Akira Toriyama certainly has his favorites in the Dragon Ball franchise, but which of the "weirder" characters does he truly love?

There's one fusion which Akira Toriyama designed but never actually used, and the resulting character happens to be ...

Frieza trades destruction for doodling in a rare Toriyama illustration, see the ‘Dragon Ball Z’ villain hilariously fail at ...

Dragon Ball author Akira Toriyama passing away this year is one of the greatest losses of the manga and anime industry, which is why it makes sense that fans all over the world are still mourning the ...

The series’ creator, Akira Toriyama, is responsible for creating the majority of the characters. Even so, Toei Animation’s contribution to the series’ popularity can’t be overlooked.

That’s part of Toriyama’s power to take something like a pool of slime and use his imagination to make it a great character.” Toriyama’s design is, indeed, perfect.

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 ...

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 an ...

JAPANESE manga artist and character designer Akira Toriyama was married to Yoshimi Kato for over forty years. She is an artist and writer in her own right – but retired from her professi… ...

Akira Toriyama’s coming back for a new Dragon Ball series. Dragon Ball Daima will transform Goku, Vegeta, and a number of Toriyama’s other classic characters into kids.

Akira Toriyama has died at 68. He was known globally for his best-selling manga series Dragon Ball, which gave rise to the popular anime series Dragon Ball Z, multiple films, and video games.

Akira Toriyama, the creator of the ... A fan takes a picture next to a statue of Dragon Ball character “Son Goku” in Tokyo on March 8, 2024. AFP via Getty Images.