Akira Toriyama, Founder dragon ball Franchise and character designers for video games, e.g. timed trigger and Dragon Questpassed away at the age of 68.
The news comes from a statement posted on the website Official dragon ball website Posted by Toriyama Tori Studio, it was confirmed that he died of acute subdural hematoma on March 1. The statement expresses regret that he still had multiple projects underway at the time of his death and regrets the loss of everything he could have gone on to achieve. It also recognizes the many beloved works he created during his 45-year career.
A funeral has been held with family members and “a very small number of relatives” and the announcement asked people not to interview his family or donate flowers, condolence gifts or offer any other tributes. Toriyama’s family has “undecided” whether to hold any kind of memorial gathering in the future.
The full announcement is posted at dragon ball The content of the website is as follows:
Toriyama’s work spans manga, animation, and video games, and his art style has become very recognizable over the years.although dragon ball Its various sequels, spin-offs, and video games are arguably his most iconic, with his character designs also defining the look of the games Dragon Quest Series and games timed trigger and blue dragon.
Some of his legacy works will include the forthcoming sandy land role playing game Adapted from the 2000 comic of the same name, as well as the upcoming dragon ball The anime title is dragon ball malaysiafeatured a chibi art style and saw the return of major players like Goku and Vegeta.
Following the announcement, fans and collaborators flooded with posts Tributes have been paid to him numerous times on social mediawhich includes long-time cast members such as Christopher Sabat, who voiced Vegeta, Piccolo, and several other characters on the show dragon ball series.