Considerable confusion has arisen among fans of Dragon Ball Super in recent days, all due to a relatively official image from an illustrator of this saga where we see a character that never appeared in any arc: Gohan Black.
As its name obviously suggests, this character design tells us what this villain would look like if in that well-known arc of the manga and anime the antagonist had the face of Goku’s eldest son instead of the one we all know.
There are better arcs in the entire Dragon Ball Super era, but the idea of taking up stories with parallel universes and the fleeting appearance of future trunk They have detonated that with the passage of time this story acquires a special place in the hearts of fans.
The truth is that the plot never reached the levels of genius and creative madness that we saw with the Cell saga in the Z series. So we have also seen a significant amount of fan-fiction and unofficial art emerge that addresses the arc. of Goku Black but with different aspects.
It is in the midst of this panorama that an official illustration of a story that never happened has emerged.
This is the origin of the “official” art of Gohan Black in Dragon Ball Super
Akira Toriyama is the master creative mangaka behind the entire original Dragon Ball universe. However, over time the genius has been delegating some tasks and responsibilities of the franchise to him.
That is how toyotaro has become the key illustrator to advance the Dragon Ball Super project under the permanent supervision of Toriyama.
But at the same time there are promotional artists, who are dedicated to creating pieces of art faithful to the original style of their creator. These jobs generally end up in commercial items and licensed merchandise products.
One of these artists is Fenyo, better known on Twitter as @Fenyo_n, who has extensive experience as a promotional artist for Dragon Ball Super and who feeds his social networks with pieces made by him about this and other sagas.
It is he who has been publishing inked drawings for months where he shows us his Gohan Black character design. But it is not a direct discard or a work done by Toriyama or Toyotaro.
Strictly speaking, it is a Fan-Art made by an official artist supported by Akira Toriyama. But in itself it is not a new story for the manga.
