Dragon Ball is celebrating its 40th anniversary since its launch, and Shueisha is preparing something special to celebrate this story created by Akira Toriyama, to honor everything he has done. Several mangaka met to redesign some of the manga covers, and this time it was the turn of another great author, Takehiko Inoue, the author of Slam Dunk.
It’s an event called Dragon Ball Super Gallery, hosted by the publisher, where established authors can contribute and create their own version of one of the 42 manga available, each of which is released monthly until November 2024.
Takehiko Inoue decided to do something special, but without leaving aside the essence that represents this story so strongly, and with the cover of the 17th original manga, it is undoubtedly a great tribute to the entire legacy that Toriyama-sensei left in this world.
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It’s clear that Inoue-san brought his own version of Goku and his style is very clear, in the black Capsule Corp. jacket, plus this Saiyan has a more realistic feel and is definitely closer to the original.
Manga Artists Who Updated Dragon Ball Covers
Here’s a list of those who worked on their own manga covers:
Ryuhei Tamura from Belzebuub Tite Kubo from Bleach Kent Shinohara from Sket Dance Masashi Kishimoto from Naruto Tatsuki Fujimoto from Chainsaw Man Koyoharu Gotoge from Kimetsu no Yaiba Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro from Toriko Osamu Akimoto from Kochikame Mikio Ikemoto from Boruto Naruto Next Generations Hiroshi Shibashi from Nurarihyon no Mago Kyosuke Usuta from Sexy Commando Gaiden Hirohiko Araki from JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Tatsuya Endo from Family of Spies and Spies Koji Inada from Dragon Quest Yusei Matsui from Assassination Classroom Akira Amano from Katekyo Hitman Reborn! Kentaro Kabuki from Black Cat! Hideaki Soriachi from Gintama Posca Demisu from The Promised Neverland Tadatoshi Fujimaki from Kuroko no Basketball from Dr. STONE Shun Saeki from Food Wars Kazue Kato from Blue Exorcist Yasuhisa Hara from Kingdom Shuichi Aso from The Disastrous Life of Saiki K! Katsura Hoshino from D.Gray-man! Gege Akutami from Jujutsu Kaisen Sui Ishida from Tokyo Ghoul Yusuke Murata from One Punch-Man Yoshifumi Tozuka from Undead Naho Oshishi from Dragon Ball SD Hiroyuki Asada from Tegami Bachi! Toyotaro from Dragon Ball Super
What do you think of the cover of Dragon Ball manga volume 17?
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