Akira Toriyama and Dragon Ball’s legacy

Even though almost 30 years have passed since the series, I warn you that anyone who has not watched it yet and wants to relive the child inside may encounter spoilers. Have Goku died twice Throughout Dragon Ball Z, however, the loser was usually his friend Krillin, who ended up beating him more often. This magic formula that would bring the dead back to life had a problem. The wish could not be repeated to the dragon. An obstacle we overcame when we discovered balls planet namek, where this limitation does not exist. The afterlife became another phase where heroes entered and exited like someone going to buy a loaf of bread. Toriyama’s death shows us that this is not one of his fantasies and that death is irreversible.

I come from a generation whose first contact with anime was anime episodes. heidi And Frame It was broadcast on Spanish television after lunch on Saturdays. who was amazed Mazinger Z and was later traumatized when he was treasonously removed from public television for his violence. Oh how we hate Orzowei, the series that replaced it. Even though I’m older, Dragon Ball captured me from the first episode. I got in the car, taking advantage of the 1992 revival, and his story struck me as addictive HE The manga started publishing in 1984 and its animated version was a success that took just two years to adapt to the small screen and It would not reach Spain until 1990 Hand in hand with regional television stations.

Dragon Ball has been a defining factor in many children’s learning Catalan and Valencian. Since there is a different dubbing in both communities TV3 and Channel 9. I’ve seen it in both languages. much Basque and also Spanish. There’s a topic waiting to be enjoyed original japanese. The series suddenly came to Spain anime revival. He triumphed on the big screen Akira and Japanese series were a value claimed by private television networks in Spain when they first began broadcasting. But it was Dragon Ball that triggered the anime revolution in our country.

the series is confused eastern folk legendswith his world Martial artsa touch science fiction and a marking Sense of humor, diluted as he went along to achieve a darker tone. Goku was a monkey-tailed boy who lived alone in the mountains, and when he met Bulma, a young woman with amazing abilities to make the most incredible inventions, he decided to explore the world. For example, radar was able to spot balls or even though that was his father’s job Hoipoi capsules, which can store a wide variety of objects. From clothing to homes and vehicles.

Throughout their travels the group grew and it was common for some of their old rivals to join the good guys. Usually to help them defeat a worse enemy. Because Dragon Ball’s constant was There was always a stronger enemy. We saw Goku transform into an adult. There was the original series 153 episodes. The sequel, Dragon Ball Z, began with Goku already married and having a son named Son Gohan. It was there that we learned that Goku actually came from a powerful race of galactic warriors sent to conquer Earth, not to save it. His origins brought him closer to another great comic book character: Superman. The heroes’ power level had reached a point where battles would not only last dozens of chapters, but could also result in the complete destruction of a planet. And so they reached a tremendous point 291 episodes Issued until 1996.

Toriyama wasn’t just limited to Dragon Ball before the huge success he created. Doctor Breakdown and has collaborated on well-known video game epics such as: Dragon Quest anyone Chrono Trigger and even in some adaptations of Goku’s adventures and fights.

Dragon Ball excitement wasn’t limited to television; fans devoured Japanese manga and discovered new authors in the process. In comic book stores today, manga has as prominent a presence as Marvel. D.C. It was thanks to Dragon Ball. some naruto He is Goku’s heir. Both are young, a little naive, and contain within themselves a great power that could create the apocalypse if unleashed. As in Dragon Ball, we have a first series that tells us about the childhood years of the hero; and the second focused on his adventures as an adult.

Another great success of the anime is A pieceIt is already a series with more than a thousand broadcasts. His soul regains the aroma of Goku and his friends’ first adventures. Luffy and his team They go in search of the legendary pirate treasure, just as Goku goes in search of the magic balls. Netflix launched its live-action adaptation of the popular anime with much more success than the disastrous big-screen version of that thing. Dragon Ball Evolution and that didn’t convince anyone. Meanwhile, the big red N has started uploading the latest episodes of the One Piece animated series, but the downside is that nothing is known about the first thousand episodes before them.

Over the years there have been various attempts to resurrect Dragon Ball. we have Dragon Ball GT In a version despised by many fans, in which Toriyama did not intervene but achieved what other Star Wars fans are currently trying with the latest trilogy: 66 episodes The entire series was excluded from the saga canon and official continuity. About ten years ago we received the wonderful news that Toriyama was rebooting the saga. Dragon Ball Super. Although the series had a large number of followers, its impact was not as much as the original series. The anime lasted three years, but the manga continued to be published despite nearing its end, at least that’s what Toriyama said. Toyotaro He was the artist who drew the series under the supervision of the teacher. Whatever the outcome, there are at least signs that it was already planned by its author. Will there be a definitive ending or will we experience new Goku adventures from new writers?