Writing
Akira Toriyama
1955-04-05 · Aichi, Japan
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
Dragon Ball Super
Dragon Ball Z
Dragon Ball
Dragon Ball Super: Broly
Super Dragon Ball Heroes
Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero
Dragonball Evolution
Dragon Ball GT
Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F'
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods
Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler
Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn
Dragon Ball Z Kai
Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon
Movie credits · 64
Dragon Ball: 40th Anniversary Special Video
Dragon Ball DAIMA
Dragon Ball Z Kai
Sand Land
Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero
Dragon Quest: Your Story
Dragon Ball Super: Broly
Dragon Ball Super: Broly - Skytree Super
Dragon Quest X: The Miracles of the Adventurers
Dragon Ball Z: The Real 4-D at Super Tenkaichi Budokai
Dragon Quest - 30th Anniversary NHK Special
Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ - Future Trunks Special Edition
Dragon Ball Z: The Fall of Men
Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F'
Dream 9 Toriko x One Piece x Dragon Ball Z Super Collaboration Special!!
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods
Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock
Dragon Ball Z: Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans
Dragonball Evolution
Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!!
Dr. Slump: Dr. Mashirito and Abale-chan
The World of Dragon Ball Z
Dr. Slump: Arale's Surprise Bang
Dr. Slump: Robot Showdown! Dr. Mashirito Appears / A Kiin Win! Penguin Grand Prix
Saving Soldier Cashman
Dragon Ball GT: A Hero's Legacy
Dragon Ball: The Path to Power
Nuumamonjaa: Time and Space Adventures
Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon
Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn
Go! Go! Ackman
Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: N-cha!! Excited Heart of Summer Vacation
Dragon Ball Z: Bio-Broly
Dragon Ball Z: Broly - Second Coming
Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo!! Follow the Rescued Shark...
Dragon Ball Z Side Story: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans
Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound
Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan
Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks
Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13!
TV credits · 14
Dragon Ball Super: Beerus
Dragon Ball DAIMA
SAND LAND: THE SERIES
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
Super Dragon Ball Heroes
Dragon Ball Super
Dragon Ball Z Kai
Dr. Slump
Dragon Ball GT
Fantascience World Gulliver Boy
Dragon Quest: Legend of the Hero Abel
Dragon Ball Z
Dragon Ball
Dr. Slump
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