The anime ‘Dragon Ball’, created by Akira Toriyama, was a worldwide hit in the 90s, so it didn’t take long for Hollywood to make a live-action version of it, something Goku fans weren’t expecting.
The “DragonBall: Evolution” actor apologized to the late Toriyama
In 2009, “DragonBall: Evolution” hit theaters, a film directed by James Wong and starring Justin Chatwin and Emmy Rossum, who played Goku and Bulma respectively.
Ever since the film was announced, anime fans were disappointed with the casting and the film was later panned by critics, being considered one of the worst live-action anime.
15 years after its release, Justin Chatwin, the film’s star, wanted to pay a heartfelt tribute to Akira Toriyama, who died aged 68 on March 1 due to a blood clot in the brain, the production office explained of. , “Bird Studio,” in a statement.
The 41-year-old actor took to his Instagram account to express his deepest condolences to Akira Toriyama, in addition to apologizing to him for the ‘Dragon Ball’ movie.
The writer of “DragonBall: Evolution” also apologized to anime fans
In 2016, Ben Ramsey, writer of “DragonBall: Evolution” apologized to anime fans for his work on the live-action on the blog “TheDaoOfDragonBall”.
The screenwriter took full responsibility for the film, except to reveal that he went into the project for the money, not as a fan of the franchise who wanted to make a good adaptation of Akira Toriyama’s story.
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Who was Akira Toriyama, the creator of ‘Dragon Ball’?
According to the site “Los Angeles Times”, Akira Toriyama was born in central Japan in 1955. It was in 1978 that he made his debut in Weekly Shonen Jump and his series “Dr. Slump’ was a success, allowing him to become a manga artist.
Years later, Toriyama created ‘Dragon Ball’, telling the story of Son Goku, a boy with superhuman strength who embarks on a quest for the 7 dragon balls.
The success of the manga was such that the anime was later made, taking this story to other parts of the world and becoming an entire franchise with movies, official merchandise and video games.
May he rest in peace, Akira Toriyama.
Source: univision
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