For many of us who are now adults, Akira Toriyama is the bee’s knees of our childhoods. He is the genius behind the legendary Dragon Ball series that follows the adventures of Goku, Vegeta, Piccolo, Gohan, and other warriors with superpowers as they struggle to defend the Earth against terrifying villains.
Akira Toriyama is known for writing the story of most of Dragon Ball. He has also often been drawing manga content, as the Dragon Ball anime has its roots in manga. However, Toriyama is an ambitious individual who aims for the best of both worlds.
Some fans are upset that Akira Toriyama is not drawing manga content anymore. They wanted answers, and now they can get them. The reason behind Akira Toriyama quitting manga drawing will probably leave you speechless.
Akira Toriyama lost his favorite wooden pen holder
Thanks to Anime Senpai, we can now find out why Akira Toriyama is not drawing manga anymore. Believe it or not, the reason is this: the famous manga artist lost his favorite wooden pen holder.
Here’s Toriyama’s statement as translated by the publication mentioned above:
‘SAND LAND’ was finished by scanning the inked paper manuscript into a computer and using software to apply solid colors and my own tones. I probably hardly slept at all… After finishing all the episodes, I lost my beloved wooden pen holder that I had been using since before my debut. It was a pen holder that had become familiar to my hand over a long time, being carved and worn down with a knife and sandpaper. It was a pen holder that had become familiar to my hand over a long period of time. I bought a new pen holder and tried sharpening it this way and that, but it just didn’t feel right. Since then, I have used it as an excuse for hardly drawing any manga (laugh).
‘SAND Land’ is the name of a new Japanese manga series that was written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama himself.
As for Dragon Ball, the famous franchise continues even today through the release of the Super Dragon Ball Heroes anime. A continuation of the Dragon Ball Super anime that ended in 2018 is also awaited by the fans.