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Dragon Ball is a Japanesse series written by Akira Toriyama, it follows the adventures of Goku from his childhood through adulthood as he trains in martial arts and explores the world in search of the seven mystical objects known as the Dragon Balls, which can summon a wish-granting dragon. Along his journey, Goku meets several friends and fights against several villains who also seek the Dragon Balls. ( Wikipedia )
According to the Hero's Quest by Campbell elements such as departure, initiation and return can be identified throughout the entire movie, and this elements brings the magic that gives the viewers the ability to see the plot in a more detailed way.
when Goku was a little boy, he is sent to planet Earth from a distant planet called Planet Vegetta,where everybody is called Saiyajin, which is a race of warriors, very agressive and highly destructive, with the purpose of destroying humanity, but when he reaches the ground he hits his head and looses all of his saiyajin knowledge, this part of the story can be identified as the departure, followed by this events, the little boy is found by an old man named Gohan whose interest and knowlede in martial arts made it easy for him to teach Goku the art of fighting, with the advantage of training him for the good of humanity instead of destroying it, this part, its identified as the initiation, is the part where his journey begins, after a few years Goku grows up and finds out that he is not from this planet because he has supernatural fighting skills with a very unique physical aspect, meaning that he has a monkey tail, which allows him to become a giant gorilla during a full moon.
Goku meets a lot of people and defeats many warriors that trys to destroy the planet. Many years after his departure from his adoptive father and master, another Sayaijin is sent to planet Earth to destroy Goku, because he hasn't accomplish his mission, and this is the moment when he finds out the truth about him self and his supernatural strength.
Following his warriors instints, Goku and his humans friends travel through the space and universe to fight the evil forces that threatened to destroy the planet Earth, this events are identified by Dr. Campbell as "Return" in which the hero, in this case Goku, returns to its original place to satisfy his fighting desires.
In conclusion "Dragon Ball" by Akira Toriyama which is written in series describes the life of a warrior who is sent to Earth to destroy it, but an unexpected event changed his whole life giving him the opportunity to become almost human and at the same time, to become a good person, friend and warrior.
Acording by Dr. Campbell elements such as departure, initiation and return makes it a unique story in which the life of a hero is interpreted through fantastical adventures and supernatural fighting skills.
Work Cited
Wikipedia " Dragon Ball"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Ball
The WordReference Dictionary.
http://www.wordreference.com/
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