In Japan there’s an experimental coffee house called DAWN Avatar Cafe where you are served by an avatar robot and you can even converse with it while having your coffee or light snacks. Behind ...

Now, many of Toriyama’s characters from these works appear in Toyotaro’s latest illustration, published as an extra in the 24th volume of ’Dragon Ball Super’ in Japan—with the title ...

That’s not to say they were derivative of Toriyama’s work, anything but: they were simply the latest evolution of his visual design, capturing a joyful, exaggerated stylization that oozed charm.

Toriyama’s Dragon Ball editors, Kazuhiko Torishima, Yu Kondo, and Fuyuto Takeda, were recently interviewed by Kosokoso for the J-Wave radio podcast.

These include an upcoming ten-episode series of 2d-animated Avatar: Chibi Minis based on “classic scenes from Avatar: The Last Airbender and humorous spin-off comics”; as well as podcasts ...

Dear friends and partners, We are deeply saddened to inform you that Manga creator Akira Toriyama passed away on March 1 due to acute subdural hematoma. He was in age of 68.

An OriHime-D avatar robot that Masato Nagahiro remotely controls from his home brings beverages to a table at the Avatar Robot Cafe Dawn in Tokyo's Nihonbashi district on Sept. 1, 2024.

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With the passing of Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama, we look back on his indelible mark on not just pop-culture but specifically video games, including Sonic and Mario.

Dragon Ball: A Visual History (Barnes and Noble) -- $35 Toriyama's art is prominently featured in every Dragon Quest game. He designed characters and monsters as well as box art.

Akira Toriyama made some appearances in his most popular manga series, Dragon Ball, but always through his in-universe avatar known as “Tori-Bot”. Mike Reyes Update: Mar 27th, 2024 22:01 CET ...