Dragon Ball fandom calls latest viral fanart "one of the hardest" ever

Modified Nov 05, 2024 22:19 GMT

Dragon Ball fans praise recent fanart on X (Image via Shueisha and @DBSKAKERU1 on X).

Dragon Ball fans are known for having a very passionate community and there was evidence of that once again thanks to an artist on X named @DBSKAKERU1. This person came up with a fanart of Future Trunks and Gohan from their Cell Saga era and received a lot of praise from the fans online, mostly for perfectly capturing the essence of the characters and art style of the series at the time.

These versions of Future Trunks and Gohan have become popular throughout the years in the Dragon Ball community because many fans think they haven't reached this peak ever since. Moreover, it is a great display of these characters using their most powerful forms at the time, coupled with a very detailed style.

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Dragon Ball fans sing the high praises of a recent Future Trunks and Gohan fanart

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As mentioned earlier, an artist on X named @DBSKAKERU1 posted a fanart he or she made of Future Trunks and Gohan, which gathered a lot of praise from the fandom. There are several reasons for that, the first one being that it is an almost perfect replica of the art style of author, Akira Toriyama, and the anime at the time, which is something that a lot of fans love from that particular era.

Furthermore, Future Trunks and Gohan have historically been two of the most popular characters in the entire franchise, especially when it comes to these versions of the Cell saga. Many consider this version of them to be their peak in terms of characterization and achievements, which also hits the fandom in a meaningful way.

That combination of art style and the era of these characters was certainly a winning strategy, especially considering how popular the Cell Saga is to a lot of fans of the series. There is a general perspective that this is where the franchise reached its peak, although that is one of those endless debates in the community online.

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Gohan and Future Trunks also have a unique relationship in the series since the former was the latter's mentor in the future. He was the Earth's sole defender against Androids 17 and 18 in Trunks' timeline, to the point that his death was the main catalyst for the latter's first Super Saiyan transformation.

These two characters have been pivotal for Dragon Ball's popularity since the Cell Saga was extremely popular in the West when the series was first airing, helping to spread the word about this franchise. In many ways, this fanart taps into that nostalgia for a lot of older fans beyond the fact that it simply looks quite good.