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Many manga artists have cited "Dragon Ball" and Toriyama as inspirations, including "Fairy Tail" and "Rave" author Hiro Mashima and "" illustrator Mikio Ikemoto.<ref></ref><ref></ref> Both "One Piece" creator Eiichiro Oda and "Naruto" creator Masashi Kishimoto have said that Goku inspired their series' main protagonists as well as their structures.<ref></ref><ref></ref> For the "kanzenban" re-release of "Dragon Ball", every odd-numbered volume included a tribute illustration by a popular manga artist who was a child when it was serialized, accompanied with a few words about how the series influenced them.