The Saiyans have become an absolutely iconic part of Dragon Ball history, but their original designs were very different.

Dragon Ball Daima was Akira Toriyama's final project, and though it created a fair number of continuity issues, the series ...

Bardock still remains one of the most beloved Dragon Ball characters, but Akira Toriyama didn't introduce him to fans.

Legendary manga artist Akira Toriyama, the creator of the internationally popular “Dragon Ball” series and character designer on the “Dragon Quest” video games, died Friday after suffering ...

The creator of the "Dragon Ball" series, Akira Toriyama died on March 1, 2024. SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Akira Toriyama, the creator of the hit-anime series “Dragon Ball,” died ...

Anime lovers around the world are mourning the death of Akira Toriyama, the Japanese creator of the blockbuster "Dragon Ball" franchise. Its cross-cultural appeal is in clear view in L.A., where ...

Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama is gone, but his work is very much still with us. In fact, 2024 was set to be another milestone year for Toriyama, as the next installment of Dragon Ball anime ...

Toriyama had previously worked on a book called Dr. Slump before creating Dragon Ball in 1984 out of a desire to write a kung-fu shonen (or boys’) manga. Shonen manga revolve around action and ...

Toriyama was born in Nagoya, Japan, in 1955. He was known globally for his best-selling manga series Dragon Ball, which follows the adventures of an eccentric young warrior named Son Goku ...

Japanese manga artist Akira Toriyama has died. He was 68. His "Dragon Ball" series has sold millions of copies worldwide and has inspired TV, film and video game adaptations. The creator of the ...

TOKYO, March 8 (Reuters) - Japanese manga comic creator Akira Toriyama, best known for his "Dragon Ball" series that spawned widely popular films, video games and TV shows, died on March 1 from a ...