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Dragon Ball was to strike out on a different aspect than the one for which Akira Toriyama's work eventually became famous. This is evidenced by the poster promoting the manga's release.
His next and most famous manga was Vagabond, which followed the story of Samurai Miyamoto Musashi. Vagabond's art pushed Inoue to capture realism through his setting and character designs.