The character design process in any work has many different stages and requires the common work of a large group. They will agree together to get the final illustration. Akira Toriyama, despite being a genius of manga and anime, has also experienced all those steps when drawing all the warriors we encountered in Dragon Ball Z.
Japanese mangaka always have people around them to help them adjust the characters. Therefore, Toriyama himself has created many different versions of each warrior so that everyone can choose the best plan.
In recent years, these designs of Akira Toriyama have been published. The original sketch of the creation process of his characters has appeared and revealed to us the whole universe about what Dragon Ball could be like, if the different versions he imagined in his head acceptance.
Gohan with Little Samurai
The original sketch of Gohan shows many different versions of Goku's son. There is a particularly outstanding version because it seems to be based on a famous movie in 1959.
Akira Toriyama has formed the idea of Gohan as the main character of Little Samurai.
The original sketch of Little Samurai and Gohan
Gohan in the original sketch of Akira Toriyama for Dragon Ball Z
Released in December 1959, this animation was directed by Akira Daikuhara and Taiji Yabushita. The film tells the story of a boy named Saske, after facing a witch named Yakusha, he decided to find a master magician to learn how to fight witches, save Japan and revenge For pet's death.
In the end, it is not a design that suits Gohan. Perhaps Akira Toriyama thought in this direction, to give it an epic atmosphere, because we know that the author of Dragon Ball once wanted to transfer the leadership role of the series to Goku's son, so that him We become the strongest warrior of all time.