Akira Toriyama

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Akira Toriyama (Japanese: 鳥山 明, Hepburn: Toriyama Akira, April 5, 1955 – March 1, 2024) was a Japanese manga artist and character designer. He first achieved mainstream recognition for creating his highly successful manga series Dr. Slump, before going on to create Dragon Ball (his most famous work) and acting as a character designer for several popular video games such as the Dragon Quest series, Chrono Trigger, and Blue Dragon. Toriyama is regarded as one of the authors who changed the history of manga, as his works are highly influential and popular, particularly Dragon Ball, which many manga artists cite as a source of inspiration. He earned the 1981 Shogakukan Manga Award for best shōnen manga with Dr. Slump, and it went on to sell over 35 million copies in Japan. It was adapted into a successful anime series, with a second anime created in 1997, 13 years after the manga ended. His next series, Dragon Ball, would become one of the most popular and successful manga in the world. Having sold 260 million copies worldwide, it is one of the best-selling manga series of all time and is considered to be one of the main reasons for the period when manga circulation was at its highest in the mid-1980s and mid-1990s. Overseas, Dragon Ball's anime adaptations have been more successful than the manga and are credited with boosting anime's popularity in the Western world. In 2019, Toriyama was decorated a Chevalier of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres for his contributions to the arts.

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  • wc Gender: Male
  • calendar_month Birth Date: 1955-04-05
  • event Death Date 2024-03-01
  • school Known for: Writing
  • star Popularity: 14.9
  • info Birth Place Aichi, Japan
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Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F'

2015-04-18

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Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge

1991-07-20

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Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone

1989-07-15

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Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero

2022-06-11

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Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero

2022-06-11

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Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler

1992-03-07

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Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest

1990-03-10

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Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound

1993-07-10

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Dragon Quest Fantasia Video

1988-12-21

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Dragon Ball Z: Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans

2010-11-11

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Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: N-cha!! Excited Heart of Summer Vacation

1994-07-09

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Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hello! Wonder Island

1981-07-18

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Dragon Ball: The Magic Begins

1991-11-30

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Nuumamonjaa: Time and Space Adventures

1996-01-08

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Dragon Ball: Fight Son Goku, Win Son Goku

1990-12-12

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Dragon Ball GT: A Hero's Legacy

1997-03-26

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Sand Land

2023-07-22

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Dragon Ball: Goku's Traffic Safety

1988-06-08

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Kennosuke-sama

1990-07-07

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Dr. Slump: Arale's Surprise Bang

1999-03-06

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Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies

1986-12-20

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Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure

1988-07-09

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Dragonball Evolution

2009-03-12

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Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle

1987-07-18

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Dragon Quest X: The Miracles of the Adventurers

2017-08-07

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Pink - Water Bandit Rain Bandit

1990-07-07

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Saving Soldier Cashman

1997-07-29

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Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ - Future Trunks Special Edition

2016-08-27

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Go! Go! Ackman

1994-07-28

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Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero

2022-06-11

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Dream 9 Toriko & One Piece & Dragon Ball Z Super Collaboration Special!!

2013-04-07

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Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13!

1992-07-11

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Dragon Ball Z: Broly – The Legendary Super Saiyan

1993-03-06

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Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods

2013-03-30

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Dragon Ball Z: Broly - Second Coming

1994-03-12

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Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug

1991-03-19

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Dragon Ball Z: Bio-Broly

1994-07-09

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Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might

1990-06-07

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Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon

1995-07-15

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Dr. Slump: Robot Showdown! Dr. Mashirito Appears / A Kiin Win! Penguin Grand Prix

1998-04-01

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Dragon Ball: The Path to Power

1996-03-04

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Crusher Joe

1983-03-12

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Dr. Slump: Hoyoyo! Space Adventure

1982-07-10

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Dragon Ball Super: Broly

2018-12-14

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Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The Treasure of Nanaba Castle

1984-12-22

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Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! City of Dreams, Mechapolis

1985-07-13

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Kennosuke-sama

1990-07-07

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Dragon Ball Super: Broly

2018-12-14

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Dragon Ball Super: Broly

2018-12-14

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Dragon Ball Z: The Real 4-D at Super Tenkaichi Budokai

2017-06-30

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Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!!

2008-09-21

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Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks

1993-02-24

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Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock

2011-12-17

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Dr. Slump: Dr. Mashirito and Abale-chan

2007-03-03

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Kosuke and Rikimaru: Dragon of Konpei Island

1988-09-23

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Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo!! Follow the Rescued Shark...

1994-03-12

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Kosuke and Rikimaru: Dragon of Konpei Island

1988-09-23

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Kosuke and Rikimaru: Dragon of Konpei Island

1988-09-23

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Kosuke and Rikimaru: Dragon of Konpei Island

1988-09-23

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The World of Dragon Ball Z

2000-01-21

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Dragon Ball Z Side Story: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans

1993-09-23

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Dragon Ball Z

1989-04-26

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Dragon Ball

1986-02-26

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Dr. Slump

1981-04-08

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Blue Dragon

2007-04-07

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Dragon Quest: Legend of the Hero Abel

1989-12-02

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Dragon Ball GT

1996-02-07

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Dragon Ball Z Kai

2009-04-05

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Dragon Ball DAIMA

2024-10-11

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SAND LAND: THE SERIES

2024-03-20

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Dragon Ball DAIMA

2024-10-11

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Dragon Ball Z

1989-04-26

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Dr. Slump

1997-11-26

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Dragon Ball

1986-02-26

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SAND LAND: THE SERIES

2024-03-20

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Fantascience World Gulliver Boy

1995-06-08

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That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime

2018-10-02

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Super Dragon Ball Heroes

2018-07-01

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Dr. Slump

1981-04-08

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Dragon Ball Z

1989-04-26

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Dr. Slump

1997-11-26

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Dragon Ball GT

1996-02-07