The multiple official media outlets of the “dragon ball” and its derivations reported the death of Akira Toriyamaauthor of the original manga, after an acute subdural hematoma at the age of 68 years. The press release wrote:
- Dear friends and partners. We are deeply saddened to inform you that manga creator Akira Toriyama passed away on March 1 due to an acute subdural hematoma. He was 68 years old. We deeply regret that he still had several works in full creation with great enthusiasm. Furthermore, he had many things left to do.
- However, he has left many manga titles and works of art to this world. Thanks to the support of so many people around the world, she has been able to continue her creative activities for over 45 years. We hope that Akira Toriyama’s unique world of creation will continue to be loved by everyone for a long time.
- We inform you of this sad news, with gratitude for your kindness during your life. The funeral was held with his family and very few of his relatives. Following your wishes for peace of mind, we respectfully inform you that we will not accept flowers, condolence gifts, visits, offerings and others. Also, we ask that you refrain from conducting interviews with his family.
- The future plan for the memorial meeting is not decided, we will inform you when it is confirmed. We deeply thank you for your understanding and support as always.
Akira Toriyama was a Japanese manga artist and character designer. He achieved general recognition for his highly successful manga series “Dr. Slump“, before creating “dragon ball” (his most famous work) and acting as a character designer for several popular video games, such as the series “Dragon Quest“, “Chrono Trigger” and “Blue Dragon“. Toriyama is considered one of the authors who changed the history of manga, since his works are very influential and popular, especially “Dragon Ball”, which many cartoonists cite as a source of inspiration.
With “Dr. Slump” he won Shogakukan Manga Award in 1981 for best shonen manga, and went on to sell more than 35 million copies in Japan. It was adapted into a successful anime series, with a second anime created in 1997, thirteen years after the manga ended. His next series, “Dragon Ball,” would become one of the most popular and successful mangas in the world. Having sold 260 million copies worldwide, it is one of the best-selling manga series of all time and is considered one of the main reasons for the period when manga circulation reached its highest point, in the mid-1990s. eighties and mid-nineties. Overseas, the anime adaptations of Dragon Ball have been more successful than the manga and are credited with boosting the popularity of anime in the Western world.
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