What Chinese novel was the inspiration for the franchise where Sean Schemmel had his most famous or notable voice role?
Dragon Ball Dragon Ball (Japanese: ドラゴンボール , Hepburn: Doragon Bōru ) is a Japanese media franchise created by Akira Toriyama. The initial manga, written and illustrated by Toriyama, was serialized in "Weekly Shōnen Jump" from 1984 to 1995, with the 519 individual chapters collected into 42 "tankōbon" volumes by its publisher Shueisha. "Dragon Ball" was initially inspired by the classical Chinese novel "Journey to the West". The series follows the adventures of the protagonist, Son Goku, from his childhood through adulthood as he trains in martial arts and explores the world in search of the seven orbs known as the Dragon Balls, which summon a wish-granting dragon when gathered. Along his journey, Goku makes several friends and battles a wide variety of villains, many of whom also seek the Dragon Balls.
Chander Pahar (franchise) Chander Pahar is an Indian Bengali language franchise consisting of novels, graphic novels and a film series. The original work is a 1937 novel named "Chander Pahar", written by Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay. It was translated to English in 2002 by Santanu Sinha Choudhuri and Pradeep Kumar Sinha, published by Orient Blackswan. The English version of the novel was titled "Mountain of the Moon". Bandyopadhyay’s story was adapted into a Graphic novel and a live-action film in 2013. A sequel to the 2013 film "Amazon Obhijaan", written by the director of the first film Kamaleswar Mukherjee, will be released in 2016.