Eiichiro Oda pays tribute to mangaka Toriyama Dragon Ball

Summary

  • Oda, the creator of One Piece, paid homage to Toriyama's Dragon Ball mangaka by redrawing a volume cover for the Dragon Ball Super Gallery project.

  • Dragon Ball celebrated its 40th anniversary with this project, allowing more mangaka to honor Toriyama's groundbreaking work.

  • Oda has always admired Toriyama, showing his appreciation by redrawing Dragon Ball volume 42 and expressing his regret for not buying the manga while Toriyama was still alive.

World-renowned mangaka Akira Toriyama sadly passed away earlier this year, leaving many sad and shocked. Many mangaka have since paid tribute to him, as he and his work, Dragon Ballchanged the manga industry and touched lives.

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With Dragon Ball's On the 40th anniversary, many mangaka, both young and old, paid tribute to Toriyama and his groundbreaking work by redrawing a Dragon Ball Volume cover for the Dragon Ball Super Gallery project. Oda, the mangaka of One Piece, has always been one of Toriyama's biggest followers and recently paid tribute to him by participating in the project.

Oda's art of Dragon Ball volume 42

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Dragon Ball is now a series that is 40 years old. The series was first launched in 1984 by the series' late mangaka who passed on earlier this year, Akira Toriyama.

In commemoration of this major milestone for the series, the Dragon Ball Super The Gallery project took place.

Eiichiro Oda, mangaka from One pieceattended it. For his contribution, he redrew the manga cover of Dragon Ball volume 42. This cover features Goku, the main character of Dragon Ball.

Oda's relationship with Toriyama

Oda has always admired Toriyama, even going so far as to claim that he is a God. One Piece, his work, is heavily inspired by Toriyama's Dragon Ball, as are most Shonen manga due to the revolutionary influence it had on the industry as a whole.

Toriyama's death was major news earlier this year, affecting many who loved the series.

Here's what Oda once had to say about Toriyama and his love for Dragon Ball:

“I bought the first volume of the Dragon Ball manga series when I was in elementary school, but I didn't buy the second volume! I always read the chapters through WSJ magazine, and when the final volume 42 was released, I went to the bookstore and saw it, but I didn't buy it, thank you for giving me this opportunity to redraw it and now , I wish I could buy this volume while Toriyama-sensei is still alive! Eiichiro Oda

Fans can expect to see more commemorative art from Oda to Toriyama and Dragon Ballespecially when it's new Dragon Ball the event occurs. Oda has done this countless times before and would love to once again pay homage to the legendary mangaka.

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Dragon Ball

release date

February 26, 1986

Studio

Toei Animation

Writers

Akira Toriyama

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