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    Dragon Ball Z Kakarot actually has an explanation.

    There used to be a fad where you took Furry Transformation drugs, it was all the rage when Goku was a kid

    Somehow the Red Ribbon Army was behind the manufacturing of these drugs.

    But the fad died down around Z, and most people went back to being human. Most people, you can still see animal people in the background shots of some of the Z Movies, I wanna say Android 13 and Lord Slug have them

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    I juat watched the original dragonball recently. It was weird how the animal people seem completely absent in later series. They add a sort of je ne sais quoi that makes the original series hold up.

    If you ignore the objectification of Bulma who is a teenager, that is. It seemed like every other episode Roshi was trying to be a perv on her.

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      His name is actually King Furry? When they said that in abridged I thought they were joking.

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        Lot of names in Dragonball have little puns behind them. Some survive translation unscathed, some don’t. Ka(carrot). Vegeta(ble). Nappa (Cabbage), Raditz (Radish). Bulma comes from Bloomer, Her dads name is Dr. Brief, her mom is Panchy (Panty), and her son is Trunks. Whole undergarments family.

        Then there’s the Journey to the West comparisons…

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          Also in the Buu saga, we have the the villain Bibidi, his son Babidi, and the monster Buu.

          Put 'em together and what have you got? Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo!

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          Just learned recently that pilaf sama (DB season 1) has the character for fried rice on his shirt. So it’s a pun on rice for this evil guy somehow.

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            I’m assuming the pun has something to do with rice pilaf.

            Rice pilaf is a dish made by toasting rice in fat (like butter or oil) before cooking it in broth with seasonings, which helps to infuse flavor and keep the grains fluffy and separate. It can include various ingredients such as vegetables, nuts, and spices, making it a versatile side dish.

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        I was telling my friend about the lore, and he thought I made up the name King Furry as a joke. Had to show him screenshots from DBZ:Kakarot to convince him otherwise

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          He dropped the child nudity, the animals could have been seen as a beastiality thing, so dropped as well. Stuff just also became not acceptable.

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              In Japan child nudity is not an uncommon sight in fiction, simply because it’s seen as a sign of innocence. It’s stopped being as much of a thing in newer works because Japanese Media is nowadays made with US localization in mind because if your shit becomes popular in America, it’s like getting a blank check.

              It’s actually why in the Japanese Version of Earthbound Ness is naked in Magicant. (in the US Version he’s in his Pajamas)

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                In fact, nudity was used to symbolize that Goku was young and innocent. In Japan, a lack of sexual knowledge and urges is seen as a sign of youth and innocence. And there are several scenes in the original Dragon Ball where Goku is clearly confused when he encounters women in various states of undress.

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                  Ok cool I guess because some people are fucked in the head we have to censor the entire world, never have art, all cultural differences have to be banned, and we just can’t enjoy life.

                  The actual FUCK does it matter that some people are fucked in the head. Deal with that problem as is it has nothing to do with cultural differences of nudity.

                  Nudity is not sex. If you are physically unable to process that difference then that needs to be something you address about yourself.

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                  Well, as they can’t molest a cartoon, that’s their problem. We don’t need to make it anyone elses.

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                  Some people sexualize feet, hair, and even stuff like mailboxes. Everything is sexualized by someone. If we only made media that no one found sexual, media simply couldn’t exist.

                  Also, being nude is the natural state of a person and shouldn’t be sexual.

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      Beerus is a cosmic demigod not native to Earth. Idk if he counts as an “Animal Person” in the same way as Oolong or the Pilaf Gang’s Shu. That said, both continue to exist in Z, GT, and Super as minor supporters/antagonists.

      Incidentally, in interviews, Toriyama admits he forgot about the animal people between DB and DBZ for the most part. But mainline characters still show up from time to time.

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        I always thought the other animal people were just aliens, too. I mean, most of the cast are aliens. Almost all the villains are aliens. There is space travel. For all we know, the main planet of the show is entirely populated with aliens. 🤷‍♂️