Creator

Akira Toriyama

Biography

Japanese manga artist and character designer born in Aichi Prefecture in 1955. Toriyama debuted in Weekly Shonen Jump in 1978 and earned wide recognition for Dr. Slump before launching Dragon Ball in 1984, one of the best-selling manga series with over 260 million copies sold. He also designed characters for the Dragon Quest and Chrono Trigger video games. He died in March 2024.

Creator Details

Name

Akira Toriyama

Role

Artist

Issues

5,080

Series

105

Awards

Harvey Award - Harvey Kurtzman Award Hall of Fame (2024), Ordre des Arts et des Lettres - Officier (2019), Angoulême International Comics Festival - Grand Prix de la Ville d’Angoulême (2013)

Also Known As

鳥山明

Gender

Male

Birth Date

April 5, 1955

Death Date

March 1, 2024

Birth Place

Kiyosu

Country

Japan

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Series

Dragon Ball Super

Dragon Ball Super (2016)

Shueisha

24 issues

Dragon Ball Super

Dragon Ball Super (2017)

VIZ Media

23 issues

Dragon Ball SD

Dragon Ball SD (2013)

Shueisha

12 issues

Dragon Ball Super

Dragon Ball Super (2017)

Carlsen Verlag

24 issues

Saikyō Jump

Saikyō Jump (2011)

Shueisha

135 issues

Formosa Youth

Formosa Youth (1992)

Tong Li Publishing Co.

845 issues

V Jump

V Jump (1993)

Shueisha

397 issues

Sand Land Kanzenban

Sand Land Kanzenban (2023)

Shueisha

1 issue

Shonen Jump

Shonen Jump (2018)

VIZ Media

1149 issues

Dragon Ball Full Color - Saga o Szatanie Piccolo

Dragon Ball Full Color - Saga o Szatanie Piccolo (2022)

Japonica Polonica Fantastica

1 issue

Issues

Issue #10

#10

Issue #10

Dragon Ball SD (2014)

Issue #11

#11

Issue #11

Dragon Ball SD (2015)

Mirai e no Keishō

#24

Mirai e no Keishō

Dragon Ball Super (2016)

Apr 04, 2025

Son Gohan's Ultimate Awakening!

#23

Son Gohan's Ultimate Awakening!

Dragon Ball Super (2017)

Apr 29, 2025

Volume 11

#11

Volume 11

Dragon Ball SD (2013)

Feb 04, 2025

The Ultimate Teacher and Pupil

#22

The Ultimate Teacher and Pupil

Dragon Ball Super (2017)

Dec 03, 2024

Issue #9

#9

Issue #9

Dragon Ball SD (2014)

Issue #10

#10

Issue #10

Dragon Ball SD (2015)

Konfrontation mit Dr. Hedo

#21

Konfrontation mit Dr. Hedo

Dragon Ball Super (2017)

Das stärkste Schüler-Team

#22

Das stärkste Schüler-Team

Dragon Ball Super (2017)

Issue #202408

#202408

Issue #202408

Saikyō Jump (2011)

Jul 04, 2024

No. 35, 2024

#1505

No. 35, 2024

Formosa Youth (1992)

Frequent collaborators

Osamu Akimoto

Osamu Akimoto

Yōichi Takahashi

Yōichi Takahashi

Akira Miyashita

Akira Miyashita

Tsukasa Hojo

Tsukasa Hojo

Tetsuo Hara

Tetsuo Hara

Hirohiko Araki

Hirohiko Araki

Masaya Tokuhiro

Masaya Tokuhiro

Masami Kurumada

Masami Kurumada

Yudetamago

Yudetamago

Motoei Shinzawa

Motoei Shinzawa

Masanori Morita

Masanori Morita

Masakazu Katsura

Masakazu Katsura

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