‘Dragon Ball Z’ composer elected Texas prosecutor
He also worked as a voice actor on ‘Berserk’ anime films.
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Long before Texas Democrat Nathan Johnson was elected Tuesday to be the state’s attorney general, he was a composer for the music on acclaimed anime series “Dragon Ball Z.”
Johnson won the majority of votes in nearly all of the southern state’s border districts and major cities in his race against Republican Mayes Middleton to become the Lone Star State’s top prosecutor.
“If you grew up watching ‘Dragon Ball Z,’ you might know me better than you think: I composed the musical scores for 67 episodes and five movies and had a great time doing it,” the 58-year-old posted to Facebook.
The popular, long-running Japanese anime follows martial artists as they defend Earth from space invaders, monsters and more.
“I had a one-year-old at the time, and I remember him sitting on my knee and stuff blowing up. He was like ‘Oh, Daddy, Goku!’” Johnson said, naming the show’s lead character, in the video he posted.
“He just thought it was super cool.”
Johnson said the work gave him “a creative outlet and a cultural connection that very few people had the opportunity to have.”