Pioneer day is an occasion that allows the American West a chance to reflect on the sacrifice and courage of their pioneer ancestors. Behind Christmas and Easter, some call it the most important holiday that America has.

This year, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is pioneering new ways to tell the story of the early Saints who crossed those unforgiving plains. In an effort to capitalize on the younger generation’s rising interest in Japanese anime, precious tithing money was used to write and produce “Wagon Ball Z”. The first season was released at 12am this morning on the Gospel Library and Gospel Media apps.

Wagon Ball Z tells the story of Josaku Smith, a teenaged pioneer boy who discovers he has superhuman physical attributes. Rather than using these powers selfishly, Josaku uses them to pull handcarts at immense speeds and carry the sick and wounded from camp to camp. His powers, along with his respectful humor and irresistible charm, make the Saints’ westward trek much faster and more bearable.

No one will forget Josaku crying “KAAAME- HAAAAME- HAA!” as he bravely uses a Kamehameha energy attack on a rogue buffalo trying to attack the Saints’ camp.

“I’m falling for Josaku. His cuteness levels are over 9000,” says 13-year-old Jessalyn Gibson, who is already writing a Wagon Ball Z fanfiction.

As the show’s popularity has grown, so have the number of accusations against the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for copyright infringement. Claims that much of the basis of the show’s plot and characters are stolen from the show “Dragon Ball Z” began to circulate almost immediately.

The church denies these claims and asserts that “Wagon Ball Z” is the product of divine inspiration that came to the Prophet Russel M. Nelson in an entirely original dream. While many Saints are siding with President Nelson, many others find the large volume of Dragon Ball Z fan content on his twitter account incriminating.