One of the best-selling manga series, “Dragon Ball,” by Akira Toriyama, began as a serial in 1984 and has since been the inspiration for countless anime, computer games, and motion pictures.
A brain blood clot claimed Toriyama’s life on March 1st, as per the official “Dragon Ball” account on X, the previous Twitter platform.
The artist’s “great enthusiasm” was acknowledged, although Bird Studio in Akira Toriyama expressed their “deep regret that he still had several works in the middle of creation.”
The statement said, “He has a lot more work ahead of him.” Before he died, he produced a large number of artwork and manga titles.”
“We sincerely hope that everyone enjoys Akira Toriyama’s distinctive universe for a very long time.”
In “Dragon Ball,” Son Goku and his comrades use dragon balls to vanquish evil on Earth.
Worldwide sales of the comics, according to Shueisha, exceed 260 million copies.
Notable for creating “Dr. Slump,” a comic book published in the early 1980s, Toriyama said that Chinese kung fu films had an influence on “Dragon Ball.”
Akira Toriyama is the creator of “Dragon Ball Z” and the immensely successful “Dragon Quest” video games from the 1990s.
In 2009, the live-action film “Dragonball Evolution” opened to a dismal weekend at the box office and received negative reviews.
The publisher of the weekly “Shonen Jump” and “Dragon Ball” comics, Shieisha, released a statement expressing their “deep sadness over the unexpected news of his passing.”
In keeping with the assertion that “His manga have been loved and read all over the world, transcending borders,”
“Big shoes to fill”
According to a statement from Eiichiro Oda, the creator of the “One Piece” manga, Toriyama passed away “too soon” and left “too many shoes to fill.”
“To think I’ll never see him again…” “I feel so very sorry,” said Oda.
Toriyama, who was born in 1955 in central Aichi, studied design at an industrial high school.
Before beginning a career as a professional manga artist in his early 20s, he worked for three years at an advertising agency in Nagoya.
In a 2013 interview with Asahi, Toriyama characterised himself as “difficult.”.
“Dragon Ball” is a miracle because it allowed someone with a twisted, tough disposition like me to succeed and be accepted!” the actor said.
He told the newspaper he had “no idea” why “Dragon Ball” was so popular all over the world.
He stated, “All I wanted to do when I was drawing the series was please Japanese boys.”
The Japanese media became aware of Toriyama’s passing when word of his passing circulated among his supporters.
The plot and character growth of “Dragon Ball” had an effect on Rua Kimura, who was 20 years old at the time.
“I’ve felt weak or awful at interacting with people since I was a child, so watching ‘Dragon Ball’ inspired me to try harder,” the woman went on to say.
Fan art showing Son Goku flying while wearing angel wings and a halo appeared after the X comment.
A person expressed gratitude, saying, “Thank you for making my childhood awesome.”
Journalist Tadashi Sudo claimed to AFP that Toriyama was “a role model” for upcoming manga writers.
The speaker claimed that “Toriyama understood exactly what readers enjoy reading: character development and adventure.”
“Many people saw the pinnacle of entertainment in his works, not just Japanese creators but foreigners as well,” Sudo stated.
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