King Piccolo creates the Piccolo Day live on TV
Piccolo Day is held on May 9 (May 13 in the dub). This is the day that King Piccolo declares his ruling of Earth.
Concept and creation[]
The numbers 5 and 9 can be read in Japanese as "go" and "ku", respectively, this is presumably why Akira Toriyama picked this date specifically.
In 2015, the real-world Japan Anniversary Association recognized on May 9 as Goku Day because of the aforementioned reason.[1]
Additionally nine is considered to be unlucky because the word for nine (ku) sounds like the word for "pain/distress" (苦, ku). In English-speaking cultures, 13 is considered unlucky, which is likely why the dub changed the date to the 13th.
Overview[]
King Piccolo announces the Piccolo Day
King Piccolo says that he will take a slip from the box (being held by his son, Piano) each year on the Piccolo Day, and the chosen sector on the slip will host that year's celebration and will end in its destruction at the hands of King Piccolo himself.
The ceremony is celebrated by King Piccolo once, in Age 753. The only sector chosen among the 43 sectors on Earth is sector 28, the location of West City. However, the city is not destroyed due to Goku killing King Piccolo on this day before the latter left Central City.
This is also the day that Drum and Piccolo were born.
Video Game Appearances[]
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Goku Day Campaign event News mentioning Piccolo Day in Dragon Ball Legends
In Dragon Ball Legends, during the Goku Day Event that started on May 9, 2022, Piccolo Day is referenced in the event's News and in honor of Piccolo Day, the "LEGENDS ROAD - NAMEK" and "Goodbye, Kami..." events, as well as two new King Piccolo PVP Messages where added the "LEGENDS ROAD - NAMEK" Exchange Shop.
References[]
- ↑ May 9 'Officially' Recognized as Goku Day. Anime News Network (May 9, 2015).