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Mr. Popo (ミスター・ポポ Misutā Popo?) is a genie-like entity who serves as the caretaker to "God";[ch. 163] Kami and later Dende after he takes his place as the guardian of Earth. When he first appears, he easily gets the best of Goku in a skirmish.[ch. 163] He then assists Kami in training Goku for three years in preparation for his battle against Piccolo at the 23rd Tenka'ichi Budōkai as well as later training Kuririn, Yamcha, Tenshinhan, Chaozu and Yajirobe during their preparation against the Saiyans.[ch. 165, 209] He is voiced by Toku Nishio in Japanese, French Tickner in the Ocean Group dub, and Chris Cason and Chris Sabat in the Funimation dub.
Mr. Popo's appearance has been considered an offensive racist stereotype related to Sambo or blackface by some,[33] such as Carole Boston Weatherford in an article she wrote in The Christian Science Monitor in May 2000.[34] While discussing the controversy, IGN suggested it is easy to see why by describing the character as "the black-skinned, red-lipped, turban-wearing servant of Kami.", but noted that Japan does not have "the kinds of racial sensitivities that the Western world has."[33] The Jim Crow Museum at Ferris State University listed Mr. Popo as an example of racism in modern material.[35] The North American English releases of the manga by Viz Media censor Mr. Popo's lips by shading them in completely.[33][36] In the US airing of Dragon Ball Z Kai on the CW4kids/Toonzai block, Mr. Popo's skin was changed from black to blue.Pilaf (ピラフ Pirafu?), Emperor Pilaf in the English anime dub, is a small impish man who dreams of ruling the world. Along with his two minions, Mai (マイ?), a woman that wears a trench coat, and Shu (シュウ Shū?), originally named "Soba" (ソバ?) in the manga, a humanoid dog in a ninja outfit, he seeks out the Dragon Balls to wish for world domination. After obtaining the Dragon Balls, he is foiled by Goku and his companions after Oolong's wish is granted just before he can speak his fully.[ch. 20] He
Mr. Popo's appearance has been considered an offensive racist stereotype related to Sambo or blackface by some,[33] such as Carole Boston Weatherford in an article she wrote in The Christian Science Monitor in May 2000.[34] While discussing the controversy, IGN suggested it is easy to see why by describing the character as "the black-skinned, red-lipped, turban-wearing servant of Kami.", but noted that Japan does not have "the kinds of racial sensitivities that the Western world has."[33] The Jim Crow Museum at Ferris State University listed Mr. Popo as an example of racism in modern material.[35] The North American English releases of the manga by Viz Media censor Mr. Popo's lips by shading them in completely.[33][36] In the US airing of Dragon Ball Z Kai on the CW4kids/Toonzai block, Mr. Popo's skin was changed from black to blue.Pilaf (ピラフ Pirafu?), Emperor Pilaf in the English anime dub, is a small impish man who dreams of ruling the world. Along with his two minions, Mai (マイ?), a woman that wears a trench coat, and Shu (シュウ Shū?), originally named "Soba" (ソバ?) in the manga, a humanoid dog in a ninja outfit, he seeks out the Dragon Balls to wish for world domination. After obtaining the Dragon Balls, he is foiled by Goku and his companions after Oolong's wish is granted just before he can speak his fully.[ch. 20] He