Eiichiro Oda, the creator of One Piece, and the late Akira Toriyama, the creator of Dragon Ball, were close friends. Oda has openly expressed his love for Toriyama’s work and has even credited Toriyama with revolutionizing the manga industry. As a child, Oda was inspired by Toriyama’s work and has said that Toriyama is his biggest influence. Today, we’ll be looking at 10 instances where both series were acknowledged.

1. Eyecatchers

In episode 1066 of One Piece, they played homage to the Dragon Ball/ Z by recreating a couple of their most iconic eyecatchers with the Kozuki family.

2. Krillin's Ringtone

In Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection F, Krillin’s ringtone is revealed to be an instrumental version of One Piece’s “We Are”.

3. Dream 9

Dream 9 Toriko x One Piece x Dragon Ball Z Super Collaboration Special is a crossover TV special which aired in 2013. While Part 1 was episode 99 of Toriko, Part 2 was episode 590 of One Piece titled “History’s Strongest Collaboration Vs. Glutton of the Sea”.

4. Cross Epoch

Cross Epoch is a collaborative work between Eiichiro Oda and Akira Toriyama. It is a crossover story featuring characters from both One Piece and Dragon Ball.

5. One Piece Chapter 519

The cover is shaded gray to mark the manga reaching the chapter count of the original Dragon Ball manga.

6. Battle Experience

“Dragon Ball Z x ONE PIECE: Battle Experience Gomu Gomu no Kamehameha With Your Voice You Can Call Me Up” is a crossover TV plugin game released by Bandai as part of the Let’s! TV Play series. Its release commemorated the fortieth anniversary of Shonen Jump.

7. Krillin's Shirt

In chapter 95 of Dragon Ball Super, Krillin can be seen sporting a “One ☮︎ (Peace)” shirt. If it wasn’t already clear based on his ringtone, this easter egg is an obvious reference to the One Piece franchise.

8. Dragon Ball Capsule Neo

Dragon Ball Capsule Neo – Weekly Shonen Jump 40 Years Limited Edition with One Piece is a series of gashapon figures produced by Megahouse. It is a part of their Capsule Series, more specifically of the Dragon Ball Capsule Neo line,

9. Oda Draws Goku

Eiichiro Oda has been a fan of Dragon Ball ever since he was a young boy. In fact, without Dragon Ball we would have never gotten One Piece and many other popular Shōnen.

10. Toriyama Draws Luffy

To finish off this list, we’re taking things back to 2007. One Piece 10th Treasures is a special collectors book released to celebrate the 10th anniversary of One Piece. It features an entire section dedicated to One Piece art done by other manga artists in their art styles.