Bruce Lee, the legendary martial artist and actor from the 60s, was an unending source of inspiration for Akira Toriyama as he created Dragon Ball. Cristian Ciuraneta Catalán CCiuraneta Mike Reyes ...

There are few mangaka who've had longer and more successful careers than Dragon Ball's Akira Toriyama. One key element of Toriyama's success was his distinctive art style, which influenced ...

Japanese manga artist Akira Toriyama has died. He was 68. ... Akira Toriyama watched Bruce Lee martial arts movies and anime cartoons, and he drew a lot of manga comics.

Toriyama, who was a big fan of Bruce Lee’s Enter the Dragon and the films of Jackie Chan, had a knack for illustrating action scenes that resonated with readers. Seen on the covers of the ...