Death of Akira Toriyama: the actor of the live adaptation DragonBall Evolution apologizes

Justin Chatwin (Shameless) also mourns the disappearance of the avant-garde mangaka. And he regrets having participated in such a failed adaptation of his work.

The illustrious mangaka Akira Toriyama, left us Friday March 1, announced his publishing house. Famous manga authors underline the emotion that this disappearance generates. The father of Goku and Dr. Slump has driven a new artistic impulse, where Japanese tradition and creative fantasies combine.

Masahi Kishimotoauthor of the famous Naruto for example, wanted to pay tribute to him by evoking a memory: “When I was a student, Dragon Ball, which had been a part of my life for so many years, ended and I felt a huge sense of loss. When I followed in his footsteps to become a manga artist, that feeling disappeared.“

Among the avalanche of reactions, there is also the actor of the catastrophic live adaptation Dragonball Evolution (available on FirstMax), decried by critics (rightly), produced by James Wong. Justin Chatwin (Shameless, Lost the missing), the performer of the main role, gluttonous, but above all, super-powerful Goku, reacted to the disappearance of the creator of the universe with the seven crystal balls.

He said on his social media: “Rest in peace, brother. And sorry for ruining this adaptation so much.”

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Dragonball Evolution is a painful memory for manga fans, who could only helplessly watch the destruction of their favorite work. In 2009, it was a major commercial failure: its worldwide box office total only reached $55,720,772. Enough to apologize…

In 2019, the manga's Japanese publisher addressed the disaster, deeming it “less good adaptation brought to the screen“. Added to the fiasco was a ban on the right to review the adaptation, invoked at the time by 20th Century Fox. However, Akira Toriyama was listed in the credits, serving as executive producer. The latter had, however, never contributed to the massacre. Instead, he took the liberty of offering some suggestions for improving the story – suggestions that fell on deaf ears, since the production never took them into consideration. Enough to taint the image of the mangaka…

Akira Toriyama brought the dragon Shenron back from his ashes, establishing himself as the screenwriter of Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (2013) and Frieza's Resurrectionthen to the production of the animated series Dragon Ball Super (2015). Creations that have delighted fans, eager to follow the new adventures of Kakarot and his friends.

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