Dragon Ball (manga): Difference between revisions

''Dragon Ball'' is considered one of the most influentialsignificant manga of all time. Many manga artists have cited it and Toriyama as inspirations, including ''[[Fairy Tail]]'' and ''[[Rave Master|Rave]]'' author [[Hiro Mashima]], ''[[Black Clover]]'' creator [[Yūki Tabata]], and ''[[Boruto: Naruto Next Generations]]'' illustrator [[Mikio Ikemoto]].<ref>{{Cite web|author=Aoki, Deb|url=http://manga.about.com/od/mangaartistinterviews/a/HiroMashima.htm|title=Interview: Hiro Mashima|publisher=[[About.com]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170226201021/http://manga.about.com/od/mangaartistinterviews/a/HiroMashima.htm|archive-date=February 26, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Chéry, Lloyd|date=July 7, 2018|title=Black Clover, le meilleur manga de fantasy expliqué par son auteur|url=https://www.lepoint.fr/pop-culture/black-clover-le-meilleur-manga-de-fantasy-explique-par-son-auteur-07-07-2018-2233981_2920.php|publisher=[[Le Point]]|language=French|access-date=February 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211211201813/https://www.lepoint.fr/pop-culture/black-clover-le-meilleur-manga-de-fantasy-explique-par-son-auteur-07-07-2018-2233981_2920.php|archive-date=December 11, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Morrissy|first=Kim|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/boruto-naruto-next-generations-gn-1/.114238|title=Interview: Boruto Manga Artist Mikio Ikemoto|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=February 25, 2019|access-date=February 25, 2019}}</ref> Both ''[[One Piece]]'' creator [[Eiichiro Oda]] and ''[[Naruto]]'' creator [[Masashi Kishimoto]] have said that Goku inspired their series' main protagonists as well as their structures.<ref>{{Cite book|title=ONEPIECEイラスト集 COLORWALK 1|last=Oda|first=Eiichiro|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|year=2001|isbn=4-08-859217-4|language=ja|trans-title=One Piece Complete Illustrations: Colorwalk 1}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Kishimoto|first=Masashi|title=Uzumaki: the Art of Naruto|year=2007|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|pages=138–139|isbn=978-1-4215-1407-9}}</ref> For the {{Lang|ja-latn|kanzenban}} re-release of ''Dragon Ball'', every odd-numbered volume included a tribute illustration by a popular manga artist who was a child when it was serialized, accompanied with a few words about how the series influenced them. The artists who contributed include: ''[[Bleach (manga)|Bleach]]'' creator [[Tite Kubo]],<ref name="DB Children">{{cite book|title=Dragonball LANDMARK|date=December 19, 2003|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|language=ja|isbn=4-08-873478-5|editor-last=Suzuki|editor-first=Haruhiko|pages=161–182|chapter=Dragon Ball Children}}</ref> ''[[Black Cat (manga)|Black Cat]]'' author [[Kentaro Yabuki]],<ref name="DB Children" /> ''[[The Seven Deadly Sins (manga)|The Seven Deadly Sins]]'' author [[Nakaba Suzuki]],<ref name="DB Children" /> ''[[Eyeshield 21]]'' and ''[[One-Punch Man]]'' illustrator [[Yusuke Murata]],<ref name="DB Children" /> ''[[Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo]]'' creator [[Yoshio Sawai]],<ref name="DB Children" /> ''[[Pretty Face]]'' author [[Yasuhiro Kanō]],<ref name="DB Children" /> ''[[Mr. Fullswing]]'' author Shinya Suzuki,<ref name="DB Children" /><!--This source can only be used for the first seven artists listed, as their entries were reprinted in that book.--> ''[[Hellsing]]'' creator [[Kouta Hirano]],<ref>{{cite book|author=Toriyama, Akira|title=Dragon Ball|language=ja|volume= 33|edition=[[Kanzenban]]|year=2004|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|isbn=4-08-873476-9|at=Insert}}</ref> ''[[Claymore (manga)|Claymore]]'' author [[Norihiro Yagi]],<ref>{{cite book|author=Toriyama, Akira|title=Dragon Ball|language=ja|volume= 25|edition=Kanzenban|year=2003|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|isbn=4-08-873468-8|at=Insert}}</ref> ''[[Phantom Thief Jeanne]]'' and ''[[Full Moon o Sagashite]]'' creator [[Arina Tanemura]],<ref>{{cite book|author=Toriyama, Akira|title=Dragon Ball|language=ja|volume= 27|edition=Kanzenban|year=2004|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|isbn=4-08-873470-X|at=Insert}}</ref> ''[[Excel Saga]]'' author [[Rikdo Koshi]],<ref>{{cite book|author=Toriyama, Akira|title=Dragon Ball|language=ja|volume= 31|edition=Kanzenban|year=2004|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|isbn=4-08-873474-2|at=Insert}}</ref> ''[[Dragon Drive]]'' creator Kenichi Sakura,<ref>{{cite book|author=Toriyama, Akira|title=Dragon Ball|language=ja|volume= 21|edition=Kanzenban|year=2003|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|isbn=4-08-873464-5|at=Insert}}</ref> and ''[[Happy World!]]'' author Kenjiro Takeshita.<ref>{{cite book|author=Toriyama, Akira|title=Dragon Ball|language=ja|volume= 23|edition=Kanzenban|year=2003|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|isbn=4-08-873466-1|at=Insert}}</ref> French comics artist [[Tony Valente (artist)|Tony Valente]] cited ''Dragon Ball'' as an influence, especially the adventure aspect of its early portion.<ref>{{cite news|author=Laurino, Gabriele|url=https://anime.everyeye.it/articoli/intervista-radiant-tony-valente-autore-manga-francese-j-pop-46061.html|title=Radiant: intervista a Tony Valente, autore del manga francese di J-POP|newspaper=Everyeye.it|language=Italian|date=2019-11-03|access-date=2022-05-08}}</ref> The producer of the ''[[Tekken]]'' video game series, [[Katsuhiro Harada]], said that ''Dragon Ball'' was one of the first works to visually depict [[Qi|chi]] and thereby influenced ''Tekken'' and other Japanese games such as ''[[Street Fighter]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2017/10/20/developers-and-others-share-their-appreciation-for-the-dragon-ball-franchise.aspx|title=Developers (And Others) Share Their Appreciation And Dream Games For The Dragon Ball Franchise|last=Hilliard|first=Kyle|date=October 20, 2017|magazine=[[Game Informer]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021011253/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2017/10/20/developers-and-others-share-their-appreciation-for-the-dragon-ball-franchise.aspx|archive-date=October 21, 2017}}</ref> [[Ian Jones-Quartey]], a producer of the American animated series ''[[Steven Universe]]'', is a fan of ''Dragon Ball'' and ''Dr. Slump'', and uses Toriyama's vehicle designs as a reference for his own. He also stated that "We're all big Toriyama fans on [''Steven Universe''], which kind of shows a bit."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.laweekly.com/arts/manga-series-dragon-ball-celebrates-30th-anniversary-5216554|title=Manga Series Dragon Ball Celebrates 30th Anniversary|last=Ohanesian, Liz|date=November 17, 2014|newspaper=[[LA Weekly]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802142103/http://www.laweekly.com/arts/manga-series-dragon-ball-celebrates-30th-anniversary-5216554|archive-date=August 2, 2017}}</ref> French director [[Pierre Perifel]] cited Toriyama and ''Dragon Ball'' as influences on his [[DreamWorks Animation]] film ''[[The Bad Guys (film)|The Bad Guys]]''.<ref>{{cite news|author=Itier, Emmanuel|url=https://www.allocine.fr/article/fichearticle_gen_carticle=18705174.html|title=Bande-annonce Les Bad Guys : "Du Tarantino pour les enfants !" selon le réalisateur|newspaper=[[AlloCiné]]|language=French|date=2021-12-14|access-date=2022-05-08}}</ref>