Akira Toriyama
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- April 5, 1955
- Died
- March 1, 2024 (aged 68)
- Birthplace
- Aichi, Japan
Biography
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.
Known For
Photos
Filmography
Dragon Ball: 40th Anniversary Special Video
Movie · Original Story, Comic Book
Dragon Ball Super: Beerus
TV · Original Story · 19 eps
Dragon Ball DAIMA
Movie · Original Concept, Story
Dragon Ball Z Kai
Movie · Original Concept
Dragon Ball DAIMA
TV · Original Concept, Story · 20 eps
SAND LAND: THE SERIES
TV · Original Story · 13 eps
Sand Land
Movie · Comic Book, Original Story
Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero
Movie · Screenplay, Story
Dragon Ball Super: Broly
Movie · Screenplay, Story
Dragon Ball Super: Broly - Skytree Super
Movie · Original Concept
Super Dragon Ball Heroes
TV · Characters · 54 eps
Dragon Ball Z: The Real 4-D at Super Tenkaichi Budokai
Movie · Original Series Creator
Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ - Future Trunks Special Edition
Movie · Author
Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F'
Movie · Screenplay
Dragon Ball Z: The Fall of Men
Movie · Characters
Dragon Ball Super
TV · Story · 131 eps
Dream 9 Toriko x One Piece x Dragon Ball Z Super Collaboration Special!!
Movie · Characters
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods
Movie · Characters
Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock
Movie · Characters
Dragon Ball Z: Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans
Movie · Author
Dragonball Evolution
Movie · Comic Book
Dragon Ball Z Kai
TV · Original Story · 158 eps
Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!!
Movie · Characters
Dr. Slump: Arale's Surprise Bang
Movie · Comic Book
Dr. Slump: Robot Showdown! Dr. Mashirito Appears / A Kiin Win! Penguin Grand Prix
Movie · Writer
Dragon Ball GT: A Hero's Legacy
Movie · Characters
Saving Soldier Cashman
Movie · Original Story
Dr. Slump
TV · Comic Book · 74 eps
Dragon Ball: The Path to Power
Movie · Comic Book
Dragon Ball GT
TV · Original Story · 64 eps
Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon
Movie · Characters
Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn
Movie · Original Series Creator
Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: N-cha!! Excited Heart of Summer Vacation
Movie · Comic Book
Go! Go! Ackman
Movie · Original Story
Dragon Ball Z: Broly - Second Coming
Movie · Characters
Dragon Ball Z: Bio-Broly
Movie · Characters
Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo!! Follow the Rescued Shark...
Movie · Comic Book
Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan
Movie · Characters
Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks
Movie · Characters
Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound
Movie · Characters, Original Series Creator
Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler
Movie · Novel
Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13!
Movie · Characters
Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge
Movie · Novel
Dragon Ball: The Magic Begins
Movie · Characters
Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug
Movie · Characters
Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest
Movie · Novel
Dragon Ball: Fight Son Goku, Win Son Goku
Movie · Characters
Kennosuke-sama
Movie · Original Story
Pink: Water Bandit, Rain Bandit
Movie · Comic Book
Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might
Movie · Characters
Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone
Movie · Novel
Dragon Ball Z
TV · Writer, Comic Book · 35 eps
Dragon Quest Fantasia Video
Movie · Characters
Dragon Ball: Goku & Traffic Safety
Movie · Original Film Writer
Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure
Movie · Comic Book
Kosuke and Rikimaru: The Dragon of Konpei Island
Movie · Comic Book, Writer
Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle
Movie · Comic Book
Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies
Movie · Comic Book
Dragon Ball
TV · Writer, Comic Book · 153 eps
Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! City of Dreams, Mechapolis
Movie · Original Series Creator
Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The Treasure of Nanaba Castle
Movie · Original Series Creator
Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hello! Wonder Island
Movie · Original Story
Dr. Slump
TV · Comic Book · 243 eps