Batman Once Appeared In Dragon Ball Z And No One Noticed
Audiences, however geeky they are, are no strangers to all kinds of hidden Easter eggs or what not.
We're used to them in MCU movies, video games, and TV shows.
But we're here today to tell you about quite another kind of hidden reference: one that is to be found in a renowned anime series.
That is, the one and only Batman reference in Dragon Ball Z anime which you most definitely have missed.
During the whole history of Dragon Ball Z one could find a lot of references and allusions to a variety of the Western products, thanks for the most part to anime's creator Akira Toriyama, who is a devoted follower of the things happening in that other part of the world.
Apparently, he likes to occasionally slide a reference to those into his projects.
In a very curious turn of events, in the Super Sons run from DSC comics, it's possible to see a poster of Goku, and another one of the Naruto series in Jon Kent's room.
This leads to an assumption that those characters are canon and a part of the Justice League universe.
But back to Batman. In the 26th episode of Dragon Ball Z one can notice a distinct reference to the caped crusader, as we're able to catch a glimpse of his Batmobile from the 1990's animated series.
There is a chance though that no one really paid attention to the vehicle as it looked different from that from the animated series: it was orange-colored instead of being pitch black.
The word on the street is that allusion to Batman in Akira Toriyama's work has been made possible by Nishio Daisuke, director of animation for the Dragon Ball Z anime, who is reportedly a fan of this particular DC character.
Aside from Batman, Toyotarou, the author of Dragon Ball's spin-off titled Victory Mission and Akira Toriyama's chosen successor, has put his own version of Superman in such mangas and animes like Dr. Slump, among others.