Japan's first Olympic medalist in fencing, Yuki Ota, updated his X account on the 2nd (Japan time), sharing a photo from the Paris Olympics that clearly shows the popularity of Japanese anime. Masako Nozawa, the voice of Goku, had previously shared her dream of lighting the Olympic flame with a Kamehameha in an interview.

Ota shared an "Olympic backstage story," posting a photo of French team members performing the "Kamehameha" from the anime "Dragon Ball." He commented, "This was a moment after the men's team sabre bronze medal match. This photo clearly shows how popular Japan's Dragon Ball (and anime in general) is in France. Send this to Akira Toriyama!! 'Kamehameha!!'"

Comments flooded in from people who saw the post, saying, "I'm sure it reached Toriyama-sensei," "The French athletes' Kamehameha!" "Everyone loves Dragon Ball too much lol, I hope Toriyama-san is happy!" "This is a bit tear-jerking," and "Toriyama-sensei surely received this!"

In fact, in 2018, during a stage greeting for the release of the anime film "Dragon Ball Super: Broly," Nozawa said, "There's an Olympics coming up in Tokyo, right? My friends and I got really excited about it, and I want to light the Olympic flame with a Kamehameha as Goku. If I go 'Ha!' and the flame goes 'whoosh,' I think people all over the world would be thrilled to see it." However, unfortunately, such a performance did not take place at the opening ceremony.

Source : ORICON NEWS