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.[2]
Following its conclusion, Toriyama continued drawing manga, predominantly one-shots and short (100–200-page) serials, including Cowa! (1997–1998), Kajika (1998), and Sand Land (2000). 2013's Jaco the Galactic Patrolman was the last manga he wrote and illustrated entirely by himself. Toriyama also collaborated with other manga artists, such as Masakazu Katsura and Eiichiro Oda,[3][4] to produce one-shots and crossover shorts. He began Dragon Ball Super with illustrator Toyotarou in 2015, and continued to work on the manga until his death in 2024.
Toriyama also created numerous character designs for various video games such as the Dragon Quest series (1986–2024), Chrono Trigger (1995), Blue Dragon (2006), and some Dragon Ball video games. He also designed several characters and mascots for Shueisha's, his career-long employer and Japan's largest publishing company, various manga magazines.[5][6][7]
Besides manga-related works, Toriyama also created various illustrations, album covers, book covers, mascots and logos.[8][9][10]
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^広島県にジャンプショップ誕生--鳥山明作"ジャンタ"は広島名物のアレに乗る. Excite.co.jp (in Japanese). January 9, 2015. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
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^てんしのトッチオ. Shueisha (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 24, 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
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