# கோகூ

## கலாச்சார தாக்கம்

### Reception

Goku has appeared in several "top" character lists. He was ranked number one in IGN's 2009 list of Top 25 Anime Characters of All Time and reappeared on the same list in 2014, however, on this occasion they ranked him third, with *Cowboy Bebop*s Spike Spiegel and *Neon Genesis Evangelion*s Shinji Ikari placed above him, saying that "He was, in many ways, a character that bucked the trends of his time and defined the direction of shonen manga/anime for decades." In Mania Entertainment's 10 Most Iconic Anime Heroes, Thomas Zoth commented that "Goku and *Dragon Ball* completely revolutionized shōnen manga." In a *Newtype* poll from March 2010, Goku was voted the fifth most popular male character from the 1980s. Goku ranked consistently high in the Anime Grand Prix poll in the category of "best male character" in the late 1980s and early 1990s, appearing seventeenth in the 1987 poll, fifteenth in the 1988 poll, second in the 1989 poll, fourth in the 1990 poll, third in the 1991 poll, fourth in the 1992 poll, thirteenth in 1993 poll, and twelfth in 1994 poll. In a 1993 character popularity poll for the series, *Weekly Shōnen Jump* readers voted Goku second, after his son Gohan. He came in first in the magazine's 1995 poll, In a 2005 *The Daily Reader* article entitled "The Greatest Geek Movie Heroes of All Time", Goku is the only animated character listed, and is ranked tenth. In a survey of 1,000 people, conducted by Oricon in 2007, Goku ranked first place as the "Strongest Manga character of all time." In the survey "Friendship" developed by rankingjapan.com, in which people chose which anime character they would like as a friend, Goku ranked fifth. In 2000, Goku placed third in an Animax poll of favorite anime characters. In 2011, readers of *Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition* voted Goku as the 41st-top video game character of all time. NTT customers voted him as their third favorite black haired male anime character in a 2014 poll. Game designer Hiroshi Matsuyama from CyberConnect2 said that while Goku is an appealing character readers could root for during the manga, he was hard to relate and, thus, instead preferred other characters like Krillin or Bulma. However, during the manga's final story arc, Matsuyama recalls being overjoyed when Goku says that Mr. Satan, a comic relief character with no superextraordinary skills, was the real hero of mankind as the Earthlings found him as the saviour of mankind when Buu was about win the final fight. Goku's characterization has been well received by publications for manga, anime and other media. Anime News Network noted Goku as a good source of comedy and remarked that after everything he experiences, he still remains a naïve character. Tim Jones from THEM Anime Reviews noted that Goku is not an omnipotent character in the first anime series, unlike *Dragon Ball Z*, and does not disappear for long periods of time between sagas. Jones also liked the way the series' depict his entire adventures, making him a good main character. Voice actor Mamoru Miyano said that Goku's first Super Saiyan transformation in the manga was his favorite part from the series as Goku not only changed visually but his personality changes into a "classic, prototypical hero". Rationalmagic.com praised Goku's innocence as one of the funniest parts of the series. In January 2017, Nozawa won two Guinness World Records for her longevity as Goku; she has been the sole voice actor for the role for over 23 years. According to *Screen Rant*, Goku's origin story has some similarities to that of Superman. On the other hand, Collider was more critical to Goku's actions in the series most notably when Gohan becomes an active character who goes through several character's arcs yet he is constantly overshadowed by his father to the point Akira Toriyama refrained from turning Gohan into his successor following the Cell Games and Goku once again took over Gohan's role in the final arc of *Dragon Ball Z*. Despite his predominantly positive reception, Goku has received some negative feedback, in particular for his characterization in *Dragon Ball Super* due to how his constant desires for fighting stronger enemies resulted in setting up a story where all universes could be destroyed. While Anime Now's Richard Eisenbeis believes Goku is determined to protect his universe, the fact that he does not seemingly care about other loser universes being destroyed has been criticized. Monique Jones from Syfy panned the character's relationship dynamic with his wife, as well as his perceived incompetency and irresponsibility as a father, drawing attention to the "tons of memes and fan chatter about Piccolo actually being the best dad Gohan's ever had". Sam Leach from Anime News Network agreed that fans of the series tend to joke about Piccolo being a better paternal figure to Gohan than his actual father, Goku, and felt that *Dragon Ball Super* emphasized this more when Piccolo started training him again. அதே தளம், கோகூ அடிக்கடி கதையில் மும்முரமாக இருப்பதையும், குறிப்பாக ஃப்ரீசாவின் உயிர்த்தெழுதலில், துணை கதாபாத்திரங்களுக்கு சில கூடுதல் காட்சிகள் இருப்பதால், கோகூ மற்றும் வெஜிடா அவர்களின் கவனத்தைத் திருடிவிடுகிறார்கள் என்பதையும் விமர்சித்தது. ஃப்ரீசாவுடனான அவரது மறுபோட்டி, கதாபாத்திரம் எவ்வளவு அதிகாரம் மிக்கதாக மாறியுள்ளது, போரில் அவரது கூட்டாளிகள் எவ்வளவு ஆதரவை வழங்க முடியும், படம் உருவாக்க வேண்டிய பதற்றத்தை அழித்துவிட்டது என்பதற்காக விமர்சிக்கப்பட்டது. ஃப்ரீஸாவுடனான மறுபோட்டியை ரசித்த போதிலும், DVD Talk இந்தக் கதாபாத்திரங்களைக் கையாள்வதில் இதேபோன்ற பதில்களை வெளிப்படுத்தியது. வெஜிடா, பிக்கோலோ, செல் மற்றும் மோரோ உள்ளிட்ட எதிரிகளுக்கு கோகூ கருணை காட்டும் போக்கைக் கொண்டுள்ளார் என்று ஐஜிஎன் குறிப்பிட்டது. குறிப்பாக தனது கூட்டாளிகளுக்குத் தெரிவிக்காமல் செல்லுக்கு ஒரு சென்சு பீன் சாப்பிட அனுமதித்த அவரது முடிவு பிரபலமற்றதாகக் கருதப்பட்டது, இது கோஹனின் தன்னம்பிக்கையைப் பாதித்து அவரது தோல்விக்கு வழிவகுத்தது. இந்த கருணை காட்டுதல் மற்றும் அதன் விளைவுகளின் விளைவாக, மோரோவுக்கு உதவியதற்காக கோகூவை பொறுப்பற்றவர் மற்றும் கதாபாத்திரத்திற்கு முதிர்ச்சியற்றவர் என்று லா டெர்செரா விமர்சித்தார். கோகூ மற்றும் வெஜிடா இருவரும் சூப்பர் படத்தில் மிகவும் அதிகாரம் செலுத்தியதற்காக விமர்சிக்கப்பட்டனர், அவர்கள் தொடரின் கவனத்தை துணை நடிகர்களிடம் திருடும் அளவுக்குத் திருடினார்கள், அதே நேரத்தில் அவர்களின் உத்திகள் சிக்கலான தன்மையைக் கொண்டிருக்கவில்லை அல்லது வெஜிடோ இணைவுக்கான கால வரம்பு போன்ற ஒரு சதித்திட்டத்தை உருவாக்குகின்றன.