Goku Takes Flight in Rare 32-Year-Old Dragon Ball Ultimate Draft Design

A beloved work of art is available again after being out of print for over thirty years.

A recently shared illustration from the official Dragon Ball website’s Toriyama Archives has excited fans. The artwork originally appeared in the December 20, 1994, issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump – specifically, the combined 3/4 issue – as part of a calendar insert.

Goku Soars in Rare Akira Toriyama Dragon Ball Art

The artwork was shared again through the Toriyama Archives with a description highlighting how it brilliantly shows everyone flying in their unique way. The artist skillfully used the large size and depth of the poster to create a dynamic scene, and the use of colored Kent paper gives the piece a distinctive texture and look.

For years, fans have loved the Toriyama Archives on the official Dragon Ball website. Each installment highlights a wonderful piece of artwork by the incredibly talented Akira Toriyama. Though most of the art comes from the Dragon Ball series, fans have also enjoyed seeing…

What’s Next for the Dragon Ball Franchise?

Dragon Ball fans have a lot to look forward to, and the next big release is the home media version of Dragon Ball DAIMA. It will be available on August 11th in both a regular edition and a limited edition, about five months after its originally planned release date.

Although Dragon Ball DAIMA received a lot of positive attention from critics and fans when it premiered in 2025, it wasn’t universally loved. In fact, Akira Torishima, the creator of Dragon Ball, publicly criticized the new series at Comicon Napoli in May, calling it “sht” and stating that he believed it betrayed the spirit of Dragon Ball*. He described it as slow, foolish, and the first episode as pointless, expressing confusion about how it had been greenlit, and claimed that everyone at Toei Animation disliked him.

Fans of Dragon Ball have a new treat to look forward to later this year: Dragon Ball Super: Beerus. Originally released in January, this version isn’t a brand-new story, but a remastered and slightly updated version of the very first arc of Dragon Ball Super.

The upcoming series will follow up on the events of the first Dragon Ball Super anime Moro.

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2026-05-20 23:11