Recently, the author of Dragon Ball, Akira Toriyama, ended up passing away after spending, according to some reports, at least 1 year in the hospital with health problems.
One of the many artists who spoke about Akira is Kentaro Yabuki, illustrator of To Love-ru and author of Ayakashi Triangle. In a post on Twitter, Kentaro Yabuki talks about Toriyama and how he influenced him in his work as a manga artist, posting his Dragon Ball illustrations in the process:
”I posted this postcard when I was in high school. A Dragon Ball Fusion Contest, the proposal was rejected, but it is very interesting. I’m posting it for a few laughs.”
長文ですが
心の整理をつけるためにも
個人的な想いを綴らせてください。少年の頃、転校が多く
1人になりがちな僕でしたが
ドラゴンボールの話題をキッカケにすれば
どこでも新しい友だちができました。鳥山先生のイラストをたくさん模写して
マンガを描く楽しさを知りました。… pic.twitter.com/G5oK8Xf0O8— 矢吹健太朗 Info (@yabuki_info) March 8, 2024
Kentaro Yabuki continues saying:
“It’s kind of embarrassing to see this 30 years later. Why isn’t there a single wrinkle? Was it in my library or at my parents’ house? I do not remember this”
It’s worth remembering that Akira Toriyama served as a source of inspiration for many manga artists we know. And many of them expressed their sadness and pain at the news of Akira Toriyama’s passing.
via X
