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Weekly Shonen Jump 1986 No. 5
Original Dragon Ball 1986 Calendar
Illustration
Draft
Released on December 20th, 1985.
This is a valuable draft that still has the penciling for the title. Akira Toriyama once remarked, "Every dragon I draw has a different design." The dragon shown in this illustration is apparently based on a classical Chinese design.
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