Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-25192437-20190426124749/@comment-4974066-20190426190239

It's not that Kishi likes to make dragonball references, rather it's both Kishi and Toriyama making references to their culture. Son Goku comes from Journey to the West, escalating power ups and transformations seem to be a Shonen trope, and divine trees are found in many cultures.