Akira Toriyama’s Manga Theater #[nn]

Akira Toriyama's Manga Theater brings together a wonderfully eclectic cast on its cover — a curly-haired blonde girl perched atop a blue horned dinosaur, a tough guy in a cap clutching a serious firearm, a green-haired woman with cherry earrings, a pink-haired kid in a swimsuit, a mustachioed man in tinted shades, and a pair of cheerful little robots all crowding a vivid purple cityscape. It's a showcase of the full tonal range Toriyama commands, from scrappy street-level adventure to whimsical sci-fi charm, all rendered in his distinctively energetic line work. Published by Viz in 2021, this volume is an inviting entry point into the shorter, more playful side of one of manga's most recognizable creative voices.