Export thread

Akira Toriyama

#1

ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy

News just broke that Akira Toriyama has passed away. While he had many creative achievements, he is best known for creating Dragonball and Dragonball Z.



#2

phil

phil

Damn, that sucks.

Hopefully he makes it past snake way safe


#3

figmentPez

figmentPez

From the BBC: Dragon Ball: Japan manga creator Akira Toriyama dies

"The creator of Dragon Ball, one of the most influential and best-selling Japanese comics of all time, has died at 68. Akira Toriyama succumbed to acute subdural hematoma, a type of bleeding near the brain, his studio said Friday."

Akira Toriyama death notice from studio.jpg


#4

GasBandit

GasBandit

Damn, that sucks.

Hopefully he makes it past snake way safe
King Yemma's gonna give him a limo ride.


#5

chris

chris

Sad that he's gone. I grew up with characters he designed and stories he worked on. Of course Dragonball (the first show, not Dragonball Z), but also Dr. Slump and later Chrono Trigger and Dragon Quest (the games got released later in Germany). Dr Slump was the first manga I bought.


#6

Gryfter

Gryfter

Damn, 68 is not that old. :(


#7

Frank

Frank

68 in mangaka years is like 135 years old.

It has been pretty amazing seeing how many people his work has touched.


Top