A ‘Dragon Ball Z’ Family Member Is Running For Senate

The world may never know what it would be like for Goku to become the president, but Dragon Ball Z fans may see one familiar face take a turn in the U.S. Senate. After all, it appears that a former Dragon Ball Z crew member is making a run to become Texas’ newest senator.

In a recent post by The Dao of Dragon Ball, Nathan Johnson sat down to talk about how Dragon Ball Z has influenced his on-going campaign. Fans will know Johnson best for composing music for Funimation’s in-house dub of Dragon Ball Z. Originally a lawyer, Johnson began to pursue music and provided music for the anime‘s “Ultimate Uncut” releases as well as a few films. And, in his recent interview, the former lawyer admits Dragon Ball has helped shape his entire senatorial campaign.

When Johnson was asked if he felt connected to the principles of Dragon Ball, the politician said there was a definite connection.

“One of the things that is comparable to my political philosophy, is that in Dragon Ball you have episodes that deal with a set of very different kinds of people—sometimes different species and people from other planets—but they have to work together,” Johnson said.

“Sometimes we find that a person who was formally your opposition is now your ally. Through show after show and various movies you see how unlikely combinations of personalities and abilities come together to fight a common threat.”

As for whether Johnson thinks his Dragon Ball tenure can help his chances at a senate run, then the answer is yes. “One key to that is Dragon Ball Z fans. And I’m not kidding,” the layer said when asked about Texas’ low voter turnout. Johnson continued, saying he hoped he could inspire millennial Dragon Ball fans to Kamehameha the vote.

“Dragon Ball Z fans are concentrated in the millennial age group. And it forms close to a third of this electorate. Their turnout is historically poor. But they’re getting older, starting to have mortgages, and starting to become more aware of politics. They’re a passionate generation and care about certain topics,” Johnson stressed.

“The fans are the kind of people who like to look at issues in a non-black-and-white way. A more nuanced approach to the world. More interested in different viewpoints. So I have no doubt that if they pay attention to this, they’ll want to get [current senator] Don Huffines out and get me in there. I’m counting on it.”

Dragon Ball Super airs on Crunchyroll Saturdays at 7:15 p.m. CST. Toonami also airs the English dub on Adult Swim Saturdays at 11:30 p.m.