If you're unfamiliar with pop culture sensation Dragon Ball Z, you're probably slightly concerned about what you've just witnessed.

On Saturday more than 50 people gathered at Kurilpa Point Park in South Brisbane to perform the ultimate tribute to one of their favourite anime characters — by screaming their lungs out.

Confused? Bear with me.

You see, one of the staples of television for Australian schoolchildren in the late 1990s and early 2000s was Channel 10's Cheez TV, which screened episodes of Pokemon, Digimon, and Dragon Ball Z (DBZ).

To sum up DBZ in a sentence — it's about super-powered humans and aliens battling the forces of evil across Earth and the Galaxy.

And it involves a tonne of screaming.

Like, lots.

A small but passionate group of DBZ fans gathered on Saturday for the scream. ( Supplied: Daniel Caddy )

It's all part of the "power up" — basically characters scream when they're summoning their maximum strength and abilities.

So in a show about fighting the evils of the universe, there's a lot of powering up.

So the "Scream like Goku" event is a tribute to the hero of DBZ.

Brisbane organiser Kyle Forrest said he saw similar Scream like Goku events on YouTube and wanted to do something similar in Brisbane.

"I believe this is the first of many events. Was great to see people so enthusiastic about and I think it can only get bigger and better from here," Mr Forrest said.

Future "Scream like Goku" events are already in the works. ( Supplied: Daniel Caddy )

The event was originally scheduled to take part in front of the Wheel of Brisbane in South Bank — but the Brisbane City Council put a stop to that.

"The council didn't want us utilising such a public such as Wheel of Brisbane and disrupting the local tourism," Mr Forrest said.

Mr Forrest said DBZ resonated with million of people around the world.

"A whole generation of kids grew up on Dragon Ball and it brings back great memories and nostalgia," he said.

"Seeing Goku growing more powerful as time goes is something we all look up to, and who doesn't like seeing people shooting fireballs and beating up the bad guys.

"But in the end the show is simple and innocent and takes people out of their everyday life."

Similar "Scream like Goku" events have already been held around the country and the world.

It's gone down in San Antonio, Texas and in front of the Washington Square Arch.

Earlier this year in Melbourne more than 200 people turned out in Federation Square for the event.

Other events have been planned for Brisbane — so watch out and cover your ears.

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