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[edit] Introduction

Androids Saga art from Dragon Ball Z by Bird Studios.

Dragon Ball Z is a sequel to the highly popular action/comedy series Dragon Ball. This series picked up four years after the end of Dragon Ball with Goku an adult and having a four-year-old son of his own, Gohan. With Piccolo vanquished, Goku's life had become peaceful; then, a mysterious stranger arrived on Earth from outer space, bringing news that not only was he there to destroy the planet, but that he was Goku's long-lost older brother! This was the beginning of another long-running series of adventures for Goku and his family, as well as new friends, enemies and allies they made along the way.

While Dragon Ball Z encompassed only the middle part of a three-series canon story arc, it became the most popular of the three among fen.[1] [2]

[edit] Terminology

Below is a list of terms and their definitions that are used in this fan community.

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[edit] The Fandom

[edit] Gender composition

The general belief is that the Dragon Ball Z fandom had a larger male population base than it had a female one. [3]

[edit] Timeline

[edit] 1980s

February 26, 1986: Dragon Ball premiered on television in Japan.[4] [5]
April 19, 1989: Dragon Ball Z premiered on television in Japan.[6]

[edit] 1990s

September 13, 1996: Dragon_Ball_Z premièred on television in the United States.[7]
February 7, 1996: Dragon Ball GT premièred on television in Japan.[8] [9]
In 1998, Dragon_Ball_Z was aired on the Cartoon Network.
On September 19, 1999, THE COMING OF TRENDE (part 1 of the Trende series by Trende became the first Dragon_Ball_Z story published on FanFiction.Net. [10][11]

[edit] 2000

On January 3, 2000, Dragon_Ball_Z premièred on television in Australia. [12]
On February 25, 2000, the Saiyan Slash mailing list was created.

[edit] 2001

On April 6, 2001, the Dragon_Ball_Z LiveJournal community Rockthedragon was created. [13]
On April 8, 2001 Dragon Ball V by Val became the first French language Dragon_Ball_Z story published on FanFiction.Net. [14][15]
On April 14, 2001, El destino es uno solo by Bulmis became the first Spanish language Dragon_Ball_Z story published on FanFiction.Net. [16][17]
On April 28, 2001, Pagando os erros by Tatychan became the first Portuguese language Dragon_Ball_Z story published on FanFiction.Net. [18][19]
On June 5, 2001, Dragon Ball premiered on television in the United States. [20]
On June 23, 2001, the LiveJournal community Dbzanime was created. [21]
On July 9, 2001, the LiveJournal community Dbz android18 was created. [22]
On July 10, 2001, DBZ: The Saga Continues by Nguyen Tran Loc became the first German language Dragon_Ball_Z story published on FanFiction.Net. [23][24]
On October 9, 2001, the Dragon_Ball_Z LiveJournal community Dbzfans was created. [25]

[edit] 2002

On February 24, 2002, Terug in de tijd by Mykerinos became the first Dutch language story published on FanFiction.Net. [26][27]
On June 30, 2002, the LiveJournal community Dbz couples was created. [28]
On July 1, 2002, the LiveJournal community Prince veggie was created. [29]
On August 26, 2002, Dragon_Ball_Z premièred on television in Denmark. [30]
On August 28, 2002, the LiveJournal community Dragonballyaoi was created. [31]
In September 2002, AnimeFEST 2002 was held in Dallas, Texas. [32] There were a number of Dragon Ball related things connected with this convention.
On September 21, 2002, Dragon_Ball_Z premièred on television in Israel. [33]

[edit] 2003

On January 15, 2003, Dragon_Ball_Z premièred on television in Finland. [34]
On Rec.games.frp.dnd in a post by Sea Wasp dated July 1, 2003 with a subject of "Coolest Fantasy Villain" said, in explaining male/male fan fiction for this fan fiction community:

AFAIK, Trek was the start of it all. However, some certainly do have longevity beyond the few years -- Char Azanabul has been boinking male and female co-stars of many shows since Mobile Suit Gundam debuted in 1979. Saint Seiya and its related shows have maintained devoted Slash followings. Much more frightening, perhaps, is that Dragonball/DBZ has maintained similar followings.

On July 3, 2003, the LiveJournal community Bad smutfic was created. [35] Among the fan fiction communities represented on this community include: Dragon Ball, Final Fantasy, Full House, Gunsmoke, Harry Potter, Scooby Doo, Star Trek, Star Wars, The Strokes, and X-Files.
In September 2003, Dragon Ball GT premiered on television in the United States. [36]
On September 5, 2003, Dragon Ball GT premiered on television in Canada. [37]
On November 11, 2003, the LiveJournal community Dragonballx was created. [38]

[edit] 2004

By 2004, the term drabble is being used in the Dead Zone, Dragon_Ball_Z and Stargate Atlantis fan fiction communities. The usage of the term probably pre-dates this usage as it is based on LiveJournal drabble community founding.
On May 24, 2004, the Dragon Ball icon LiveJournal community Dragonballicons was created. [39]
In May 2004, Jeanne Burch posted chapter 33 of Vejiitasei Ascendant.
On August 6, 2004, the MySpace group dbzgamer was created. [40]

[edit] 2005

On January 5, 2005, the MySpace group Httpprofilesmyspacecomusers13942019 was created. [41]
On January 15, 2004, the classic Anime LiveJournal community Classic anime was created. [42]
On March 8, 2005, the LiveJournal community Dbzyaoishota was created. [43]
On March 14, 2005, the Dragon_Ball_Z icon LiveJournal community Dbzicons was created.[44]
On April 3, 2005, the MySpace group GOKU was created. [45]
On April 25, 2005, the LiveJournal community Dbzbadboys was created. [46]
On July 28, 2005, the MySpace group dbzstraight was created. [47]
On August 4, 2005, the LiveJournal community Dbzyaoi love was created. [48]
On August 17, 2005, the MySpace group DRAGONBGT was created. [49]

[edit] 2006

On September 6, 2006, the LiveJournal community Dragonballzyaoi was created. [50]
On October 17, 2006, "Dragon Ball: Chaotic Future" was first posted at fanfiction.net

[edit] 2007

On March 3, 2007, the LiveJournal community Dbz salon party was created. [51]
Jeanne Burch upated Vejiitasei Ascendant on June 6, 2007.[52]
On June 13, 2007, the LiveJournal community Dbz fics was created. [53]
In August 2007, the Bebo group DBZ-FC was created. [54]
In October 2007, the Bebo group Dbz-naruto-dbz was created. [55]
In November 2007, the Bebo group Dbz-fanz was created. [56]

[edit] Kerfluffles

Fan art, such as this portrait of Son Gohan by RTENOTITLE, was passed around the Internet to help perpetuate the DBAF hoax, even if the original fan artist had nothing to do with the hoax.

In 2000, the persistent rumors of another series after Dragon Ball GT led to a hoax "series" called Dragon Ball AF.[57] [58] It has been disproven by all official Dragon_Ball_Z sources numerous times.[59]

[edit] Polls

The following are poll results from Dragon Ball Z mailing lists.

What Rating of Fics do you prefer to read?
G	0	0.0%
PG	0	0.0%
PG-13	1	2.7%
R	3	8.1%
NC-17	16	43.2%
No preference	17	46.0%

Source: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DBZFanficGems/surveys?id=161757

[edit] Shipping

The following information dates to May 2003 in the Dragon Ball Z fandom:

G/CC or K/CC, V/B, G/V

This applies to the Dragonball series only, and you'll usually find these in romance tales. They stand for Goku/Chichi or Kakkarot/Chichi, Vegeta/Bulma and Gohan/Videl. Couples are usually written that way, so if you want to warn the readers that your fic is between Trunks and Pan, you'll simply have to write it as T/P.[60]

[edit] Influential Fanworks

[edit] Fan Art

Kabu_mille by Kabu

[edit] Fan Fiction

Alphabetical by Story Title

A Glad Dayby Lisalu
A Light in the Darkness by Mia Skywalker
Chains of Affection by Syldana
Consuming Madness by Ash the Wanderer
Dragon Ball: Chaotic Future by Arius Miura de Galdri
Dragon Ball Super Z by Juuhachi-gou
From Bad to Worse by Dark Angelus
Mythic Descent by Dragoness Eclectic
The Red Dragon Tetralogy by Lisalu
Vegiitasei Ascendant by Jeanne Burch

[edit] Fandom Members

See also Dragon Ball Z fans.

[edit] Fandom Size

28,797 Dragon_Ball_Z stories and 135 Dragon Ball stories on FanFiction.Net as of January 7, 2008
4478 Dragon_Ball_Z stories and 447 Dragon Ball stories on MediaMiner.Org as of January 7, 2008
62 Dragon_Ball_Z stories and 4 Dragon Ball stories on FanLib as of January 7, 2008
59 Dragon_Ball_Z stories and 0 Dragon Ball stories on FanWorks.Org as of January 7, 2008
138 Dragon Ball stories on FanFiction.Net as of April 11, 2008.
92 Dragon Ball GT stories on FanFiction.Net as of April 11, 2008.
29,186 Dragon Ball Z stories on FanFiction.Net as of April 11, 2008.
402 fans on FanPop as of September 22, 2008. [61]

[edit] External Links

[edit] See also

Dragon Ball Z fanzines

[edit] Sources

Below is a partial list of articles and academic sources to help you continue to learn about this community.

Emmy Rossum Joins Dragon Ball Z Cast. 17 Dec 2007. Cathie Horlick, ComicBookMovie.com
First Dragon Ball Z Movie Set Pics Online. 17 Dec 2007. Paul Heath, The Hollywood News

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