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Hello my friends. You've most likely have heard it by now, but we have lost one of, if not, the greatest Manga creator and Character Designer of all time as DragonBall Creator, artist and author Akira Toriyama has passed away. He was 68.


DragonBall and DragonBall Z was one of the corner stones of my anime fandom. I remember waking up at 5:30am on Saturday mornings when its original dub aired in the mid 90's. I would sneak down stairs to try and see Bulma in the bunny girl outfit as well as seeing the rest of the episodes as well. It was the first time where I realized that you couldn't miss an episode. Because if you missed one or two, you'd be lost. And while anime did it as a whole, it was the popularity of DBZ that showed that on gowing seasonal story arcs can work very well.


Toriyama also created the hilarious Dr. Slump series as well helped design so many characters for the Dragon Quest J-RPG's as well as the characters for one of the best J-RPG's Chrono Trigger. I know that the game first came out for the SNES, but I played the PS1 version. If anyone has played the SNES version, did it include the animated cut scense or was that a PS1 exclusive.


Starting out as a parody of the classic story Journey to the West to becoming one of the most beloved Sci-Fi/Fantasy Action series ever created. It saddens me that such a great creator leaves us with so much left to create. But his legacy will live on forever.


May Toriyama-sama Rest In Peace and 'Rock the Dragon' from up above. He's over 9,000! In Heaven.

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Hello my friends. I come to you with sorrow in my heart as the actor and comedian who brought on of the most iconic characters of the 80's to life Pee-Wee Herman, has passed away due to complications of Cancer. He was 70.


May he rest in peace.

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Hello to all my wonderful Friends, Watchers, and Lurkers who have faved my posts throughout the year. I want to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas! May your day be full of magic and wonder spent with the warmth of family and friends! ^^


And may Santa have put you all on the Nice List, because I sure did! Have a great day everyone! ^^

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Hello my friends! I hope you are doing well! I want to wish all my watchers, fans and friends a Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you all have a great day watching the parade or favorite holiday movie or even the football games today.


Take care everyone! And God Bless! ^^

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Hello my friends. I'm here to report some very sad news as former Power Rangers star Jason David Frank has passed away at the age of 49.


Frank will always be recognized as the most popular of all Power Rangers, having played his role of Tommy Oliver for over 25 years including reunion specials as well as being prominent in the series from it's inception. He was the original Green Ranger in season one, becoming the White Ranger in season 2, being the Red Ranger in Zeo and Turbo and finally becoming the Black Ranger in Dino Thunder. He as also reprised his role several times including Youtube videos where he fought Ryu from Street Fighter as the Green Ranger and Scorpion form Mortal Combat as the White Ranger.


For fans of the franchise, Frank was the most popular in the series and his loss will be felt for anyone who was a fan and his legacy as Ranger will forever be the greatest of any character.


May his soul rest in peace.

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