"We hope that Akira Toriyama's ... taken with a statue of Dragon Ball character "Son Goku" in Tokyo AFP via Getty Images Born in the Aichi prefecture in central Japan in 1955, Mr Toriyama ...

Born in Nagoya, Japan in 1955, Toriyama began his career with the creation of the manga series “Dr. Slump” in 1980. Akira Toriyama ... takes a picture next to a statue of Dragon Ball character ...

Akira Toriyama has died aged 68 (Picture: STR/JIJI Press/AFP via Getty Images) Akira Toriyama, who created the best-selling Japanese comic ... photograph taken with a statue of Dragon Ball ...

The surprise death of Akira ... China and Japan.” The animated adaptations of Dragon Ball—“Dragon Ball,” “Dragon Ball Z,” and their sequels and spin-offs—propelled Toriyama and ...

Japanese manga comic creator Akira Toriyama, best known for his Dragon ... a Dragon Ball T-shirt has his photograph taken with a statue of Dragon Ball character Son Goku in Tokyo on Friday ...

Akira Toriyama, a Japanese manga artist and creator of the influential Dragon Ball franchise, has died. He was 68. Toriyama's death was confirmed on Friday by his manga and design production ...

Akira Toriyama, the Japanese creator behind the "Dragon Ball" comic series and other works, has died at 68. His studio, Bird Studio, said Toriyama died on March 1 due to acute subdural hematoma ...