“I think black men like Dragon Ball Z because the show is so fucking extra,” said Rokashi Edwards, a game dev and freelance tech writer who has contributed Gizmodo.
My older brother watched Dragon Ball Z every day growing up, and I still hear young black men talking about it all the time.
Two years ago, when his father died, Dragon Ball Z and its sequel series Dragon Ball Super helped him to process his grief.
The men I interviewed have been watching Dragon Ball Z for nearly their entire lives.