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03-08-2024, 04:12 AM
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Hercules
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Barcelona
Posts: 13,906
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Akira Toriyama, Dragon Ball Manga Creator, Dies at 68
I guess we'll have to go looking for those dragon balls again.
https://variety.com/2024/tv/obituari...-z-1235934665/
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Originally Posted by Variety
Akira Toriyama, the highly influential Japanese manga artist who created the medium-defining franchise ?Dragon Ball? in the 1980?s and shepherded its growth as it became a global phenomenon, died March 1 due to an acute subdural hematoma. He was 68.
Toriyama?s death was confirmed by the official ?Dragon Ball? website, which posted a statement honoring the creator on Thursday evening.
?It?s our deep regret that he still had several works in the middle of creation with great enthusiasm. Also, he would have many more things to achieve,? reads the statement from Bird Studio, which includes the disclaimer that it has been machine-translated. ?He has left many manga titles and works of art to this world. Thanks to the support of so many people around the world, he has been able to continue his creative activities for over 45 years. We hope that Akira Toriyama?s unique world of creation continues to be loved by everyone for a long time to come.?
Toriyama found early success in the manga industry with the creation of the popular ?Dr. Slump? series in the late ?70s, winning a Shogakukan Manga Award in 1981 and supervising two subsequent anime adaptations. However, that acclaim was nothing compared to ?Dragon Ball,? a continuation of his kung fu movie-influenced ?Dragon Boy? one-shot. First published as a serial in 1984, ?Dragon Ball? has grown to become one of the best-selling manga series ever. It?s also credited as popularizing the medium of manga across the globe, further bolstered by its various anime adaptations? enduring audience in Western countries.
An artist who largely worked outside the public spotlight, Toriyama?s work extended beyond ?Dragon Ball? throughout his life, especially after taking a smaller creative role with the property in the ?90s. His other credits include various one-shot manga runs, as well as character designs for video game classics like ?Chrono Trigger? and the ?Dragon Quest? series.
Toriyama returned to ?Dragon Ball? in the 2010?s, with the manga artist receiving a screenplay credit on the film ?Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods,? then the first ?Dragon Ball? feature adaptation in nearly 20 years. He has stayed involved with the property throughout its recent run of film productions, including the most recent, 2022?s ?Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero.?
A private funeral service has already been held for Toriyama?s family. He is survived by his wife, Yoshimi Katō, and their two children. |
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03-08-2024, 04:24 AM
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S.H.I.E.L.D.
Adamantium Member
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 7,185
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Damn, just came to post this. Nobody beats lightning-Shoo!
I'm in shock...
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03-08-2024, 04:38 AM
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Hercules
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Barcelona
Posts: 13,906
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Yeah, he was still young at 68.
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03-08-2024, 06:07 AM
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Jubilee
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Antalya/Turkiye
Posts: 4,233
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RIP Akira Toriyama
The great shonen mangaka Akira Toriyama passed away on March 1st, 2024 at the age of 68.
He left behind legendary mangas such as Dragon Ball and Dr. Slump and many other manga works. First Kentaro Miura and now, Akira Toriyama, my two favorite mangakas gone too soon...
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03-08-2024, 10:43 AM
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Alpha Flight
Join Date: Dec 2011
Posts: 4,569
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Wow, its such a shame that we have so many great artist just dropping out of life at such a young age.. What is going on!!??
May he rest in peace
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03-08-2024, 10:58 AM
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Moderator
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Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: San Diego
Posts: 10,354
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Too young!
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03-08-2024, 11:32 AM
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Metal Men
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Kentucky
Posts: 10,336
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This one hits hard.
Like many in the US the exposure to Japanese anime and manga was pretty minimal growing up. We'd get odd show here or there, and they'd often alter and censor them.
Then came Dragonball Z. This show was like every boy's fantasy on the playground. Our eyes would be wide open and jaws agape with the bad ass powers and transformations. Every single one of us would do the kamehameha at some point.
To say Toriyama is one of the most profound creators in the industry almost feels like it comes up short. He may be the most responsible of any for the spread and popularity of Japanese around the world this generation.
Characters like Goku are as iconic as Superman or Mickey Mouse. Seeing public viewing parties as he took down Jiren always made me smile to the connection of indomitable spirit that inspired millions.
Thank you Akira Toriyama, for all your amazing work and art responsible for untold amount of doodles in the margins of my school notebooks.
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03-08-2024, 12:44 PM
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What's another word for Thesaurus?
Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: Connecticut
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Man, what a loss... I'm not big on DB but a huge fan of his Dragon Quest and Chrono Trigger designs.
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