"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 ...

Over the years he had worn it down with sharpening, sandpapering and simply drawing manga, Japan’s dynamic version ... His new fame and new wealth astonished Mr Toriyama. Dr Slump’s success ...

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 ...

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 ...

Japanese artist Akira Toriyama, known for the hugely popular Dragon Ball comics, has died at the age of 68. Toriyama died on 1 March after suffering acute subdural hematoma, a type of bleeding ...

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 ...

Toriyama, whose "Dragon Ball" comic series began in 1984 and sold millions of copies globally, was widely influential on Japanese anime. Akira Toriyama, the Japanese creator behind the "Dragon ...