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Which manga creator originally wanted to end his hit martial-arts series after its first tournament arc, but ended up continuing it for 11 more years due to its popularity?
Answer
Akira Toriyama
Akira Toriyama intended to wrap up Dragon Ball after the first Tenkaichi Budokai tournament arc, but the series' overwhelming popularity led him to keep writing it for another 11 years.
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Dragon Ball's creator Akira Toriyama originally wanted to end the series after the first tournament arc but continued for 11 more years due to its popularity.
Other options people guess
- Eiichiro Oda
- Masashi Kishimoto
- Rumiko Takahashi
Topics
- dragon-ball
- anime
- manga
- 1990s
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