Akira Toriyama was a Japanese manga artist and character designer, born on 5 April 1955 in Kiyosu, Aichi Prefecture, who died on 1 March 2024 of an acute subdural hematoma. He made his debut in Weekly Shōnen Jump in 1978 and found success with the comedy Dr. Slump (1980–1984), which won the Shogakukan Manga Award in 1981. His next series, Dragon Ball (1984–1995), ran to 42 volumes and became one of the best-selling manga of all time; from 2015 he wrote the story of its sequel, Dragon Ball Super, drawn by Toyotarou. He also designed the characters of the Dragon Quest video games, Chrono Trigger and Blue Dragon. France made him a Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres in 2019. His manga appear in English from Viz Media.
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Akira Toriyama was a Japanese manga artist and character designer, born on 5 April 1955 in Kiyosu, Aichi Prefecture, who died on 1 March 2024 of an acute subdural hematoma. He made his debut in Weekly Shōnen Jump in 1978 and found success with the comedy Dr. Slump (1980–1984), which won the Shogakukan Manga Award in 1981. His next series, Dragon Ball (1984–1995), ran to 42 volumes and became one of the best-selling manga of all time; from 2015 he wrote the story of its sequel, Dragon Ball Super, drawn by Toyotarou. He also designed the characters of the Dragon Quest video games, Chrono Trigger and Blue Dragon. France made him a Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres in 2019. His manga appear in English from Viz Media.
Dragon Ball Super24 volumes
Dragon Ball Full Color Freeza Arc10 volumes
Dragon Ball (3-in-1 Edition)14 volumes
Dragon Ball Full Color Saiyan Arc3 volumes
Dragon Ball: Chapter Book10 volumes
Dragon Ball (VIZBIG Edition)6 volumes
Dr. Slump14 volumes
Dragon Ball Z9 volumes