Goku And Bulma? How One Key Dragon Ball Figure Almost Changed The Series Forever

Toriyama's editor pushed for a Bulma/Goku romance early on, but Toriyama ultimately resisted the idea. Fans likely wouldn't have responded well to a romance between Goku and Bulma due to their character dynamics. A Goku/Bulma pairing would have altered the Dragon Ball series significantly, affecting characters like Trunks and Vegeta.
Bulma and Goku are two of the oldest and most important characters in Dragon Ball, dating back to the first chapters of the manga. As friends, they've been through an awful lot together, but was romance between the two ever in the cards? At least one figure associated with Dragon Ball's production thought so, and it could've changed everything.
When Bulma and Goku first meet, there's a relatively sizeable age gap between them--Bulma is already a teenager, while Goku is still a child. That would be enough for most people to discount the idea of romance between the two,...
Bulma and Goku are two of the oldest and most important characters in Dragon Ball, dating back to the first chapters of the manga. As friends, they've been through an awful lot together, but was romance between the two ever in the cards? At least one figure associated with Dragon Ball's production thought so, and it could've changed everything.
When Bulma and Goku first meet, there's a relatively sizeable age gap between them--Bulma is already a teenager, while Goku is still a child. That would be enough for most people to discount the idea of romance between the two,...
- 8/29/2024
- by Carlyle Edmundson
- ScreenRant
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