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Akira Toriyama (Japanese: 鳥山 明, Hepburn: Toriyama Akira, April 5, 1955 – March 1, 2024) [1] was a Japanese manga artist and character designer. He first achieved mainstream recognition for creating the popular manga series Dr. Slump (1980–1984), before going on to create Dragon Ball (1984–1995); his most famous work.
Toriyama did, however, come up with the Dragon Ball GT name, which stands for "Grand Tour", in reference to the series having the characters travel through the universe, and designed the appearances of the main cast. Toriyama himself referred to GT as a "side story of the original Dragon Ball". [24]
Akira Toriyama (Japanese: 鳥山明, Hepburn: Toriyama Akira, April 5, 1955 – March 1, 2024) was a Japanese manga artist and character designer. He came to be regarded as one of the most important authors in the history of manga , authoring highly influential and popular series, particularly Dragon Ball .
But Toriyama’s work took off with Dragon Ball. The martial-arts series, taking elements from Chinese classic Journey to the West, started in 1984 and is still ongoing today. It sold 260 million ...
Akira Toriyama, the Japanese creator behind the "Dragon Ball" comic series and other works, has died at 68. His studio, Bird Studio, said Toriyama died on March 1 due to acute subdural hematoma ...
The creator of the iconic manga was passionate about all things mechanical, including cars, and it showed in his work. 'Dragon Ball' Creator (and Gearhead) Akira Toriyama Dead at 68 Skip to main ...
Toei Animation released a press statement on July 17, 2012, saying it would be set "between the animation series Z and GT, or in other words from the blank decade between the end of the battle with Majin Buu in chapter 517 of the manga and chapter 518" and calling it part of "the official history of Dragon Ball." [6]
Toriyama’s body of work also included designing characters for the “Dragon Quest” video game series. Tributes are pouring in on social media from Toriyama’s fans. "If only (or maybe he did