Mystery revealed: 'Dragon Ball' creator explains why Krillin has no nose 1

Mystery revealed: ‘Dragon Ball’ creator explains why Krillin has no nose

The manga and anime’Dragon Ball‘ gained a legion of fans in every corner of the planet, and the protagonist Goku became one of the best-known characters in pop culture.

Even people who have never seen the work have demonstrated that they are able to recognize it.

Therefore, it is not surprising that a production of such relevance has a series of secrets and doubts on the part of admirers.

One of the most common concerns Krillinone of the protagonist’s friends who has been in the anime since its beginnings.

Even though he has a level of strength well below that of the Saiyans, that is, the warrior race to which the strongest in that universe belong, he still established himself as an important element of the group. He acts as a friend to everyone and always goes out of his way to help when the Earth is in danger.

However, it has a detail (or lack thereof) that did not go unnoticed by the public. In short, Krillin doesn’t have a nose and this has always intrigued the audience.

After all, why Akira Toriyama, the creator of the work, designed it this way? Today, let’s check the answer given to this question!

Why doesn’t Krillin have a nose? Toriyama explains

During a Q&A chat in the special edition “Dragon Ball: Adventure Special”, Toriyama gave an answer and put an end to this mystery that has lasted for decades.

Thus, the reason for Krillin not have a nose. Contrary to what many thought, this absence was not a design error, but a previously thought out feature.

What happens is that the bald character has a particularity in his body that allows him to breathe through his skin, so a nose would be of no use to him.

“Hmm… [longo silêncio]. Krillin has a physical idiosyncrasy that allows him to breathe through his skin”, replied the mangaka.

Despite this response, many people still speculate whether the author was joking or serious when he said this, so the question persists in some niches.

Akira also reveals that he created the character to make the story more appealing and initially intended to discard him after some time.

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However, his popularity ended up growing and he became the second human with the most appearances by the end of the manga.

Due to his disadvantages, he tends to suffer a lot in fights and has been killed several times, forcing Goku to look for the dragon balls to revive him, a fact that generates several memes in the fan community.

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