Akira Toriyama not only created manga ('Dragon Ball' or 'Dr. Slump'), he also dedicated himself professionally to one of his ...

Akira Toriyama, one of Japan’s leading comics ... died on March 1. He was 68. Bird Studio/SHUEISHA, via Associated Press “Dragon Ball,” follows a young boy named Son Goku who embarks on ...

“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 ...

Akira Toriyama, who was 68, was best known for Dragon Ball, the hit manga that spawned an anime series and a movie spin-off. But the influence of his distinctive character designs and storytelling ...

Acclaimed manga artist Akira Toriyama ... with the sadness that I will never see him again.” Toriyama's agencies, Bird Studio and Capsule Corporation Tokyo, said in a joint statement that ...

Akira Toriyama suffered an acute subdural hematoma, a type of bleeding near the brain, his studio said Friday. Dragon Ball is hugely popular around the world and the comic series has also spawned ...