.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_media_adaptations_of_Journey_to_the_West
lol in the sense he is
sun goku is the Japanese name for sun wukong .
the novel was from the 16th century and has a complete different story , it took bhudda to stop wukong .
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anyway there is a sun wukong in marvel too ...but he was created in the the early 2011
@superlightning123: it's safe however you need to specify what version and there are many versions.
Sun Wukong is NOT an anime character. And he is nothing like Goku by the time of Z. Goku's inspiration from Sun Wukong more or less ends at the tail, the pole, the cloud, and his name. Sun Wukong is a mythological being, and a character from a popular chinese work of literature.
As Kyrees said there are anime and manga versions of the character, but the original Wukong is not.
@flashback0180: I've heard of sun wukong. So Goku is older than superman ?
I wouldn't say older..If I recall isn't Superman the "first" original superhero? Maybe that's as far as comics go. Can't remember anymore
@flashback0180: like who?
Gambit474: how old is astro boy?
@superlightning123: astro boy is 62 years old.
Gambit474: how old is astro boy?
Astro Boy's been around since 1952.
And it's a fair comparison to make between Son Goku and Superman, they're very similar, pure of heart, and good role models. There's a lot of animosity on the internet between fans of both characters, but I love them both.
Kind of, but Superman doesn't need to charge up for 3 episodes...
Goku doesn't either. Start reading the manga.
@the_last_kryptonian: It was a joke; It was just a poke at the show. Also I own and have read every volume of Dragon Ball, & Dragonball Z.
@the_last_kryptonian: It was a joke; It was just a poke at the show. Also I own and have read every volume of Dragon Ball, & Dragonball Z.
Lol, my bad. I've just seen so many comments of DBZ characters taking fifteen episodes to accomplish something that's it's become something of an annoyance.
There many super hero's older than superman
@flashback0180: like who?
Gambit474: how old is astro boy?
Gilgamesh is considered to be the first "super-hero."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic_of_Gilgamesh
Then there are the heroes of Greek Mythology, Norse Mythology, etc.
As far as strictly comic book heroes go though, Superman is definitely one of the first.
Super-powered saviors from a dead planet are as far as it goes. His origin seems like a combination of the aforementioned Monkey King and Superman. But his race, his personality, his personal life, his motivations, how he fights, his transformations, the actual story past just the origin, the fact that we basically see him grow up and follow him to a greater extent than Supes, among other things all make them very different. But as far as popular "superheroes", he's basically Japan's equivalent popularity-wise. And Goku's been in many more quality movies.
ok first off who ever says he's based out of superman either knows nothing about him or is has a giant rod in his ass-__-
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he is OFFICALLY based off son-Goku , aka the monkey king from the popular ancient Chinese novel " journey to the west"...the novel was wrote in the 16 or 17 century(aprox).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journey_to_the_West
.
.
TAORIYAMA has stated he is based on him.
Fun fact 1: gokus character design was taken from toriyams original work of a one shot manga.
anyway, goku is dragon ball followed the same features of son-goku
- care free nature.
- tail.
- mystical magic pole.
- likes to eat a lot.
- super human abilities
when it comes to Anime the Dragon ball franchise gave the foundation for newer manga and animes .
Goku is one of the most popular anime characters world wide.
DBZ "battle of the gods" was a big hit in japan even though there wasn't a single movie for the last 10 YEARS.
.
.
.
in popularity sense he is like superman everyone knows and likes him other animes still after 20 years still metion DBZ.
example (HDXD shows his DBZ comic collection )
anyway some people take it way too far
That tattoo though.... so badass
There many super hero's older than superman
I meant in terms of comics, not in general. I just remember him being the inspiration for many to come afterwards from his creation
Actually one can defeat the omnipotent Sun Wukong.
Buddha
TOAA
prime monitor
Emperor of beyond the sea.
The one Transformers
etc.
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