Death Note’s Takeshi Obata has put a new spin on some classic Dragon Ball artwork featuring Gohan and Piccolo.
A Dragon Ball-focused X account (formerly Twitter) called Shonen Jump News (or manga @WSJ) recently featured Obata’s contribution to the Dragon Ball 40th Anniversary Gallery project. This piece is directly inspired by the original 1992 cover of Dragon Ball Volume 29, which depicts Gohan and Piccolo driving together. Interestingly, Obata’s version featured a version of the car that appeared to be damaged. Gohan was checking the engine while Piccolo sat nearby.
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The Dragon Ball cover redraw features outstanding art from the creators of JJK, Naruto and more
Dragon Ball’s 40th Anniversary Super Gallery project is an ongoing collaboration featuring artwork from dozens of famous manga artists across Japan. Most entries feature famous Dragon Ball covers redrawn in the artist’s signature style. Publisher Saikyo Jump launched the event in 2021 with a submission from Naruto author Masashi Kishimoto, who chose to redraw the cover of volume 11 of Dragon Ball. Subsequent issues of the magazine feature featured works by Tite Kubo (Bleach), Koyoharu Gotouge (Demon Slayer), Gege Akutami (Jujutsu Kaisen) and Tatsuya Endo (Spy x Family).
Last month, Undead Unluck creator Yoshifumi Tozuka submitted the Gallery’s first piece of 2024 — a humorous spin on the cover of Dragon Ball Volume 21. Incidentally, the original artwork also includes Gohan, who shown flying with Krillin while Bulma followed closely behind; the Super Gallery version has Bulma angrily scolding the couple for going too fast. Tozuka’s choices reflect his innate sense of humor, which is often at the forefront of his manga. Undead Unluck, arguably his most famous work, is a supernatural comedy starring an eternally unhappy young woman named Fuko Izumo and a man named Andy who cannot die. Realizing that their strange attributes could make them an effective team, the pair join forces to complete quests outlined in an ancient artifact called the Book of Revelation.
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In 2003, Takeshi Obata collaborated with writer Tsugumi Ohba to create the original Death Note manga. Written as a supernatural thriller, this series revolves around a genius high school student named Light Yagami. One day, he discovered the Death Note; a notebook that can be used to kill someone just by writing their name. Immediately, Yagami became obsessed with the idea of purifying the world of all evil and ruling as its God. Ultimately, his deranged plan attracts the attention of a world-famous detective named L. In 2006, the manga was adapted into an animated film by Madhouse (Black Lagoon, Hunter x Hunter). long episode.
Dragon Ball manga is available in English on VIZ Media.
Dragon ball
Son Gokû, a warrior with a monkey’s tail, goes on a quest with a host of oddball characters to find the Dragon Balls, a set of crystals that can grant its bearer anything they desire.
Author Akira Toriyama
Artist Akira Toriyama
Release date November 20, 1984 category Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy, Martial Arts
chap 519
practice 42
Adaptation Dragon ball
Publishing company Shueisha, Madman Entertainment, Viz Media
Source: X (formerly Twitter)