Every May 9th is celebrated the Goku Day, a special party for fans of dragonball where the best scenes are remembered. many honor not only the protagonist, but to the characters of the saga.
Furthermore, it is King Piccolo Memorial Day, which also has its space in the hearts of some followers.
But you will wonder Why is Goku Day celebrated on May 9?
It has a similar element to May 4th and Star Wars Day. Let’s remember that Star Wars fans celebrate that day by the date in English, May the 4th, which in a pun relates it to the expression “May the Force be with you”, or “May the Force be with you”.
In the case of Dragon Ball, the origin of May 9 as Goku Day is similar, but in Japanese. as well explained the official portal of Dragon Ball, Japanese refer to May as the fifth month, so the expression it would be 5.9 (may – nine), which is read as Go Ku.
Thus, by combining both figures, We have the Japanese kanji for Goku.” points to the page.
Goku Day is registered by the Japan Anniversary Association.
We already know the origin of Goku Day, but why does Piccolo also celebrate?
Now let’s go with him King Piccolo Memorial Day. The origin is directly related to the Dragon Ball canon.
We must go back to the manga created by Akira Toriyama when, in one episode, the Great Demon King Piccolo He determines that May 9 will be his day, as it is when he assumed the royal throne.
The most shady thing is that to celebrate the anniversary, he makes a draw from number 1 to 43, corresponding to the 43 zones in which the Earth is divided in Dragon Ball.
The number that comes out will correspond to the zone that will be destroyed “to delight in the suffering faces of humans,” says Vida Extra.