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Adorable new image of Goku in ‘Dragon Ball Daima’ by Toyotaro (‘Dragon Ball Super’)

The ‘Dragon Ball Super’ manga illustrator shares his first drawing of the child version of Son Goku to celebrate the announcement of the new 2024 anime.

Dragon Ball Daima’ has become one of the biggest announcements in recent anime with the confirmation that ‘Dragon Ball’ will get a new anime in 2024, with Akira Toriyama himself “very much involved” in the project. Such is the expectation that more than a few mangakas have reacted very positively to Toei’s announcement, including Toyotaro, the illustrator of the current ‘Dragon Ball Super’ manga, who shared his first drawing of the kid Goku from ‘Dragon Ball Daima’ along with a message of excitement ahead of its premiere in “Fall 2024.

This is how Goku from ‘Dragon Ball Daima’ by Toyotaro looks like

Thus, Toyotaro, who was in charge of illustrating the manga ‘Dragon Ball Super’ under the script and supervision of Akira Toriyama, did not want to miss the ‘Dragon Ball Daima’ announcement party and shared his own vision of the most lovable Goku, the one who wants to bring us back the personality of the first adventures of ‘Dragon Ball’, although this time with the rest of the regular cast of the series, also rejuvenated.

And as this new image shows, Goku returns to his original version thanks to his clothes similar to those of his most adorable era, including the famous Power Pole! Of course, this new illustration of Goku by Toyotaro, with Goku’s childlike appearance, is a statement of intent of what ‘Dragon Ball Daima’ will bring us in a year, when it will be released in Japan.

The latest leaks about ‘Dragon Ball Daima’ point to an online premiere in the fall of 2024 for Japan with a total of 20 episodes, the length of which has not been revealed but should be around 20-25 minutes per episode. There is still a lot to know about this project, and there will be a lot to talk about until the premiere and how it will change the Dragon Ball canon.