Akira Toriyama
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.
Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F'
(Screenplay)
Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge
(Novel)
Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone
(Novel)
Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero
(Screenplay)
Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero
(Story)
Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler
(Novel)
Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest
(Novel)
Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound
(Novel)
Dragon Quest Fantasia Video
(Characters)
Dragon Ball Z: Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans
(Author)
Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: N-cha!! Excited Heart of Summer Vacation
(Comic Book)
Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hello! Wonder Island
(Original Story)
Dragon Ball The Magic Begins
(Characters)
Nuumamonjaa: Time and Space Adventures
(Art Direction)
Dragon Ball: Fight Son Goku, Win Son Goku
(Characters)
Dragon Ball GT: A Hero's Legacy
(Characters)
Sand Land
(Comic Book)
Dragon Ball: Goku's Traffic Safety
(Original Film Writer)
Kennosuke-sama
(Original Story)
Dr. Slump: Arale's Surprise Bang
(Comic Book)
Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure
(Comic Book)
Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies
(Comic Book)
Dragonball Evolution
(Comic Book)
Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle
(Comic Book)
Dragon Quest X: The Miracles of the Adventurers
(Character Designer)
Pink - Water Bandit Rain Bandit
(Comic Book)
Saving Soldier Cashman
(Original Story)
Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ - Future Trunks Special Edition
(Author)
Go! Go! Ackman
(Original Story)
Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero
(Character Designer)
Dream 9 Toriko x One Piece x Dragon Ball Z Super Collaboration Special!!
(Characters)
Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon
(Characters)
Dragon Ball Z: Broly - Second Coming
(Characters)
Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan
(Characters)
Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug
(Characters)
Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might
(Characters)
Dragon Ball Z: Bio-Broly
(Characters)
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods
(Characters)
Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13!
(Characters)
Dr. Slump: Robot Showdown! Dr. Mashirito Appears / A Kiin Win! Penguin Grand Prix
(Writer)
Dragon Ball: The Path to Power
(Comic Book)
Crusher Joe
(Mechanical Designer)
Dr. Slump: Hoyoyo! Space Adventure
(Creator)
Dragon Ball Super: Broly
(Screenplay)
Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The Treasure of Nanaba Castle
(Original Series Creator)
Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! City of Dreams, Mechapolis
(Original Series Creator)
Kennosuke-sama
(Creator)
Dragon Ball Super: Broly
(Story)
Dragon Ball Super: Broly
(Character Designer)
Dragon Ball Z: The Real 4-D at Super Tenkaichi Budokai
(Original Series Creator)
Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!!
(Characters)
Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock
(Characters)
Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks
(Characters)
Kosuke and Rikimaru: The Dragon of Konpei Island
(Director)
Kosuke and Rikimaru: The Dragon of Konpei Island
(Character Designer)
Kosuke and Rikimaru: The Dragon of Konpei Island
(Writer)
Dr. Slump: Dr. Mashirito and Abale-chan
(Creator)
Kosuke and Rikimaru: The Dragon of Konpei Island
(Comic Book)
Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo!! Follow the Rescued Shark...
(Comic Book)
The World of Dragon Ball Z
(Creator)
Dragon Ball Z Side Story: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans
(Creator)
Dragon Ball DAIMA
(Original Concept)
Dragon Ball DAIMA
(Story)
Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn
(Original Series Creator)
Dragon Ball Z Kai
(Original Concept)
This Is Me, This Is All Me
(Thanks)
Sand Land
(Original Story)
Dragon Ball Z
(Writer)
Dragon Ball
(Writer)
Dr. Slump
(Comic Book)
Blue Dragon
(Original Series Design)
Dragon Quest: Legend of the Hero Abel
(Character Designer)
Dragon Ball GT
(Original Story)
Dragon Ball Z Kai
(Original Story)
Dragon Ball DAIMA
(Original Concept)
SAND LAND: THE SERIES
(Original Story)
Dragon Ball DAIMA
(Story)
Dragon Ball Z
(Comic Book)
Dr. Slump
(Comic Book)
Dragon Ball
(Comic Book)
SAND LAND: THE SERIES
(Character Designer)
Fantascience World Gulliver Boy
(Mechanical Designer)
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
(Thanks)
Super Dragon Ball Heroes
(Characters)
Dragon Ball DAIMA
(Character Designer)