When you start reading The inheritance of the Future You receive a blow of reality that is difficult to accept: now that Akira Toriyama is gone, everything that arrives from chapter 103 of the Dragon Ball Super manga will have his name written on it, but not his signature. Unlike all previous weeks, under the title of the first page it is already established that Toyotaro takes the reins and that what we will see from now on will simply be based on the work and characters of Goku and Arale’s father. Of course, we must recognize that what we are shown in the last pages does not represent an end, nor does it end up being a bitter farewell.
To be fair, and according to Toyotaro, before Toriyama himself died he left all the episodes of the Super Heroes saga written. Dragon Ball Super published to date, including what happens in chapter 103. At the level of result, the change this month compared to the dynamic that has been taking place until now is that the current artist and from now on screenwriter had to write the dialogues that They remained in the air and the way in which events develop without the supervision of their teacher. Which is not little.
The result? Now getting into the matter, Toyotaro gives Dragon Ball and his fans a temporary brooch that, especially at a certain point, is reminiscent of those farewells from the classic stage of little Son Goku. Including those more than well-deserved binges typical of a saiyan after having had a good time handing out blowjobs. More or less like at the end of those exciting Martial Arts Tournaments. And, already, channeling everything towards the ending that we all know.
What happened in Dragon Ball Super 103: Future Inheritance [Spoilers]
If you have not yet read the last chapter of Dragon Ball Super It doesn’t hurt to remember that during the next few weeks you will have it available for free from MangaPlus along with what happened in the two previous publications. In fact, it must be kept in mind that each new chapter replaces the one published more or less a month ago. With that established, from this point, we are going to talk about the outcome of the battle that was taking place and how things have turned out in Toriyama’s work.
The first is the first. The development of the fight between Ultra Instinct Goku and Beast Mode Gohan is left without a clear winner, but with a friendly and massive fight that leaves us with a very rare image to see: for the first time in a long time the Saiyans have satisfied their apparently inexhaustible thirst for a fight. . Leaving the planet of the God of Destruction Beerus up, everything is said. But before we get too far ahead of events, let’s go in parts.
Returning to the ideas of that Vegeta monologue in which Goku fought against the little buo in Dragon Ball Z, The confrontation between father and son was never intended to decide a winner, but rather to showcase the enormous strength of both and the differences between their most powerful techniques. And, already, leaving us with more than 20 pages full of action and a few answers about the mysterious Beast Mode awakened by Gohan.
Although seniority is a degree, the transformation that represented the climax of the movie Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero is truly unique: according to Whis, Goku’s current teacher, it is neither a divine technique nor a transformation that function as the Super Saiyan, and attributes his awakening to Gohan’s innate talent. What’s more, if he deploys all his strength, he is capable of measuring himself against Broly with all the strength released from him.
According to Gohan’s words, the power of Beast Mode, capable of putting Goku on the ropes, is released in a particular way: unleashing all his spiritual energy (Ki) until he is on the verge of madness and, from that point , take the control. As a result, he not only acquires devastating strength, but even It is capable of surpassing the speed of Ultra Instinct. Enough to emerge victorious?
Bueno, Goku did not fight with the idea of winning or losing, but to verify for himself the power of his son. And now that he is clear about it, and knowing that anyone who threatens the future of humanity is not going to have an easy time, he decides to retire and give the baton of the fight to another Saiyan with thunderous power: Broly. Being left out of the battle… At least for a little while.
From the savage “all against all” Saiyan to the obligations of a disastrous grandfather
With the fight between father and son concluded, not resolved, the Saiyans’ impatience to fight ends up taking control of the following pages and, in a gradual manner, we see how that effervescent passion leads to a massive battle in which all the supers warriors launch themselves without thinking. From Vegeta to the young Goten and Trunks, through a Goku who reconsiders his retirement when he sees everyone else having a great time.
Meanwhile, the God of Destruction Beerus and Whis, the hosts of the planet where the Saiyans train, contemplate the spectacle as they see everything around them reduced to rubble.
With the saiyans completely satisfied with the encounter and after unleashing their maximum levels of power, this motley group decides to pay tribute and, like so many years ago, they regain their strength with a feast worthy of a saiyan. Sharing a table with the remains of a Red Ribbon who, after witnessing everything by chance, discards their plans for world conquest and will dedicate themselves solely to the production of medicines. Something that does make money.
And after that? Let’s say that the stars align and, after being duly dispatched with the battle, both Goku and Vegeta decide to return home to spend some time with their families. What’s more, already on Earth They have to remind Goku that he has a granddaughter named Pan. Something very typical of him: he is a prodigy in martial arts, but possibly one of the most clueless characters in the universe. Dragon Ball.
The last pages of the chapter are, by far, the most significant. Toyotaro draws the reunion between Goku and Pan, who will become his right-wing eye for the next few years. Something that is evident in the final episode of Dragon Ball drawn by Toriyama almost three decades ago: Gohan’s daughter will inherit the same desire to fight from her grandfather. And the clueless Goku loves that.
Episode 103 concludes in a special way: Goku and Pan fly away without saying goodbye to anyone, and Gohan has to go after this pair of troublemakers. Meanwhile, Piccolo – whom Goku’s family has as a babysitter – decides to say goodbye to the reader before joining the saiyans and finally ending the Dragon Ball Super Heroes Saga. Say goodbye until when?
Son Goku and the Legacy of the Future
Episode 103 is a turning point in many ways for everything that has to do with Dragon Ball. It officially closes the last saga written and imagined by Akira Toriyama and all his work and dedication to the world of Goku and his friends. But it also serves as a bridge to the last chapters of the original manga. In many aspects, everything could remain as is and the adventures of Son Goku would be perfectly closed and concluded. However, There is still room for something more.
As we already mentioned in iGamesNews, even after what was shown in the chapter there is a year of margin (judging by Pan’s age) until the celebration of the Great Martial Arts Tournament in which Goku himself will say goodbye without giving any explanation of his actions. family and friends to train a prodigious young man. Referring directly to the pages that Toriyama published in Shonen JUMP in May 1995. But there is also room for at least one great adventure. Or two.
Although Akira Toriyama is no longer with us, there are currently ten years of content planned and Toriyama himself left his characters in the hands of two people very close to him: his disciple Toyotaro will take care of the manga without your supervision and Sasuke Toriyama, his own son, will take care of the legacy of his work. And that, precisely, makes one of the last pages of episode 103 take on a new, more special nuance.
As we mentioned, after checking the strength of his son Goku, he leaves the fight unresolved, being totally sure that whatever happens from here on out will continue to be fine in your absence. And although Gohan is not like his father, he has inherited a lot from him. Maybe, hopefully, fans of Dragon Ball Let’s have the same luck with what happens with Dragon World here in the future.
As happened before Dragon Ball GT, the panorama arranged by chapter the inheritance of the future leaves it up to the reader if the story stays as far as Akira Toriyama imagined or if it continues in the hands of his heirs. Knowing that between what has already been published and the original ending of the manga there are no loose ends. However, and to be fair, the truth is that it still remains to be discovered one last adventure for Son Goku and his friends. One that has been written by Toriyama himself.
Toriyama’s Goku and Krillin designs for Dragon Ball Daima
Dragon Ball will return after a hiatus with new pages that will be published in the V-Jump. Now, the latest project that Goku’s father embarked on will see the light of day in the fall of 2024: Dragon Ball Daima has been imagined and written by Akira Toriyama who has been fully involved in the project. To the point that his characters, the already known and the new ones, carry his designs. Because, for all intents and purposes, Inheritance from the Future marks the end of an era for Dragon Ball. But, seeing what is on the horizon, we are about to discover the beginning of a new one.
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