Biography
Akira Toriyama (Japanese: 鳥山 明, Hepburn: Toriyama Akira, April 5, 1955 – March 1, 2024) was a Japanese manga artist and character designer. He first achieved mainstream recognition for creating his highly successful manga series Dr. Slump, before going on to create Dragon Ball (his most famous work) and acting as a character designer for several popular video games such as the Dragon Quest series, Chrono Trigger, and Blue Dragon. Toriyama is regarded as one of the authors who changed the history of manga, as his works are highly influential and popular, particularly Dragon Ball, which many manga artists cite as a source of inspiration.
He earned the 1981 Shogakukan Manga Award for best shōnen manga with Dr. Slump, and it went on to sell over 35 million copies in Japan. It was adapted into a successful anime series, with a second anime created in 1997, 13 years after the manga ended. His next series, Dragon Ball, would become one of the most popular and successful manga in the world. Having sold 260 million copies worldwide, it is one of the best-selling manga series of all time and is considered to be one of the main reasons for the period when manga circulation was at its highest in the mid-1980s and mid-1990s. Overseas, Dragon Ball's anime adaptations have been more successful than the manga and are credited with boosting anime's popularity in the Western world. In 2019, Toriyama was decorated a Chevalier of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres for his contributions to the arts.
Filmography
all 71
Movies 60
Writer 48
TV Shows 11
Creator 6
self 1
Screenplay 1
Director 1
Sand Land: The Series (2024)
Sand Land (2023)
Legend: A Dragon Ball Tale (2022)
Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero (2022)
Dragon Ball Super: Broly (2018)
Dragon Ball Z: The Real 4-D at Super Tenkaichi Budokai (2017)
Dragon Quest - 30th Anniversary NHK Special (2016)
Dragon Ball Super (2015)
Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' (2015)
Dragon Ball Z - The Fall of Men (2015)
Dream 9 Toriko & One Piece & Dragon Ball Z Super Collaboration Special!! (2013)
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (2013)
Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock (2011)
Dragon Ball Z: Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans (2010)
Dragon Ball Z Kai (2009)
Dragonball Evolution (2009)
Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!! (2008)
Blue Dragon (2007)
Dr. Slump: Dr. Mashirito and Abale-chan (2007)
The World of Dragon Ball Z (2000)
Dr. Slump: Arale's Surprise Bang (1999)
Dr. Slump: Robot Showdown! Dr. Mashirito Appears / A Kiin Win! Penguin Grand Prix (1998)
Dr. Slump (1997)
Saving Soldier Cashman (1997)
Dragon Ball GT: A Hero's Legacy (1997)
Dragon Ball: The Path to Power (1996)
Dragon Ball GT (1996)
Nuumamonjaa: Time and Space Adventures (1996)
Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon (1995)
Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn (1995)
Go! Go! Ackman (1994)
Dragon Ball Z: Bio-Broly (1994)
Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: N-cha!! Excited Heart of Summer Vacation (1994)
Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo!! Follow the Rescued Shark... (1994)
Dragon Ball Z: Broly – Second Coming (1994)
Dragon Ball Z Side Story: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans (1993)
Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound (1993)
Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: N-cha! Clear Skies Over Penguin Village (1993)
Dragon Ball Z: Broly – The Legendary Super Saiyan (1993)
Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks (1993)
Dragon Ball Z: Gather Together! Goku's World (1992)
Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13! (1992)
Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler (1992)
Dragon Ball: The Magic Begins (1991)
Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge (1991)
Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug (1991)
Dragon Ball: Fight Son Goku, Win Son Goku (1990)
Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku (1990)
Pink - Water Bandit Rain Bandit (1990)
Kennosuke-sama (1990)
Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might (1990)
Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest (1990)
Dragon Quest: Legend of the Hero Abel (1989)
Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone (1989)
Dragon Ball Z (1989)
Dragon Quest Fantasia Video (1988)
Kosuke and Rikimaru: Dragon of Konpei Island (1988)
Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure (1988)
Dragon Ball: Goku's Traffic Safety (1988)
Dragon Ball: Goku's Fire Brigade (1988)
Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle (1987)
Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies (1986)
Dragon Ball (1986)
Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! City of Dreams, Mechapolis (1985)
Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The Treasure of Nanaba Castle (1984)
The Return of Godzilla (1984)
Dr. Slump: Hoyoyo! Space Adventure (1982)
Dr. Slump: The Legend of Penguin Village's Heroes (1982)
Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hello! Wonder Island (1981)
Dr. Slump (1981)
Dragon Ball DAIMA
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GenderMale
Birthday1955-04-05
Deathday2024-03-01 (68 years old)
Birth PlaceNagoya, Japan
SpouseYoshimi Kato
CitizenshipsJapan
ResidencesKiyosu, Japan
Also Known As鳥山 明, 鸟山明
AwardsChevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Shogakukan Manga Award
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