Recently, Kazuhiko Torishima, first editor of dragon ball, He shared how he would take the franchise if he was still in charge. The veteran editor assured that he would bet on Spinoffs focused on character perspectives such as Goku or Bulma. His proposal would have a marked focus on the battles, an element that gave rise to the popularity of the work. In addition, he did not hesitate to launch criticism towards dragon ball daima, pointing out that he moves away from the classic themes that made the series great.
Dragon Ball: Toshima bets on new spinoffs and criticizes Daima
the statements of Torishima emerged during the program Tokyo Maad Spin of J-Wave, where he shared his vision of how he would develop new contents of Dragon Ball. His words were taken up in the social network x by naz chris, host of the program, who stressed that the Spinoffs that the editor imagines would not revolve around the search for the dragon’s spheres or spectacular transformations. Instead, they would be focused on recovering the essence of the battle manga, the same element that promoted the massive popularity of the work in its beginnings.
In this same space, Torishima did not hesitate to give his opinion about dragon ball daima, being quite critical of the proposal. According to his words:
It makes the characters smaller and weaker, reduces their abilities, and confronts them with equally weaker enemies. Isn’t that repeating the original Dragon Ball error, which was the least popular stage of the work?
Torishima He also addressed the manga creators. He recalled that much of the success of the anime Dragon Ball It was due to leaving the work in the hands of a highly experienced team. mentioned to Kouzou Morishita of toei animation, to the writer Takao Koyama, whom he described as “genius”, and the producer of Fuji TV, Kenji Shimizu. To toshima, Once the franchise is entrusted to competent producers, it is essential to give them freedom to work. His experience can even surpass that of the original creator.
With these words, Kazuhiko Torishima He makes clear again his direct and critical style, posing a different vision of what the future of Dragon Ball. Although no longer involved in the franchise, his comments generate conversation between fans and specialists.
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