Know how Dragon Ball affected the activity of the Mexican cartel as the Mexico loves Dragon Ball meme goes viral
An axiom known as “Mexico Loves Dragon Ball” states that individuals of Hispanic and Latino descent like the anime/manga series Dragon Ball more than those from other countries.
Why does the Mexican cartel love Dragon Ball anime so much and did they really announce a ceasefire to activity in Mexico as meme goes viral
According to posts concerning Mexico Loves Dragon Ball, Goku and other DB characters are very recognisable to Latino and Hispanic fans who even compare them to religious symbols in public spaces like Oaxaca, Mexico’s Taqueria Goku.
Memes like Cartel Loves Dragon Ball and articles about Latinos lamenting the passing of Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama in March 2024 have been sparked by the idea of the Latin community’s devotion to the franchise.
The claim that Dragon Ball episodes releases lower cartel activity in Latin America is a meme that gained steam following the public screenings of Dragon Ball episodes in Mexico.
Despite the enormous popularity of the Dragon Ball franchise in Mexico, the rumors circulating on X that Mexican cartels have temporarily ceased fire in remembrance of Akira Toriyama are false. It appears that a troll account created this false narrative.
Moreover, there was no citation of the information’s source in the post. There was no reaction, even when people asked the original poster maker to offer a source for the same. Later, it was observed that many other accounts were motivated to write postings that were similar to the same post.
The claim that Dragon Ball episodes releases lower cartel activity in Latin America is a meme that gained steam following the public screenings of Dragon Ball Super’s finale in Mexico in 2018 and contrary to the theory presented in the meme, there doesn’t appear to be any direct correlation between drug-related crime rates and Dragon Ball releases in countries like Mexico.
A little fun fact about Dragon Ball Z in appreciation of the late Akira Toriyama
Studies show that every time a new episode of DBZ came out in Mexico, there was a major decrease in cartel and illegal activity for the following three days.
My boy Goku was out here saving lives pic.twitter.com/zWyuPGFaGd— Simon 🛠️ (@mezcalpapieth) March 8, 2024
When compared to other markets like North America, the 1990s saw the popularity of Spanish-language adaptations of Dragon Ball and other anime series in Mexico, Latin America, and South America. In 1996, Dragon Ball was dubbed into Spanish, and by 1997, Dragon Ball Z was already broadcasting in Mexico. The U.S. and Canada are two North American nations whose Dragon Ball adaptations were not as popular as they were initially.
People have made theories on why anime was so popular in Mexico, Latin America, and South America in articles and films on the subject. Some have pointed to the success of Telenovelas as evidence for the problem, such as the YouTuber Get In The Robot in 2018 and the writer JP Brammer of the LA Times in 2023.
BREAKING NEWS: Cartels throughout Mexico, Central, and South America announce ceasefires and national days of mourning for the death of Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama https://t.co/ARDc9dNNh7
— Big Nate (@NatePistachio) March 8, 2024
On March 8, 2018, the PasionPorMineros page posted an advertisement for one of the screenings on Facebook, garnering over 1,700 replies in under six years.
Following the screenings, Sonia Villarreal, a Mexican official, tweeted a picture on March 17th of a letter that the Mexican Embassy of Japan had issued to her office concerning the public broadcast of Dragon Ball Super which was considered unlawful due to Toei Animation’s author rights. In six years, her tweet has earned over 350 likes and in the days that followed, it received more viral reposts.
In the latter part of the 2010s, videos of public Dragon Ball screenings in Mexico went viral on YouTube. For example, on March 18, 2018, YouTuber ZETA-117 posted a clip of a Dragon Ball Super screening that had received over 250,000 views in just six years.
The 2020s saw a rise in memes addressing Mexico, Latin America, and South America’s love of Dragon Ball. One such meme, posted on September 15, 2021, by iFunnier @MentalMenstruation, said, “Mexicans when Goku tells them to get the vaccine,” and it received over 2,600 smiles in only three years.
The meme was published by X user @Stick_AA on October 15, 2022, and in just two years, it received over 52,000 likes. “You guys have no idea the influence and power that Dragon Ball has here in Mexico,” said X user @WingedKoro on October 16th, citing the post that had received over 127,000 likes in only two years.
Memes on how people in Mexico, Latin America, and South America reacted to the passing of Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama are trending. For example, on March 7, 2024, X user @weeabob uploaded a post saying, “all flags in Mexico are at half-mast,” which received over 116,000 likes in a single day.