Dragon Ball series creator Akira Toriyama based his big bad off of a very real Japanese crisis that led to what became known as the Lost Decade.
The Big Picture Art imitates life in the funniest ways and anime is no exception in spite of the ridiculous over-the-top energy pulsing through the genre at all times, which is why it should only come as a slight surprise that one of anime’s most iconic villains, Frieza from Dragon Ball Z fame, is actually based off of real estate speculators during the Japanese asset price bubble between 1986 and 1991.
What Was the Japanese Asset Price Bubble? There’s no describing the symptom without the cause, hence the necessity for a very simplified overview of the disastrous inspiration for Frieza’s creation. The conditions are not too dissimilar from those that led to the 2008 financial crisis chronicled in The Big Short, though unfortunately, instead of Margot Robbie eloquently explaining the facts from the comfort of her bubble bath, you have me.
Frieza’s Initial Motivations in 'Dragon Ball' Mirrors Real Estate Speculators Here’s the thing. Nowadays, it’s easy to think of Frieza as a villain solely motivated by his rivalry against the lovable Son Goku , however prior to getting Spirit Bombed by the Saiyan who wasn’t playin’, Frieza was just trying to get through his day job.
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