Yamcha (Japanese: ヤムムャ, Hepburn: Yamucha) is a fictional
character in the Dragon Ball manga series created by Akira Toriyama.
He is first introduced as a desert bandit and an antagonist of Son
Goku in chapter #7 Yamcha and Pu'ar (ヤムムャ㠨プーアル,
Yamucha to PÅ«aru), published in Weekly ShÅ nen Jump magazine on
September 11, 1984, alongside his constant companion Pu'ar. He is
eventually depicted as being reformed, becoming an ally of
Goku's.Yamcha has received mixed reviews since his inception, being
criticized for his weak abilities, but he has also been praised as
being a fun character.When Toriyama decided to create Dragon Ball, he
used Chinese author Wu Cheng'en's Journey to the West as a prototype
for his own series. Yamcha took the role of Sha Wujing. His name is a
pun on a form of Cantonese brunch called yum cha. A prototype for
Yamcha was GojÅ , the river monster, from Toriyama's one-shot series
Dragon Boy.In the original Japanese version, Yamcha is voiced by TÅ ru
Furuya in all media. In the Funimation English dub, Yamcha is voiced
by Christopher Sabat. Sabat currently voices him in all Dragon Ball
related media.
character in the Dragon Ball manga series created by Akira Toriyama.
He is first introduced as a desert bandit and an antagonist of Son
Goku in chapter #7 Yamcha and Pu'ar (ヤムムャ㠨プーアル,
Yamucha to PÅ«aru), published in Weekly ShÅ nen Jump magazine on
September 11, 1984, alongside his constant companion Pu'ar. He is
eventually depicted as being reformed, becoming an ally of
Goku's.Yamcha has received mixed reviews since his inception, being
criticized for his weak abilities, but he has also been praised as
being a fun character.When Toriyama decided to create Dragon Ball, he
used Chinese author Wu Cheng'en's Journey to the West as a prototype
for his own series. Yamcha took the role of Sha Wujing. His name is a
pun on a form of Cantonese brunch called yum cha. A prototype for
Yamcha was GojÅ , the river monster, from Toriyama's one-shot series
Dragon Boy.In the original Japanese version, Yamcha is voiced by TÅ ru
Furuya in all media. In the Funimation English dub, Yamcha is voiced
by Christopher Sabat. Sabat currently voices him in all Dragon Ball
related media.
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