What did the illustrator of a well-known manga starring Goku first achieve mainstream recognition for?
Dragon Ball (manga) Dragon Ball (Japanese: ドラゴンボール , Hepburn: Doragon Bōru ) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama. Originally serialized in "Weekly Shōnen Jump" magazine from 1984 to 1995, the 519 individual chapters were printed in 42 "tankōbon" volumes by the publisher Shueisha. "Dragon Ball" was inspired by the Chinese novel "Journey to the West". It initially had a comedy focus but later became an action-packed fighting series. The story follows the adventures of Son Goku, from childhood to adulthood, as he trains in martial arts and explores the world in search of the seven orbs, known as Dragon Balls, which summon a wish-granting dragon when gathered. Along his journey, Goku makes several friends and battles villains, many of whom also seek the Dragon Balls.
Captain (manga) Captain (Japanese: キャプテン , Hepburn: Kyaputen ) is a baseball manga series by Akio Chiba which ran in "Monthly Shōnen Jump" (published by Shueisha) from 1972 to 1979. This series ran concurrently with another Chiba manga series "Play Ball", which ran in "Weekly Shōnen Jump" (also published by Shueisha) from 1973 to 1978. "Captain", along with "Play Ball", won the 22nd Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen in 1977.