How The Best Manga Copy Dragon Ball

[@Grayson-Winchester]

The man just wasn't a legend, he drew legends on paper. His legacy is unmatched

[@howdypartner8326]

Wasn't just a legend* You may have missed this while tired, but the way you worded it means Toriyama, to be fair, wasn't a legend. Rest of the comment is fine and I get what you mean regardless. Have a great day, and R.I.P. to Toriyama-sensei.

[@VunderGuy]

1. Hayao Miyazaki. 2. Osamu Tezuka. 3. Shotaro Ishinomori

[@birukayalew8862]

@@VunderGuy have some respect to the man

[@frederickmelvin8374]

​@@VunderGuyShotaro Ishinomori is the guy that made kamen riders and other famous super sentai right?

[@samiraestefanymelodeandr-yz7gf]

😢

[@cobyphantom4447]

Even if someone doesn't like dragon ball they can't deny the influence akira toriyama has on media

[@caesaremrichfam5057]

You’re right. I can’t.

[@BonesBones-qx9jd]

Sadly there are still "some" new gen anime fans who don't know the impact and importance of Dragon Ball. Like ishowspeed

[@silentlore2458]

@@BonesBones-qx9jd his favourite manga is one piece, the most blatant inspired by dragon ball

[@VunderGuy]

What they very much can deny are silly statements saying that Akira was the best comic creator in Japan when he wasn't even the best in his own niche and their's at least two without which he never would have had the chance to make any comics in the first place because thr japanese comics industry wouldn't exist.

[@BonesBones-qx9jd]

@@VunderGuy your reply has 0% sense to the comment

[@Okkotsu86275]

Rest in Paradise to this Legendary man. His work and legacy will never die or fade.

[@SamTheGumMan117]

CHA-LA HEAD CHA-LA been rewatching and rereading DBZ like crazy and one of the coolest things from Toriyama I love about his art is in his machinery designs and androids not to mention the landscapes he created with his backgrounds were great.

[@JohnSmithIlIlIlIl]

The pain we fans all feel about Toriyama's Death must be how it felt in 1966 when Walt Disney Died. The man was a legend.

[@ShonenOuji]

Not an unreasonable comparison at all.

[@user-cf6fo6bj1u]

Or fans of Tupac back in 96’

[@antonco2]

Who the fuck is tupac

[@Sinsmoke_]

Or when Stan lee died

[@blacklikethesun]

@@Sinsmoke_ no because stan lee was 90+ years old. we expected him to die.

[@deandredukes95]

He was truly a one of a kind that will ever be forgotten RIP 🙏❤️

[@3_14pie]

oda's version of goku will haunt my nightmares

[@AverageDBFan]

You and me both 😂. Gives me Momo vibes

[@banonKING]

The better one he did was his solo Goku on the Kinto Cloud. This one is the weirder one.

[@dolria1]

A mangaka- makes Arcs. A legend- makes Sagas. Rip Toriyama Sensei 😢

[@partyjams]

props to you for coming up with a cool idea to pay homage to Toriyama with. I've never read this book by Araki but it's a great principle he explained and you demonstrated with the given examples. I will contest one thing. The artist that did the best at drawing dragon ball seemed to have their style somewhat match dragon ball as you yourself explained. So I feel the challenge mostly works as a litmus test for how much toriyama influenced their individual styles. or at least how close their style is. Granted it is still an interesting challenge all the same

[@ShonenOuji]

Thank you! And that is a good point. I don’t think this is an absolute rule. But it is fun to test out this pet theory of mine.

[@justingarcia6729]

Awesome video! The man’s a legend! Tite kubo said it best his work and legacy doesn’t die it lives on

[@ShonenOuji]

Thank you!

[@noahkraus101]

Beautiful video, well done.

[@ShonenOuji]

Thank you so much!

[@sliceoflifeanimeking1496]

@@ShonenOuji fantastic video man👏🏽 Toriyama art style is so unique to me capture a sense of joy, childhood, and hope in every character he draws the facial expressions he does for every character of his was best ever seen I just found out he Drew blue dragon too and I love that anime as well

[@IwatchTubiTrash]

DB means a lot to me. It has been one of my favorite things ever since I was a kid and anime started trickling into the US. I'm big into lots of types of media, but no artists death ever hit me like this one did.

[@TamerChris]

There's a charm to Toriyama's style that's hard to resist. It's the reason I was hooked the moment I saw the manga at a book store and had to pick it up when I was a kid (admittedly it was volume 34, during Cell Game). I'm impressed at some other mangaka artists' ability to draw detailed backgrounds but they sometimes detract the focus from the characters and their stories. The way Toriyama doing it sparingly to show you the world setting and focuses on the characters is what drawn me to his art style.

[@nguyenthanhhai6725]

Dragon Ball DNA runs deep in most manga I like, maybe I was wired to love such shows. I will carry his legacy to future generations

[@Ave_Christus_Rex3777]

13:35 For some reason this unnerves me

[@harsyakiarraathallah2222]

to Make Art Real and Known is to Give our Hearts to it!

[@azamatfleming5427]

Great video and I just wanted to include what Araki said about his submission for DB’s 40th anniversary: “While trying to make a perfect copy, I realized once again: while Toriyama-sensei‘s art might look like it was drawn onto a flat surface in a very simple manner, the truth is that it has an extremely precise sense of three-dimensionality to it. An amazing technique that can convey both flatness and three-dimensionality at the same time! It really is great artwork, isn’t it? I am extremely honored that I got to draw the cover to volume 33.”

[@Dabathhouse]

Thank you for making this video on artstyles. I was having trouble drawing Peppino from Pizza Tower last year, focusing on figuring out where the art style coming from to emulate it rather than doing my own from the things I really like. So I need to test out "Draw This In Your Style" from other artists. I'm finishing up my tribute piece to Akira Toriyama soon, RIP. ❤

[@iJakku]

He's a master at presenting simplicity at a advance level. Sometimes i find myself adding to much detail and having to start over from scratch and simplify things. Ends up looking a lot better.

[@lucidstudious750]

I think its beautifully poetic that Toriyama changed the landscape of his media by being working hard and being true to himself. Its one of Dragon Balls core themes "Work hard, study well and eat and sleep plenty" - Master Roshi 🙏

[@DarkEdge1231]

Stopping the video at 7:20 my guesses are 1. Horikoshi 2. Idk 3. Idk but looks like the MeRoboco or whatever it’s called 4. Araki 5. Gege Akutami 6. Looks like DanDanDan style

[@whackuran6395]

Yusuke Murata drawing anything is a spectacle

[@harsyakiarraathallah2222]

Tezuka is the Godfather. Toriyaman, Araki, and Togashi are the Father of Shounen. Oda, Kishimoto, and Kubo are the Successor for Future Shounen. Tabata and Horikoshi are Future Shounen Successor. Fujimoto, Gege, Kaku are Artist for the New Era of Shounen. In My Opinion.

[@randomduck8679]

You forgot FOTNS and used too much future/new era.

[@harsyakiarraathallah2222]

@@randomduck8679 who?

[@randomduck8679]

@@harsyakiarraathallah2222 Fist of the North Star. Released one year before DB. It's where the "you're already dead/omae wa mou shindeiru" meme comes from.

[@ShomeAvi]

"Murata is Akira Toriyama if Toriyama put more effort" thats 100% true 💯

[@VunderGuy]

Indeed.

[@neolevi6]

I love how every mangaka has their unique recognizable style, it’s like how every human is unique, every artist is unique and fans of their work can instantly recognize it anywhere

[@rocketmanart7964]

Other mangaka paying tribute to an icon.

[@tengoodquestions]

Hope the whole year or more continues to deep dive into the legend Toriyama. Most likely will considering what year it is

[@Treasure-bl3cn]

AHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA, when he said ikemotos is the WORST, I LAUGHED CRYING HAHAHAHA ikemoto IS THE WORST mangaka in existence

[@jussaiyanz6275]

This is why I freaking love the manga Artist In Japan bro I jus love'em all bruh, especially my hero, jjk and black clover right now, I jus love all there unique styles its jus a wonderful culture, i hope never goes to shame😝👏🏾🙌🏾 ahem except boruto hate, it with a passion simply because the technology they added was completely bogus, and still very much hate the power systems in naruto/boruto the dojutsus mostly

[@Joshua_N-A]

Chakra had the potential to be one of the most hardest power system. Had Naruto follows the JRPG mechanics closesly, Team 7 would have to rely on tactics, train harder and need to carry consumables such as the ninja pills just in case if the fight is going to be an attrition. Doujutsu should be considered a special ability with drawbacks and must use sparingly as casting it once would cost more than half of the user's chakra and renders the user's vision almost blind. So, someone like an Uchiha for example would have to train their sense of smell, sound and touch in order to alleviate the issue.

[@SWIFT_NINJA47]

Nah bro hating on boruto is so disrespectful

[@duelmastershideout278]

Wow even Shonen quji doesn’t like ikimoto art style

[@Itjo]

Even before I watched Dragonball or even could remember other artstyles, I just knew the Dragonball artstyle because it's so unique

[@MacronLacrom]

Yeah with the dragon ball art what always caught my eye was the computers, flashing lights, screens, and when the andriods get their heads crushed you can see the little pieces exploding outwards in the anime. There are some doujin artist who are quite good at emulating the style too. I really like Doujins for that reason.

[@JayVGBND]

I love the shonen formula Toriyama has created for manga history that solidified the Dragon Ball series in the industry. Dragon Ball is all about world building and exploration & the hero changed because of the journey, Z is about overcoming adversaries greater than the hero plus introducing new characters that progresses the plot in many arcs, GT is a combination of both, Super is a sequel but extended universe or say Multiverse of Z, & it looks like Daima seems likes it’ll be GT again but every character is Chibi instead of just Goku.

[@ItsJesanime]

R.I.P. to the GOAT

[@RaykinaBreaker]

Design & technology in DB is really unique. Its a shame the story doesn't care much about technology in DBS.

[@hollowify_tensa_zangetsu]

Well goku and king kai are waiting for Toriyama on the snake ally 😊 I have to say....I am glad there NOTHING but love towards Akira Toriyama .. as DBZ was my first anime back in 00's-02' I dropped anime as a whole. Until 2022 and fell in love with Bleach,and when I heard the story of alria sending kubo a letter...to not give up or give in. Akira went from A to SS.

[@thehevandragon]

This might sound a little mean. But I’m just imagining Goku sprinting down snake way giving King Kai a piggy back ride. Then it just cuts to toribot riding a bike and struggling to keep up.

[@tengoodquestions]

Borutos art is top tier. Hes in my top 10 manga ka

[@sirvuxarts3999]

🤮🤮🤮🤮

[@switchblade3057]

Facts 👍

[@labeilleautiste6318]

Dragon ball also was inspired by Akira no Joe the first nekketsu but was for a more mature public back in time

[@DragonTyer]

AKira may not been the First Manga maker but he was a Legend Under the Manga Makers so much everyone repect him

[@ChefMonke07]

Fuck it. Time to re-read Dragon Ball again. I haven't been able to enjoy any manga I read since Toriyama-sensei's passing because his death left a void too big to fill in my heart. Dragon Ball gave me a reason to continue living my life to its fullest. It's only fair I come back to it in honour of the absolute genius that is Toriyama Akira.

[@huecogrinding4804]

Dragonball got that Dragonball artstyle but you can't lie, Jojo got that personalized feel

[@305Independent]

Idk why you don't like Ikemoto's version (and style) but I know the reason I think it's bad is because it's TOO Japanese. Most manga design has a universalist aspect to it, to where both Westerners AND Asians can somehow look at the drawings and say "this looks like me, this feels like I could be in it." But Ikemoto's designs are alienating because they feel too ethnically/culturally specific.

[@specialnewb9821]

If you look at Goku's first published drawing (finale of Dr Slump) he almost looks like he could fit in on Calvin and Hobbes or maybe Peanuts except for his hair.

[@rocketmanart7964]

Jojo Bizarre Adventure has a great art style. Jujutsu Kaisen being more stylized is not a bad thing.

[@whitewolf3051]

When I first read the Dragonball manga, in chronological order from when Bulma first met Goku to end of Z, I always felt that it *should’ve* been Bulma and Goku together. The middle image at 7:17 - 7:32, as well the image of that on the left at 9:04 - 9:19 further emphasizes that belief just now. But that’s *only* just an *opinion* at the end of the day, nothing more.

[@theeasedgod4492]

You guys know how he said he drew robots and vehicles were based off of starwars, i forgot the interview. He also said funny enough dragon ball didnt have anything to do with any themes like friendship, he just conveniently made friends along the way 😂 and that goku was a character who just wanted to fight. So dragon ball super funny enough is traced back roots

[@venmissa]

If I’m being honest, Oda’s drawing of Goku is downright terrifying. And I love that so much.

[@Jose-uy5qc]

I don’t like Boruto either but the Ikemoto hate was unnecessary and also untrue.

[@czms922]

Akira Toriyama was such a gift to us rip

[@Ray-mq6cy]

Id say murata is an exception to most rules simply because of his skill level . Id bet he can imitate any style with minor discrepancies.

[@hecatomb1864]

jojos had a lot more inspiration from Fist of the North Star, and you can tell by the art

[@bigsolo6952]

I feel like Kubo and Araki made some art at 7:29.

[@Enclavefakesoldier]

This is why I call Toriyama the father of Shounen. 40 years to this day everyone uses his artwork as a measure of artistic skill. Also for the boruto artist, considering the manga is complete corporate schlock using nostalgia to bait naruto fans, I'm not surprised his design was the most wanting.

[@matuvarela3760]

Ozamu tezuka is the king of manga for all his work, Akira is the god of manga, with 1 work he influence every one... it has all manga genres in there, shonen, sports, gags, gore even a little hentai. its all there and fits perfect. mix everything in a cool way, I just know DB of course, and dr slump, Im not aware if he has done some other stuff that cool. but Dragon ball is the definitive manga, and if the comic and the series would have finished after frieza and the death of goku, it would have been the best comic series in the entire world.

[@altu8590]

" _copy_ " is a strong word... i prefer " _inspired_ "

[@Hieillua]

There are imo 5 big manga/anime that get copied a lot. Dragon Ball. Jojo's Bizarre Adventure. Hunter X Hunter. Yu Yu Hakusho. Neon Genesis Evangelion. These 5 series see elements taken from them all the time and popularized certain specific concepts. DB popularized the ''Vegeta character'', the goofball food loving lighthearted main character. Jojo's has certain specific powers, moves, poses that get copied a lot. HxH and YYH have entire arcs/villains copied. Naruto, Bleach, My Hero Academia, Attack on Titan took so much from those series. Then there's also examples like Gurren Lagann taking a lot from Getter Robo.

[@gh0rochi363]

At least now people will stop hating on the man and realize how great of a mangaka he that was.

[@zemox2534]

Shouji just necame a bloody art critic near the end

[@labeilleautiste6318]

4:26 he is a genius, genius dont think too much Chainsaw man author have same arguments as araki too btw

[@josegarza7719]

The answer is simple. Back when dragon ball had its debut there was NOTHING like it at the time. It was on a league of its own. I used to watch cartoons where the characters didn’t die and there wasn’t intricate storylines and cool characters and stories and fights. Granted I had no idea wtf was going on in the story and couldn’t appreciate it what it is now as an adult 😂

[@roadman_hanzi]

To be honest I don't like dragon ball's roundness , gotta say I kinda love more polygonal look ahh sh@# ,but as an artist who knows some fundamentals and an animator I gotta say dragon balls art ain't bad , it's better than what I can paint or draw and hey as of talking it is Ramadan, so I plan to improve all my skills this month ^^

[@cosmicdib4823]

Have you seen Oda's Goku drawing? 💀

[@ten7554]

Threw up when I heard Black Clover

[@galactusmonitor1977]

Goodbye akira you will be missed

[@cyberpunked77]

Because of the story of goku. The story is great and timless.

[@murderman8578]

Tekken Chimni looks to be that Decent Dragon ball clone

[@dablaccseaproductions5279]

Similar style but I wouldn’t say “clone”, and I thonk its better than decent.

[@Carlisle-mn3fv]

Ikemoto’s art severely lacks emotion and the way he draws clothing doesn’t always make sense. 7 YEARS of drawing Boruto and he is still average at his best, so many actual talented and passionate illustrators out there but he was chosen *sigh*

[@dolandarkxgrandayy6953]

Toriyama was most Manga writers hero. For example, Oda.

[@luxuriousmindset1906]

American comicbook artists needs to learn this instead of aping other people's stuff

[@danteshollowedgrounds]

Wow what a title.

[@lordadz1615]

Who drew the images on the thumbnail aside from toriyama

[@Chimchim-yu2ue]

I disagree with you on ikamotos depiction of the toriyama cover

[@profiesx]

07:25 1. Yusuke Murata (Easy) 2. I don't know seems a little too digital (Never read their work) 3. Couldn't tell you (Only read the first few chapters of Undead Unluck years ago) 4. Araki (Easy) 5. I think it's Gege (Piccolo through me off a little but Gotenks is just so Gege) 6. Sort of reminds me of liar game and one outs (I was Wrong but I've never read Boruto) TOTAL 3/6 But I've only really read 3 of them so I'd say I got 100% (damn I got a little too caught up in this)

[@mradtat3133]

I’m gonna need to address you calling Zoro Apu bro… 😂

[@ShonenOuji]

We may have had some technical difficulties

[@metaouroboros6324]

In the west they draw batman and superman.

[@upnno]

4 is Hirohiko Araki

[@imnugget8085]

Circle half red half white... me POLAND 🇵🇱 then add circle bam poke ball

[@DisFunctor]

Akira Toriyama is one of the GOATs. People will remember him for many years. He really made the world a better place with his stories and characters. I'm in my mid thirties and my kid nephew who was born in 2015 is just as obsessed with Dragon Ball as I was when I was his age. And I still love Dragon Ball. Also absolutely love Chrono Trigger. Easily one of my favorite video games of all time. Planning to get into Dragon Quest since it was always a series I wanted to check out.

[@Something_Fishy588]

Rip Toriyama

[@KRIAJK]

There are maybe 2 manga that copied Dragon Ball and got big. The rest aren't similar in any capacity.

[@paganavenger8920]

His drawings influenced me to become an artist to draw legends.

[@orpheemulemo8053]

I couldn't see the problem with ikemotos drawing though I wish he was that consistent with Boruto manga 😂😂 But you can see its his style because of the facial features expecialy his signature nose Toriyamas looks more childish though

[@rocketmanart7964]

I don't have any problems with Boruto's art style.

[@VunderGuy]

I'm sorry, but Hayao Miyazaki is a thing and I'm pretty sure he never copied Dragon Ball in any of his comics.

[@Shamilscorner]

He doesnt have to copy him and he can just get inspired by something he saw in dragon ball and you never know its in the movies🤷🏽‍♂️,you never know what hidden details are there because of the inspiration from other things

[@VunderGuy]

It's far more likely Hayao Miyazaki inspired Akira Toriyama considering he's been at the game since the reconstruction of Japan after WW2.

[@timsheehan1541]

The cell Gohan Jojo guy cover is very bad. Just ruined and awkward. Gohans expression. It copies more literally than any other cover but does it much worse.

[@SailorStarHero]

Sailor Moon is the best manga imo and that didn't copy Dragon Ball

[@danteshollowedgrounds]

😂😂😂

[@Townzie]

Good thing the title didn't say "every" Manga then huh lol.

[@3_14pie]

ikemoto art sucks lol