<p>(please read this part before reading the concluding paragraph – in the original draft, this came in between Chapter IV and Chapter VI so as to demonstrate with primary source data how my thesis is supported in so many episodes, referencing back to my earlier arguments advanced in the previous chapters, Chapters I-IV) A Quest [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The Dragon Ball series, broadly speaking, illustrates the interrelations among individuals whose actions are dictated by their lust for power. This desire for power manifests itself in the quest for the dragon balls, which are said to grant wishes of anyone who has collected all seven of them. The Dragon Ball series, then, is a [&hellip;]</p>

<p>&nbsp; While it is obvious to the native Japanese speakers and some non-Native Japanese speakers, the names of the characters in Dragon Ball series can be both entertaining and, more importantly, informative about some of the dynamics of the interplays among the characters in the series. I have laid out some of the most important [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The Dragon Ball series, broadly speaking, illustrates the interrelations among the individuals whose actions are dictated by the lust for power. And this desire for power manifests itself in the quest for the Dragon Balls, which are said to grant wishes of anyone who has collected all seven of them. The Dragon Ball series, then, [&hellip;]</p>