Son Gohan (Japanese: ? ?? ) is a fictitious character in Dragon Ball manga series , created by Akira Toriyama. Gohan was introduced as the first son of the protagonist Goku, and his wife Chi-Chi, in chapter # 196 Kakarrot ( ????? , Kakarotto ) , first published in Weekly Sh? magazine nen Jump on October 8, 1988. Chi-Chi is a strict and protective mother for Gohan, forcing him to focus on his studies and forbid him from practicing martial arts. However, due to various threats to Earth, he reluctantly allowed him to fight, with him finally becoming one of the strongest characters in this series. Gohan has been well received by fans and critics, the latter usually citing character growth from his initial appearance to his defeat from Sel.
Video Gohan
Creation and design
The name Gohan comes from the Japanese word "gohan" ( ?? , lit. "cooked rice" or "any food") , the continuation of the food naming scheme by Toriyama. Rice, being grain, is not usually considered a vegetable, although it is a common food. However, as the word "vegetable" is a culinary term, and not a botanical term, the name can also continue the naming scheme for the Saiyan character, which takes the name of the game of words about vegetables.
In conceptualization for Gohan's character, Toriyama initially included glasses or a jacket for his clothes, and usually, his hair was spiked as seen in the final design. With the end of arc Cell, Gohan intended to replace his father as the protagonist. However, Toriyama then decided against it, finding the character unsuitable for the role compared to his father.
Unlike the full blooded Saiyan, whose hair remains the same from birth, Gohan is drawn with varying lengths, and changes markedly in style. Initially, Gohan illustrated the garbed in a surcoat with kanji ?, stays in front and a four-star Dragon Ball mounted on his hat. Piccolo then gave him a keikogi made after Goku, but replaced the symbol with his own demon character " ? ". Usually afterwards, Gohan is interested in the keikogi that is modeled after Piccolo himself. In Namek, Gohan is depicted in a combat armor worn by Freeza's henchmen, who had been given by Vegeta in preparation for their meeting with Freeza. Before the second fight with Majin Boo, Gohan asks Kibito for clothes that resemble his father's, and then drawn in a keikogi that is identical to Goku. Gohan, from an alternative future, wore a keikogi similar to his father's, and had a long scar on his left eye.
Ability
Gohan has superhuman strength and resilience, as well as super human speed and reflexes, as seen during his training with his sister Goten. As a child, Gohan is portrayed with a large number of hidden potentials, which initially reveal only him when he experiences fierce anger or distress. The extent of this potential is shown consistently throughout the series as he ages and learns to master his strength from ongoing training and battles, the earliest example being during his brief bout with Raditz. Potential Gohan opened twice in series: first by Namekian Grand Elder, and then fully opened by Old Kai? -shin, who saw his power level rise to new heights, was able to easily defeat the seemingly invincible Majin Boo.
As a Half-Saiyan, he has the ability to become Oozaru, a giant ape-like creature, by absorbing waves from the full moon. He lost this ability after his tail was cut by Piccolo, and then Vegeta. He is the youngest third Saiyan to achieve Super Saiyan transformation at the age of nine years while practicing and surpassing his father Goku in the Room of Spirit and Time (hyperbolic time space) and as a view of the hidden potentials he opened during his training with his father, Gohan became the first Saiyan in the series for became Super Saiyan 2 during the battle against Cell. Although Gohan became weaker because of not training after Cell Games, he became stronger than he ever had after his potential was opened from Old Kai? -shin. Gohan with this power is even stronger than Super Saiyan 3 Goku and Super Saiyan 3 Gotenks because he is able to dominate Super Buu easily without changing.
Since this fight, Gohan has succumbed to the battle and has further weakened to the extent that he can not use his Super Saiyan transformation without forcing himself. Gohan was still able to hold himself against Freeza, Shisami and Tagoma in the form of his base and defeat them when he turned into Super Saiyan. After Freeza attack on Earth, Gohan re-train with Piccolo. During his training with Piccolo before the start of the Power Tournament, Gohan was pushed beyond his limits and managed to unlock his hidden powers once again, becoming stronger than ever.
Gohan has the ability to freely manipulate the life force energy known as ki to fly using Buk? -jutsu ( ??? , "Air Dance Technique") ,. He can also focus his ki to power the energy, such as Kamehameha ( ????? , lit. "Turtle Destruction Wave") or Masenko ( ??? , Masenk ? , lit. "Demon Flash") . Gohan has shown his defensive use of ki, such as producing a protective energy shield. Both as a child and an adult, Gohan is known as a capable swordsman, as well as an adept teacher.
Voice Actors
Gohan is voiced in the original Japanese anime and all other media by Masako Nozawa. Nozawa, who also voiced Goku, revealed that he did not know he would play Gohan until receiving the script on the day of recording his debut episode. Despite having to voice Gohan, Goku, Goten and Burdock, Nozawa claims he can go straight into their own characters only after seeing their image.
In Funimation and Saban Entertainment's early 1996, the English name of Dragon Ball Z, Gohan is voiced by Saffron Henderson. Henderson imitated his role in the AB Group and Westwood Media alternative rank for the British and Canadian market in 2000. Jillian Michaels replaced Henderson at the end of arc Cell, while his adult version was voiced by Brad Swaile. Henderson believes his experience playing Goku in Dragon Ball makes it easy to develop Gohan's voice, though emphasizing performing as he is "tiring" because of the action of the series requiring louder volume. She also remembers the scheduling conflict thanks to her marriage, setting the stage for the studio to audition other voice actors for part of Gohan, and disappointed at the role being overhauled.
In the Funimation rectum at home, Gohan's child incarnation was voiced by Stephanie Nadolny for various media until 2010 and Colleen Clinkenbeard for Dragon Ball Kai and later media while her mature incarnation was voiced by Kyle Hebert for almost all media and Dameon Clarke as "Future Gohan" for some episodes and TV-specific "History of Trunks . Nadolny was called to audition in 1999, when the English roster of Dragon Ball Z was overhauled. He said the most challenging time to voice his character was during his fight against Cell where he had to make it sound as "deep, tough and as few men as possible." Nadolny's voice was tense during the recording, causing him to occasionally leave the studio in agony. Hebert said that his role as Gohan and Dragon Ball Z narrator was close to him as they began his career. He also found the Battle of Gods to "really touch" beyond his fight, quoting Gohan knowing that he would become a father among the moments he found sentimental and happy to return to the franchise while repeating his role in the 'F' Awakening , also expressed interest in repeating his lines at Dragon Ball Kai as he has more experience.
In the English nickname of the Dragon Ball GT game video: Final Bout , Gohan is voiced by Lex Lang. In the nickname British Dragon Ball GT produced by Blue Water Studios which is distributed in Canada, he is voiced by Scott Roberts. In British films distributed in Europe by AB Groupe, Gohan is voiced by Jodi Forrest, with David Gasman voicing Gohan as an adult at The History of Trunks. In Toonami Asia dub produced by Bang Zoom! Entertainment Dragon Ball Super , Gohan is here voiced by Chris Hackney. In a rare English nickname of the anime produced in the Philippines by Creative Products Corporation, Gohan is voiced by Ethel Lizano who also directs the rank. At the 1996 rank of a double feature that incorporates Cold Revenge and the Return of Cooler, Lizano is replaced by E.J. Galang, who is 12 years old when he voiced Gohan.
Maps Gohan
Appearance
In Dragon Ball
Gohan was introduced as a four-year-old son of the protagonist Goku, who was named after his great-grandfather. Described as polite and reserved, Gohan's story begins after his abduction by the space Saiyan named Raditz, who is also his uncle. While Goku is pinned to the ground, Gohan's extreme pressure explodes by releasing his sleeping powers, allowing him to injure Raditz. Piccolo then takes Gohan away after the fight and Goku's death, and trains him for the upcoming battle against the other two Saiyan, Vegeta and Nappa, though Piccolo is aware that training his greatest enemy son will be a risk. His guidance under Piccolo formed a deep bond between the two characters, with Piccolo finally sacrificing himself to save Gohan during their fight with Nappa. After Vegeta's defeat, Gohan traveled with Bulma and Krillin to Namek planet to use the Dragon Ball there, because the Dragon Ball on Earth has turned into stone because of the god of Earth, Our death. After successfully collecting the Dragon Ball, Gohan and others hope Piccolo lives again, causing Us and Dragon Ball to be restored. Gohan, along with Krillin and Vegeta, was then forced to meet with Frieza, who was looking for a Dragon Ball for eternity. Shortly after the fight with Freeza began, Krillin was impaled by one of the Freeza horns. Freeza stopped Gohan when he tried to rescue Krillin, who has now been thrown into the ocean below, and he mocks him, saying there is no point trying to save his friend because he and Vegeta will both die. Gohan was furious that he could not save Krillin and attack Freeza without hesitation. He successfully dropped Freeza onto the small island below, and then he blew it up with a series of explosions of energy before ending the attack with Masenko. Later in the fight, when Piccolo was repeatedly detonated from Freeza, who is now in his third form, Gohan blasts Freeza with another Masenko, and once again pushes him back with it. Freeza can send him back to Gohan without any damage, but he is once again surprised that a child can produce such an attack. Shortly after this, Freeza transformed into its original and most powerful form. As soon as he did this he immediately killed Dende, a Namekian young man who had secretly healed Gohan, Krillin, Piccolo and Vegeta. Gohan is angry with this and releases all his powers against Freeza. However, he can not land even one hit. After Goku turns into Super Saiyan and defeats Freeza, Namek planet explodes and Goku escapes while Freeza is left with serious injuries, Freeza is found in outer space by his father (Cold King) and turns into a cyborg. Gohan is shown to settle back to school life on Earth, waiting for Goku to come home from Namek.
After Trunks killed Freeza and his father, King Cold, then told Goku about Android, Gohan went into the desert with Goku and Piccolo to train upcoming threats. After Vegeta kills Android # 19, Dr. Gero (Android # 20) activates Android # 17 and # 18, and Cells are found, Gohan enters the Spirit Space and Time with Goku where they practice for 1 year (1 day on earth, but in their case according to Mr. Popo, Goku and Gohan still has 3 hours left in the room, but they come out after completing their training earlier than expected). Gohan makes the leap to the Super Saiyan when he is in the room and after they appear, both Goku and Gohan maintain the physical characteristics of the Super Saiyan without any lack of shape (increased aggression, energy loss, etc.). After Goku initially fights Cell but then realizes that he can not defeat him, Gohan is called to fight to surprise others and Cell. During the fight, Gohan asks Cell to stop the Cell Games tournament and then he tells him about his strength. The cell, instead of heeding Gohan's warning, attacked him in an attempt to force Gohan to show his true strength. Gohan holds his own for a while until Cell becomes impatient and bored. He releases the Cell Juniors on other fighters to provoke Gohan from attacking. After Android # 16 is killed by Cell, Gohan releases his temper and turns into Super Saiyan 2. Gohan easily defeats Cell Juniors and starts playing with Cell, now he has a much greater power level. This boomerang, however; he waits too long to finish the Cell, which decides to destroy himself when transformed back into his semi-perfect shape, as a last resort to destroy Gohan and Earth. Goku, in an act of self-sacrifice, uses teleportation to bring Cell to the Kaio-sama planet. Thinking Cells die, the fighters lower their guard only to be shocked by the explosion that killed Trunks. Cell returns, once regenerated from a single cell that survived the explosion, and also adopted instant transmission techniques. Just before Cell will finish Vegeta, Gohan interrupts him to make use of his left arm. When Cell fills one final wave of Kamehameha to finish the Earth, Gohan hears the voice of his father giving him the determination he needs to defeat Cell. They both launched a huge wave of Kamehameha with each other, who started the power struggle. Cell will defeat Gohan when Vegeta uses the rest of his energy to destroy Cell, which distracts him for a moment. Gohan uses this moment to release all his anger into his attack, which causes him to defeat Cell. Attacking the full force The cell that destroys all its cells, eventually kills him.
The Gohan of the alternate timeline, referred to as "Future Gohan", to distinguish him from his present incarnation of characters, is presented in volume # 33 of the original sidestory manga, Trunks the Story , where he proved to be the only one- the only surviving fighters; others are all dead in the hands of the android (sans Goku for having died of a heart virus before the arrival of android). Gohan is shown training Trunks to assist him in fighting Android # 17 and # 18. In this timeline, Gohan has become Super Saiyan and is depicted wearing a uniform similar to his father, one with his own kanji symbol on the back, Han , ? . Gohan stated he wore it in the hope of becoming as strong as his father one day, and mentioned that he had a striking resemblance to Goku while wearing it. He eventually lost his left arm against Android # 17 and # 18. He was eventually killed by two android during the battle in which they conspired against Gohan, killing him with an explosion of weapons like a machine gun.
In the present, Gohan is shown enrolled at Orange Star High School in Satan City. After foiling the crime as Super Saiyan, he gets the alias "Golden Warrior" ????? , Kiniro no Senshi ) from the public. To conceal his identity, and with the help of Bulma, he adopted the superhero persona he called "Great Saiyaman" ???????? , Gur? to Saiyaman ) . He also established a relationship with Videl. Participated in Tenkaichi Bud-kai 25, Gohan is described to have grown weaker, which is Daizensh? World Guide explained due to lack of training and anger in the transformation. Gohan, after his chi is absorbed by Spopovich and Yamu, chasing both and entering into Bobbidi's spacecraft with Kai? -shin, Goku and Vegeta, where Gohan then fights with Dabura. After Majin Boo's release and Gohan's defeat at his hands, Gohan was taken to Kai's home planet? -shin. After pulling out the Zeta Sword (Known in English Funimation Dub as Z Sword) and accidentally breaking it down in the training session, Gohan unknowingly releases Kai Lama? -shin, who then performs a prolonged ceremony to unlock Gohan's latent power. Gohan then returns to Earth and confronts Boo for the second time, and easily defeats him. However, his victory is temporary, as he is overwhelmed when Boo absorbs Gotenks and Piccolo. He is then absorbed by Boo. Although Goku and Vegeta managed to save him along with Goten, Trunks, and Piccolo, he was killed when Boo (now in his pure form) destroys the Earth. After being revived, Gohan was able to help Goku's Genki-dama by lending his chi . After Boo's defeat and a ten-year gap, Gohan eventually becomes a scholar, married to Videl and they have a princess Pan.
In the Toriyama movie and Dragon Ball Super
Gohan appeared in fourteen of fifteen films Dragon Ball Z; in the first film, Gohan was kidnapped by Garlic Jr. because his hat has a Dragon Ball on it and causes the criminal scheme to fail when he uses his sleeping powers against him; in the second, Gohan participated in the war against Dr. Wheelo and free Piccolo from further mind control; in the third, Gohan inadvertently brings Turles to Earth and is forcibly made to fight his father as an Oozaru before removing his tail; in the fourth, Gohan tries to fight the Lord Slug people only to be defeated; in the fifth, Gohan watched the body of his father after Goku protected him from the explosion of Cooler; in sixth place, Gohan travels to New Namek and opposes Cooler's legs; in the seventh, Gohan intervened in the battle against Android 13 by attacking him and then defending his father against android when he tried to ignite Genki-Dama ; in the eighth, Gohan tries to fight Broly but is defeated and then helps in the defeat of Saiyan by providing his energy; in the ninth, Gohan faces Bojack and his men, fighting initially before turning into Super Saiyan 2 and successfully ending the invaders; in the tenth, Gohan came to help Goten and Trunks after they were confronted by Broly, whom he apparently killed with his father and brother in a family of Kamehameha waves; in the twelfth century, Gohan was fighting criminals who had fled from the Otherworld; at thirteen, Gohan fought Hirudegarn following his performance; in the fourteenth century, Gohan was defeated by Beerus and provided his assistance in turning his father into a Super Saiyan god; and lastly, in the fifteenth century, Gohan confronts the resurrected Freeza and avoids being killed by a majority of Earth's inhabitants thanks to a save by Whis. After the events of the last two films, Gohan decides to continue his training with Piccolo. After a short period of civil life, where he was unable to participate in Universe 6 vs. Universe 7 tournaments due to scheduling conflicts, and Gohan refused a new job, he reunited with Trunks, unaware of his reasons for returning to the past until after Goku, Trunks and Vegeta has met several times with Goku Black and he goes looking for his father. After Pan is sick, Gohan has Shenlong to heal him and Gohan then follows Goku around after Hit Goku's target. Gohan became a stuntman for the film featuring his Great Saiyaman persona against the Devil's Masters, defeating Watagash and being attacked by Jaco, who considers Gohan is the new host of Watagash. Gohan then defeated the Watagash owned by Barry Karn. Citing the desire to protect his family, Gohan participated in the Universal Zen-Oh-sama Survival Tournament for the Universe 7 team. In the exhibition, Gohan was matched with Lavender Universe 9, and established a relationship with him. In Tournament of Power, Gohan defeated Botamo Universe 6, Universe 10's Obuni, Universe 6's Saonel and Pirina, and Universe 3's Anilaza before Universes 7 and 11 became the only teams left in the tournament. Gohan initially partnered with Android 17 to battle at Toppo, firing waves of Kamehameha on Android 17 and Toppo while they were inside the 17th Android barrier in an attempt to expel them, even though Gohan drew attention from Android 17. Gohan break away from the bout with Toppo and come to Frieza's help against Dyspo, Gohan held off Dyspo and both were blown off the border by Frieza.
In other media
In the episode of the Dragon Ball Z charger, while training for Saiyan, Gohan befriends the C-6 and dinosaurs. During the Namek arc, Gohan also found the Mirror ship and the fake version of Namek, where he, Kuririn and Bulma collect the Dragon Ball during interludes, and prevent their ship from being stolen. In the Garlic Jr. arc, which consists entirely of filler, Gohan is one of the few unaffected by the Black Water Mist and after fighting his allies, he travels to a reconnaissance site where he kills Garlic Jr's men. after they injured Kuririn. , Gohan then sends Garlic Jr back to the Dead Zone by destroying his power by shooting out the Makyo Stars after being attacked by Piccolo and Kuririn as they pretend to be under the influence of the Black Water Mist. Leading to Cell Games, Gohan meets Taopaipai, his father's longtime foe, who escapes from a potential battle after admitting Gohan as Goku's son and celebrates his 11th birthday, is featured in a flashback of how he obtained his name and how he hides his potential in baby. Before Boo's early arc, Gohan's high school antics were explored as he was disguised as Great Saiyaman and his first date. After Boo was defeated, Gohan attended the party with his family.
She is featured in other Dragon Ball Z animations; on Dragon Ball Z Side Story: Plotting to Eradicate the Saiyan, , Gohan uses Super Masenko to destroy Hatchiyack, who was killed by his combined efforts with Goku, Vegeta and Trunks and at < i> Yo! Son Goku and Friends Back !! , Gohan meets Vegeta's brother Tarble after Tarble arrives on Earth, also advises Goten and Trunks in their fight against Abo and Kado.
Gohan appeared in the anime sequel alone, Dragon Ball GT in a reduced role. He is the second Saiyan on Earth that will be controlled by Baby, who previously controlled his sister Goten and moved to have Gohan during their battle. After Vegeta became a permanent host of Baby, the parasite who transmitted herself to Vegeta during the fight between him and the Gohan ruled, Gohan remained under his influence because Baby had planted a Tuffle parasite inside him when he was initially possessed. After regaining his will, he helps his father in defeating Baby, donating his energies and tearfully saying good-bye to his former mentor, Piccolo, the last time he died with Earth. He then participated in the fight against Super 17 and Omega Shenron.
Gohan has performed several songs, his voice actor Masako Nozawa singing in reference to his character, the first being "The World's Greatest Gohan" which was released on the 1989 album Dragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection , Gohan sang about how he feel good. The second one is "I Lo ~ ve Mr. Piccolo" on Dragon Ball Z album Hit Song Collection III: Space Dancing , released in 1990, Gohan sings Piccolo's compliments and speculates about what species he is. Another song, "Feeling of Whistling", debuted on the 1991 album Dragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection 6: BP? Unlimited Battle Points . The 1991 album Dragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection 8: Character Special 2 features the song "" Iokeonaoi Oo-La-La Magic ", in which Chi-Chi forces Gohan to sing a duet with him after he feels left out of his adventure with Goku, also intends to enter the local karaoke circuit with Gohan.
Gohan has made an appearance in the Dragon Ball material . In the 2003 interactive feature Kyutai Adventure Adventure! ( ?????????????! , Ky? Tai Panikku Adobench ?! , Orb's Panic Adventure!) , Gohan and Kuririn try to save visitors at the Fuji Television ball from the sink, while Goku fights with Freeza. In 2013 specifically Dream 9 Toriko & amp; One Piece & amp; Collaboration of Dragon Ball Z Super Special ( ???? 9 ??? & amp; ????? & amp; ??????? Z? ???????! ) , Gohan entertains Goku in his game against Monkey D. Luffy and Toriko.
Since Dragon Ball Z started syndication in the US in 1996, Gohan also appeared in American media. Gohan has been used in promotional merchandising at the Burger King fast food chain, and collection cards, such as Dragon Ball Z Collectible Card Game, have often featured Gohan. Gohan is referenced in the song "Goku" by Soulja Boy Tell 'Em, where he brags that he looks and feels like Gohan and some other characters Dragon Ball . Gohan, together with Goku, is parodied in the Robot Chicken episode of "Easter Basket". In "The Move", an episode of The Amazing World of Gumball , Gumball gets identical hair with Super Saiyan 2 Gohan when transformed into Super Saiyan. Gohan appeared for a scene in a parody of the movie Moneyball in an episode designed by Billy Beane.
Video game
In the 1992 game video Dragon Ball: Get Together! Goku World , Gohan along with Goku, Trunks, Bulma, and Kuririn returned to the past to check on events in the past.
In the 2004 video game Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors, Gohan came to Goku's help against android and defeated Android 18. After Goku died of heart disease, Gohan inherited his role as the primary protector of Earth. Gohan faces Dr. Gero, whom he defeated and was warned by an impending threat from Cell, the latter announcing Cell Games after being revealed and training Gohan with Piccolo in Space of Spirit and Time to prepare. After Gohan and Piccolo struggle against Cell, and Piccolo sacrifices himself to save Gohan, Gohan releases his hidden powers and destroys Cell. In the 2005 game Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors 2, after his defeat from Cell, Gohan was recruited by Trunks to help him defeat androids in his timeline. After defeating Android 18, Gohan and Trunks confront and defeat Cell. Both trips to Dr. laboratory. Gero and defeat various clones from android and destroy the computers that created them. Years later, he meets up with Cooler when the latter comes to Earth to burn Saiyan who defeated his brother Frieza. Piccolo turned evil while taking an explosion from Bobbidi to protect Gohan, who was forced to fight Piccolo before the last escape. Gohan then faces Piccolo and defeats him.
In the 2006 game Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai, Gohan confronts Frieza after the latter is resurrected and fails to try to wear his Great Saiyaman persona, becoming tired in the process against him before Frieza leaves. Gohan then confronts Cooler after seeing him search for Dragon Ball and bests him in battle, before Cooler gets away with Dragon Ball using Shunkan Id? . Later, the influence by Janemba allowed Gohan to kill Cell easily and almost became consumed with evil energy before Goku's intervention. In the 2007 game Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai - Another Way, Gohan travels to the Trunks timeline to help him with Majin Boo's threat. and struggling Janemba while looking for a time version of him to draw on the Zeta Sword. Gohan meets Pikkon and his grandfather, Bardock for the first time.
In the arcade game 2010 Dragon Ball Heroes , Gohan achieved both Super Saiyan 3, the result of advanced practice with Piccolo after Sel Games, and Super Saiyan 4 form.
In the 2015 Dragon Ball: Xenoverse game, Gohan serves as a mentor with Videl, teaching player moves. In the Saiyan arc, the player saves Gohan from being killed by Raditz; in Freeza arc, Gohan left to fight Freeza alone causes Goku to rush to help him from completing healing; in the arc Cell, Gohan received the Villainous Mode power-up from Towa and the player helped him defeat the Villainous Cell Mode; and in the game epilogue, players face Gohan in Villainous mode. In the 2016 Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 game, players helped Gohan against Android 16 in the alternate timeline and in the current timeline, helping Gohan defeat Sel Juniors and Cooler Metal powered.
In the 2018 game of Dragon Ball FighterZ, unconscious Gohan is found by Goku, Piccolo, and Krillin, and after waking up, join their quest to fight the clones. He then participated in destroying Android 21 by firing a Masenko on him. In the second arc of the game, Gohan is found by Goku, Frieza, and Cell, and is skeptical of the latter two when told of their alliance with the heroes.
Gohan also appears in crossover games like Battle Stadium D.O.N , Jump Super Stars and Jump Ultimate Stars as playable characters.
Reception
In 1993, Gohan was first placed in the popularity poll of Dragon Ball selected by Weekly Sh's readers? Nen Jump , and was also voted the third most popular character by fans of the series for the 2004 book Dragon Ball Forever . Due to Gohan's popularity, other merchandise, such as action figures, video games, and clothing have featured Gohan in Japan and in various countries around the world. In an interview featured in the second Dragon Ball GT Perfect Files, a companion book released in December 1997 by Shueisha's Jump Comics Selection, Masako Nozawa, actress Gohan's voice, stated that his favorite episode voiced Gohan was "Sorry, Robot-san - The Desert of Vanishing Tears". Saffron Henderson, the original English voice actor Gohan, said he felt protective of the role and considered him one of his favorites. In addition, the original Giman Funimation voice actor, Stephanie Nadolny said that playing Gohan is a unique and much loved experience. CJA Glover from Moviepilot rated Gohan his third favorite comic character, acknowledged Gohan "has always been an idol to me" because he's related to bottling his anger and being a gentle person, snapping "will come loose and it will be hard to bottle it back again. " In conclusion, Glover wrote that Gohan is definitely "one of my favorite anime and manga characters." Gohan's relationship with Piccolo's mentor during the Saiyan arc is praised, seen as "complex" and "culminating in a truly emotional and inspiring moment that we do not often expect from your average animation series." Tomoko Hiroki of Bandai Namco considered Gohan his favorite character of the series.
Most of Gohan's praise comes from his role in the Cell arc of Dragon Ball Z. Author IGN D. F. Smith liked how during the Cell Games, Gohan has more screentime than Goku, and praised the scene as one of the greatest moments of story storytelling. Theron Martin from Anime News Network celebrates Gohan's development in Cell Games as he grows and becomes stronger. The character battle against the Cell during the arc and its transformation into Super Saiyan 2 was positively received as some of the best in the whole series, the fight was also praised for its animation. Both Anime Focus and John Begley believe Dragon Ball Z may end up with Gohan's defeat of Cell, the last reason that concludes it will be "giving it a sense of pain and closure that will retroactively give a greater sense of depth and purpose. "Luke Ryan Baldock of The Hollywood News feels Gohan's development is the focus of Cell Games and that he is beginning to match his father's Goku abilities, calling their relationship" interesting to watch out for. " Nick Hartel's review states that "continuous Gohan improvement" makes her happy and the final episode of Cell's storyline "really sees this pay off from a narrative standpoint." Reviewer Todd Douglass Jr. wrote that the series split the focus between Goku and Gohan during the start of the series as they grew on their own, finding it to be "an interesting way to handle the storyline but also important as it demonstrates Gohan's growth as a person and a fighter."
Gohan's role and character at the end of this series meets with more mixed reviews. Michael Zupan's reviewer wrote about his disillusionment with character, "Gohan was once the most promising warrior in the galaxy, with the potential for even his best father, Goku... and this is where he was at seven years later... Dress up in a green dress, tights black and Lost in Space helmets to defeat the robbers? "Anime Focus found humor in his Great Saiyaman proposition and his" awkward but sincere "relationship with Videl, but thought it was" largely uninspired and dragging and felt very flat after flying high antique bow before. " The reviewer Brad Stephenson argues that an increasingly old and more "emotionally complex" character provides Dragon Ball Z with a real sense of development and meaning. While controversial, lighter and more casual fans of the show tend to enjoy Saiyaman saga because of the comedic tone and way of describing the greater of life's numbers in real-life situations. Josh Begley enjoys Gohan trying to find his place in high school and his role as brother to Goten, but considers the Saiyaman Agung's mask not comedic and becomes embarrassed on behalf of his character. Anime Focus was impressed with his fight against Majin Boo after he powered up, calling it "a rare opportunity for him to flex his muscles" by giving Majin Boo "an impressive beatdown". Gohan ranks first in The Artifice writer Santiago Rashad lists "Top Ten Misused Dragon Ball Characters". Rashad argues that the role of characters in the series has suffered from counterattacks by fans not wanting him to be the protagonist after his defeat from Cell as he stated: "He was never received by fans, and thus the event meant to be never his. b-plot and he's degraded into a release thrower after the clutch is closer to Cell. "
Sam Leach from Anime News Network notes that fans of this series tend to joke Piccolo is a better father figure than Gohan, and feels that Dragon Ball Super emphasizes it when Piccolo begins training. he again. On the other hand, Leach criticizes how Super is trying to teach "life lessons" to an adult Gohan. The fact that Piccolo calls it "arrogant", despite the kindness and humility of Gohan, is seen as a bad plot point by the reviewers.
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