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Toyotarou (とよたろう Toyotarō) is the author of the spin-off manga Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission, which debuted in the November 2012 issue of V-Jump and the illustrator of the Dragon Ball Super manga version. He is Akira Toriyama's chosen successor.[1][2]
Biography
Toyotarō's self-portrait
Toyble announces he can not work on Dragon Ball AF anymore because he is working on another project
Toyotarou has drawn Dragon Ball ever since he was young, always drawing it after breakfast.[3] Toyotarou was likely the dōjinshi artist working under the name Toyble, and notable for creating a Dragon Ball AF manga in the year 2000.
He was hired by Shueisha in 2012 when he requested being the one to draw Dragon Ball Super[3] and debuted his career as an official manga artist under the name Toyotarou. He initially worked as the author of Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission before moving on to move important subjects. He created the manga adaptation for the Dragon Ball Z anime 2015 film, Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’, the Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ manga. Toyotarou drew two pages of Dragon Ball Super as demonstration, and Toriyama chose him as his successor. Toyotarou is the official artist of the manga version of Dragon Ball Super. As of the Universe Survival Saga Toyotarou has also become a character designer for Dragon Ball Super, creating designs either by himself or by working together with Toriyama. He also drew Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 The Manga.
Special Project: Toyotarou Drew It!!
Below are the drawings for the Special Project: Toyotarou Drew It !! (ス ペ ャ ル 企 画 き か く と よ た ろ う が 描 い み が 描 い Supesharu Kikaku Toyotarō ga Kaitemita ！！) with which Toyotarou publishes one design per month on the official Dragon Ball website, portraying mostly characters who do not properly appear in Dragon Ball Super.
 King Chappa and Uub  Ginyu obtaining his horned body  Bardock's Planet Elite Force's fate in Broly's intro  Belmod leaves the Pride Troopers  Crocodile from Chapter 115 |
Characters designed by Toyotarou
- Dragon Ball Super
- Belmod (Co-designed with Toriyama)
- Heles (Co-designed with Toriyama)
- Mule
- Rumsshi
- Iwan
- Liquiir
- Giin
- Arak
- Moro
- Merus
- Video games
Trivia
- Toyotarou's favorite scene from Dragon Ball was when Goku turned into a Super Saiyan for the first time against Frieza.[3]
- Toyotarou likes to draw Super Saiyan 3 and Super Saiyan 4, but he can draw regular Super Saiyan best - so his favorite form to draw is Super Saiyan Blue.[3]
- Toyotarou's favorite manga is Dragon Ball.[4]
- Toyotarou's favorite video game is the Kingdom Hearts series.[4]
- Toyotarou's favorite character is Goku.[4]
- Toyotarou's favorite attack is the Kamehameha.[4]
- If Toyotarou was not a manga artist, he would be a TV director.[5]
- Toyotarou likes Disney and Marvel movies, especially the ones with action scenes between the heroes and villains.
- Toyotarou likes My Hero Academia.[3]
Gallery
 Toyble announces he cannot work on Dragon Ball AF anymore, because he is working on another project  Toyotarō's tribute to Jaco the Galactic Patrolman .jpg "Super Star Guide Beerus (Champa disguise).jpg (4.85 MB)") Toyotarō's special page in the Super Star Guide .jpg "Toyotaro draws Dende (26-09-2016).jpg (64 KB)") Sketch of young Dende .jpg "Toyotaro draws GT Pan (27-09-2016).jpg (62 KB)") Sketch of Pan .jpg "Toyotaro draws the DB Universe cast (24-10-2016).jpg (222 KB)") Sketches of Bulma, Ox King, Puar, Tights, Supreme Kai and Kami .jpg "Toyotaro draws the DB Universe cast 4 (24-10-2016).jpg (224 KB)") Sketches of Gohan, Videl, Krillin, Yamcha, Tien and Vegeta .jpg "Toyotaro draws the DB Universe cast 3 (24-10-2016).jpg (215 KB)") Sketches Yajirobe, Goten, Master Roshi, Beerus, Dr. Brief and Panchy .jpg "Toyotaro - Belmond eats hamburger (18-05-2018).jpg (283 KB)") Toyotaro draws Belmod eating a hamburger .jpg "Toyotaro - Appule poses a battle stance (22-05-2018).jpg (281 KB)") Toyotaro draws Appule in a serious manner Toyotarō's art of King Chappa suggesting Uub enter the World Tournament Toyotarō's art of Ginyu obtaining his main body  Toyotaro suggests Obuni and Ginyu are of the same race  Android 27  Android 28  Dr. Gero works on Android 29 .jpg "Toyotaro draws Orange Star High School GYM Teacher as Freddie Mercury (24-11-2018).jpg (325 KB)") Toyotaro draws Orange Star High School Gym Teacher as Freddie Mercury |
References
- ↑ XV2 manga Toriyama message.
- ↑ Dragon Ball Super: Author Explains Why Anime and Manga Have Differences. saiyanisland (May 48, 2017).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Toyo interview Naopoli comicon 2017 (April 30, 2017).
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 V-Jump December 2013 Issue: V-Jump Cartoonists' Museum
- ↑ Toyotarou Interview with CBR