Dragon Ball Super Reveals New Toyotarou-Original Trunks and Goten Artwork

Earlier this year, the popular Dragon Ball franchise unveiled the Dragon Ball Super Interval series — a monthly art showcase designed to tide fans over until the grand return of the Dragon Ball Super manga. Now, official Dragon Ball Super artist Toyotarou has released a brand-new installment starring Goten and Trunks as they appeared in the manga-exclusive “High School Saga.”

This new installment has been published in V-Jump magazine’s “Super-Sized” August Edition, which provides Dragon Ball enthusiasts with a myriad of updates regarding the franchise’s current projects. Subsequently featured on Dragon Ball‘s official site, Toyotarou’s artwork features Goten carrying a weary-looking civilian while Trunks looks on with a satisfied smile. This image effectively captures the duo’s playful dynamic, which is on full display in the manga’s aforementioned story line. Described as a prequel story to the manga’s famous “Super Hero” arc, the “High School Saga” chronicles Goten and Trunks’ efforts to protect the city as local up-and-coming superheroes, “Saiyaman X-1” and “Saiyaman X-2.” According to Dragon Ball‘s website, the magazine also has a special section that provides “the inside scoop on how this action-packed adventure came to be.”

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Dragon Ball Super’s Official Artist Will Create New Interval Artwork Until the Manga’s Return

Dragon Ball Super‘s latest chapter, titled “A Legacy Towards the Future,” was published in V-Jump on March 21, 2024 — a few weeks after the death of famed Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama. In the wake of this tragic event, the franchise stated that Super would eventually resume publication, with Toyotarou continuing on as its main illustrator. While Dragon Ball has not yet announced a projected release window for this continuation as of writing, the DBS Interval Special serves as a reassuring reminder that the franchise will live beyond the death of its beloved creator. Until Super‘s official comeback, V-Jump will regularly host new Toyotarou-created pieces, while also providing fans with new details about the featured characters and their respective arcs.

Toyotarou’s Previous Dragon Ball Super Interval Specials Featured Gevo & Gohan Beast

Toyotarou’s first Interval Special featured Gevo, the son of infamous Red Ribbon Army scientist Dr. Gero. The second installment highlighted Gohan’s Beast Form — a high-level transformation that is considered to be Gohan’s ultimate “awakened” form. Gohan wielded this transformation during his clash with Cell-Max, and then again during a highly-anticipated match against Goku in his Ultra Instinct form. Beast Gohan likewise makes an appearance in the 2022 film, Dragon Ball Super:Super Hero. In a published statement accompanying the artwork, Toyotarou clarifies that his Interval version, which features the character with a confident smile, is inspired strictly by Beast Gohan’s film incarnation. “There were reasons for the Cell Max battle to have to be different from the movie — no Gohan Beast smiling scene. I could now draw this fearless smile moment here. And surely, it looks cool when Gohan snaps!” the artist wrote.

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The Dragon Ball manga is available in English from VIZ Media. Toei Animation’s various anime adaptations, which include Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball Super and Dragon Ball GT, are available to stream on Hulu and Crunchyroll. Dragon Ball Daima, a new anime installment created for the franchise’s 40th anniversary, will premiere in Fall 2024.

Dragon Ball

Dragon Ball tells the tale of a young warrior by the name of Son Goku, a young peculiar boy with a tail who embarks on a quest to become stronger and learns of the Dragon Balls, when, once all 7 are gathered, grant any wish of choice.

Created by

Akira Toriyama

First Film

Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies

Latest Film

Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero

First TV Show

Dragon Ball (1986)

Upcoming TV Shows

Dragon Ball DAIMA

First Episode Air Date

April 26, 1989

Cast

Sean Schemmel , Laura Bailey , Brian Drummond , Christopher Sabat , Scott McNeil

Summary

Dragon Ball is the labor of writer/illustrator Akira Toriyama, beginning with Dragon Ball back in 1984. The series originally started as a serialized manga back in Weekly Shonen Jump for nearly a decade until it expanded into the anime franchises it is most known for today. Dragon Ball was later adapted into two animes, with one being Dragon Ball Z, the most universally known series in the entire Dragon Ball canon. The franchise has continued to expand lore via films, video games, and additional sequel TV series, such as the more recent Dragon Ball Super and Super Dragon Ball Heroes. Dragon Ball centers mostly around Son Goku, a being known as a Saiyan, and his friends as they face off against intergalactic threats and seek out the titular dragon balls. When all seven of these balls are collected, they can be used to summon a legendary dragon that can grant the wishes of whoever so gathers them. The Dragon Ball franchise continues to be one of the most well-known and beloved animes of all time, with over forty different countries airing it, and has had a tremendous impact on Western culture as a whole.

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