The Dragon Ball universe, created by Akira Toriyama, is still one of the largest today, but, as we know, the Super Saga is not drawn by him and there is a reason for this that combines many factors.
It all seems to be a mixture of personal and professional issues that left a big mark on our beloved author’s life, and ended up working more together and with the help of someone who was well known at the time.
After the climax of Dragon Ball Z, the story was supposed to be completed, and leaving aside the non-continuation of the Dragon Ball GT anime, Toriyama-sensei decided to dive back into this universe, however, he seemed to suffer greatly.
When some manga are serialized for a long time, the authors suffer a little, and the case of this mangaka was no exception. After the publication of Dr. Slump, he began to have sleepless nights and even his health deteriorated, so much so that he even thought that he might die.
Source: Special
To continue Goku’s story, he made the right decision and the task of drawing was entrusted to Toyotaro, a talented artist who has gained some recognition for his mangas, which imitated our mangaka’s style very well.
While in Dragon Ball Super, Toyotaro is the leader who draws and creatively continues the story, Toriyama-sensei is not completely distant as he is still involved in the series, either contributing to the script or some character designs. as he refused to physically draw manga and all because he lost his favorite pencil holder.
Yes, this object accompanied him for about 14 years and was part of his drawing equipment, and as a result, painting without it gave him a huge emotional emptiness.
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