When thinking back over the last 40 years of Japanese comic history, it's natural to think of the central role that is being played dragon ball by Akira Toriyama. A captivating, light, modern and funny work that continues to have a great influence on many authors, leaving a gap in May 1995 that hit a great mangaka: Eiichiro Oda.
During the recent meeting between Eiichiro Oda and Gosho Aoyama, organized to celebrate the 100 published volumes of ONE PIECE and Detective Conan, the two mangakas discussed various aspects of their work and the medium. Oda thought back to the past and focused on it remember the time after the end of Dragon Ball.
At that time, not even an embryonic idea of ββDragon Ball Super and the canonical sequel to the Toriyama franchise was in the works, for this reason many writers who had approached the industry and Weekly Shonen Jump wanted to take the post of this masterpiece. βAll the newcomers thought, 'I want this room!', and that started what was a great time Competitiveness to fill the void left by Dragon Ball"so Oda commented.
The sensei then recalled how frustrating it was working for WSJ in the late '90s: "By this time Jump had lost both Dragon Ball and slam dunk, and it hit an all-time low. "The cover of the jump tape that contained the first chapter of ONE PIECE appeared in a newspaper that said:"The magazine will outclass Jump" (referring to Kodansha's main magazine, which has always been a competitor to Shueisha). Not that it was my fault or anyone else's, but I remember feeling very frustrated.
