The Dragon Ball website has shared an illustration of Goku that was included in a joint project by Toriyama and Oda
One of the illustrations of Goku from Akira Toriyama and Eiichiro Oda's “Genius PC Cram School” project has recently been shared
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When talking about great references in the manga industry, obviously, one should not leave aside Akira Toriyama, creator of Dragon Ball and Eiichiro Oda, creator of One Piecetwo of the most talented and successful exponents of all time, who have given the world wonderful stories and iconic characters such as Goku y Luffy.
In fact, for many mangakas, Akira Toriyama has been a great influencesince the talented creator of Dragon Ball inspired and motivated them to create their own works, as is the case of Eiichiro Odawho feels deep admiration and respect for this artist, as he made it known in the tribute he dedicated to Toriyama after his death.
However, at some point in life, Akira Toriyama and Eiichiro Oda had the opportunity to collaborate on the same project dedicated to mangakas who were learning to draw manga digitally, which included several memorable illustrations by both artists. That is why, recently, Dragon Ball website ah reminiscence a Goku design which was included in this joint project, which you will surely love.
Dragon Ball website reveals special collaborative design by Akira Toriyama and Eiichiro Oda
The Dragon Ball website has shared an illustration of Goku that was part of a joint project by Toriyama and Oda
As we have already mentioned above, Akira Toriyama and Eiichiro Oda are two of the most successful mangakas of all time, creators of two of the most popular and recognized stories of all time such as Dragon Ball y One Piecewhich are considered his greatest works.
Likewise, a long time ago, despite having very busy schedules, Akira Toriyama and Eiichiro Oda teamed up on a very special project called “Genius PC Cram School” a book dedicated to mangakas who were learning to draw manga digitallylaunched in 2002, which included various illustrations made by both artists in which they gave advice to beginners.
And recently, the Dragon Ball website has remembered an illustration of Goku which was originally published in this book by Akira Toriyama and Eiichiro Odaas part of the Toriyama Archives sectionwhich can be viewed for 24 hours.
In this cool illustration We can see Goku as a child with a huge smile holding a mouse.alluding to the topic addressed in the book “Genius PC Cram School”. It should be noted that This image was originally published on February 28, 2002And now, the Toriyama archives section has brought it back, remembering and paying tribute to the great work that the mangaka did over the years.
Notably This illustration is part of a guide in which both mangakas explained step by step to the beginning artists how to draw manga digitallyso this image has a very deep and emotional meaning that highlights the great contribution that Akira Toriyama and Eiichiro Oda they did to up-and-coming artists by sharing their knowledge with them.
It is necessary to highlight that This archive column has shared some great vintage illustrations that have amazed the loyal fans of the franchise, a clear example of this being one of the oldest designs of Goku, which Toriyama drew at some point in 1984 before the Dragon Ball manga will begin its official publication, so there is still a lot of content that we have not had the opportunity to see yet.
On the other hand, Eiichiro Oda He was one of the many mangakas who showed himself deeply saddened by the unfortunate death of Akira Toriyamasince both shared a beautiful friendship full of respect and admiration between them, so, surely, the creator of One Piece He fondly remembers this special project he worked on with Toriyama.
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