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Translation Update: “Special Project: Toyotarō Drew It!” Images #74, #75, & #76
Published by VegettoEX04 April 2024, 3:23 PM EDTCommentToyotarō Drew It

Roughly each month, Toyotarō provides a drawing of a Dragon Ball (or related…!)
character — as well as an accompanying comment — on the official Japanese Dragon
Ball website. Following up on the wealth of characters already drawn, for his
early 2024 catch-up entry, Toyotarō has drawn Cashman, Dub, and Arale from the
Akira Toriyama-related manga series from V-Jump‘s early days:



> SAVINGS WARRIOR CASHMAN
> 
> I obviously like the first version penned by Toriyama-sensei that ran in the
> very first issues of V-Jump, but I also really like the later version penned
> by Nakatsuru-san!
> 
> DUB & PETER 1
> 
> This is another one of the manga that Toriyama-sensei ran in the very first
> issues of V-Jump. You have insufferable brats, machines, and an American
> style! It really makes you feel like you’re square in the middle of Toriyama
> world!
> 
> DR. SLUMP’S ARALE NORIMAKI
> 
> This is the version of Arale that Toriyama-sensei designed for the second
> series (the one that aired during the 90s). It got two manga in V-Jump, one
> drawn by Nakatsuru-san, and another drawn by Yamamuro-san.

Savings Warrior Cashman was originally published as three chapters over the span
of 1990 to 1991 in the initial A5-size run issues of V-Jump, while Dub & Peter-1
was originally published as four chapters over the course of 1992 to 1993 in the
next AB-size trial run issues of V-Jump — both series were penned by Akira
Toriyama directly.

After this point, V-Jump went monthly beginning with the July 1993 issue
(published that May), and went on to feature the aforementioned two Dr. Slump
sequel manga series (with involvement from Takao Koyama, Yoshimi Narita,
Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru, and Tadayoshi Yamamuro at different points), as well as a
Cashman sequel series (from Takao Koyama and Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru).

Toriyama’s original Savings Warrior Cashman (as “Soldier of Savings Cashman”)
and Dub and Peter 1 are both available in English as part of Viz’s “Akira
Toriyama’s Manga Theater” collection.

This drawing and comment set has been added to the respective page in our
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New Translation: “Sand Land” Production Secrets – Akira Toriyama “Sand Land”
Kanzenban Interview
Published by VegettoEX01 April 2024, 2:59 PM EDTCommentSand Land

Last August, Shueisha released a new kanzenban edition of Akira Toriyama’s
14-chapter manga series Sand Land. This new edition — mirroring the format and
sizing of Dragon Ball‘s own kanzenban edition released from 2002 to 2004 — was
updated to contain the original full-color versions of pages from its Weekly
Shōnen Jump serialization, rough sketches from Akira Toriyama, as well as
behind-the-scenes information.

The latest addition to our ever-growing “Translations” archive is just that: the
full “Sand Land” Production Secrets interview with Akira Toriyama!



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Sand Land was originally serialized within the pages of Weekly Shōnen Jump in
Japan from May to August 2000 spanning 14 chapters. The series was compiled into
a single volume that November. A new kanzenban edition was released in Japan
last August; that same month, a colorized version of the manga began in
Shueisha’s Saikyō Jump magazine in the September 2023 issue.

Sand Land went on to act as a debut series within Viz’s Shonen Jump print
magazine in America in 2003, both running to completion and receiving its own
collected volume later that same year. The entire manga series is also available
as part of Viz’s digital vault service.

The Sand Land theatrical film debuted 18 August 2023 in Japan with animation
produced by Sunrise, Kamikaze Douga, and Anima. Its home video release in Japan
is due out 29 May 2024. The movie was expanded upon and received its own
in-universe continuation by way of the Sand Land animated series, currently
streaming worldwide.

A video game adaptation from Bandai Namco is out worldwide this month, as well.


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Toyotarō Shares Story Behind Final “Dragon Ball Super” Manga Correction By Akira
Toriyama
Published by VegettoEX29 March 2024, 10:02 AM EDTCommentDragon Ball Super

Reflecting on the passing of original creator Akira Toriyama, Dragon Ball Super
manga author and artist Toyotarō took to Twitter this week to share an anecdote
about his review process with Toriyama for the most recent manga chapter.

Toyotarō noted that, at the end of his original draft for chapter 103, the
characters all simply flew away with their backs turned. Upon review, Toriyama’s
correction was for Piccolo to wave goodbye to Pan’s kindergarten teacher, which
Toyotarō then felt had more meaning after Toriyama’s passing. Toyotarō then
shared a new recreation of the original draft and correction — not the original
versions, as he does not currently have permission to share those — in his
extended Twitter thread:



> So Dragon Ball Super will be on hiatus for now. Sorry about that. I’m not sure
> when chapters 101-103 will get printed in a collected volume, so please be
> sure to check them out on V-Jump! (You can also purchase back issues on
> Jump+!) Just one thing I would like to say regarding Chapter 103… (If you
> haven’t read it yet, spoilers ahead).
> 
> The truth is that, on the original storyboard that I drew for chapter 103, on
> the last page, everyone had their backs turned before flying off into the
> distance. But Sensei gave me one last correction: “Make Piccolo turn and wave
> goodbye to the kindergarten teacher.” (I couldn’t post the original storyboard
> without permission, so what you see below is my own recreation.) I got news of
> his passing after sending the finalized pages.
> 
> Therefore, it wasn’t with that intention that I drew Piccolo that way… but I
> now want to add that extra meaning onto that drawing. Thank you for
> everything, Toriyama-sensei. I was able to work alongside you for nine years.
> That really was a special time. Thank you so much. I pray from the bottom of
> my heart that you may rest in peace.

Examples of Toriyama’s corrections have been published before in the collected
volumes of Dragon Ball Super, notably at the back of volumes 3, 6, 7, and 8.

Dragon Ball Super chapter 103 was published last week within the May 2024 issue
of Shueisha’s V-Jump magazine (and received a simultaneous worldwide release in
various languages via services such as Viz’s Shonen Jump and Shueisha’s Manga
Plus). The series is now on an indefinite hiatus.


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New “DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO” Trailer: “Power VS Speed” + 11 Character
Reveals
Published by VegettoEX22 March 2024, 11:42 AM EDTCommentSparking Zero

In conjunction with a new gameplay showcase stream this week, Bandai Namco has
released a new “Power VS Speed” trailer — both in English and Japanese — for the
forthcoming DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO video game:





In addition to the 40 character blocks previously revealed, the new trailer
announced the following additional character inclusions:

 * Super Trunks [Super Saiyan Grade 3 Future Trunks]
 * Dispo
 * Kakunsa
 * Turtle Hermit (Max Power)
 * Nappa
 * Butta
 * Toppo
 * Jheese
 * Super Saiyan Kale (Berserk)
 * Super Saiyan Broli (Full Power) [Dragon Ball Super]
 * Hit



As part of the gameplay showcase, game producer Jun Furutani noted that in
keeping with the series’ history and expectations, battle systems such as the
Dragon Dash, Impact Action, and counters have been kept from previous entries.
In terms of new mechanics, Furutani noted that overall character movement has
been boosted, and that dashing has therefore been adjusted to be even faster and
can be incorporated into offensive and defensive techniques. A new “Skill Count”
builds up during battle, which comes into play with two other new mechanics: the
“Revenge Counter” lets you strike back while absorbing an opponent’s attack,
while “Super Perception” is a counter command that lets the player preemptively
counterattack in anticipation of upcoming attacks, including ki blasts. A new ki
action called “Vanishing Assaults” lets you swoop in and approach the opponent
instantly.

Though a specific release date has not been announced, Dragon Ball: Sparking!
ZERO is slated for release on the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC (via
Steam).



As opposed to the completely separate Dragon Ball Z (“Budokai”) series developed
by Dimps which came before it, the Sparking! series — developed instead by Spike
— featured 3D arenas with an over-the-shoulder camera angle. The new game’s
title of Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO falls more in line with the original
trilogy’s naming scheme in Japanese. The three Sparking! games — the original,
NEO!, and METEOR — hit the PlayStation 2 over the course of 2005 to 2007, with
the Nintendo Wii also receiving ports of the second and third games. The game
series was released numerically under the “Budokai Tenkaichi” moniker
internationally. A fourth games — Tag Vs. in Japan / Tenkaichi Tag Team
internationally — was released on the PlayStation Portable in 2010. Spike (as
Spike Chunsoft) later went on to also develop the crossover fighting games
J-Stars Victory VS in 2014 and Jump Force in 2019.


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“Sand Land” Animated Series Debuts on Streaming Services Worldwide
Published by VegettoEX21 March 2024, 9:05 PM EDTCommentSand Land

The expanded adaptation of Sand Land — originally a theatrical film that debuted
in Japan last summer — formally hit streaming services worldwide yesterday (20
March 2024).



Spanning 13 total episodes, the expanded series covers the events of last year’s
film (itself covering and expanding upon the events of the original 14-chapter
manga series) over the course of the first six episodes in the “Demon Prince
arc”, and then moves on to all-new content developed in conjunction with
original author Akira Toriyama in the “Angelic Hero arc” for the remainder of
the series.

For the series’ streaming debut, the first seven episodes — all six of the first
arc, and the first of the brand-new arc — were all posted at once. Moving
forward, one new episode will be posted each Wednesday. The series is largely
being handled by Disney+ worldwide, with the United States in particular
receiving the series via Hulu.

The series also received new opening and ending themes: the opening theme is
“Water Carrier” by Kroi, while the ending theme is “Drive My Idea” by Tempalay.
Both groups provided new comments alongside the series’ debut:

> OPENING THEME
> “Water Carrier” by Kroi
> Lyrics: Leo Uchida
> Composition & Arrangement: Kroi
> (IRORI Records / PONY CANYON)
> 
> Comment from Kroi
> We, Kroi, will be handling the opening theme of SAND LAND: The Series, based
> on the original work by Akira Toriyama-sensei, with our new single “Water
> Carrier”!
> 
> Actually, it’s actually close to two years ago that we received word of this
> and recorded the song, so we’re happy to finally be able to share this news
> with everyone!
> 
> The world where Beelzebub & co.’s adventure unfolds is one where what’s “good”
> and what’s “evil” isn’t clear, and real the truth seems to be something that
> doesn’t come neat and tidy. We think our song came out as something will allow
> you to get even more thrills and excitement out of that world!
> 
> Please enjoy our song “Water Carrier” alongside SAND LAND: The Series!

> ENDING THEME
> “Drive My Idea” by Tempalay
> Lyrics & Composition: Ryōto Ohara
> Arrangement: Tempalay
> (unBORDE / Warner Music Japan)
> 
> Comment from Tempalay
> We love the vehicles drawn by Akira Toriyama-san, and even in private we call
> them “Akira Toriyama-style”. We were in elementary school during Sand Land‘s
> original run. The big buzzwords of the time that impacted us as kids were
> Nostradamus’ Predictions and the Y2K Problem, and in the middle of all that,
> Sand Land‘s post-apocalyptic vibe left a lasting impression. I think it was an
> era that balanced excitement with a vague sense of dread.
> 
> We hope you’ll get that same double-faceted feeling from the song we’ve
> provided.
> 
> …Which is me trying to sound all cool, but the reality is, I’ve been a
> super-fan since I was little, so I’m seriously hyped! I hope my classmates
> stumble upon this comment and read it! KURIRIN!
> 
> —Ryōto Ohara (Tempalay)

Following Dragon Ball‘s completion, Akira Toriyama produced various one-shots
and short works for Shueisha including Alien Peke and Tokimecha in 1996, and
Bubul of Demon Village in 1997. Series with longer runs — serializations that
would ultimately comprise a single tankōbon — were also produced, including
COWA! in 1997, Kajika in 1998, and Sand Land in 2000.

Sand Land was originally serialized within the pages of Weekly Shōnen Jump in
Japan from May to August 2000 spanning 14 chapters. The series was compiled into
a single volume that November. A new kanzenban edition was released in Japan
last August; that same month, a colorized version of the manga began in
Shueisha’s Saikyō Jump magazine in the September 2023 issue.

Sand Land went on to act as a debut series within Viz’s Shonen Jump print
magazine in America in 2003, both running to completion and receiving its own
collected volume later that same year. The entire manga series is also available
as part of Viz’s digital vault service.

The Sand Land theatrical film debuted 18 August 2023 in Japan with animation
produced by Sunrise, Kamikaze Douga, and Anima. Its home video release in Japan
is due out 29 May 2024.

A video game adaptation from Bandai Namco is out worldwide this April, as well.


Content
New Translation: “Dr. Mashirito’s Ultimate Manga Technique” – Interview with
Akira Toriyama
Published by VegettoEX21 March 2024, 2:07 PM EDTComment

Last July, Shueisha released an expanded collection of content from Kazuhiko
Torishima originally printed within the company’s Saikyō Jump magazine: titled
Dr. Mashirito’s Ultimate Manga Technique (Dr.マシリト 最強漫画術), the 196-page book
includes a variety of career reflections, advice for upcoming artists, and
interviews with colleagues.

New and exclusive to the book was an interview with Akira Toriyama himself,
which is the latest addition to our ever-expanding “Translations” archive.



Read the Full Translation!

Though the entire early-career retrospective/chat is enlightening, one
particular section may garner a little more attention than others:

> Toriyama:
> That’s the hardest thing about action manga. If you draw it on the same level
> as the previous fight, it’ll seem to the readers that the level has actually
> gone down. So I gradually came to believe that there’s a limit to making the
> characters stronger. In terms of having to take the level of action portrayals
> even higher, it got quite difficult from around the time the battle with
> Freeza ended.
> 
> Torishima:
> That would have been the best place to stop, too. (laughs)
> 
> Toriyama:
> That’s rich, coming from you. (laughs)
> 
> Torishima:
> Well, when it got to have such runaway popularity, we couldn’t very well have
> that, now could we?

An exploration of this exchange — which to most casual readers would appear to
be a throwaway comment and laugh between friends — has been added to the
respective page in our “Intended Endings Guide” here on Kanzenshuu.


News
“Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot” To Receive Continued Development
Published by VegettoEX21 March 2024, 12:01 PM EDTCommentGame Project Z Action
RPG

The official Dragon Ball games Twitter account — both in Japanese and in English
(by way of Bandai Namco) — announced today that the 2020 video game Dragon Ball
Z: Kakarot is set to receive continued development support.











> 『ドラゴンボールZ KAKAROT』は今後も展開を予定しております。
> どうぞ続報をお待ちください！”

Developed by CyberConnect2 for Bandai Namco, the action role-playing game
released 16 January 2020 in Japan and 17 January 2020 internationally on the
PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC (via Steam). A Nintendo Switch edition came
later in September 2021.

Two season passes worth of content — with six individual packs in total — have
come out since the game’s release. In the first season pass, the Battle of Gods
and Resurrection ‘F’ DLC entries were much shorter with a focus on boss fights
and level increases, while the third entry — that of Trunks’ future timeline —
told a comprehensive, multi-part story. The second season pass includes entries
for the original 1990 Bardock television special, the 23rd Tenka’ichi Budōkai,
and the 28th Tenka’ichi Budōkai.

In terms of mainline continuity content, the game now already effectively covers
everything from the final battle with Demon King Piccolo up through an expanded
epilogue of the manga.

Reviews of the base game, Trunks DLC, Bardock DLC, 23rd Tenka’ichi Budōkai DLC,
and 28th Tenka’ichi Budōkai DLC can be found on episodes #0481, #0490, #0497,
#0505, and #0509, respectively, of our podcast.


News
“Dragon Ball Super” Manga Chapter 103 Released
Published by VegettoEX20 March 2024, 12:00 PM EDT3 CommentsDragon Ball Super

Following up on previous chapters, Shueisha and Viz have added the official
English translation of the Dragon Ball Super manga’s 103rd chapter to their
respective Manga Plus and Shonen Jump services, continuing onward into the
brand-new “Super Hero arc”. After three chapters worth of original prologue
material, the manga version of the arc covered the full events of the respective
film, and has now transitioned into even more original story content.

Alongside other initiatives including free chapters and a larger archive for
paid subscribers, this release continues the companies’ schedule of not simply
simultaneously publishing the series’ chapter alongside its Japanese debut to
the release date, but to its local time in Japan alongside its serialization in
today’s May 2024 issue of Shueisha’s V-Jump magazine.



The Dragon Ball Super “comicalization” began in June 2015, initially just ahead
of the television series, and running both ahead and behind the series at
various points. The manga runs in Shueisha’s V-Jump magazine, with the series’
one-hundred-third chapter hitting today in the magazine’s May 2024 issue.

UPDATE: Though Shueisha’s official Manga Plus website originally noted upon this
chapter’s release that the Dragon Ball Super manga will be off next month in the
magazine’s June 2024 issue and would return in the magazine’s July 2024 issue
(set for release 21 May 2024), the site has been updated since this article’s
original posting with the removal of this statement. Within the actual pages of
V-Jump, splash text on the final page of the chapter notes “We will take a break
starting next issue” (次号より休載いたします。), while promotional splashes for the next
issue (June 2024, releasing in April) in the back of the magazine have tiny text
that notes “Dragon Ball Super will be on break next issue”
(次号の「ドラゴンボール超」は休載です。).

Illustrated by “Toyotarō” (in all likelihood, a second pen-name used by Dragon
Ball AF fan manga author and illustrator “Toyble”), the Dragon Ball Super manga
covered the Battle of Gods re-telling, skipped the Resurrection ‘F’ re-telling,
and “charged ahead” to the Champa arc, “speeding up the excitement of the TV
anime even more”. Though the television series has completed its run, the manga
continues onward, moving into its own original “Galactic Patrol Prisoner”,
“Granolla the Survivor”, and now “Super Hero” arcs.

Viz is currently releasing free digital chapters of the series, and began their
own collected print edition back in 2017. The company’s twentieth collected
volume was released last month.

The Dragon Ball Super television series concluded in March 2018 with 131 total
episodes. Crunchyroll (by way of the merger with FUNimation) owns the American
distribution license for the series, with the English dub having wrapped its
broadcast on Cartoon Network, and the home video release reaching its tenth and
final box set in 2020. A complete steelbook “Limited Edition” was released by
Crunchyroll in 2022.


News
Kentarō Yabuki Shares Original Gohanks Fusion Design & Contest Ideas
Published by VegettoEX16 March 2024, 6:30 PM EDTComment

Kentarō Yabuki — now a modern mangaka legend in his own right — took to Twitter
to reflect on the passing of Akira Toriyama, and in the process shared his
original design for “Gohanks”: a fan contest submission that was later
reimagined into a “real” character.

Yabuki initially shared:

> This is going to be a bit long, but just for the sake of sorting out my
> feelings, allow me to write down some personal thoughts.
> 
> Back when I was a young boy, I used to change schools a lot, and so, being by
> myself was a common occurrence, but by using Dragon Ball as a talking point, I
> was able to make new friends wherever I went.
> 
> I copied a lot of Toriyama-sensei‘s illustrations, and through that, I was
> able to discover the enjoyment of drawing comics. I was also super addicted to
> both Dragon Quest and Chrono Trigger.
> 
> The first time a picture of mine was ever published in Jump was with a
> fan-made character that I had mailed in by postcard. I think that became my
> source of confidence to, several years later, send a submission to a manga
> contest.
> 
> I was never blessed with the chance to meet him, but even if I had, I think I
> would have been so awestruck that I wouldn’t have been able to even approach
> him. That’s how much I admired him.
> 
> The picture I received from him for To Love-Ru‘s 10th Anniversary also came
> bundled with a comment that was filled with so much kindness that I will
> treasure it for the rest of my life.
> 
> Toriyama-sensei, I truly thank you for giving me… no, for giving all of us fun
> memories throughout all of our lives.
> 
> I pray that I might one day meet you, clad with a halo on top of your head.
> 
> From the bottom of my heart, I pray that your soul may rest in peace.

The image in question for To Love-Ru‘s 10th anniversary does indeed include a
message from Toriyama, which states:

> Yabuki-sensei, Hasemi-sensei,
> 
> Good afternoon! I have never drawn a young girl character that had this kind
> of feel to it, so this was a pretty fresh and fun experience!
> 
> – Akira Toriyama

Beyond the celebratory image from Toriyama, however, Yabuki refers here to his
submission to a bona fide contest that Shueisha held, announced in the 1995 No.
13 issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump (published 28 February 1995 in Japan alongside
chapter 508 of the original Dragon Ball manga): their first-ever
reader-participation project soliciting fan designs for new fusions, with the
potential to win a 500-card Carddass Dragon Ball Super Battle Series set and an
autograph from Akira Toriyama himself! The original contest announcement is
notable for its design concept from Toriyama: a fusion of Piccolo and Kuririn
named “Piririn”.



After receiving 12,792 (!!!) entries, Shueisha was ready to reveal the
winner(s). The Anime J-Wing column on pages 34-35 in the 1995 No. 19 issue of
Weekly Shōnen Jump (published 11 April 1995 alongside chapter 514 of the
original manga) showcased the grand-prize winner along with seven runners-up,
each receiving their own specially-named prize title. In choosing the winners,
the editorial team looked at both the combinations and the quality of the
illustrations.

The “Cool Prize” [Kakko ii de Shō] was awarded to “Gohanks” (ゴハンクス Gohankusu) —
a fusion of Son Gohan and the teenage Trunks — by Kentarō Yabuki (age 15) of
Okayama prefecture:



> [caption] GOTENKS: “Whoa! I wanna fight him!”
> 
> Although it’s Gohan and Trunks, the use of teenage Trunks in this one caught
> our eye. The costume, a fusion of both of their outfits, is also well-thought
> out. We have no complaints about his coolness!!

The same Kentarō Yabuki that won the fusion contest “Cool Prize” in 1995 at the
young age of 15 would go on to publish manga in the same pages of Jump as his
childhood idol, Akira Toriyama. Following his professional debut a few years
earlier, Yabuki hit it big in 2000 with the series Black Cat (which ran until
2004 and received a television series adaptation). Yabuki continues working in
manga illustration to this day, from 2006’s To Love-Ru, to the manga adaptation
of the 2018 animated series Darling in the Franxx, to Ayakashi Triangle in 2020.

Over the course of 2002-2004, Shueisha released the kanzenban edition of the
Dragon Ball manga: a larger-format print of the series on higher-quality paper,
packing more chapters per volume resulting in a 34-volume run (down from the
original 42), and with new cover artwork from Akira Toriyama. Every-other volume
also came packed with a special pamphlet promoting various Shueisha series and
products, as well as an original illustration from a popular Jump artist
expressing their love for Dragon Ball. For the seventh volume in June 2003,
Yabuki was selected to provide this illustration and comment:

> “Do you remember me?”
> “Of course I remember you! You’re Vegeta-Yabuki!!”
> 
> That was a conversation in my third year of junior high, between me and an
> elementary-school friend I hadn’t heard from in a few years. During elementary
> school and junior high, I changed schools three times due to my parents’ work,
> from Okayama to Kōchi, from there to Kita-Kyūshū, and then back to Okayama. He
> was a friend from when I was in Kōchi, and for whatever reason, his strongest
> impression of me was apparently that I was good at drawing Vegeta.
> 
> Ever since I was in elementary school, if I had free time, I’d spend it doing
> nothing but drawing. And, the things I’d draw would always be Goku, or Vegeta,
> or Freeza… Characters from Dragon Ball, which I loved. Once I was able to draw
> characters off the top of my head to an extent, I’d then draw an original
> Tenka’ichi Budōkai manga, and make Goku fight against a character of my own
> design. And, the winner would always be Goku. Come to think of it, everything
> I learned about how to draw manga, from the expressive techniques, to dividing
> up the panels, I learned from Dragon Ball. If not for Dragon Ball, I might
> never have wanted to become a manga artist. More than anything, Dragon Ball
> taught me “the joy of drawing manga”.
> 
> Speaking of which, my debut in Jump wasn’t with my own manga, but with Dragon
> Ball. Around the end of my third year in junior high, there was a “Fusion
> Contest” promotion in Jump, where you had to create an original character by
> making any two characters from Dragon Ball do Fusion. I fused together my
> favorite characters at the time, teenage Gohan and teenage Trunks, to create a
> character called “Gohanks”; I drew an illustration and sent it in. Then, I got
> an award called the “Cool Prize” (heh), and it ran, relatively large, in the
> color pages of Jump. That experience really moved me.
> 
> It’s been about eight years since then, but even now, where I work, I still
> have a bunch of figures of Goku and company that I collected back then on
> display. When I get tired from drawing my own manga, I’ll draw things like
> Cell and Freeza in Toriyama-style in the margins of my notebook. Doing that, I
> feel strangely excited, and I get more energy. Nothing has changed since
> elementary school. I believe I’ll keep on drawing manga.

This brings us to present day, with Yabuki continuing to reflect on the work of
Toriyama. In a follow-up post on Twitter, Yabuki shared additional thoughts… as
well as his original contest ideas:

> Back in middle school, I submitted a postcard for the Dragon Ball Fusion
> Contest. You can certainly tell a lot from the ideas that I ultimately decided
> not to send out, but I will submit myself to public humiliation so that you
> can all laugh a bit at my expense.
> 
> I completely forgot that this embarrassing thing – which, somehow, does not
> have a single crease on it, even after 30 years – was not at my parents’
> house, but actually in the archive at my own place.
> 
> At first I thought about submitting “Kameseroli.” but since Broli was a
> movie-only character, I gave up on it.
> 
> And given that Boo’s dog has since been named “Bee,” I would maybe rename him
> “Beoo” instead of “Boonu.”

Gohanks — though not exactly as originally designed by Yabuki — made a surprise
appearance many years later.

The March 2016 issue of Shueisha’s V-Jump magazine revealed a new video game in
development: code-named “Project Fusion” and developed by Ganbarion, the game
would see different islands and cities merging together. The game — later
revealed to be named Dragon Ball Fusions — included several references to the
1995 contest, including Piririn. Additionally, though not with his original
design, a certain fusion would return twice over: as a cross-promotion for both
Dragon Ball Fusions as well as the card-based arcade game Dragon Ball Heroes,
the July 2016 issue of Shueisha’s V-Jump magazine introduced two new versions of
“Gohanks”:



Learn more about the new versions of Gohanks — as well as a wealth of other fan
fusion designs from the original 1995 contest and beyond — in our “Official Fan
Fusion Designs: Part 1 (1995)” article!


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