21 Chinese Cartoonists Unite in a Dragonball Fanfic to Fight the Coronavirus

Posted on by Jason Li
A fight sequence between the heroes and villains of Dragonball. Goku starts casting a spirit bomb.
The villain is defeated by the spirit bomb that collects the energy of the people of the earth.
Setting the scene for our current disaster: the coronavirus in Wuhan.
A Hubei hero is trying to cast a spirit bomb but requires more energy. An SOS text message is sent to the rest of the world requesting their help.
People around the world raise their hands to give energy to the spirit bomb, part one.
People around the world raise their hands to give energy to the spirit bomb, part two.
People around the world raise their hands to give energy to the spirit bomb, part three.
People around the world raise their hands to give energy to the spirit bomb, part four.
People around the world raise their hands to give energy to the spirit bomb, part five.
The spirit bomb is cast and destroys the coronavirus demon.
Created by @涂案Tuan featuring cameos by @西朴SYPO @DADA插画 @哈哈小子KingBoy @s七月q @就是仙人张啊 @TOO谈GoodGu @逆行阿星 @bobobottle瓶子 @中鸟lc @我就是松鼠大人 @想你的撑着伞 @Mr_张小左 @肉米-Rumi @阿尔法Alphaaa @王会慧Cloozyyy @嘭嚓啁啾 @無了了了三爷 @bollte @九五二三9523 @鹭野luyer, and published on ROOM114集体创意 on Weibo.

As we recently reported, cartoonists in China have been grieving and showing their support for victims of the coronavirus on social media with words, pictures and comics. This one above (originally spotted by Orion Martin) really caught our eye, which is why we decided it was worth documenting and translating.

Initiated by 涂案Tuan and published by Room114, the comic portrays 21 cartoonists uniting (along with all the people of this earth) to cast a spirit bomb (a classic supermove from Akira Toriyama’s Dragonball series) against the coronavirus in Wuhan. It begins with a short sequence featuring the characters and villains from Dragonball to introduce the concept of the spirit bomb. Then, led by Tuan, each of the participating cartoonists makes an appearance in the strip (drawing their own character or avatar), each raising their hands to contribute to the fight against the coronavirus. Even though the story ends with a victory over the story, its final line is an ominous one: “The war is not over yet, but we will inevitably and surely prevail!”

For more about how illustrators and cartoonists are responding to the coronavirus, see our previous coverage or follow the great coverage by Room114 on Weibo.

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