Episode
Film Theory: What IS the Dragon Ball Z Kamehameha Wave?
Overview
This Dragon Ball Z theory has been one one of the most requested in the history of BOTH the Game Theorists and Film Theorists and now it's finally HERE! the Kamehameha Wave is the most iconic piece of DBZ lore out there and it took some serious science to explain how we could bring this incredible power out of the TV series and into the real world! And finally, a big thanks to ALL the Theorists who requested this one--meeting your challenge on this one was super tough, but it's become one of my favorite in the series!
Details
- Series
- Film Theory
- Season
- Season 2015
- Episode
- Episode 11
- Air date
- 2015-07-30
- Runtime
- 15 min
Episode context
What IS the Dragon Ball Z Kamehameha Wave? is Episode 11 in 2015 of Film Theory. It aired on 2015-07-30. The runtime is 15 min.
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