Have you ever wondered why Son Gohan , who seemed to be Goku's perfect successor in Dragon Ball Z , and ended up becoming a secondary character? The official answer happened: Akira Toriyama, the creator of the series, simply got tired of him.
In a recent interview, the former editors of Dragon Ball , Kazuhiko Torishima , Yu Kondo and Fuyuto Takeda , revealed details about Toriyama's creative process. Gohan 's arc in high school because the fans hated the idea, but because he himself lost interest. After the intense Cell saga , Toriyama wanted something lighter and more fun, like in the early days of Dragon Ball or Dr. Slump . This is how the great Saiyan , with Gohan trying to balance his school and heroic life in a comical way.
However, designing character -filled school scenarios required a lot of time and effort, and Toriyama, known for abandoning ideas that did not captivate him, decided to put Gohan's story aside.
What happened to Gohan in Dragon Ball?
For years, fans believed that the character has lost space due to the fall of popularity, especially after the Majin Boo saga , where he looked weaker than when he defeated Cell. But in fact, Toriyama admitted that Gohan never fully fitted into the role of protagonist. Unlike Goku, who lives to fight, Gohan has always been a reluctant warrior.
To this day, the debate about Gohan's wasted potential continues. The movie Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero tried to revitalize the character, but Dragon Ball Daima seems to have set it aside again. Will the character ever recover the brightness he had at the height of the Cell saga?
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