Originally released in 2019, the book Akira Toriyama and Dragon Ball – The man behind the manga will be offered in the coming days an enriched version to the editions Pix’n Lovefollowing the death a few months ago of the legendary father of Dragon Ball, Akira Toriyama.
Between anecdotes, design secrets, artistic direction and marketing issues, author William Audureau will take you behind the scenes of the cult saga and its creator.
This new edition is planned from October 25 at the price of 24,90€.
“It’s a shame that after so many years, Dragon Ball is ending. No, I’m joking. I am incredibly delighted. » Who could have uttered such a sentence, and ironically about the end of such a popular saga? A political figure in yet another anti-anime outburst? The director of a Franco-Belgian publishing house in desperation for sales? No, the author, Akira Toriyama himself! The gas mask designer has always maintained a complex, almost conflicting relationship with his work. Did this shy and mysterious mangaka recognize himself in this spectacular space opera with global success? Not really. But partly in spite of himself, he found himself embarked on several decades of kung fu, crazy creatures and super powers, until Dragon Ball Super: Broly, an incredible summary of a great spectacle very far from his centers of interest. .
To tell the story of Akira Toriyama is to delve into the obscure part of the genesis of Goku’s adventures: or how a stubborn child who intended for nothing gave shape, through disagreements with his editor, to a unparalleled commercial tidal wave.
Summary:
1. The strong-looking country boy
2. At the School of Weekly Shōnen Jump
3. The new star of the manga (Dr. Slump)
4. Dragon Boy or the Jackie Chan misunderstanding
5. The Two-Headed Genesis of Dragon Ball
6. Polls, tournaments and demons
7. The twist of extraterrestrial origins
8. The artist’s triangle period
9. La machine « DBZ »
10. The blues of the Cell period
11. “It’s the end, I draw what I want”
13. The Indian Summer of Franchising
14. The resurrection of T.
15. The Super-writer
16. Broly or the victory of compromise
17. Forever a superhero
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