‘Dragon Ball’ y ‘Dr. Slump‘They are the two most famous series of Akira Toriyama. Thus, while the first raised mangaka to the top at the world of popularity and world fame, the second was the basis on which Toriyama developed his great artistic skills, allowing him to face an even more ambitious project as starring Goku. That is why Toriyama always kept a very special memory for the Arale’s self -clusive adventuresSenbei and company, even crossing both universes in a canonical way during the arc of the Red Ribbon in ‘Dragon Ball‘. But the anime ‘Dragon Ball Z‘He had another much more fleeting reference to ‘Dr. Slump ‘specifically during the Episode 139; Did you realize?
The peculiar waiting melody of Capsule Corporation
Thus, in the episode in which Krill, Trunks y Yamcha They lead to a convalescent Goku to the house of Mutenroshi with the aim of hiding its location to Androids 16, 17 y 18there is a The most mysterious call between Krillin and Bulmawhen it receives a most disturbing photograph: A time machine like Trunks for the Futurealthough moss covered and with its partially melted crystal dome.
Thus, Krillin calls Bulma from air transport in which they travel, marking the number of the headquarters of Capsule Corporation. A secretary of the company responds, so Krillin presents and asks if you can put Bulma; The secretary responds to wait a moment while the call passes to Bulma. Just at that time A waiting melody sounds; a song that turns out to be The Opening musical theme of ‘Dr. Slump ‘.
A topic called ‘Welcome World Washington‘That Toriyama fans and his work surely recognized instantly at the time of their broadcast. With this little wink, Toei Animation decided to pay tribute to the other great series of Akira Toriyama and that the animation company itself was responsible for adapting to the television format a few years before. A easter egg that perhaps many overlooked but that It is as curious as nice.
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