The Kamehameha is Goku's signature energy attack in Dragon Ball, the long-running manga and anime created by Akira Toriyama, where it is taught by Master Roshi and becomes one of the series' most recognisable moves. As Dragon Ball grew into a global franchise through television, films and video games, the shouted charge and beam became shorthand for anime power itself. Online, editors and meme makers reuse the sound to exaggerate ordinary moments, which keeps it familiar to new audiences who may never have watched the original episodes.