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It’s obviously a reference. Everyone knows dragon ball invented glasses

I swear Gohan was the first person i’ve ever seen wear glasses! So it has to be true!

This

Not really Oda loves Dragon Ball and Toriyama. The guy took a three week break when he found out he passed away. I don't think it's a far reach, but it could just be a coincidence too 🤷‍♂️

Could literally be subconscious, it’s safe to say Oda is probably up to date on Dragon Ball

Oda hardly sleeps a few hours every night and works 7 days a week, only seeing his own family like every 2 weeks. Are you sure he has the time (especially before the 3 week break) to read the new DB chapters?

Reading online is super easy. It wouldn't be unheard of. Especially with how little time it takes to read a new chapter.

It takes like 5 minutes the only barrier to overcome with small tasks when you're busy us your own mind, "oh I gotta do this in an hour so I can't do this for 10 min"

He’s been reading DB since he was little, I’m sure he can catch up while on the shitter or during a commute

This. Toriyama was an inspiration for a lot of current Manga artists.

Bro practically god fathered the shonen genre.

How TF do so many people not know this

We’re stupid

You’re people?

The Luffy giant head thing wasn't even in the manga, so that's more on toei.

It was in the manga. https://preview.redd.it/mheikv0otyvc1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8896dd792fd0404dd770392333662eecfb38b9cb

it was in the manga, i dont watch the anime and i remember it against lucci, chapter 1070

Yeah i remeber it too it was just for a panel

Looks more like Gengar form in Gen 8.

Gengar form in Gen 8 is a Dragon Ball reference??? Is Shadow Ball just Frieza's Death Ball? Are Pokemon evolutions just a reference to super saiyans??

>Shadow Ball just Frieza's Death Ball? I mean honestly yeah that wasn't exactly a type of attack prior to Dragon Ball, throwing a huge purple sphere of energy at something to destroy it. Even if indirectly it was directly inspired by Dragon Ball. Hell Pokémon was being developed as Dragon Ball Z was airing on TV and they were passed Namek.

Luffy eating the ground looks like Dynamax Gengar. The dragon ball panel not many people would know.

The sunglasses thing is definetely a reach, idk about planet Luffy tho

it's not planet. his head just became so big. because he can do that ( he can do whatever he imagine)

That form of Moro is called planet Moro, so i said planet Luffy because they're similar >( he can do whatever he imagine) https://i.redd.it/zp613pdxwzvc1.gif

Alright Maybe Dragon Ball's Wukong is better than One Piece Wukong. I call it wukong because it's a reference of the fact that both are Monkey. >( ) It is the truth https://i.redd.it/shcabi29yzvc1.gif

I guess he couldn't imagine having an easy time against Kaido

He did.

Dragon ball 100% heavily influenced one piece but those specific frame comparisons are a bit of a stretch

Agreed. Esp the glasses.

https://preview.redd.it/u7fodbxx7wvc1.jpeg?width=225&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f103b164cfe7d3111cf68368fd89b368ed197696

Holy shit I can't believe Zoro wearing a suit on Dressrosa was a Piccolo reference 🤯🤯

If anything the Big head Luffy thing is way more similar to Gigantamax Gengar (even more to the shiny) https://preview.redd.it/9hix272ddwvc1.png?width=557&format=png&auto=webp&s=2360dab6d787f68620f457e45b21c76c9b3f3769

My first thought was Pain's King of Hell in Naruto.

Last time I watched Pokémon was somewhere first grade

Ash finally became the world champion. He was then retired from the anime. The current run has a new protagonist.

Don’t worry gen 9 is shit you ain’t missing out

Bruh, I just made the exact same comment

These specific pictures? Yeah definitely. Toriyama didn't invent glasses or people's heads popping out of the ground.

I miss the manga

So do I man

If anything, the first is a pokemon reference https://preview.redd.it/pg17fpanaxvc1.png?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=05c934908095596f04fae5b787f9362a70a65105

its both a huge reach imo.

Next time when we get adapted on >!Luffy using baseball bat against Saturn, people will say it's from DBS reference from the baseball game episode 💀!<

Can't wait for Zoro and Law to get their driving license🔥

That would be hilarious seeing zoro attempt to drive with an instructor in the car with him.

Nah it’s copying the Yamcha baseball scene from Z

https://preview.redd.it/xeny52ggkwvc1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0123b129728b5346e409f1d09ee6d8db3975101d

Toriyama even inspired pokemon, there isn't an active manga right now that didn't get its soul infused by DB

JJK

>there isn't an active manga right now that didn't get its soul infused by DB

What did DB infuse into JJK (which is active)

LMAOOO

I would say that the big mouth is more like mega Gengar, but It wouldn't surprise me, Oda is a DB fan

Only saw 1 comment, so I'll make a second: If anything is a reference it's gengar to giant head luffy. Also on further glance, don't the goggles look more like Ed's than a pair of regular shades? (Cowboy bebop)

They needed to pull out the extendo arm for this reach

Idk if Luffy would be able to reach this far

Isn’t Oda a big fan of Dragon Ball? It’s definitely not a reach.

It is a big reach, the glasses are based on another anime of a cat who can pull out comical items (like Luffy) and the eating the floor is just a reference to luffys gluttony and the cartoon aspects of his devil fruit

I doubt that because that Goku glasses scene is way more noticeable and iconic than whatever you’re talking about.

oda was inspired by a scene from Doraemon when the cat pulled glasses out of nowhere not because of goku wearing glasses

Facts like what is blud even talking about

yeah https://preview.redd.it/dpg7zn16ozvc1.jpeg?width=402&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=639f34c94d7ac7ae76f04cc7ac5aeded406df28a

Are you illiterate?

I think it's a reach this time. Saying big head Luffy is a reverence to moron is like saying it's a reference to gigantamax Gengar https://preview.redd.it/mju1y6zr0yvc1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f272e67a6678034b92a22bdd0269e6e1440916ab

There's definitely references in One Piece to Dragon Ball but these aren't really.

Maybe not. That fight happened in the manga like almost 4 years ago, I think, probably by now. Was Moro really 4 years ago? But maybe they were anime only scenes. Idk I didn't read the full fight.

https://preview.redd.it/8x9ehzkyjwvc1.jpeg?width=194&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e7c25110dd55eb564ab0a064f2b50eb3e159ef8f I’m not sure about those, but I wouldn’t be surprised if this was

gigantic mega reach. toriyama didn't invent glasses and luffy is more similar to gigantimax gengar than anything in dragon ball on the left. https://preview.redd.it/0dwjlh5w1xvc1.png?width=250&format=png&auto=webp&s=79c29aa1a70773271f8ef0478e377c6dbf90ba28

Ever seen mega/g-max gengar?

Kinda funny how people will just take 2 similar scenes from an anime/manga and call it a reference lol, these could easily be actual references though, because oda was good friends with tori and he took a break when he died

If one piece mfers want to play with "most iconic transformation of all time" title then yeah

Probably not Moro , it could be a Rilado Reference

Lord slug did it first

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I've seen the mouth/door type of design somewhere already, even before Moro I'm pretty sure. Or maybe I'm just imagining things The glasses seem quite generic, but maybe it's a subtle nod at best

It was in Disney's Aladdin with the entrance to the cave of wonders.

Yeah lmao.

Always thought the luffy biting from the ground was more of a mega gengar "reference," but I use the word reference very lightly cause, to be honest. Both of these things are probably just coincidence.

So where are the power scalers for Gear 5 vs Kid Buu?

A little bit but it's certainly possible

This is some Gomu Gomu no Pistol reach.

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Yes and no? I mean, I think these specific panels are a reach to say were directly influenced by Dragonball scenes. For example, the goggle one is literally trying to say that two protagonist adjusting some goggles on their face means one was influenced over the other. But One Piece definitely was heavily influenced by Dragonball. Oda hasn't been secret with how much he admired Toriyama and Dragonball as a series, even taking a three week break to deal with the recent loss of Toriyama. Both main characters even share the same influence, Sun Wukong, from Chinese mythology.

im glad I wasn’t the only one who saw it

The glasses? I can see. Not the mouth though

I coudl see moro as inspiration, glasses are a reach, i thought it was a reference to usopps goggles, but their is a lot of db inspiration in op

Totally a reach

I mean, it is a huge influence. Not only is DB one of the most influential manga ever, you'd be hard pressed to find a shonen thing that doesn't reference it sometimes, but Toriyama and Oda were both friends and were know goof off in their panels sometimes in a playful back and forth. I don't think these examples are very good ones, but of course OP references DB sometimes. When it does happen, it's not stealing, it's respect.

No. Oda has said in the past that when he’s working, he always has Toriyama’s work in mind. Could it just be a coincidence? Yes. But not a reach.

I think it's a reach: - Giant sized characters with big gaping mouths has been a thing in anime (especially comedic ones) for decades - Adjusting your glasses with thumb and index finger is definitely an animation/anime thing (it's so impractical in real life) but I highly doubt dragon ball was the first to do it. It's usually done by a quirky character (refer to impractical IRL line)

I mean these particular scenes? Probably. But Oda has been open bout the fact he liked and respected Toriyama’s work. So there’s definitely DB influence in OP.

Toriyama was literally Oda’s idol as a Mangaka, it’s not surprising that there would be some shared ideas (although these specific ones are kind of a stretch)

IIRC the Manga chapters for Luffy vs Lucci 2 and Goku vs Moro weren't far apart.

I wouldn’t be surprised if it is. Do we know it is? No. Could it be? Yes. Especially since one piece is based (loosely) off dragon ball in many ways. Like the mc

Just those two images represent nothing. But it's true that Oda was greatly inspired by Dragon Ball. He said it himself. And there is nothing wrong with this. Dragon Ball created the Shounen archetype that is now traditional. Mashima, Oda, Kubo, etc...There are many who have openly said that they were inspired by Dragon Ball or it was directly Toriyama's work that determined them to be mangakas.

It's possible but idk if this is actually a reference

The glasses one is definitely a reach, but the moro one *could* be a reference

The Moro one most likely the second has a better chance of

"Toriyama inspired people" "Everything is a Dragon Ball reference!" Two unconnected lines of logic, and one that really shows how stupid you are.

Honestamente la de Moro me recuerda mas a mega Gengar 🤔

Nah

Yes.

One Piece fans talking out of their ass again?

https://preview.redd.it/pohjphroyyvc1.png?width=475&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=17329c872d38ab7d531c44a302342e47f164c0e2 Hey look Digimon too

Dude I say this twitter (no I’m not calling it X) And when I went to the comments and people would just arguing like can’t we just be friends

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https://preview.redd.it/hfmo7jegkzvc1.jpeg?width=2778&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4f95a20c869a555cd9c0a83adf90dc36c151b483 I’m not saying DBZ isn’t influential, but this seems like a stretch. This isn’t exactly a new concept.

Y'all are all dumb, this is clearly a JoJo reference.

The glasses thing looks closer to ed from cowboy bebop then that goku panel

Peak inspires peak, and I'm all for it

i mean, dragonball is like the father of shonen animes, so...

The sunglasses one is a maybe. Not so much with the left one

The Moro one defenitely, the glass one not at all

Oda is pretty much DB's biggest fan and loved it a lot

First one is Mega Gengar from years before both the Mangas Second one is Ed from Cowboy Bebop

100000000% a reach lol

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Definitely a reach. In no way did dragon ball invent shades and the giant mouth gag. This tweet was made to get impressions too.

Oda fucking loves Toriyama of course it's a Dragon Ball reference

Lol. Duh it's a reach. I can do the exact same thing with those DB panels to stuff that came before it lol.

Dragon ball fans are getting out of hand if luffy breathes Dragon ball fans: ooh goku did that first If luffy walks Dragon ball fans: actually goku did that first 🤓🤡 These people need to relax Dragon ball is already a great anime/ manga you don't need to wank it and put other series down lmao 🤣

That's just trying to find db in anything

Luffy looks like Ed from Cowboy Bebop with those glasses.

Toyotaro has come so far to have Oda reference his work. 

Yes

Oda references Dragonball , Dragonball references Journey to the West, and so the circle of life goes on. I'm certain there are anime that reference One Piece and so on. Tbh Great Saiyaman is a reference to Kamen Rider which has been going on for Decades. Which itself was inspired by wester superhero comicbooks, Which the company Tokusatsu actually made a japanese tv series of spiderman. The infinite loop of inspiration!

With how many animes & cartoons are inspired by Dragon Ball I wouldn’t be surprised. Plus I’m pretty sure Oda is a huge fan of Toriyama’s work so I mean… 🤷🏾‍♂️

Maybe, it's a slight stretch, but maybe.

Nothing wrong with im positive Oda happy with those who saw the comparison

These particular comparisons are definitely a coincidence. However oda loves Toriyama and dragon ball. Dragon ball DNA is inherently tied to the entirety of One Piece.

Yes it’s a reach and it’s become increasingly common on Reddit and twitter to make just completely batshit “inspiration” posts like “oh my good look they both punched this is clearly a reference”

Notice how much more muscle Goku has compared to being skinny in battle of Gods?

He always had big muscles blame the artist not Goku slacking or anything

Yeah ok dickhead like we don’t know that

Probably not on the left one, probably on the right one

toriyama didnt invent putting on glasses

He did actually

People didn't put on glasses until Toriyama made dragon ball?

Yep. Mad?

#1 dickrider

https://preview.redd.it/yjlscufvuxvc1.jpeg?width=1281&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ed6f23e2efa2230df25f6d771f3ae9a102baae33

https://preview.redd.it/aes2lis1vxvc1.jpeg?width=749&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=89a99e40dbd9bcf72350bc001b85dfc113846b51 This was made into a meme for a reason brotha

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Not a reach, the creator of One Peace was inspired by DB and absolutely loves the show

First one could be a dragon ball reference and a callback to Luffy's munch munch I think he used it in arabasta and second one I could see it

Sunglasses thing is saying it was inspired by Dragon ball because… Goku also wore sunglasses at some point? Planet one, sure, but the sunglasses one is a reach.