Dragon Ball AF Could Not Inspire A Legitimate Dragon Ball Z Game
Since one could theoretically make a dojin soft Dragon Ball Z game about anything, the topic of Dragon Ball AF is probably thrown around rather often. AF technically does not exist, and was the topic of an April Fool’s in 1997. This followed the end of Dragon Ball GT.
The most infamous image associated with the prank was that of Super Saiyan 5, which appears to be a legitimate drawing by Akira Toriyama. However, that does not mean that Dragon Ball AF is real, since Bird Studio, Shueisha and Toei Animation have no real connection with it. Moreover, North American licensors have denied any connection with Dragon Ball AF. If it were real, they would naturally want to pick up a property that would be an overnight success.
In a strange twist of fate, there was a mailbox with the letters AF on it in West City. This is probably through absolute coincidence, since the term in Dragon Ball AF was surely created to reference the term April Fool’s. Still, in the world of dojinshi, it is not entirely too difficult to believe that someone might have created a Dragon Ball Z game under the AF title.
If this is so, it is important to remember that it is not official. This is simply the work of fans that wanted to branch out once more, or alternatively have wanted to continue on the tradition of the fake series. There are probably a few games on the Internet that show good production values. This might appear to suggest that Dragon Ball AF really does exist. However, one should never put anything past fans. The series really was a joke.
Nevertheless, there are a few series continuations in manga form in Japan that were released relatively recently. The spin-off manga Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock was actually drawn by Ooishi Naho and not Toriyama-sensei. Nevertheless, it might inspire a Dragon Ball Z game of its own.