The Dragon Ball fandom is vast and is evident in various media. I firstly want to give a quick description of Dragon Ball. Dragon Ball is a shonen jump manga written by Akira Toriyama back in the 1980s that is set in the world of martial arts, which later gives way to a more fantasy aspect, and was promptly given an animated show two years later. That's a bare bones explanation to the vast world of Dragon Ball.
One more thing before we hop into the parts I researched: I am a long-time fan of Dragon Ball. I was introduced to Dragon Ball by my dad since he watched the original Dragon Ball Z run as a kid, then we watched the reduced and re-animated Z Kai run when I was younger. Since then, we both watched Super and have played lots of the games as well. I'm probably into it way more than him now, but it was a huge part of my childhood, and I'm still an avid fan.
Fan Art & Creations
Dragon Ball, being a huge show and project in many ways, means that it takes time in between shows, manga, and games. In these times, people take matters into their own hands to stay entertained.
The biggest way, in my opinion, is all of the fan manga that come out. There are many out there, but the two ones I know and hear about the most are Dragon Ball AF and Dragon Ball Kakumei. These are both fan-made manga that follow what-ifs and continuations of non-canon stories. Both came out during a long drought in Dragon Ball manga and shows before Super came out. The most interesting part is that the writer of Dragon Ball AF, Toyotaro, became Akira Toriyama's second in command, and he is now the lead of Dragon Ball due to Toriyama's passing.
Many fan animations explore many characters that just don't get as much spotlight. There is also something that can't go without mention, and that is Dragon Ball Z Abridged, made by the YouTube channel Team Four Star. This wasn't a new animation but a redubbing of all of Dragon Ball Z up to the Buu saga. until recently, when they just did the Buu saga. Their most popular video is the dub of the Broly movie.
I even went as Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan or just Super Saiyan Blue Goku for Halloween when I was a teen (insert Photo when I get one)
Online Community
The Dragon Ball Fandom get a bad reputation due to a common
hobby of power scaling in the anime world. With dragon ball being so strong its
annoying to argue with. Power scaling is "Power scaling refers to the
process of determining the relative strength, abilities, or performance levels
of characters, entities, or systems, often in the context of speculative
fiction, such as comics, anime, and video games. It is used to create a
comparative metric for analyzing and discussing character abilities."(goong)
Do you want to be a Walker or a Hero? Would you like to run from hordes of walkers? The show of the walking dead's fans has all of this. The walking dead is a Tv show that came out in 2010 and was an instant hit with fans creating traditions and lore of their own.
(2) Fans as Glenn And Maggie
Lots of walking dead fans like to dress up and play as iconic characters from the series. Some fans create videos of themselves recreating famous moments from the series. One fan (Who is my friend) made a video of himself recreating the famous lineup scene as Negan(1). Lots of walking dead fans like to cosplay and dress up as characters and walkers from the series. Lots of fans who look similar to the actors in the series dress up and impersonate the characters as if it was actually them. Other fans like to attend comic cons and other meet-ups dressed as characters (2).
Some walking dead fans participate in zombie-themed runs and obstacle courses. Participants in these events dress up and act as either zombies or survivors. Fans use make-up, fake blood, and their own props to simulate the apocalypse. The events combine fitness, role-playing and social interaction amongst fans of the series. One of the most popular Walking Dead themed obstacle courses is at the San Diego comic con. The event includes lots of challenges for fans to enjoy the series like they're in the actual show. Fans can run from and dodge walkers and also see some of their favorite character from the show as people who are dressed as them (3). Another run walking dead fans participate in is the "Walking Dead Medal Dash" in which fans submit them running in their own place they want to run and receive a medal in the mail (4).
Some fans like to show their appreciation for the series by going to the Walking dead museum. The walking dead museum or otherwise called "The Woodbury shop" named for one of the group locations in the show. The museum contains many props and memorable scenes from the TV series. The famous "Don' open, Dead inside" doors are in the museum along with Daryl's motorcycle and crossbow, that fans can get photos with. At this location there is an additional attraction fans can enjoy a bite at called "Nic& Norman's" owned by the actor of Daryl Norman Reedus and producer Greg Nicotero (5).
Rashid Al-Olayan (6)
Lots of fans like to collect memorabilia from the show and other things produced walking dead. Some fans like to go above and beyond with their collections such as Rashid Al-Olayan who has the biggest collection of Walking Dead memorabilia. Rashid has 3,053 different Walking dead items. He has toys, artwork, books, games, statues, autograph items and even costumes from the post-apocalyptic TV series (6). Other walking dead fans like to spend big on actual props and things that were in the show. Negan's bat "Lucille" was sold at an auction to a fan for $51,600 which is the highest any prop has sold for at auction. other things from the show sold at the auction were Daryl's bike that fetched a price of $32,400, Michone's katana, Rick Grimes' police cruiser and the red handled machete (7).
One walking dead fan who impersonates the main character of the show Rick Grimes officiates weddings walking dead style. In Senoia Georgia Alan Conlan provides a "Walking Wed" package that is a pre-apocalyptic ceremony for weddings. Fans also like to attend Walker stalker events near filming locations in Georgia where they can purchase merchandise (9).
Sources
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The Grateful Dead is a band that gained stardom in the 1960s. Liked very much for their hippie psychedelic sound and quickly gained a cult following, aka the “Deadheads”. The Deadheads are known as a group that will follow the band through hell and back if they have a tour there. They are loyal and unwavering and willing to sell possessions to see the band live. Most of the time, seeing the band in multiple locations on a single tour.
What is a Deadhead?
A Deadhead is defined as "to be a fan and follower of the rock group the Grateful Dead". But there is much more to this fandom of the Grateful Dead. Deadheads are a profound group of people who live and breathe the Grateful Dead. They drive to work listening to them, drive home listening to them, and some even exclusively listen to them. Jerry Garcia said it best, "People who like the Grateful Dead are like people who like licorice, not everybody likes licorice, but the people who like licorice, really like licorice".
Shakedown Street
Coming back to my point of Deaheads selling things to continue touring with the band, one way people achieve this is by participating in the before and after show shakedown street. A shakedown street is a place where people can set up tables for vending, whether they sell food, drinks, jewelry, or clothing. This is a big attraction after the show, with the band even showing up occasionally to give back and show support for the community. A YouTube video of what this looks like will be inserted.
There are two pilgrimage points for the deadheads. The first The famous Ashbury Street house in San Francisco, California. This is the house where many of the band's songs were written, and thousands of jam sessions happened in the early days of the band. This house started becoming a pilgrimage for Deadheads when the band lived there to try to get a listen to one of their off-tour drug-induced bands. The other pilgrimage in Cornell. The most famous concert of all time took place at the University of Cornell. The recordings from this concert are even in the Library of Congress. People love going to see the place where this concert took place and soak in the venue, and imagine what must have taken place there.
The Ashbury Street house (3)
Drug Culture
A ginormous part of the community is also drug use. Even tho it’s a bad thing, it is giant not only in the Grateful Dead community but the jam band community in general. People describe concerts as open-air drug markets. People walk in with pounds of marijuana or thousands of drops of acid. These drugs are bought at low prices and consumed by many. The band is also notorious for their drug use, being known for their Ashbury house even raided for drugs. They also admit that some don’t remember certain shows due to inebriation.
Expression
The deaheads also love showing their love for the Grateful Dead in various ways, including but not limited to licence plates, bumper stickers, T-shirts, and even tattoos. A huge part of the community is in T-shirts. You couldn't go anywhere near a jam band concert without seeing a Grateful Dead T-shirt. The shirts help express what tours you've been to, what your favorite songs and, and what your favorite albums are. Tattoos are the same; many Deadheads have them to express their love for the band, songs, and albums.
A famous Grateful Dead shirt with the dancing bears (9)
Conclusion
Deadheads may be looked at by society as a group of stoners who just want to get high and listen to music, but this is only a small part of the culture. This is a group of people who could come together at any time for any reason. A deadhead is more than what society sees. They are some of the most dedicated music enjoyers who have ever lived and will follow the band wherever they may go, no matter the conditions. It's truly remarkable, And we could all learn a thing or two from deadheads.
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The year is 1984 and a manga with a young boy and a tail has hit the shelves for readers to buy. Who could of possibly thought that 41 years later it would have millions of people together. Also making Akira Toriyama the creator a LOT of money
Dragonball volume 1 manga
In 2018 one of the biggest stories in anime was wrapping up known as the tournament of power and this such a special story that saw incredible moments theINTERNET BREAKING ULTRA INSTINCT.
This transformation got fans so hype they had to watch and not only did they crash the official streaming sites but ALSO THE PIRATING SITES! It would all come to a end where in March 2018 the tournament of power was ending which meant the finale of dragon ball super. This was celebrated in so many ways and in Mexico they tried to have a massive viewing party. Problem was Toei the animation studio was fighting saying they didn't have the legal rights for it. So to fix this the Mexican government reach a deal with the Japanese embassy giving legal right to stream watch parties in massive groups. This was such a big deal for fans that the government stepped in and made it be able to happen for fans. Which allowed them to finish watching what went onto be a incredible finale (1).
The DBZ fandom is huge and full of smart talented people so its not a surprise that a group as talented as TFS was made. Team four star is a youtube group that made and entire series called an DBZ abridged. An Abridged series is where fans have their own voice lines over the main series to make it comedic. There is 69 episodes of DBZA and more episodes that are either commentaries about the creation the abridged episode or animations about their own made storylines. Now they got so poplar that they were suppose to cameo in DBZ Kai which was a retelling of DBZ but to go much faster with content like the filler episodes cut. They were as far as it being done with promos of the episode out where you could hear there voices but when it came out. They were no where to be heard which left fans speculating. One fan on reddit started a thread asking was there an answer of what happened. Some had theories others just saying stuff but one fans theory which sounds logical was that Toei who had copy right strike some of their videos before. Wasn't really happy with this cameo and forced Toonami to cut it before it made to air (2). Of course this is all speculation and we probably wont know what happened with the cameos.
Now being a fan doesn't come without its hardships and hard times. In 2024 of march it was announced that creator of dragon ball Akira Toriyama had passed away which sent fans spiraling. Its hard hearing news that someone you were fond of passed. Now imagine millions of people hearing the creator of the thing that they loved passed. It was hard especially since his final project Dragonball Diama hadn't released yet. However the words gone but never forgotten ring high. With not only fans around the world mourning him. Legends across the world also acknowledging him and what he left us with. People like Jackie Chan thanked him for his work. The French president sharing as a nod to his passing. The most important one in my opinion however was Tite Kubo. The creator of popular anime Bleach who shared how Akira's works was something he read since he was a child and someone who molded him and his work (3).
However there is one tribute left to talk about which is this. Dragonball was something I did not get into late in my years but by god it took me by storm. So thank you Akira for a ride I will never truly forget
Akira Toriyama April 5th 1955-March 8th 2024
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(3) Jump, S., Rant, G., Enix, S., Nintendo, Darko-simple-ART, D., & Elizabeth Sok Canadian writer and translator with a doctorate in history. She’s either running after her little ones or in her Kyushu garden with a cup of yame-cha an. (2024, April 1). The legacy of Akira Toriyama: Dragon Ball and beyond. GaijinPot Blog. https://blog.gaijinpot.com/the-legacy-of-akira-toriyama-dragon-ball-and-beyond/
He Man first appeared in 1982 when Mattel, a toy company, produced the first 12 action figures of the Masters of the Universe series. They released 5 heroes: He-Man, Teela, Man-at-Arms, Stratos, and Zodac, and 3 villains: Beast Man, Mer-Man, and Skeletor (Cave, 2025). As the action figures became more popular, more and more characters were added. Playsets came out as well, most notably He Man’s fortress, Castle Grayskull. He Man and the Masters of the Universe TV show first came out in 1983. The cartoon lasted 2 seasons of 65 episodes each (Cave, 2025). Although most fans of He Man grew up with it in the 80s, He Man culture has persisted and fans have expressed their love for He Man in many different ways.
Conventions:
Poster for MOTUNIVERSE (2)
MOTUNIVERSE is a fan funded convention where fans come together and bring figures, comics, collectibles, voice actors from the show, comic writers, and anything else He Man related. The next one is being held in May of 2026, in Southern California. One guest who will be coming to the next convention will be Alan Oppenheimer, who voice acted Skeletor, Cringer / Battle Cat, Man-At-Arms, Mer-Man, and Roboto from the 1980s cartoon (MOTUNIVERSE, n.d).
Lore Continuation:
DC Universe vs. The Masters of The Universe #1. (3)
Since the He Man universe has many underdeveloped characters and storylines, fans have added their own ideas into the world by writing their own fanfictions about the characters. Many fans have made their own comics to continue storylines, or even cross over into different universes. This is the comic, “DC Universe vs. Masters of the Universe”, A crossover comic where He Man and other heroes travel to Earth to stop Skeletor’s plot, and come to odds with the Justice League, and battle against them (D.C, n.d).
The Wizard of Stone Mountain Poster (4)
Some fans have made their own fan films, both animated and live action, adding to the MOTU universe. One of the most well known MOTU films is the live action movie, “The Wizard of Stone Mountain. The movie came out in 2011 and premiered at Grayskull Con, and Power Con. The movie received positive feedback from critics and fans, although it was made on a very small budget (Wikipedia, 2025).
He Man Heya Meme:
In 2005, the same year which YouTube was created, a music video of a remix of the song "What's up", by 4 Non Blondes was posted by the account "ProtoOfSnagem". The video used clips from the 1980's He Man cartoon, and edited the video so the character's voices synced with the music. The video has become incredibly viral on the intranet, amassing 224 million views as of 2025. Many parodies and references have been made for this video over its fifteen year lifespan (viewtfuljoe61, 2010).
He Man’s Impact on Me:
My dad collected He Man figures and watched the show as a kid, and saved his collection and passed it onto me. I ended up becoming just as immersed in the toys and the story as he was. The unique designs and goofy names of all the characters captivated me, and mini comics my dad had collected let me dive deeper into the story and background of these action figures. The comics and show connected the story and characters all together and I became a big fan, and ended up collecting figures and comics on my own.
If fans of Greek mythology and musicals have ever wanted a combination between the two, look no further to Epic: The Musical. Epic: The Musical, created by Jorge Rivera-Herrans, is a concept musical based on the story of Homer's The Odyssey. The fandom largely contributed to the success for this project with their wide artistic talents, creative minds, and passionate voices.
The Artistic Side of the Fandom
Art comes in many forms within this fandom, but is mainly dominated and popularized by its animatics and animations. People new to these types of fandoms often confuse these terms together and like to use them interchangeably when they’re actually both distinct. To make it simple, animatics are like a rough draft to an animation, with the animation being the final draft. The animatics and animations made by fans help portray what's going on in each song, since there is no official live production for this musical. These animatics mainly started out as commissions from the creator of Epic: The Musical. He would commission individual artists that were already fans of his work to make short animatics to promote a new and upcoming song or saga that was in the works (1).
Animatic for the song "Mutiny" by Gigi (1)
These short promos would lead to the rise and popularity of certain artists like AnniFlammaand Gigi within the fandom. The way these popular artists designed the characters then led to a canonization of what these characters would look like. This canonization of character designs then led to an upbringing in smaller creators and artists making their own interpretations on how a song would play out in an animated way. It's easy to find several playlists on Youtube with the entirety of Epic: The Musical with animatics and animations for each song made by the collaboration of multiple fans (2). Animatic video for the song "God Games" by Stella Luna, et al. (2)
The Fall and Rise of Merchandise
Poster of Odysseus by Luiza Xavier Mazzei (4)
Merchandise for Epic: The Musical was something very sought out by the fandom for a long time. When the first big drop of merchandise officially happened early this year, fans at the very least were not pleased. The outcry by fans was caused by the huge price tags on the bundles of merchandise for what they considered to be minimal effort in the designs, especially on the shirts. Because of the fandom's reaction, the creator of Epic: The Musical took the criticism to heart and made the next wave of merchandise to appease more fans (3). The prices had decreased tremendously from the last wave merchandise and the new designs for apparels and accessories were made by actual artists from the fandom. Luiza Xavier Mazzei became one of the artist's featured for this as she had already established herself within the fandom for some short animatics she made for Epic: The Musical (4). It's clear that the fandom isn't afraid to voice their opinions on things they dislike, and when they do, they can end up positively impacting it, even the creator himself.
The One Who Calls Himself Hermes
Hermes cosplay by Troy Doherty (7)
Among all of the talented voices that worked on Epic: The Musical, one has solidified himself into the fandom, that being TROY. Troy Doherty is the voice actor for the character Hermes, a god who aids Odysseus in his trip trying to get back to his home. Troy managed to audition for his role through the use of Tik Tok and the fans immediately took to liking him through his spectacular voice (5). He fell in love with his role as Hermes so much that a lot of his videos started to revolve around him role playing him in character. He even puts on a whole fancy costume with giant circular glasses and a large fur coat alongside the iconic accent he adds to his voice. His skits often involve him interacting with another voice actor from Epic: The Musical as they traverse through day to day life while acting in character (6). His popularity within the fandom grew so large that he decided to make his own Greek mythology inspired music through his album ZODIAC. The fandom would not be as beloved if it wasn't for Troy's passion and effort he adds to it.
The Abundance of Reaction Videos by Fans
Cosplay of Odysseus by Danny Motta (7)
One of the most popular ways that fans communicate their feelings about certain songs and animatics to those songs comes in the form of reaction videos. Reaction videos allow the fandom to form critiques and praises for certain songs with live commentary through certain online platforms like YouTube and Tik Tok. What helps more with this engagement among fans is the comment section to these videos, where it can provide them a place for further discussion about the song and even the video itself. While many fans have created a whole series of reaction videos for the entirety of Epic: The Musical, the most popular and recognizable series by far comes from Danny Motta. Danny had already been a well established channel when reacting to videos, but he really took off when he started reacting to Epic: The Musical. Fans immediately fell in love with his content as he provided good perspectives and commentaries throughout all of the songs and animatics covered. In addition, Danny throws in lots of jokes and skits throughout his videos, even getting a feature from Troy Doherty, which the fans love to eat up (7). The animatics that became featured in his reaction videos helped fans discover new artists within the fandom, which then boosted their popularity. Danny's reaction series grew to such fame that in his final reaction video, Jorge Rivera-Herrans, the man who created Epic: The Musical, made a cameo for a joke (8). The multitude of reaction videos made help the fandom have discussions and debates with one another and reach a farther and wider audience.
The Effort Dedicated Towards Fan Productions
Cast for the Epic: The Musical Fan Production by Mir Paredes (9)
Since Epic: The Musical is a concept musical, it doesn't have any official live production. However, that didn't stop fans from creating their own fan made productions. Tons of fans took it upon themselves to try to accurately depict what Epic: The Musical could actually like in a live setting. They include all of the works like their own singing, stage props, costumes, and so much more (9). A ton of effort goes into bringing this musical to life without having anything physical to build off of other than the songs themself. These fan productions don't just stop at being in person as they're a whole other set of fan productions done purely online. These online productions are used through the platform known as Roblox, a game where players have the ability to design their own games. Players having the ability to design their own game allowed fans of Epic: The Musical to design their own theater and stage production. Everything that's typically seen in a live production is diligently replicated within a digital landscape (10). The use of Roblox enables fans, who have the limitations that come with doing an actual live performance, to do it online with the same amount of effort put in mostly for free. The dedication of the fans to bring this musical to life is truly a hidden gem within the fandom.Video of the Epic: The Musical fanmade production on Roblox by TheRealSY (10)
Works Cited
(1) Rivera-Herrans, Jorge. “Thank you Gigi for this incredible animatic for Mutiny, ft. Armando Julián as Eurylochus!!” Youtube, 17 July 2024, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxzTz90WEZM. Accessed 1 December 2025.
(2) Stella Luna. “God Games | EPIC: The Musical Animatic (MAP).” YouTube, 5 November 2025, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVo5qvbaTQo. Accessed 1 December 2025.
(3) Rivera-Herrans, Jorge. “Thank you all for your support and feedback on the EPIC Merch!” Tik Tok, 16 September 2025, https://www.tiktok.com/@jorgeherrans/video/7550809377427574046?_r=1&_t=ZP-91u7QDDsXXT. Accessed 2 December 2025.
(4) Mazzei, Luiza Xavier. “King Odysseus Poster.” Epic: The Musical, 5 November 2025, https://epicthemusical.com/products/king-odysseus-poster. Accessed 3 December 2025.
(5) Doherty, Troy. “Troy Doherty as Hermes: Epic The Musical Audition Insights.” TikTok, 28 January 2024, https://www.tiktok.com/@troydoherty/video/7329192960602459438. Accessed 3 December 2025.
(6) Doherty, Troy. “HERMES & APOLLO.” TikTok, 1 November 2025, https://www.tiktok.com/@troydoherty/video/7567815563674766622. Accessed 3 December 2025.
(7) Motta, Danny. “The Vengeance Saga is PEAK (Feat. Troy Doherty).” YouTube, 26 April 2025, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHFUY6kAIiM&t=1135s. Accessed 4 December 2025.
(8) Motta, Danny. “THAT'S How Epic ENDS?! (Feat. Anna Lea and...uh...well...).” YouTube, 17 May 2025, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhgh_ZBIimA. Accessed 4 December 2025.
(9) Paredes, Mir. “EPIC: The Musical Fan Production.” YouTube, 23 October 2025, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqPgBwogG9Q. Accessed 4 December 2025.
(10) TheRealSY. “EPIC: The Musical (Euterpe's Theatre: Run 13).” YouTube, 5 August 2025, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3tePSzrfcg. Accessed 5 December 2025.
