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2009

May 4 - June 4

  • that... Piccolo is actually only four years older than Gohan. Namekians grow and age much faster than Humans or Saiyans, seeing as how Piccolo was already nearly full-grown by the age of 3.
  • that... Vegeta would technically be the "King" of all Saiyans instead of the "Prince" because his father was killed by Frieza, thus making him the rightful heir to the throne. However, he most likely does not call himself King out of respect for his fallen father.
  • that... Broly, the Legendary Super Saiyan was born with a power level of 10,000. This is comparable to most Saiyan elite warriors!
  • that... Goku is terribly afraid of needles.

June 4 - July 4

  • that... Cooler, the main villain from movies five and six owns roughly 256 planets. His younger brother Frieza owns up to 79, if not more.
  • that... The popular internet meme "It's Over 9000!" was actually a dubbing mistake. It was originally over 8,000 but in the Ocean Dub, they accidentally say 9000. Even now the Funimation dubs use 9000 as reference to the popular meme.
  • that... Bulma goes through 17 hair style changes through out the Dragon Ball series.

July 4 - August 4

  • that... Cell is the only main villain that Goku never bites during battle.
  • that... There are over twenty five variants of the Kamehameha.
  • that... Majin Buu is over 5 million years old.

August 4 - September 4

  • that... King Kai's pet monkey, Bubbles, is a reference to Michael Jackson's pet monkey, who is also named Bubbles.
  • that... Gohan, the son of Goku, was officially born on May 11th, 757 Age (A.D.).
  • that... Goku's home address is actually given, it is 439 East District.
  • that... Kid Buu would technically have the highest body count in the entire Dragon Ball series, as he killed millions if not billions of beings before his introduction in the latter half of Dragon Ball Z.

September 4 - October 4

  • that... Vegeta almost always addresses Goku by his Saiyan birth name, "Kakarot", but has on rare occasions addressed him as "Goku". Vegeta says the name "Goku" only eight times.
  • that... Bulma's last name is "Brief".

October 4 - December 4

  • that... Technically, Gohan defeated Vegeta, not Goku. Gohan falls onto Vegeta while reverting from his Great Ape form, nearly killing the Saiyan Prince.
  • that... There are three types of Android. They are: Cyborg, Total artificial construct types, and Bio-mechanical.
  • that... Pui Pui is named Pocus in the manga, another reference to "Cinderella".
  • that... Piccolo is one of the only two characters in the Dragon Ball universe to have killed the main character Goku (the other being Cell). Although in both cases, Goku sacrificed himself to save the world.

December 4 - January 24, 2010

  • that... Dragon Ball turned 25 years old on December 3, 2009. It was first released in Japan on that date back in 1984.
  • that... Zarbon was responsible for advising Freeza to eradicate the Saiyan race, thus causing the ensuing genocide and setting the plot in motion for future conflicts.
  • that... Dabura's ultimate fate differed between the manga and the anime. In the manga, Dabura was sent to Heaven as he would have enjoyed Hell too much. However, in the anime, he was additionally altered to the extent of becoming very flamboyant in Heaven.

2010

January 24 - March 7

  • that... Frieza originally kills the Namekian boy Cargo in the original manga, but his murderer was changed to Dodoria in the anime.

March 7 - June 2 (extension)

  • that... Piccolo was the strongest "good" character in the series on one occasion. This would occur after he fuses with Kami during the Androids Saga, evidently making him more powerful than all of the Super Saiyan characters.
  • that... Future Gohan is killed instantly in the manga, while in the anime his fight and death is shown in great detail.
  • that... Yamcha is either severely injured, killed, or already dead in every saga of Dragon Ball Z.

June 2 - July 22

  • that... Saiyan's hair styles never change from the day they are born.

July 22 - August 5

  • that...Krillin has six incense burns on his forehead from his time training to be a monk at Orin Temple?

August 5 - August 20

August 20 - September 7

September 7 - September 21

  • that... Goten got a makeover later in life to keep him from looking so much like his father?

September 21 - October 18

  • that... King Piccolo, after he was given his youth back, destroyed Shenron as a display of his power?

October 18 - November 15

  • that... Daikaioh, in his position as Grand Supreme Kai, ruled over the entire universe and all other Kai and Supreme Kai?

November 15 - ??

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