Manga PLUS released Toyotarou’s special Dragon Ball Super one-shot in English on February 19, officially numbered Chapter 104 and titled “The Birth of Saiyaman X.” Adrienne Beck and Mark McMurray are credited for the translation and lettering, respectively. You can check it out here. A return to regular serialization is yet to be announced.
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Chapter 104 features new alien invaders in textbook Dragon Ball fashion. As they harass humans by spraying them with sludge, they’re pushed back by Clean God (later revealed to be Gohan); Trunks and Goten watch the footage on TV, with the former unimpressed.
The chapter follows Trunk’s motivations, with cameos of the characters most important to him: Goten, Vegeta, Bulma, Bulla, his high school friends, and Mai, whom he blushes at the thought of being important to him. It ends with how he decided to become Saiyaman X-1 and notably includes the message “To be continued!”
Dragon Ball Super has been on hiatus since March 2024, following the unfortunate passing of Akira Toriyama. Toyotarou has since continued to release artwork homaging his mentor through the Toyotarou Tried To Draw series; he drew Captain Chicken in January. Toriyama’s legacy is also regularly honored by the official Dragon Ball website’s Toriyama Archives series and others online who knew him well. A rare Dragon Quest IV Toriyama illustration of the game’s protagonist resurfaced last week, courtesy of Yubo & Mashirito’s KosoKoso Broadcasting.
You can read Dragon Ball Super Chapter 104 on Manga PLUS and VIZ’s Shonen Jump app. Manga PLUS describes the series:
Having defeated Boo, Goku is starting to get bored with his life on Earth. His wife, Chi-chi, wants him to get a job, but all he wants to do is train and fight stronger enemies. Elsewhere in the universe, the God of Destruction, Beerus, and his attendant Whis are traveling from planet to planet in search of food and entertainment. After blowing up some hapless victims, Beerus is reminded of a man from his dreams with the moniker “Super Saiyan God,” or something like that… The God of Destruction sets his sights on Earth to track down this mysterious man! Maybe this will give Goku something to do?
Source: Manga PLUS
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