If you are a fan of the ever-growing popular cartoon, television series Dragon Ball Z and you want a body art piece that shows off your love for this show, the Shenron Dragon is not only an awesome and powerful character within the series, but the dragon himself is a cool graphic even for those who are not aware of the program. The name Shenron itself is derived from the Japanese pronunciation of Shenlong meaning the ‘Divine Dragon’ or the ‘God Dragon’. Since this character has been around since the first productions of Dragon Ball Z, his history extends further than that during the early years when Dragon Ball Z was a manga called Dragon. In the early phasing of the anime series, Shenron the dragon was simply known as the Eternal Dragon. In the English dubbed Gold Dragon Ball, this beast is called the ‘Dragon God’. Another name would be the ‘Spirit Dragon’ or the ‘Dragon of Spirit’. Shenron the dragon is what they call an Eastern dragon.

In Asian mythology, there’s the Eastern dragon and the Western dragon. Eastern dragons are often characterized by the way they look. These particular dragons have a long, scaled, serpentine body much of that of a giant snake. Sitting upon his head are brown antler like horns accompanying his jagged sharp teeth. His blood red eyes and the whiskers that protrude from his long Jurassic snout gives off that ancient monster feel. The Eastern dragon is known in Asian mythology to be very sacred and benevolent. Although they are not dangerous or harmful to humans, unless tampered with, they have a very aggressive behavior and at times can be impatient. The anatomy of the Western dragon however is very different. The Western dragon unlike the Eastern have wings on their back that can spread out to take flight or fold in. So, when getting the Shenron dragon tattoo, make sure he doesn’t have wings!