Dragon Ball is an animated series that has suffered censorship in different countries around the world. We have recently seen how Dragon Ball Z will be broadcast again in Spain without modifications and that is great news, due to the many obstacles that have been encountered Toei to develop its material in Iberian territory.
It is logical that this happens, due to the multiple sexual references that the anime has throughout its stories. When it came out, in 1986, they were much more frequent. But over time, without lowering the harshness of the messages, they were made much less constant.
Master Roshi is an old pervert and that doesn’t have to be an insult to anyone. And it’s not because of the fact that he always watches erotic magazines and programs of women doing exercises. Lor worst of all is that he always feels the need to touch the girls who move around him like Milk, Bulma or Launch herself.
Those of us who grew up in the nineties perhaps let many situations go by since we were too young to understand them. But now, after growing up and doing a complete review of the series, many situations make sense and the censorship that Dragon Ball has had in its history is understood.
Three Perverted Dragon Ball Moments
The YouTuber Super Venny made a listing in a video posted on his channel. From that we get three that are the most alarming or those that could have gone unnoticed.
The first has Goku and Milk as protagonists. When they met, at Oz Satan’s castle, the little princess tells Goku that when she returns she “will give him something”. The little guy with a tail doesn’t understand anything and, true to his nature, he asks “What?”
The girl blushes and although many think it was an innocent kiss, the Japanese translation exposed a sexual situation inappropriate for children.
During one of the martial arts tournaments there is a fight between a woman named Ranfan and a man named Nam. The girl, to win, took off part of her clothing and was left in her underwear. Nam at the time got nervous and we, being children, did not understand why. Also, the Latin dub cut out a lot of dialogue from Roshi, as she literally broke loose in such a scenario.
Goku touches Bulma’s parts
While searching for the Dragon Balls, Goku and Bulma share a lot of time. In one episode the young woman from Capsule Corporation falls asleep and the boy lays his head on her pelvic area.
Then, noticing that he doesn’t have a penis, he touches his private parts. The character may be innocent, but the message the writers are trying to convey is something else.
These three situations are less obvious than Master Roshi’s many. For the leader of the turtle school we would have to make a review just to point out those of the perverted sensei.