Did Toriyama draw these Shenlongs?

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Did Toriyama draw these Shenlongs?

Post by Tyro » Sun Jul 12, 2015 1:49 pm

Something I've been meaning to get some confirmation on is whether or not Toriyama is the original artist for these images of Shenlong:
The first you will immediately recognize as the picture of Shenlong used for the covers of the Daizenshuu guidebooks. The second is used in the tankobon, usually right behind the cover art.

I want to say that the art style is obviously Toriyama's own, but neither of these pieces are collected in the Daizenshuu or Chogashuu. Actually, I take that back. The Daizenshuu-Shenlong is on the last page of every Daizenshuu, but it's very small. I checked Kanzenshuu's Databook Guide, and although it describes the drawing, it doesn't mention its origin. I can see why Shueisha would choose not to include the image in Daizenshuu #1 and #7 since it was part of the marketing ("Collect them all to see the picture!"), but hasn't enough time passed that it should have been included in the Chogashuu like the other Daizenshuu covers? Has this image ever been used anywhere else, but in its complete form?

The Tankobon-Shenlong is almost certainly Toriyama's, as he has used a similar design and coloring scheme at least a handful of times before. I'm actually surprised that this wasn't collected in the Daizenshuu/Chogashuu. It's pretty hard to miss considering it's in most of the tankobon. Where did it originate?

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Re: Did Toriyama draw these Shenlongs?

Post by KKSwag » Wed Oct 07, 2015 9:13 pm

I doubt that Toryism made these drawings
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Re: Did Toriyama draw these Shenlongs?

Post by Lord Beerus » Thu Oct 08, 2015 9:18 am

KKSwag wrote:I doubt that Toryism made these drawings
Who is Toryism?

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Re: Did Toriyama draw these Shenlongs?

Post by KKSwag » Thu Oct 08, 2015 6:58 pm

lel auto-correct
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Re: Did Toriyama draw these Shenlongs?

Post by DarkPrince_92 » Thu Oct 08, 2015 7:04 pm

It's not a classic Shenlong, but it looks like his drawing style though. Who else would draw them?
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