Dragon Ball Z's English Dub Composer Elected as Texas Attorney General
Nathan Johnson, a musical composer on the Dragon Ball Z anime's English dub, declared on Tuesday that he won his bid to become the next Attorney General of Texas in the 2026 United States midterm elections. He added, “This is a tremendous honor, and a tremendous responsibility.”
Johnson, a Democratic Party member, beat opponents Mayes Middleton (Republican) and Tom Oxford (Libertarian). With an estimated 99% or 9.8 million of the votes counted, Johnson took home 5,133,762 votes (52.4%), Middleton received 4,502,859 votes (45.9%), and Oxford 165,574 votes (1.7%).
Johnson has also served as a Texas state senator in District 16. The composer-turned-politician won his seat in the November 2018 midterm election.
The current attorney general, Ken Paxton (R), ran for a U.S. Senate seat, but conceded the race to James Talarico (D) on Tuesday.
Sailor Moon English's Voice Actor Terri Hawkes Unsuccessful in Toronto City Council Bid
In Canadian election news, Terri Hawkes, one of the lead voice actors for Sailor Moon's first English dub, was unsuccessful for her bid for the Toronto City Council. Hawkes was running to represent University-Rosedale (Ward 11). According to the October 26 declaration of results by the Toronto City Clerk's Office, Hawkes received 3,782 votes (11.1%) out of the 41,944 votes cast. Hawkes announced she was running for the position in May.
White House Social Media Posts Generative AI One Piece Image
On the evening before Election Day, the White House's X (formerly Twitter) account posted a generative AI image of the current U.S. administration in the style of massively popular anime series One Piece. The image features President Donald Trump and several key members of his administration on the likeness of One Piece's Going Merry ship. The posts caption reads, “The Mark of a Good Crew.”
The Mark of a Good Crew 🇺🇸 https://t.co/d5yLOOe9x1
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) November 3, 2026
As of press time series creator Eiichiro Oda, publisher Shueisha and Weekly Shonen Jump, and Toei Animation have not commented on the White House's post.
Trump and his administration are no strangers to using generative AI anime imagery in social media posts. In June, Trump posted a generative AI video with one sequence featuring him in clothing reminiscent of Naruto's title protagonist. In September 2025, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) posted a video of DHS officers detaining people set to the tune of Pokémon's American theme song. This past March, the White House's social media account posted a version of the Pokémon Pokepia's box art, modified with the administration's slogan, "Make America Great Again." Following the latter two incidents, The Pokémon Company said it was not involved with the creation of the video and image and had not given the Trump administration permission to use its intellectual property.
The White House's social media account also posted several videos which edited imagery of this year's Iran War with clips from Dragon Ball Super, Yu Gi Oh!, and other TV series, films, and video games in March. The Yu Gi Oh! franchise's staff then said that they and the estate of series creator Kazuki Takahashi were not involved with the video's creation and had not given the Trump administration permission to use the intellectual property.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan filed a complaint over the use of anime imagery, Shige Watanabe, a deputy director-general and deputy assistant minister in the ministry's Economic Affairs Bureau, said in April, “It is inappropriate even for public institutions to reproduce copyrighted works without permission.”
The White House's social media account posted on June 13 a separate video claiming “Mission accomplished,” set to the Cowboy Bebop anime's opening theme song. The video also uses clips from several anime series including Dragon Ball Z, The Brave Fighter of Sun Fighbird, Yu Gi Oh!, and My Hero Academia.
As of press time, the U.S. government and Trump's accounts have not removed any of the videos.
Sources: Nathan Johnson's X/Twitter account, Nathan Johnson's Campaign website, The Texas Tribune website via Kotaku, Toronto City Clerk's Office, White House's X/Twitter account
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