The Dragon Ball franchise, known for epic battles, wild, colorful characters and even awesome magical powers, is still a huge deal. Dragon Ball Super Gallery is celebrating Akira Toriyama's iconic creation as it hits 40 years. This massive franchise continues to amaze fans.
An Iconic Art Style
One of the main characters everyone seems to love and admire, is none other than the incredible Goku. It doesn't stop there, other amazing artists have been given an amazing gift!
You may know some of these creators like Masashi Kishimoto, the creator of Naruto, as well as Yoshihiro Togashi of Hunter X Hunter.
A Special Event: Dragon Ball Super Gallery:
What makes the Dragon Ball Super Gallery so cool? Well, for one thing they are redrawing covers from the Dragon Ball series. With every month, something new is released, as they aim to put together something incredible with this big event. The Gallery wants to share their creative spirit as they get ready to honor the anniversary.
This special event is a way to celebrate 40 years of the Dragon Ball series, in addition to "Dragon Ball Daima!" They have created this epic display of talent from Shonen Jump and made sure there's something special.
Horikoshi and My Hero Academia:
With the massive lineup of incredibly talented artists there is one that really stands out!
You're getting one of the best with Kohei Horikoshi! This artist, whose iconic comic is "My Hero Academia" took a turn for the best, and shared their love of Goku in this amazing celebration! It's a special moment for fans, with new artwork and a great representation of one of Horikoshi's favorite artists.
An Interesting Take On An Iconic Style:
A super popular book cover for Dragon Ball got an update and looks pretty amazing with a whole new sense of design! It shows the true creative brilliance behind "Horikoshi's" art and style. If you're not familiar, Horikoshi had his moment! This cover art for the special volume #13 is very similar. You may notice some little tweaks to Goku's pose but what's also pretty exciting? He's posing on a "Capsule Corp SUV," showing Horikoshi's modern style! It takes this cover to a totally new level.
It was even mentioned in the original article that this Dragon Ball Super Gallery, gave fans all sorts of special looks! There were amazing versions of Goku and a really unique spin on Piccolo. But with Horikoshi, we see that he paid tribute with something truly special.
In his work you can really see how Horikoshi paid special attention, specifically how Goku's shoes, and just the right touch with design.
The Legacy of Dragon Ball Super Gallery
As this amazing project brings even more great art from such incredible talents who are Mangaka. A true tribute to Akira Toriyama, you get a great idea of their talent!
- You may know "Tatsuya Endo" from Spy x Family! His work has an unmistakable style!
- "Hirohiko Araki" from "Jojo"
They re-created covers in their styles! There was an artist known as Yasuhisa Hara, his work on "Kingdom", has some amazing imagery, giving this story even more attention as Goku rides a horse in a stylish "orange-armored" outfit.
Even better was the addition from "Yoshihiro Togashi," who did the work for the "Volume 5" cover art. What made it such an interesting cover was the amazing depiction of the classic scene of "Goku on his motorcycle. But it also highlighted how the creators brought their characters into the project and made this a special crossover for fans!
If there is something to get excited about, that is how this gallery is such a powerful, unique tribute to Akira Toriyama's work! Fans will enjoy the great details. It shows just how these mangaka artists can bring to life their styles with new renditions and also shows how passionate these talented, artistic professionals truly are!
With "Dragon Ball, the amazing creative choices, they all made their way into the media through incredible Anime series and manga that came to be loved and appreciated globally. We can't forget, how it went even further into the realm of video games.
Fans have enjoyed so many releases for Dragon Ball. If you need a chance to explore! It is a super well known universe and for good reason! Now you'll even get a chance to see this super creative tribute to this legend! There's always more of "Dragon Ball" waiting to be seen. With its constant growth and success, these art collaborations show that its love for "Dragon Ball" is stronger than ever before, just like the stories of Goku!
