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Akira Toriyama

Akira Toriyama (鳥山 明, Toriyama Akira)
Personal
Birthdate April 5, 1955
Birthplace Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Deathdate March 1, 2024
Gender Male
Nationality Japanese
Occupation Writer
  • Artist

Akira Toriyama (鳥山 明, Toriyama Akira; born April 5, 1955; died March 1, 2024) was a Japanese manga artist and game artist known mostly for his creation of Dr. Slump in 1980 and Dragon Ball in 1984, and recently, Jaco the Galactic Patrolman in 2013. He founded a design and production studio called Bird Studio in the early 1980s.

On March 7, 2024, the official Dragon Ball Twitter account and website announced he had died at 68 on March 1, 2024 of an acute subdural hematoma. His family held a private funeral.

Notable works[]

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  • Akira Toriyama's Manga Theater manga (1978 to 1994)
  • Dr. Slump manga; anime (1981 to 2007)
  • Akira Toriyama's Awkward Manga Laboratory manga (1982 to 1984)
  • Dragon Ball manga; anime (1986+)
  • Blue Dragon
  • Kennosuke-sama OVA (1990)
  • Pink: Water Thieves Rain Thieves film (1990)
  • Go! Go! Ackman OVA (1994)
  • Savings Warrior Cashman OVA (1997)
  • Sand Land manga (2000)
  • Sand Land film (2023)
  • Sand Land: The Series (2024)
  • Orb Panic Adventure! special (2003 short)

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