Top 10 Greatest Dragon Ball References In Anime

Turns out Dragon Ball is popular even among other anime! Join Ashley as he counts down our picks for the best references to DB found in other series, including "Gintama", "Blood Lad", "One Punch Man", and more! Which anime do YOU think has the best homage to the Dragon Ball franchise? Let us know in the comments!

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[WatchMojo]

Which anime do YOU think has the best homage to the Dragon Ball franchise? Let us know in the comments!

[BigFella]

There was actually an episode of “The Amazing World of Gumball” where Gumball tried to go “super saiyan”. All he managed to do was grow his tail longer

[RMZ]

This just shows that Dragon Ball is the grand daddy of all anime

[PA_Sword]

RIP Akira Toriyama. Your influence is felt everywhere

[AgachiSanto]

Veldora Using The Kamehameha From That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime Deserves A Spot On The List

[Mista_Cassla]

This is awesome to see, and we will still probably see more references to come 😂 R.I.P. the Goat Akira Toriyama

[mystikx]

"Good Luck Girl" literally has a DBZ reference per episode.

[SurfsUpDewd]

I love it when anime pay respects to their father

[justapeacefulmanwhosbornin]

'Dragon Ball' references from 'Gintama' was so hilarious indeed.

[terminator]

Top 10 Anime Characters That Are Both Brain and Brawn.

[twist]

One can say Dragonball really made quite an impression and created an impact that reverberated onto other future manga/anime creators to incorporate some elements of it into their own work.

Dragonball’s legacy lives on!

[KoldBreeze]

GinTama needs a whole list all its own, starting with the Top 10 Worst Things To Happen To Gintoki

*EDIT

Scratch that, make it a Top 20 List. Never forget the episode where he found something deep and meaningful inside of Madao

[ghostdragon]

I loved the one where Gintoki tried to do a Kamehameha and then saw the others staring at him with pitiful looks

[saudbintalib]

This only means one thing Dragon Ball is one of if not THE MOST INFLUENTIAL ANIME OF

[downrightdreaming_]

Gintama was by far my favorite of these.

[KoldBreeze]

GinTama alone could have filled every number on this list 😂

[bardyxomega]

I’m a simple man
I see dragon ball in the tittle
I click

[tatsuostatic]

Dragon Ball reference is everywhere! Anime, Cartoon, TV shows and etc

[ilyas_elouchihi]

Just shows how much impact Toriyama had on the anime world in general.. you will be missed sensei..

[Nick-tvhm]

Ok.
Now I want the top 10 greatest Jojo's references