Dragon Ball Was Supposed To End With The Cell Saga But Akira Toriyama Was Pressured To Continue, Editors Reveal - Animehunch
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Akira Toriyama originally intended to conclude Dragon Ball with the Cell saga, but strong editorial pressure forced him to extend the series, according to a

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Akira Toriyama originally intended to conclude Dragon Ball with the Cell saga, but strong editorial pressure forced him to extend the series, according to a recent interview with three former Dragon Ball editors: Kazuhiko Torishima, Yu Kondo, and Fuyuto Takeda.

This was revealed during a recent episode of KosoKoso podcast on Feb 22, 2025.

  • Ffkhrocks@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    2 days ago

    Dragonball Z Abridged Highly, highly recommend this to give you both a comedic take and also carry you through the story in an abridged fashion.

    I’ve never been able to look at Nappa the same again… Or Mr Popo

    • JakeroxsEnglish
      4·
      2 days ago

      +1 it’s so funny, be aware it’s definitely 2000s humor so it can be real edgy :P but I like edgy humor