News culture “I am extremely grateful” Akira Toriyama worked on Dragon Ball Super until his death: the author pays tribute to him
This week a new chapter for Dragon Ball Super was released in V-Jump. It is the first broadcast since the death of Akira Toriyama. A final symbolic chapter with various honors.
Toyotaro “grateful” for Dragon Ball Super
On Wednesday, March 20th, Dragon Ball fans were able to discover Chapter #103 of Dragon Ball Super. A chapter (available on the Mangaplus website) that concludes the narrative arc superhero. A monthly chapter like no other: it is the first to appear since the death of Akira Toriyama, who died on March 1st from a subdural hematoma. Among the final drawings we can read a tribute to the work by the English translation team:
We are all deeply saddened by the news of Toriyama-sensei’s passing. His work is a source of inspiration for all of us. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, friends and all fans touched by his work.
It’s also in the V jump, monthly magazine in which Dragon Ball Super appears. It is another testimony that appears there, but this time from someone closer to the Creator Dragon Ball. It was none other than Toyotaro, the manga artist, who spoke. He is asked about his feelings after the story arc superhero It is from:
The prologue for chapters 88-90 was a story created from the things I wanted to do, with corrections by Toriyama-sensei. But of course, the plot of chapters 91 to 100 along with the main plot of the film and even the epilogue of chapters 101 to 103 were a script by Toriyama-sensei. I added some dialogue and plot points, but in general they are the dialogue and plot points that Toriyama came up with.
He adds: “very grateful” for completing the drawing of this series and concludes with the hope that readers will enjoy it despite the differences from the film.
Dragon Ball Super: a symbolic chapter 103
An unintentionally symbolic final chapter. In English, issue 103 is entitled “Legacy into the Future”. A title that can be translated as “Legacy for the future“. It’s hard not to think of the legacy that Toriyama left with Dragon Ball, as he has inspired so many famous mangaka today (Oda with One Piece, Kishimoto with Naruto…) that he is referred to as “the”. .Father of Shonen“. Secondly, it is the conclusion of a narrative arc. We see Piccolo (Toriyama’s favorite character); as well as Goku, Gohan and his daughter. Enough to put a bitter smile on the faces of Dragon Ball fans, as one of the manga’s themes remains parent-child transmission.
The absence of the manga in the coming months also marks a blow. However, it’s difficult to say whether it’s related to Akira Toriyama’s death or a necessary break caused by the end of the story arc. An indeterminacy maintained by the release date of Chapter #104, which was originally scheduled for the month of May, but whose date was then withdrawn by Shueisha.
