Toyotaro Confirms He Created Dragon Ball Super’s Moro Arc

Dragon Ball Super May have been off the Air SINCE 2018, but Its Manga Produced Some of the Franchise’s Most Engaging Action in Years. One Such Story, The Galactic Patrol Prison Saga or “Moro Arc”, was recently confirmed to be entireled by Toyotaro, Creator Akira Toriyama’s Successor. Toriyama Merely Provided his Seal of Approval.

The Latest Development Comes From A Japan Expo Interview HighLighted on Xin Which Toyotaro Confirmed he has been Written the entity of the Moro Arc. Every Step of the Way, Toyotaro Involved Toriyama in a Supervisory Sense, but Toyotaro Had A Prominent Hand Throughout The Story’s Latter Days. Toyotaro wasn’t entirery Independent in late arcs, but it”s reassurying nononeless.

Toyotaro confirms he full Created the Moro Arc 6 Years Later

While the moro arc began in november 2018, and it was something something to be opened to make toyotaro Clearly Had more Control by Chapter #43, this interview lays his level of involvement. Speaking at His Japan Expo 2025 appearans, Toyotaro confirmed that, from drafting the scenearios to submitting the final draft, Toriyama butwawing Hold Toyotaro Back.

I WORKED WITH TORIYAMA-ASSENSI’S ORIGINAL Scripts Until the Tournament of Power Arc. I was drawing on those. I’d Show Him What I’d Drawn and we and Greenlit it, I Moved Forward. But after the Tournament of Power Arc, I wrote the galactic patrol prisoner arc (moro arc) on my own. I Showed the Scenario to Toriyama-Sensei for His Approval. After that, I started to draw on the scenario i’d written. Each time, i’d show him my 45 pages, and once approved i’d moved on.

-Toyotaro

Form Dragon Ball Super fans, while this does stting, as it’s a great arc that has not ben been animated, it may have instil hope for how Strong toyotaro’s return to Dragon Ball Super would potentially be. The Moro Arc is Revered As One of the Best Dragon Ball Super Arcs, Feeling as Dynamic As the Glory Days of Dragon Ball Z.

Not only that, but the moro arc brought the series forward into an era defined by exceptional original villains, with moro bringing a deadly buu-like Edge to the modern wind. While Goku Trained, Moro Could Could the Live of Entire Civilizations to Grow and Consolidate His Power. Fans Consider Moro’s Dragon Ball Super Story Among Their Favorites, and Is Deserted.

Toyotaro Still relied on Toriyama’s Guidance for Dragon Ball Super

Despite this Exciting Reveal, Toyotaro Also Revealed at that Same interview that he had to make more revisions on the subsequent granolah the survivor arc. Howver, The Fan Reception to that, Despite Corrections to Ensure Authenticity, Felt It Was Disappointing Compared to the Moro Arc. Its Still a Strong Collaboration That Introduced Vegeta’s Ultra Ego Form, Howver.

Speaking with Toriyama’s Former Editor (and Hakuksha CEO) Kazuhiko Torishima, toyotaro detailed the most complication of the follow-up to moro. If anything, it indicated the dynamic partnership between the two as they tackled new challenges in exploring new stories for Dragon Ball super. IT ALSO Indicated Toriyama’s Dedication to Keeping His Characters Authentically Thermves.

Toyotaro: For the Granolah Arc, Toriyama-Sensei Actually Wrote part of the full. And i built on it to draf the manga. The Approach Varied with Each Series.

Torishima: What Kind of Corrections Did Toriyama Make?

Toyotaro: SOMESTEMES, The Way the Characters Talked Was off … or My Drawings Lacked Three-Dimensionality. Sometimes he didn’t make any corrections.

Torishima: Did you always aggre with his corrections?

Toyotaro: Of Course! If anyding, I was happy to get his corrections. He actually looked at my work! No Response is Scarier, huh?

With Speculation Abounding Regarding Toyotaro’s Return to Dragon Ball Super, IT”S uncetain when fans will get to see more of the manga, or other stories in the Ball universe. But this sort of reveal is a teling glympse at a bright fune for fans who adore toriyama’s franchise and don’t wish to see it go.