Akira Toriyama himself may have had little or nothing to do with Super Dragon Ball Heroes, but no major official project based on his own work has been more daring and has distributed more fan service. An original and personal legacy that was born in Japanese arcades in November 2010, came to consoles, expanded through its own manga, its anime series, collectible figures and tons of merchandising. Its greatest achievement: throughout the process, its dynamics, plot and ambition have always grown each year. Now, more than a decade later, It’s time to say goodbye to his fans.
The farewell of Super Dragon Ball Heroes It doesn’t come to us out of the blue, or as a surprise. On May 9th, Son Goku Day, Bandai Namco and Shueisha presented Dragon Ball Super Divers, the new digital card arcade that will replace and take over from the ground up, starting almost from scratch. A transition that, by the way, comes during the commemoration of the 40 years since the first Son Goku adventure was published.
Logically, it is time to give it to Dragon Ball Super Divers the same treatment and support the initiative through all official channels, but before taking that step, fans and those who experienced the phenomenon have been given the same treatment a last goodbye in the form of a commemorative book: Super Dragon Ball Heroes -HEROES MEMORIES-a compendium that serves both as a farewell letter and as a reflection of how far the initiative has come and which also includes a very special final chapter:
Toyotaro, the cartoonist and co-author of the Dragon Ball Super manga, as well as a disciple of Akira Toriyama, will round out the contents of Super Dragon Ball Heroes -HEROES MEMORIES- contributing the final chapter of the Victory Mission manga. Being his return to the manga after several published illustrations and leaving the manga of Dragon Ball after Toriyama’s death.
Of course, this is just one of the big draws. As far as the compendium is concerned, the price of Super Dragon Ball Heroes -HEROES MEMORIES- It is quite attractive: without taxes we are talking about 1,760 yen, which is approximately equivalent to 10.90 dollars (it is and Amazon Japan but you can also find it in different stores) and it is a 112-page B5 book with illustrations, all kinds of information, tributes and a review of the letters that have appeared throughout its history. What’s more, in the process they are recovered and included three very special letters.
All three cards are included with each copy. H-01 P Goku, SH-01 P Goku and the Hero Avatar Card which respectively represent the beginnings of Dragon Ball Heroes In 2010, the first letter of Super Dragon Ball Heroes after the name change and the return of a special card that could only be obtained in V-Jump. But the most interesting thing is that, in addition to their symbolism and design, the three can also be used in the arcades of Dragon Ball Super Divers.
For its part, the compendium of Super Dragon Ball Heroes -HEROES MEMORIES- is published by V-Jump, the magazine in which the official manga has been published, and is already on sale in Japan. In fact, its launch coincides with the release of the sixth volume of Super Dragon Ball Heroes: Meteor Missionthe latest saga of the work on paper that has been in the hands of Yoshitaka Nagayama since 2016.
Over the course of almost 14 years Super Dragon Ball Heroes He blew away millions of fans by opening up his own concept of the multiverse and making Goku transformed into Super Saiyan 4 fight side by side with Goku’s divine transformations such as Super Saiyan Blue or Ultra Instinct. They gave us impossible transformations of the Saiyans, space beings, demons and even the most horrifying and powerful version of Cell.
In fact, Super Dragon Ball Heroes Toriyama was never afraid to experiment and expand Toriyama’s work in surreal directions, drawing on the fantasies of its creators and fans with the advantage that everything that happened in its games, comics and series began and ended there and, in the process, relegated the spotlight to the players through their avatars. Leaving a legacy and a bar that Dragon Ball Super Divers must be overcome starting this year.
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