Key Takeaways
- Saikyo Jump’s exhibition features Dragon Ball manga covers redrawn by top mangaka.
- Eiichiro Oda of One Piece working on cover for Saikyo Jump Issue #2 2025.
- Exhibiting manga covers pay homage to Akira Toriyama at Dragon Ball Super Exhibition in Japan.
In 2021, Saikyo Jump announced that it would hold an exhibition that would contain the covers of the Dragon Ball manga redrawn by other popular mangaka. The exhibition commemorates the 40th anniversary of the Dragon Ball manga.
So far, more than 40 covers have been released. With only a handful of spots remaining, it has been confirmed that the next volume cover will be redrawn by none other than Eiichiro Oda, the author of One Piece. Oda will work on one of the remaining covers. The new cover will be released in Saikyo Jump Issue #2 2025.
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The new covers pay homage to the work of the late Akira Toriyama. Considered by many to be the herald of the modern shonen, Akira Toriyama is a legend of the industry. Many mangaka have been vocal about the influence of Dragon Ball.
In fact, Akira Toriyama’s influence can be found in several new manga. The new covers will be presented at the Dragon Ball Super Exhibition, which will be held in Japan.
So far, 31 mangaka have worked on the covers. Some of the biggest names can be found below:
- Masashi Kishimoto (Naruto)
- Kohei Horikoshi (My Hero Academia)
- Yoshihiro Togashi (Hunter × Hunter)
- Takehiko Inoue (Slam Dunk)
- Takeshi Obata (Death Note)
- Yusuke Murata (One-Punch Man)
- Sui Ishida (Tokyo Ghoul)
- Gege Akutami (Jujutsu Kaisen)
- Yasuhisa Hara (Kingdom)
- Yuki Tabata (Black Clover)
- Boichi (Dr. Stone)
- Hideaki Sorachi (Gintama)
- Kōji Inada (Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai)
- Hirohiko Araki (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure)
- Koyoharu Gotouge (Demon Slayer)
- Tatsuki Fujimoto (Chainsaw Man)
- Tite Kubo (Bleach)
When Did Dragon Ball Start?
Akira Toriyama started working on the Dragon Ball series in 1984. It was serialized in the Weekly Shonen Jump from 1984 to 1995. Despite the manga having ended a long time ago, it is still popular throughout the world. It has sold over 150 million copies, which makes it one of the best-selling manga.
Dragon Ball has been the recipient of many anime adaptations. The first anime series aired from February 1986 to April 1989. It consisted of 153 episodes. Dragon Ball Z was next in line. The anime adapted the final 325 chapters. Dragon Ball Z began airing in 1989 and reached its end in 1996. The other anime adaptations include Dragon Ball GT, Dragon Ball Z Kai, Dragon Ball Super, and Dragon Ball Daima.
The Dragon Ball series has 20 movies to its name along with an array of video game adaptations, with Dragon Ball Sparking Zero being the most recent.
Dragon Ball Daima is streaming on Crunchyroll.
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Dragon Ball
- Release Date
- February 26, 1986
- Seasons
- 9
- Creator
- Akira Toriyama