Famous manga artist Toyotarou opened up about franchise creator Akira Toriyama's final Dragon Ball Super edit.
In an X (formerly Twitter) thread dated March 27, Toyotarou outlined his initial idea for the final page of the recently released Dragon Ball Super Chapter 103, as well as what the final page should look like. after Toriyama's input. While the original page shows the heroes simply flying away after picking up little Pan from kindergarten, the finished page shows Piccolo turning around, waving and smiling before leaving. Toyotarou explained that Toriyama drew Piccolo's farewell moment, saying, “It's like Piccolo saying goodbye to his kindergarten teacher.”
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The ending of Dragon Ball Super Chapter 103 saw Piccolo saying goodbye to the heroes
User SupaChronicles, who translated Toyotarou's post, also noted that the artist said: “So I didn't draw Piccolo for that purpose. But I can't help but add another meaning to it. Toriyama-sensei, thank you very much for your hard work. To think that I could work with you for 9 years is like a miracle.” Toyotarou ended the topic with a heartfelt, “Thank you very much. I pray your soul rests in peace.”
Toriyama, who created the Dragon Ball series in 1984, began his career in manga with Dr. Slump in 1980. He also served as a character designer for many video games, including Blue Dragon, the Dragon Quest series, and Chrono Trigger. Dragon Ball itself is spun off from Toriyama's two-part Dragon Boy manga series, first published in 1983 in Akira Toriyama's Manga Theater anthology. Toriyama died on March 1 at the age of 68 from an acute subdural hematoma.
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Toyotarou, best known for illustrating Dragon Ball Super since 2015, began work on the franchise with 2012's Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission, an adaptation of the arcade trading card game Super Dragon Ball Heroes. Despite his extensive portfolio, Toyotarou's only professionally published works are within the broader Dragon Ball series. These include 2015's Dragon Ball Z: Resurretion 'F', 2016's Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 The Manga, and 2019's Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission, for which he designed the character Sealas.
Dragon ball
Dragon Ball tells the story of a young warrior named Son Goku, a special boy with a tail who embarks on a journey to become stronger and learn about the Dragon Balls, as all 7 Dragon Balls are gathered. in return, grant any wish of choice.
Created by Akira Toriyama
First movie Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Ruby
Latest movie Dragon Ball Super: Superhero
First TV show chapter Dragon ball
Upcoming TV show Dragon Ball DAIMA
Airing date of the first episode April 26, 1989
Cast Sean Schemmel, Laura Bailey, Brian Drummond, Christopher Sabat, Scott McNeil
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