Dragon Ball Super will have more romance and comedy, confirms manga author

Yes ok dragonball It started as an adventure and comedy manga, little by little it focused on action. It is no secret to anyone that the serious and tense moments were the ones that predominated during the Z stage of the work. However, it seems that the new arc of Dragon Ball Super will try to present a lighter story and explore a little-seen facet of the franchise.

In case you don’t know, Dragon Ball Super continues from the events of the Majin Buu arc. The anime began in 2015 and, after the premiere of 131 episodes, it ended its broadcast in 2018. However, the manga written and illustrated by the Japanese artist Toyotaro continues its course.

Thus, the new arc starring Trunks and Goten began in mid-December with chapter 88 of the official manga. Without a doubt, this unpublished story feels different, as it presents a lighter and funnier tone. And yes, it will have elements of a romantic comedy.

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Dragon Ball Super Manga Will Have More Comedy And Romance Elements, Toyotaro Confirms

Note: there will be minor spoilers for the Dragon Ball Super manga below.

Through a recent interview published in the official franchise website, Akira Toriyama’s disciple, Toyotaro, reviewed the events seen in the last chapter. He revealed some details related to the new story and the characters that will be relevant in this arc that is set before the events of Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero.

Thus, the Japanese mangaka revealed that he had the opportunity to include scenes reminiscent of a romantic comedy. In case you don’t know, one of the subplots of chapter 88 revolves around Trunks’ desire to invite Mai to the movies, which suggests that he is in love with her.

Toyotaro comments in the interview that romance is a facet little explored in the franchise, and assures that he would like to add more scenes of this style in later chapters.

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“I added some romantic comedy elements. That’s something that Akira Toriyama doesn’t do very much; dragonball He is not known for his romance, but he wanted to include it. There may be more of those scenes in the second chapter and later, but I feel very satisfied with what I was able to do for the first chapter,” said the manga artist.

Toyotaro presents the new characters of Dragon Ball Super

At another point in the interview, the Japanese illustrator presented the design and the names of the human characters that will accompany the protagonists in this new story. They stick out that they are high school students and classmates of Trunks. Mai will also attend the same school.

According to an unofficial translation, the names of Trunks’ companions are Skale, Rulah, Kompas, Chok, and Fayra. Toyotaro acknowledges that this is the first time he has designed and drawn normal teenagers in a long time, as most of the young characters are fighters or aliens.

“Trunks’ classmates are students and feel very similar to what you’d find in an American high school. Also, I wanted to create a feeling similar to the parts of the original manga with Gohan in high school, so I made several classmates with that idea,” the mangaka commented.

Finally, Toyotaro comments that the next chapter will see how Mai attends the same school as Trunks, so fans will have more romantic comedy scenes to enjoy.

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