Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine has shared an official tribute statement following the death of Dragon Ball, Dr. Slump, Sand Land and more creator, Akira Toriyama. It was announced over ...

Legendary manga artist Akira Toriyama, who is best known for writing and illustrating the popular Dragon Ball and Dr. Slump series, has died at the age of 68. According to a press release from the ...

Akira Toriyama’s work on Dragon Ball started out largely for and about young boys, but then he never stopped making it. And in turn, those boys — both in his fiction and his audience — grew up.

Akira Toriyama, one of Japan’s leading comics authors, whose manga and anime franchise “Dragon Ball” achieved worldwide success with its mix of comedic characters and rousing martial arts ...