Erling Haaland Majin Buu meme, explained: Norway star embraces Dragon Ball Z character as lookalike

With more and more fans becoming familiar with Erling Haaland for the first time, new angles and statements regarding the star are shared with the world, one of them being that he looks just like Dragon Ball Z character Majin Buu.

Across social media, fans have flocked in making statements about the apparent uncanny resemblance. Now, a large portion of World Cup viewers cannot help but see the giant pink animated character running up and down the tournament pitch, scoring goals for Norway.

Here's a look at the Norwegian star's visual similarity to the iconic TV character.

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With Haaland leading Norway to its World Cup quarterfinal appearance in team history, many fans have seen the star under the spotlight. During the team's first showing at the World Cup in 26 years, Haaland has been near the top of the tournament's score sheets as a leading scorer ( seven goals through five matches).

Fans across social media began making comparisons of Haaland to a Dragon Ball Z character named Majin Buu. The attention increased after Haaland commented on the Instagram page of hidden.ny that compared him to the TV show character.

"I mean I don't disagree," Haaland said.

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Who is Majin Buu?

Majin Buu is a fictional character from the Dragon Ball Z franchise. The pink character whose name translates to "Demon Person Boo" has many forms on the show, according to the Dragon Ball Wiki. However, each form is different through their personality and goals.

All of Majin Buu's different forms are related under the character's umbrella as "Majin Buu" in the series, but other forms have received special significance in Dragon Ball Z video games.

Fans say Erling Haaland looks like Majin Buu, and now they can't unsee it. pic.twitter.com/V3f9Lo5ot0

What is Dragon Ball Z?

Dragon Ball Z is a popular Japanese anime that has achieved massive viewing numbers and a big following. According to Crunchyroll, the show began to rise in popularity in 1999, and about 1.7 million households watched the show during the week of September 3. Around 1 million kids in the 6-11 age demographic tuned in on October 1 for the largest number in Cartoon Network's history, according to The Wall Street Journal.

The show mainly revolves around a martial artist named Son Goku. Throughout the show, aliens, androids, and mysterious villains visit Earth, and Goku must defend it alongside his allies. The series is the animated adaptation of the latter half of Akira Toriyama's original Dragon Ball manga, a form of Japanese comics.