And as much as I adore the original Dragon Ball, not having read the SAND LAND manga, I was cautiously optimistic about the late Akira Toriyama’s final adaptation. Thankfully, outside of a few ...

Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. Following the anime adaptation of the excellent Sand Land manga, we now have an amazing looking video game coming out this April.

Considering the amount of influence Toriyama had on Dragon Ball Daima before he passed , it would make sense that Akira would be looking to inject some past references into the new anime.

“Dragon Ball” and “Dr. Slump” took the world by storm but their creator, manga artist Akira Toriyama, initially harbored deep reservations when starting out on the projects. Toriyama died ...

Acclaimed manga artist Akira Toriyama, creator of the global hits “Dragon Ball” and “Dr. Slump,” died on March 1 due to acute subdural hematoma, according to his publisher Shueisha Inc. He ...