CATDOLL: Amazing Japanese animator draws cool pictures of "Dragon Ball" only from memory

What is it like to have a dad who can make animations? For the son of Japanese animator Masaki Sato, this must be something to be proud of. Recently, Masaki Sato drew a cool picture of "Dragon Ball" that he participated in the production of 20 years ago based on memory alone.

If parents are good at drawing, their children will be very happy and can ask their parents to draw for them at any time. For example, the author of "Mercury Navigator" Amano Kozue was asked by her young daughter to draw a fan art of "Pretty Cure". Although it was not very gorgeous, her daughter was very happy.

"Pretty Cure" drawn by Mr. Amano Kozue for his daughter

In addition, another father who can draw has recently become the focus of Japanese twitter. He is Mr. Masaki Sato, a well-known senior in the industry who has participated in the production of many animations such as "Dragon Ball" and "Slam Dunk". At the request of his son, Mr. Sato improvised a picture of "Dragon Ball" for him. What is more noteworthy is that it has been more than 20 years since he drew the picture for "Dragon Ball". It can be said that this picture was drawn by him based on his impression...

Cool Dragon Ball illustrations drawn by Masaki Sato for his son

Masaki Sato, who has served as the original artist of "Dragon Ball" and the animation supervisor of "Dragon Ball Z", is famous for his faithful presentation of the charm of the original style. In addition, the original paintings of many works such as "Slam Dunk", "Initial D" and "Fist of the North Star" are all from his pen. Mr. Sato was not only very famous in the animation industry at that time, but also had a profound influence on many younger animators. This time, Mr. Sato created "Dragon Ball" based on his memory after 20 years. He really deserves the title of "Master". The familiar style of painting also allows the audience to relive the emotion of watching animation when they were young.

Mr. Sato: The Somersault Cloud is not very well drawn.

Although Mr. Sato humbly pointed out that "some parts such as the somersault cloud are not painted very perfectly", to outsiders it is still a highly completed painting.

Not only that, judging from the "Slam Dunk" sketches that Mr. Sato previously shared on Twitter, his drawing skills are simply shocking. The unfinished sketches alone give people such a strong sense of dynamics, which is one of the reasons why the "Slam Dunk" animation became a classic back then.

Seeing his father, an animator, have such superb skills, will his son be influenced and take up the path of painting?