Should Toyotaro distance themselves from the artistic style of Toriyama?

Summary

Toyotaro does not have to change its style to have an impact on Dragon Ball super.
The future of Dragon Ball after Toriyam's death is uncertain due to disputes over the rights of franchise.
Fans are eagerly waiting for the news where Dragon Ball Super returns from hiatus.

Dragon Ball Super Fans are discussing whether Toyotaro should maintain his artistic style similar to Toriyam or change and introduce the “original” work of art with its own signature. Some think it would be the best way, while others prefer to hold on to Toriyam's style.

Dragon Ball Super is about to launch a brand new arc when he returns from Hiatus-and there are reasons to believe that this will be a highly anticipated arch Black Frieza. Is there any reason why Toyotaro has changed his style and distanced himself from Toriyama, and is there a reason he will do so?

Figure: Black Frieza in illustration displayed at Jump Festa 2025.

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Is there any problem with “emulation” of Toriyama style?

One of the things that amazed the fans Dragon Ball Super The serialization began how much Toyotaro's illustrations resembled Toriyam's artistic style – while he does not copy exactly Toriyama, someone who did not know who the illustrator was, could easily think that Manga had drawn Toriyama.

My manga was popular and in 2015 Shueisha offered me to draw Dragon Ball super. I was amazed when I met Akira Toriyama-Sensei. He cheered me up and said my work was delicate and that I was full of ideas. He chose me as his successor. It's a great honor.

Toyotaro said in an interview that he was chosen as the successor of Toriyama and the similarity of his style to Toriyama was probably an important element for Toriyam to entrust the story. However, as the series proceeded, Toyotaro has added more and more its style to its art – for example, he has made many packaging that looks a little more “more realistic” than the first. Many fans prefer to be too similar to the style of toriyama.

He doesn't have to do this to leave his brand in the franchise

Now, without toriyama, Toyotaro will probably have even more freedom to write a story. It could be time to put more of their style into art, and some fans may prefer the story to distance itself from Toriyama and bring more fresh content to the series.

Although it is understandable, Toyotaro has already received great freedom to create Dragon Ball Super. Toriyama gave him a conspiracy lines, allowed him to draw storyboards, and changed only what he felt that he wasn't suitable for the story. Dragon Ball Super is already a big grade that Toyotaro has left on the franchiseAnd he can do it with his current style. Changes can be refreshing but Dragon Ball is deeply tied to toriyam artand since Dragon Ball Super It is a continuation of the original story, it makes more sense for art to be similar to toriyam. But Toyotaro can try to do something else when writing a possible spin-off series.

What will happen to Dragon Ball now?

Since Toriyama's death, the future of the series has become uncertain. While Dragon Ball Daima was released and Great He briefly interrupted Hiatus with a new chapter, there is a dispute over the right to franchise behind the scenes, at least according to recent reports.

This dispute could affect the production of the future Dragon Ball series. From Great This year it has gained new content, it seems that it does not affect this spin-off. However, because Toyotaro chose Toriyam himself, it is difficult to imagine that he will not be invited to join the production of the future series when the dispute is finally resolved and things will become clearer.

When will Dragon Ball Super come back?

Dragon Ball Super It has been on hiatus since March 2024, when Toriyam's death was announced. This long break was briefly interrupted in February 2025, when Dragon Ball Super Chapter 204 He came out – while the fans expected the series to return, she returned to Hiatus. This chapter was first announced as a special one -time, but was released as part of the main story (although it works as a flashback).

No messages have been announced since then. In a recent interview, however, Toyotaro spoke about the plans for the future of the series, which means that it has not yet been canceled. The fans should continue to wait for the announcement of the next chapter.