Akira Toriyama, one of the most talked about people Famous and influential cartoonist All time, dead. He is 68 years old.
The news was confirmed by relevant departments Official dragon ball website, in a letter to creatives and fans everywhere. Toriyama died of acute subdural hematoma a week ago on March 1, 2024.
“Thank you to so many people around the world for their support, [Toriyama] has been able to continue his creative activities for more than 45 years,” the letter reads in part. “We hope that Akira Toriyama’s unique creative world continues to be loved by everyone for a long time to come. “
“We share this sad news with you and thank you for your kindness during his lifetime.”
Toriyama began writing and drawing manga in the late 1970s, attracting the attention of editors. Weekly Shonen Jumppublished his debut novel, Miracle Island, 1978.Over the next few years, he created a series of pieces for the magazine, including his first breakthrough hit Dr. Plunge, which made him a household name in the comics industry.But he rocketed into the stratosphere in Japan and elsewhere in 1984, when the original dragon ball Start serializing. The series, which follows the adventures of young monkey-tailed martial artist Goku as he faces the threat of the Red Ribbon Army and travels the world in search of the mysterious Dragon Balls, was an instant hit and remains one of the most popular series and the most successful of all time comics.
dragon ball‘s success would give way to an equally successful anime adaptation of the manga, and of course a follow-up series starring the elder Goku, Dragon Ball Zone of the The most influential anime of all time, and contributed to the medium’s earliest popularity in the West as it was dubbed around the world.Throughout dragon ballThe popularity of Toriyama continues to grow, and Toriyama continues to create new series and stories, which of course will help provide character concept work and designs for some of the most popular series of video games of all time, such as Dragon Quest and Legendary JRPG timed trigger.
Toriyama returns forever dragon ballOn screen and in comics, helping develop sequel comics and their animated adaptations, dragon ball super, starting in 2015.Until his death, Toriyama continued to create new stories: animated adaptations of his works 2000 comics sandy land will be broadcast globally on Disney+ this month, and dragon ball malaysiaa brand new chapter in the series that will return Goku to his younger self, is currently in development and will be released later this year.
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