Dragon Ball Z is the anime sequel to Dragon Ball, adapted from Akira Toriyama's manga and first broadcast in Japan in 1989. Its fights between Goku, Vegeta and their enemies became famous for rapid punches, ki blasts and drawn out power ups, with sound design that exaggerated every movement. Short clips of those battles spread widely through forums, video edits and soundboards in the 2000s and 2010s. This fight excerpt remains popular because the style is instantly recognisable, even without picture, and it still signals parody battles and over the top confrontations online.