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Toyotarou

This article is about the manga artist. For other people with this name, seeToyotarō.

Toyotarou(Japanese:とよたろう,Hepburn:Toyotarō,born May 17, 1978)[1]is a Japanesemanga artist.He has drawn severalDragon Ball-relatedmangaand is best known for illustratingDragon Ball Super(2015–present), which was written by series creatorAkira Toriyamauntil his death in March 2024.

Toyotarou
Toyotarou atNapoli Comicon,Italy (2017)
Born(1978-05-17)May 17, 1978(age 46)[1]
Tochigi Prefecture,Japan[1]
NationalityJapanese
OccupationManga artist
Years active2012–present
EmployerShueisha
Known forDragon Ball Super

Early life and work

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Toyotarou first came acrossAkira Toriyama's work in grade school withDr. Slump,then theDragon Ballanime,and finally theDragon Ballmanga.[2]With his school notebooks covered in its characters, he was already making up story arcs forDragon Ballchapters in his head.[3]To this day he has never drawn any original work of his own, it has all beenDragon Ball-related.[2][4]Previously a television director, Toyotarou never desired to be a career manga artist. "I figured it would be impossible to do it officially, so I resigned myself to doing it as a hobby."[4]In 2012, he brought artwork toShueisha,and six months later he debuted with the first two-page chapter ofDragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission.[4]

Career

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Toyotarou made his professional debut withDragon Ball Heroes: Victory Missionin the November 2012 issue of the monthly magazineV Jump.It is a tie-in manga with the video game seriesDragon Ball Heroesand ran for 28 chapters until it was put on hiatus after the February 2015 issue. A chapter 29 was included in theBandai Official 5th Anniversary Fanbook: Dragon Ball Heroes 5th Anniversary Missionbook published on November 19, 2015, and all previous chapters were uploaded to the game's website for free.[5]

Toyotarou also drew a manga adaptation of the filmDragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F',which was written by Toriyama. It began in the April 2015 issue of the monthlyV Jumpand ran for three chapters.[6]

Toyotarou beganDragon Ball Superin the August 2015 issue ofV Jump,which was released on June 20, 2015.[7]He illustrated the manga while Toriyama wrote the story. Although theanimeusually adapted Toriyama's story ahead of the manga, some characters for the "Universe Survival arc" were reported as being designed by Toyotarou, and a few by both him and Toriyama.[8]After covering the last story arc seen in the anime series in November 2018, theDragon Ball Supermanga continued with original story arcs.[9]Following Toriyama's death in March 2024,Dragon Ball Superwas put on indefinite hiatus.[10]

Toyotarou also worked with Toriyama onDragon Ball Xenoverse 2 The Manga,an adaptation of the 2016video gameDragon Ball Xenoverse 2that he illustrated exclusively for the collector's edition of the game.[11]He created theone-shotDragon Ball Super Diversfor the December 2024 issue ofV Jump,which was published on October 21, 2024. It is based on the arcade game of the same name that was created as the successor toDragon Ball Heroes.[12]

Style

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Toyotarou is a self-taught artist, having never formally studied manga.[4]When asked what his favorite manga is other thanDragon Ball,he answered with Toriyama'sSoldier of Savings CashmanorNobuhiro Watsuki'sRurouni Kenshin.[13]He is more inspired by film than manga, particularly those made byDisney,Marvel,andPixar.[2]

Toyotarou explained that forDragon Ball Superhe received the major plot points from Toriyama, before drawing the storyboard and filling in the details in between himself. He sent the storyboard to Toriyama for review, who gave feedback and made alterations before returning it to Toyotarou, who illustrated the final manuscript and sent it to Shueisha for publication.[2]During the last week of his monthly deadlines, Toyotarou estimated that he spends about 18 hours a day drawing.[14]

Toriyama said that of everyone who works on theDragon Ballfranchise, Toyotarou's artwork is the closest to his own.[15]Amy McNulty ofAnime News Networkconcurred, calling Toyotarou's art "virtually indistinguishable" from Toriyama's.[16]Toyotarou himself said he is confident in reproducing Toriyama's characters and their subtleties, but needs to practice on robots andmecha.[2]As far as the differences, he noted that he draws morepanelsandclose-upsthan Toriyama and does hisscreentonedigitally.[4]

Works

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Manga

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Other work

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References

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  1. ^abc"V Jump Manga Artists Museum: Toyotarou".V Jump(in Japanese).Shueisha(published October 21, 2013). December 2013.
  2. ^abcde"Interview: Dragon Ball Super's Toyotarou".Anime News Network.October 26, 2016.RetrievedMay 2,2019.
  3. ^Akira Toriyama; Toyotarou (2017).Dragon Ball Super, Volume 2.Viz Media.p. 214.ISBN978-1-42-159647-1.
  4. ^abcde"For Toyotarou, Drawing Dragon Ball Super is a Dream Come True".CBR.October 27, 2016.RetrievedMay 2,2019.
  5. ^Vジャンプ đặc biệt biên tập tăng khan ・バンダイ công thức 5 đầy năm kỷ niệm ファンブック 『ドラゴンボールヒーローズ 5th ANNIVERSARY MISSION』 bổn ngày phát bán!.V Jump(in Japanese). November 19, 2015.RetrievedMay 2,2019.
  6. ^"2015 Dragon Ball Z Film Gets 3-Chapter Manga Adaptation".Anime News Network.January 16, 2015.RetrievedMay 2,2019.
  7. ^Toriyama Akira ストーリー nguyên án の “ドラゴンボール” tân アニメ, Vジャンでコミカライズ.Natalie(in Japanese). May 21, 2015.RetrievedMay 2,2019.
  8. ^"Siêu SCOOP3 tân chương “Vũ trụ サバイバル biên” サバイバル!! Toàn 12 vũ trụ ".V Jump(in Japanese) (April 2017).Shueisha:36–37. February 21, 2017.ASINB01N6Y2ZTB.
  9. ^"Dragon Ball Super Manga Launches 'Galactic Patrol Prisoner Arc' Next Month".Anime News Network.November 21, 2018.RetrievedMay 2,2019.
  10. ^"Dragon Ball Super Manga Goes on Indefinite Hiatus".Anime News Network.March 21, 2024.RetrievedApril 16,2024.
  11. ^"'Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2' updates, release date: Manga by 'Dragon Ball' creator successor previewed ".The Christian Times.October 4, 2016.RetrievedMay 12,2019.
  12. ^"Yūji Kasai Launches Dragon Ball Super Divers Manga Series on November 1".Anime News Network.October 24, 2024.RetrievedOctober 24,2024.
  13. ^Toyotarou, Flavien Appavou (May 17, 2017).Toyotaro (Auteur de Dragon Ball Super) - "Akira Toriyama a changé ma vie"[Toyotaro (Mangaka of Dragon Ball Super) - "Akira Toriyama changed my life!"] (Video). Italy: Manga.tv – viaYouTube.
  14. ^Toyotarou (June 16, 2017).Dragon Ball Super's Toyotarou chats with Shonen Jump(Video).Viz Media– via YouTube.
  15. ^Akira Toriyama; Toyotarou (2017).Dragon Ball Super, Volume 1.Viz Media.p. 191.ISBN978-1-42-159254-1.
  16. ^"Dragon Ball Super Vol. 1 - The Spring 2017 Manga Guide".Anime News Network.June 1, 2017.RetrievedMay 2,2019.
  17. ^"Nintendo Switch “スーパードラゴンボールヒーローズ ワールドミッション” の tân キャラクターが công khai! ".Dragon Ball Official Site(in Japanese).Shueisha.January 19, 2019.RetrievedMay 2,2019.
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