Dragon Ball Z premiered in Japan in 1989 as the sequel to Dragon Ball, adapting Akira Toriyama's manga and following Goku and the Z Fighters through increasingly destructive battles. Its exaggerated explosion effects, built from deep booms and energy crackles, became a shorthand for anime power scaling online. Clips were ripped and shared on early soundboards and video edits in the 2000s, and creators still pair this blast with other meme impacts like WTF BOOM for comic overkill. The effect remains popular because it signals instant, over the top destruction.