Favourite Akira Toriyama Art Style

[Raykugen]

Cell arc, in the Buu arc it was the same style but more poorly done

[Jodaku]

Another vote for here for the pseudo-realistic Cell arc style with the 23rd Tenkaichi Budokai period art style coming behind it.

[medama_oyaji]

Augh it's so hard to choose! I guess I really love "classic" Toriyama, like Dr. Slump and early Dragon Ball. But I also love his newer styles. The simplicity of his COWA! style really grabs me.

[IgnorantFuniFan]

I don't think Toriyama actually drew any of these, but this has always been my favorite art style in all of Dragon Ball:













I too, also love a lot of the anime art prevalent in the Saiyan Saga and first four DBZ films.

Those are my favorite art style in general, but they don't look like Toriyama works. I have no idea who the artist was and it's driving me crazy!! Does anyone know who the 90's promotional artist is?? I'll do anything for any knowledge on him!!!

[jda95]

Honestly this is a really hard question to answer - reading along the manga and watching Toriyama's style slowly evolve is always enjoyable for me. If I had to choose one in particular I suppose around the later DB and early Z portion (from around the 23rd Tenkaichi Budokai to perhaps early-Namek) is my personal favorite. The art is already significantly more angular yet still recognizable from his earliest art.

[Insertclevername]

Currently, I really like art style used from the Cell and Boo arcs. Contrary to how most people feel about the angular direction the art style took, I for one thought it looked great. It fit the series' shift in tone as well as being more elaborate (especially obvious as the common appearance of Super Saiyan hair shows off a lot of small details). Though, I think I can live without the fifteen foot tall chins.

[theoriginalbilis]

I like his work from the Piccolo Daimao arc through the end of the Freeza arc. There was a lot of natural growth to the character design and it didn't feel quite as rushed as the art for the Buu arc looked.

[Saiga]

Currently, I really like art style used from the Cell and Boo arcs. Contrary to how most people feel about the angular direction the art style took, I for one thought it looked great. It fit the series' shift in tone as well as being more elaborate (especially obvious as the common appearance of Super Saiyan hair shows off a lot of small details). Though, I think I can live without the fifteen foot tall chins.

So do I, it's my favourite art style. Always has been. However, they are a lot of wonky moments in both these arcs. I don't think that's a fault of the art style and just a separate issue of Toriyama having been drawing the manga for too long.

[SingleFringe&Sparks]

I personally prefer the Kanzenban artstyle, where everything is uniquely very stylized, kinda gritty detailed, pseudo-realistic level of attention done for the backgrounds and the unconventional clothing the characters wear in the eyecatches. The only thing I dont like is the colours, looking a bit too muddy and dark.

[AnzuMazaki]

I really love his 1982-1989 art styles more than anything













Cartoony yet heavilly detailed, with his current style coming in second place.
Buu saga art style is my least favourite because of how angular it was and also how crudely drawn the minor characters ended up from the 25th Budokai up until the end.

[psi_brg]

I really love his 1982-1989 art styles more than anything

Cartoony yet heavilly detailed, with his current style coming in second place.
Buu saga art style is my least favourite because of how angular it was and also how crudely drawn the minor characters ended up from the 25th Budokai up until the end.

I agree 100%, however I still appreciate the growth of the artist through out the years! - I think the angular look accentuates the growth of the characters also, their muscle bellies etc grow throughout DB - DBZ, just like in real life, IMO

Like when you see goku with gohan @ start saiyan arc, to after training with king kai to landing on namek etc you see a natural progression in muscle size and development in line with the timeline, round lines could not possibly have the same representative effect as angular lines - could it?

[Attitudefan]

The style from 82 through to about 1991 looks the best. The art doesn't change much and there is never a bad moment in his drawings at this time. I always look back at his art from any point in this time span for reference or to drool over.

[SaiyanZ]

This is my favorite illustration by him (http://www.junkiemonkeys.com/wp-content ... yama_1.jpg), but his Saiyan-Namek arc art was definitely my fav, the colored battle-worn Super Saiyan Goku was GOAT lol http://z.mhcdn.net/store/manga/214/22-3 ... 1393817723

[Black_Anime_Fan]

My favorite art style is from his work during the Freeza and Cell arcs, hands down the best. I much prefer his more straight-style over his original rounder style, it never really clicked to me.

[DarkPrince_92]

I'd say Freeza arc, right before things got too straight. If it's the straighter style, I only really like how Kazuya Hisada handles it, Yamamuro makes the characters look too... geometric if that makes sense. Goku's face is triangles and squares... not to say other animators don't do that too.

[DBZGTKOSDH]

I would say his style during the Neko Majin era was my favorite.

[DragonBalllKaiHD]

The style from 82 through to about 1991 looks the best. The art doesn't change much and there is never a bad moment in his drawings at this time. I always look back at his art from any point in this time span for reference or to drool over.

You really sound like a broken record, huh?

Personally, I think his styles are all great. He's the man of details and proportion. His Boo arc stuff is very rushed, but other than that, his art is very good. Like all the other posters have been saying, his art has evolved to match the tone of the series. I doubt Perfect Cell would look good with earlier style.

I really think his art style on Kanzenban covers would be good for all arcs from DB to end of Z.

[Attitudefan]

The style from 82 through to about 1991 looks the best. The art doesn't change much and there is never a bad moment in his drawings at this time. I always look back at his art from any point in this time span for reference or to drool over.

You really sound like a broken record, huh?

Personally, I think his styles are all great. He's the man of details and proportion. His Boo arc stuff is very rushed, but other than that, his art is very good. Like all the other posters have been saying, his art has evolved to match the tone of the series. I doubt Perfect Cell would look good with earlier style.

I really think his art style on Kanzenban covers would be good for all arcs from DB to end of Z.

Of course!

I just love it that much!

I have no problem with the rest, actually, his Neko Majin era looks really nice! I dig it.

[SaiyanZ]

Not a fan of Tori's new style though. Prefer Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru at this point (who I believe just did the artwork for Xenoverse?)

[DragonBalllKaiHD]

Not a fan of Tori's new style though. Prefer Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru at this point (who I believe just did the artwork for Xenoverse?)

No. He never did any designs for Xenoverse. These artworks are your typical promotional work done by unknown artist. These arts are too plain to be Nakatsuru's work, although I do like that purple haired female Saiyan model.

This would be Nakatsuru's work: