Alexandra Meachum, a local news anchor in Shreveport, Louisiana, is going viral for the Dragon Ball-inspired outfit she wore while reporting on the late Akira Toriyama.
The official Dragon Ball Reddit forum recorded Meachum’s tribute to the late manga artist during Fox 33 News. The entire news section can be found on the KTAL News website. In the video, Meachum wears an orange shirt paired with a blue bra. The colors associated with Goku’s martial arts uniform are called gi. Although the name of his instructor occasionally changed, Goku wore his iconic orange and blue gi for the majority of the original Dragon Ball series and Dragon Ball Z. It was only towards the end of DBZ and during Dragon Ball GT, the new Goku changes everything with a blue gi.
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This isn’t the first time Meachum has dressed up as a Dragon Ball character for Fox 33 News. Last year, she transformed into “Super Saiyan Prince Vegeta” for Halloween, as seen below on her personal X (formerly Twitter) account. As expected, the passing of an iconic anime creator like Toriyama is being reported worldwide by news outlets large and small.
Despite Dragon Ball’s popular and international appeal, its Japanese origins have caused a number of unintentionally funny clips from reporters unfamiliar with the series to go viral, how to pronounce Vegeta by Stephen A. Smith (below) is the most famous example. Considering all of this, Dragon Ball fans are surprised and grateful to Meachum for honoring the late Toriyama with her intentionally gi-inspired outfit.
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As previously reported, Toriyama passed away on March 1, 2024 from a subdural hematoma, a life-threatening condition caused by a blood clot in the brain. He is most famous for creating the Dragon Ball series, as well as contributing art to the game Dragon Quest. Since the tragic announcement of his passing, Toriyama’s colleagues in the manga industry, such as Eiichiro Oda (One Piece) and Tite Kubo (Bleach), have issued statements expressing their personal feelings. their cause for this news. Justin Chatwin, the live-action actor for Goku in the critically panned Dragonball Evolution, has apologized to Toriyama for adapting his work in Hollywood.
Dragon ball
Dragon Ball tells the story of a young warrior named Son Goku, a special boy with a tail who embarks on a journey to become stronger and learn about the Dragon Balls, as all 7 Dragon Balls are gathered. in return, grant any wish of choice.
Created by Akira Toriyama
First movie Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Ruby
Latest movie Dragon Ball Super: Superhero
First TV show chapter Dragon ball
Upcoming TV show Dragon Ball DAIMA
Airing date of the first episode April 26, 1989
Cast Sean Schemmel, Laura Bailey, Brian Drummond, Christopher Sabat, Scott McNeil
Source: KTAL News, Reddit