Overnight, Toriyama Akira’s news shocked the world——creator of dragon ball and Dr. Plunge Among countless other comics, character designers for legendary video games, e.g. Dragon Quest and Ctimed triggerand one of the most influential artists of our time—died. Now, fans and creators around the world are mourning his passing.
There are not many ways to truly articulate the impact that Toriyama’s work has had on so many people—across mediums, across series, across forms and styles, across generations, there are few contemporary artists who can claim to have more than touched the lives of billions of fans, But it fundamentally reshaped the industry in which he operates. Without it, it would be impossible to quantify the worldwide influence of comics and the shape of its most popular trends and series. dragon ball‘s influence and inspiration – and the same can be said for its anime adaptation, not only how it shaped the industry at home, but spread the form across the planet.
Akira Toriyama’s design work is further evidence of this ongoing magical influence Dragon Quest There’s no denying that he fundamentally reshaped the Japanese role-playing genre, a legacy that has imprinted his design work into the minds of generations of gamers and creatives, while his ongoing work in the field includes timed trigger, blue dragon, There are a lot more.Few artists have the privilege of creating such a famous and iconic piece of unique character design that it has actually become a universally recognized global symbol: yet Toriyama’s legacy is filling Join them, from Goku, to Chrono, to Slime, to countless others beyond measure.
It’s unlikely that another artist will change the face of our world as fundamentally as Akira Toriyama in our lifetimes – and whenever that happens, it’s likely that, in some respect, they themselves are following in the legacy of his work The footsteps of inspiration.
Click through to see tributes from the animation and manga communities and beyond, including a handful of creatives whose lives were changed by Toriyama and his work.