Culture news But what is Goku holding in his hand? This Never-Released Dragon Ball Sketch Is Really Weird
Published on 06/19/2024 at 08:05
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Son Goku and the Dragon Ball universe still have a lot to teach us because a mysterious drawing by Akira Toriyama has just been discovered.
New adventures for Goku
Son Goku and the Dragon Ball universe still have a lot to teach us. Even though its famous author Toriyama left us a few months ago, his work is not yet finished. Among fans, in addition to an amusement park in Saudi Arabia, it is especially the anime Dragon Ball Daima that we are waiting for. As a reminder, this is an adventure to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the saga. Our heroes then find themselves transformed into children, and must do everything to break this curse, caused by a sorcerer. For the diffusion of these adventures, we will have to wait fall 2024 on Crunchyroll. You still have time to study with a few volumes of Dragon Ball, while a mysterious drawing by the mangaka has just been discovered.
But what is Goku holding in his hand?
What is this mysterious weapon that Goku holds in his hand? This is the question many fans are asking, as a sketch of Akira Toriyama has just been discovered. Initially drawn in 1990, it represents the hero as a young adult, equipped with the Awesome Turtle staff, instead of his own. Given its outfit, we can guess that this sketch was intended to illustrate the second half of the 23rd Tenkaichi Budokaiotherwise known as the Piccolo Jr. Saga arc.
However, as there are no annotations, it is difficult to know more. It is not possible to guess whether Goku was to hold this weapon permanently, or just try it. Perhaps the mangaka studied the possibility that our protagonist lost or broke his stick during this famous tournament. Some think the design could match at the beginning of Dragon Ball Z and the Saiyan arcwhich follows directly.
According to media sources CBR.com, it would also be possible that this sketch was used in the development of the Namek storyline. In terms of date (1990), this corresponds more to the publication of the arc, revealed a year earlier. Especially since the anime Dragon Ball Z was adapting it at the same time. Only, this theory would be incoherent, because at this point, Goku no longer needs any staff, because he has mastered the Kaioken and soon the Super Saiyan. Unfortunately once again, it is impossible to be really sure. Regardless, this is not the first time that Akira Toriyama has left his preparatory drawings behind. Several sketches are regularly found in the archives, such as the first drawing of Goku, drawn well before the publication of the first volume.
