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Latest news on Akira Toriyama, the Japanese manga artist and creator of the Dragon Ball series, who passed away at age 68 from an acute subdural hematoma. Read tributes from mangakas, anime studios, and fans.
Toriyama is regarded as one of history's most influential shonen manga artists, with his works, particularly Dragon Ball, cited as a source of inspiration for many of today's manga, anime and video games. Dragon Ball has since become one of the best-selling manga of all time, with its several anime adaptions proving even more popular, as well as being credited with boosting the popularity of anime in the Western world.
Stay tuned to our NewsNow feed on Akira Toriyama for tributes from legendary mangakas like Masashi Kishimoto and Eiichiro Oda, as well as other series veterans inspired by his works.