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Famed manga creator Akira Toriyama has passed away on March 1, 2024 at age 68 due to acute subdural hematoma.

Toriyama began his first serialized manga, Dr. Slump, in 1980, and it inspired two television anime and multiple films. Toriyama followed it up with Dragon Ball, which ran from 1984 to 1995, and is still inspiring manga and anime sequels and spinoffs today. The manga's Dragon Ball anime adaptation, its sequel Dragon Ball Z, and its other numerous sequels and anime films are equally as well-known as the manga, and its hero Goku has become a character known throughout the world.

Toriyama is also well-known as the character designer for the Dragon Quest, Chrono Trigger, Blue Dragon and Tobal games.

Most recently, Toriyama was working closely with the production for the Dragon Ball Daima anime series, the most recent anime series based on Dragon Ball, and is credited for the new anime's story and character designs.

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RIP Akira Toriyama (1955 - 2024) You were an absolute legend and you bestowed upon the world one of Earth's greatest heroes. A private dude who crafted colorful worlds with even more memorable characters. Now just make sure you don't fall off Snake Way!

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I created this about a decade ago to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Dragon Ball for a print show. Loved the series as a really young child overseas in Japan, and then got to see it dubbed in the US a few yrs later after we moved. RIP Akira Toriyama. 💔

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🌟 🐉 Fly high, Akira Toriyama! 😇 🐉🌟

Toriyama has been such a huge influence to my art style! And not just for me, but for millions of other aspiring artists. I’ve been such a fan of his work, so I decided to make a little tribute drawing as a way of saying farewell to an anime legend. This was something I just had to do in order to move on with the loss.

Also, we must learn what Toriyama had taught us: “Tackle life with as much energy as Goku” and we should all try and do the same!

Goodbye Toriyama, we will all miss you very much. We hope you’re in a better place now. We all love you. 🙏 ❤️

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Rest in peace Akira Toriyama-sensei. Thank you for creating and sharing your art and stories. They will forever be in our hearts as will you. May your light continue to shine on us. Thank you for everything.

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Rest in Peace Akira Toriyama (1955-2024)

He was genuinely one of the very best, no one did it like him. Goodbye, grandfather of Shounen.

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Goodbye and thank you, Mr. Toriyama...

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Akira Toriyama is an inspiration to many, myself included. Many people I know have yelled like Goku turning into super saiyan as kids. It was an irreplaceable memory.

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Dragon Ball Ending, "Romantikku Ageru yo" by Ushio Hashimoto

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I just heard the news…

Rest in peace Akira Toriyama

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