Eiichiro Oda pays tribute to Dragon Ball Mangaka Toriyama

World-renowned manga artist Akira Toriyama sadly passed away earlier this year, leaving many sad and in shock. Ever since then, many mangakas have paid tribute to him, because he and his work, Dragon Ballchanged the manga industry and touched lives.

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

Oda's Art Of Volume 42 of Dragon Ball

Part of the Dragon Ball Super Gallery

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

In commemoration of this major milestone for the series, Dragon Ball Super Gallery Project was held.

Eiichiro Oda, mangaka by One Pieceparticipated in it. For his contribution, he redrew the manga cover for volume 42 of Dragon Ball. 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, draws heavy inspiration from Toriyama's Dragon Ball, as well as most Shonen manga, due to the revolutionary influence it had on the industry as a whole.

Toriyama's death was big news earlier this year and affected 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 last volume 42 was released, I went to the bookstore and saw it, but I didn't buy it. I 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 vs. Toriyama and Dragon Ballespecially when a new Dragon Ball event appears. Oda has done it countless times before, and he would love to pay homage to the legendary mangaka again.

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Dragon Ball

Release date

February 26, 1986

Studio

Toei animation

Author

Akira Toriyama