Will ‘Dragon Ball Super’ Continue After the Death of Akira Toriyama?

Summary

• Akira Toriyama passed away at the age of 68 due to acute subdural hematoma.
• Fans have been mourning his loss and are also worried about the fate of the Dragon Ball Super series.
• The series will most likely continue and will be headed by Toyatarou.

Akira Toriyama is a name that is incredibly familiar to any otaku. He is a legend who started the Shounen revolution with our beloved ‘Dragon Ball’ franchise. Unfortunately, on March 1, 2024, the legendary author passed away due to acute subdural hemorrhage at the age of 68.

Fans have been mourning the tragic loss of this renowned author, and the news almost seems unbelievable. Only yesterday, Toriyama was celebrating his new series, Sand Land, and now he is gone.

A wave of fans have been gathering on social media sites to express their condolences and discuss a pivotal question – Will Dragon Ball continue now that Akira Toriyama is dead?

1. How involved was Akira Toriyama in Dragon Ball Super manga?

While the late manga creator Akira Toriyama was known as the Dragon Ball Super manga writer, the storyboards are mainly done by Toyotarou.

The artist used to receive the major plot points from the Toriyama and Toyotarou would draw the panels. Toriyama used to edit the initial draft, making dialogue or art changes as required.

This draft would be returned to Toyotarou, and he would make the final draft. Akira Toriyama was essential to the Dragon Ball Super manga creation process and decided everything significant about the plot.

2. Did Toriyama lay out future plans for the manga?

Akira Toriyama passed away due to a condition known as subdural haemorrhage and the most likely cause would be a head trauma.

Toriyama’s death was completely unexpected, and the author was not suffering from any severe health conditions. Based on this information, the author most likely did not make future plans for the project.

3. Will Dragon Ball Super Continue?

Dragonball Super will most likely continue, firstly the manga and then its eventual anime adaptation. Although Toriyama is credited to be the original author of the series, he lacks control over the creative license.

The companies that own the rights to the series will not stop at the death of Toriyama, and Toyotarou will most likely take the helm.

To conclude, most of the Dragonball franchise would not be affected. However, “Dragon Ball Daima,” a series directly worked on by Toriyama, would have the most significant impact and will likely not continue.

4. About Dragon Ball Super

Dragon Ball Super came into serialization in June 2015, edited and illustrated by Akira Toriyama and his protege Toyotaru, respectively.

Dragon Ball Super takes the DB universe to another level by introducing the long asleep God of Destruction, Beerus.

Beerus initially decided to decimate Earth but postpones his plans when discovering the fantastic food he had never eaten. He also hopes to fight Super Saiyajin God one day.

Source: Official Twitter Account