Dragon Ball, against all odds, is as alive as ever, and there's an artist who would be perfect to headline a new spinoff story for the franchise.

Most recently, Toyotaro attended the Japan Expo in France, taking the opportunity to reveal more about how he plans to tackle Dragon Ball Super in the future without Akira Toriyama.

Not long ago, the official Dragon Ball website posted new artwork from Toyotaro, and it puts Akira Toriyama on the map. As you can see below, the manga artist inked a sketch of Shu from Blue Dragon.

Toyotaro then continued after being handed the shonen reins by Akira, “However, since the Super Hero arc’s prequel was limited to three chapters, I had no choice but to abandon the idea.

Toyotaro Mourns For Toriyama Toyotaro has continued working on Dragon Ball Super’s manga to this day, working hand-in-hand with Akira Toriyama on forging the Z-Fighters’ future.

Some mangaka have released well-over ten different manga. These particular authors, however, are arguably the best to do so.

Toyotaro Talks Dragon Ball Super Hiatus The Dragon Ball Super artist of course confirms that the hiatus is due to Akira Toriyama’s passing, “That’s why it’s on hiatus. Excuse me.

Akira Toriyama’s Devils Return Toyotaro took the opportunity to bring back both Ackman and one of the early villains of the original Dragon Ball series, Spike the Devilman.

When it came to Dragon Ball Super’s manga, Toyotaro worked closely with franchise creator Akira Toriyama. Perhaps no manga artist was hit harder by Toriyama’s passing earlier this year than ...

It has been some months since Dragon Ball Super went on hiatus, leaving fans of the hit manga to wonder when Son Goku would return. Earlier this year, the death of series creator Akira Toriyama ...

While Toyotaro might be the main artist on the lives of the Z-Fighters, creator Akira Toriyama still has quite the influence on the series, with a number of decisions having to go through him for ...

Earlier this month, reports confirmed the death of creator Akira Toriyama. Now, the artist behind Dragon Ball Super is speaking out about its new chapter, and Toyotaro admits the manga’s changes ...