Over the years, I've received countless, "Who is so-and-so?", questions. And while I don't mind answering them, due to the fact that I get so many, I'm only able to put little one-sentence blurbs like, "A guy who upgrades Gohan's power.". I figured that just MAYBE you might possibly want to know a little bit more about each character, or maybe you just want to know a character's name. Well, here it is ladies and gentleman! The Complete Character Guide! Every single character in the DB/Z anime, manga and movies are all listed here. I translated this information myself from DB Daizenshyu 7, so keep in mind, there are no GT characters listed here. It's taken me quite some time to translate all of these, and I may add GT characters here at a later date, but not right now. The characters are listed alphabetically in Japanese. I should also mention that you can use this section in conjunction with Fists of the Dragon to find out which attacks some of the characters below can perform.
A Quick Lesson in Japanese
Before you begin, I'd like to point out that most of the time I will be giving you two versions of some characters' names. The first name will be the exact Japanese translation. Following that will be the character's Romanji, OR translated name. For example: Uubu/Uub. Uubu is the exact translation of the name, but it is meant to be Uub. Got it? Great! For the Japanese illiterate, Romanji is Japanese closely translated into English letters. Also, here's an extra little Japanese lesson, so you'll be able to pronounce some names which I couldn't translate, or don't translate into English.
The letter "a" has a long sound. Like in the word "Father".
The letter "i" is pronounced like the "e" in "Greedy".
The letter "u" is pronounced like the "o" in the word "Boo".
The letter "e" is pronounced like "a" in the word "Day".
The letter "o" is pronounced like the word "Oh".
When the letters "ou" appear next to each other, they make a long "uu" sound. For example: "Gokou".
When the letters "ai" appear next to each other, they make an sound like "ie" in the word "Die".
The letters "tsu" are hard to explain. Place your tongue at the roof of your mouth as if you were going to pronounce a "t", but instead of "t" say the word "zoo". It should sound like the word "zoo", but with a sharp beginning. It's pronounced quickly and when listening to a Japanese person say it, it just sounds like they're saying "su".
When the letters "oo" appear next to each other, just make a long "Oooh" sound.
The letters "ei" are pronounced like "ey" in the word "Hey".
That concludes your lesson for today! That's very basic stuff, but it's just about all you'll need to be able to pronounce the words below.
NOTE: If a character has an asterix (*) next to their name, that means they were either in the anime or movies only. Without further interruption, please enjoy the Character Guide!
The Complete Character Guide
Watch your step! I haven't proofread this yet!