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Akira Toriyama was a Japanese manga artist and character designer. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential authors in the history of manga and created numerous highly influential and popular series, with his most famous and successful project being the Dragon Ball franchise.
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entertainment · Japanese manga artist (1955–2024) · mangaka · video game artist · character designer · art director · screenwriter · writer · illustrator · television producer · film director · draftsperson · also Akira Toriyama, Toriyama Akira, Toriyama
Born 5 April 1955 · Died 1 March 2024 · Q208582
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With second-form Cell as well, I liked him well enough. Actually, I had wanted him to play a more active role. But since I was told he looked stupid, I had no choice but to change him. (laughs) So I made him into his cool-looking perfect form, which was to Kondō-san's liking.
I was an avid anime watcher until I was about 10, when I moved to manga. I think I am influenced by Osamu Tezuka's and Walt Disney's works which I watched during that time, such as Tetsuwan Atom and 101 Dalmatians.
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“With second-form Cell as well, I liked him well enough. Actually, I had wanted him to play a more active role. But since I was told he looked stupid, I had no choice but to change him. (laughs) So I made him into his cool-looking perfect form, which was to Kondō-san's liking.”
IMDb: Dragon Ball Unearths Akira Toriyama's Forgotten Panda Design After 37 Years
La Razón: Esta escena de Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero dio escalofríos a Akira Toriyama
Kudasai: Akira Toriyama confesó que Goku nunca fue un héroe real
IMDb: Akira Toriyama And Go Nagai Inducted Into Eisner Hall of Fame
AS: ‘Dragon Ball’, del anime al manga: Toriyama quedó tan impresionado con este personaje que lo hizo canon
Vandal: Akira Toriyama, sobre la última película de 'Dragon Ball': 'Ni Goku ni Vegeta son protagonistas y aluciné con los combates'
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VidaExtra: Akira Toriyama ya explicó por qué Goten nunca será tan fuerte como su hermano Gohan en Dragon Ball
IMDb: Akira Toriyama defendió ‘Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero’ pese a la división entre los fans
La Razón: El gran acierto del anime de Dragon Ball que Akira Toriyama acabó llevando al manga
Espinof: 'Dragon Ball Super' era justo lo que Akira Toriyama quería, y este momento de 'Super Hero' le tuvo dando botes en el asiento: "¡Se me disparó la adrenalina!"
The Harvey Awards announced that Toriyama was one of five comics creators to be inducted into the Harvey Awards Hall of Fame at the 36th annual Harvey Awards ceremony on October 18 at the New York Comic Con
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Polygon: Akira Toriyama never stopped growing up
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Chicago Sun-Times: Chicagoans mourn 'Dragon Ball' creator Akira Toriyama: 'Like losing a close friend'
The Asahi Shimbun: ‘Dragon Ball’ manga artist Akira Toriyama dies at 68
Yahoo: 'Dragon Ball' Creator Akira Toriyama Dead at 68
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Deadline.com: Akira Toriyama Dies: ‘Dragon Ball’ Creator & Manga Artist Was 68
Toriyama died of an acute subdural hematoma, at the age of 68
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Died 2024-03-01.
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“The method of producing comics in Japan is very hectic, but it's also rewarding because it's possible to do both the story and art all by yourself. In this way, it's possibly to bring out one's individuality. If this idea appeals to you, I call on you to try drawing your own manga.”
“Actually, I have a lot of hobbies, but I've kept up with model-building the longest. In particular, I love military models.”
“I was an avid anime watcher until I was about 10, when I moved to manga. I think I am influenced by Osamu Tezuka's and Walt Disney's works which I watched during that time, such as Tetsuwan Atom and 101 Dalmatians.”
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Awarded Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres (2019).
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Toriyama was decorated a Chevalier of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres for his contributions to the arts
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And Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero, released on June 11, 2022, continued Toriyama's deep involvement with the films, the latter being his final complete work on the Dragon Ball franchise
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Continued to provide story ideas for the manga while Toyotarou illustrated it
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Toriyama revealed that because of the series' established time period and setting, his artistic options are limited, which makes every iteration harder to design for than the last
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Features even more contributions from Toriyama, who personally wrote its original script
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The "Akira Toriyama: The World of Dragon Ball" exhibit opened at the Takashimaya department store in Nihonbashi, garnering 72,000 visitors in its first nineteen days
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That he had felt the script did not "capture the world or the characteristics" of his series and was "bland" and not interesting, so he cautioned them and gave suggestions for changes
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Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods was announced to be in development, with Toriyama involved in its creation
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That "Dragon Ball is by far the most influential shonen manga of the last 30 years, and today, almost every Shōnen Jump artist lists it as one of their favorites and lifts from it in various ways
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Mangaka being the Japanese word for a manga artist
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"The truth is, I didn't like being a manga artist very much
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For the three-chapter one-shot Jiya in Weekly Young Jump
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And failed both critically and financially
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“capture the world or the characteristics”
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Oricon conducted a poll of people's favorite manga artists, with Toriyama coming in second, behind only Nana author Ai Yazawa
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Collaborated with Masakazu Katsura, his good friend and creator of I"s and Zetman, for the Jump SQ one-shot Sachie-chan Good
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“but due to my genius mini-model construction skills, I finally arrived at the end of what was a very emotional journey.”
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CQ Motors began selling an electric car designed by Toriyama
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Toriyama made his only promotional appearance in the United States at the launch of Weekly Shōnen Jump's North American counterpart, Shonen Jump, in New York City
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Though this was not based on Toriyama's manga directly
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That for video games, because the sprites are so small, as long as they have a distinguishing feature so people can tell which character it is, he can make complex designs without concern of having to reproduce it like h
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Awarded Shogakukan Manga Award (1981).
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Toriyama was one of ten artists selected to create a 45-page work for Weekly Shōnen Jump's Reader's Choice contest
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Born 1955-04-05.
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The method of producing comics in Japan is very hectic, but it's also rewarding because it's possible to do both the story and art all by yourself. In this way, it's possibly to bring out one's individuality. If this idea appeals to you, I call on you to try drawing your own manga.
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