Akira Toriyama is a Japanese manga artist, character designer, and game designer. He is best known as the creator of the popular Dragon Ball manga series.
Toriyama was born on April 5, 1955, in Nagoya, Japan.
He began his career as a manga artist in the 1970s.
His first major success came with the manga series Dr. Slump, which ran from 1980 to 1984.
Toriyama's next major work was Dragon Ball, which was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1984 to 1995.
He has also worked on other manga series, such as Cowa!, Kajika, and Sand Land, as well as video games such as Dragon Quest and Chrono Trigger.
Toriyama has won numerous awards for his work, including the Shogakukan Manga Award, the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize, and the Eisner Award.
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The Dragon Ball manga series follows the adventures of Goku, a martial artist with superhuman abilities, as he searches for the seven Dragon Balls to summon a wish-granting dragon.
The Dragon Quest video game series is a popular role-playing game franchise created by Yuji Horii and Akira Toriyama. Toriyama served as the character designer for the series.
Sand Land is a short manga series created by Akira Toriyama. It follows Sheriff Rao and his allies as they search for water in a post-apocalyptic world.
Toriyama has stated that he was inspired by the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West, as well as the Dragon King legend. He also wanted to create a new kind of martial arts story that incorporated science fiction and fantasy elements.
Toriyama has created several other manga series, including Dr. Slump, Cowa!, Kajika, and Sand Land. He has also worked on various art books and other projects.
Toriyama's art style is known for its clean lines, simple character designs, and sense of humor. His characters often have exaggerated expressions and distinctive hairstyles.
Toriyama has worked on a number of video games, including the Dragon Quest series, Chrono Trigger, and Tobal No. 1. He is often credited as the character designer for these games.
Toriyama's work is known for its combination of humor, action, and science fiction/fantasy elements. His characters are often memorable and his art style is distinctive.