Dragon Ball began as a manga by Akira Toriyama in 1984 and grew through the Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z anime series into a global franchise built around martial arts battles, transformations and energy attacks. Short effects copied from fight scenes began circulating on soundboards and in fan edits because they are recognisable without dialogue or music. This type of charge and blast clip remains popular with editors who grew up with the series and with younger meme creators who know the sounds from games, clips and remixes shared online.