Since the tragic passing of Akira Toriyama last year, Dragon Ball fans have both mourned and wondered what the future of the ...

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.

In 1984, Akira Toriyama created Dragon Ball, which has since been regarded as one of the greatest manga series ever made.

Akira Toriyama, a Japanese manga artist who created the medium-defining franchise "Dragon Ball" in the '80s, has died. He was 68.

Akira Toriyama, the creator of the best-selling Dragon Ball and other popular anime who influenced Japanese comics, has died, his studio said Friday. He was 68.

‘Dragon Ball’ creator Akira Toriyama, whose work popularized manga and anime worldwide, dies at 68 Japanese manga artist Akira Toriyama in 1982.

To know and love Toriyama’s games is to have played legendary titles like Chrono Trigger and the Dragon Quest series, two major works that went on to redefine the RPG genre in their own ways.

The bond between hip-hop and anime runs deep — and it’s all thanks to Toriyama, Goku, and a magical MacGuffin.

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 ...