Writing
Akira Toriyama
EN, JA, ZH, KO cinema · 64 credits
Born
5 April 1955
Died
1 March 2024 (aged 68)
Birthplace
Aichi, Japan
Also known as 鳥山 明 · آکیرا توریاما
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
Filmography
Dragon Ball: 40th Anniversary Special Video
Original Story, Comic Book
Dragon Ball DAIMA
Original Concept, Story
Dragon Ball Z Kai
Original Concept
Sand Land
Comic Book, Original Story
Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero
Screenplay, Story, Character Designer
Dragon Quest: Your Story
Character Designer
Dragon Ball Super: Broly
Screenplay, Story, Character Designer
Dragon Ball Super: Broly - Skytree Super
Original Concept
Dragon Quest X: The Miracles of the Adventurers
Character Designer
Dragon Ball Z: The Real 4-D at Super Tenkaichi Budokai
Original Series Creator
Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F'
Screenplay, Character Designer
Dragonball Evolution
Comic Book
Dr. Slump: Robot Showdown! Dr. Mashirito Appears / A Kiin Win! Penguin Grand Prix
Writer
Saving Soldier Cashman
Original Story
Nuumamonjaa: Time and Space Adventures
Art Direction
Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn
Original Series Creator
Go! Go! Ackman
Original Story
Dragon Ball Z: Bio-Broly
Characters
Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound
Characters, Original Series Creator
Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug
Characters
Kennosuke-sama
Original Story, Creator
Dragon Ball: Goku & Traffic Safety
Original Film Writer
Kosuke and Rikimaru: The Dragon of Konpei Island
Director, Character Designer, Writer, Comic Book
Godzilla 1985
as Man fleeing from Godzilla (uncredited)
Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! City of Dreams, Mechapolis
Original Series Creator
The Return of Godzilla
as Man fleeing from Godzilla (uncredited)
Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The Treasure of Nanaba Castle
Original Series Creator
Crusher Joe
Mechanical Designer
