Meanwhile, "One Piece" followed up the reveal of Gear 5 with possibly its best season in 25 years, and we got not one but two Akira Toriyama shows this year in the forms of a "Sand Land ...

The OG Dragon Ball Z series continues to hold its position as the most popular anime show, claiming its top spot in last year ...

The next installment of Dragon Ball has been announced, with series creator Akira Toriyama returning. Toei Animation arrived at New York Comic Con 2023 with a surprising announcement: the next Dragon ...

Let’s not forget that Toriyama, being a big fan of scale models and all kinds of vehicles, worked in his studio surrounded by scale models and even several real motorcycles.

The popularity of the chibi-style is in part thanks to Toriyama's early work, but it was influenced by many others before and after him. Chibi refers to small, cute figures; Toriyama's chibi-like ...

If there is an indelible image from the 1988 classic anime film Akira , this is it: Shōtarō Kaneda atop his famous motorcycle, headed straight toward the viewer.

During a recent radio show celebrating Dragon Ball’s 40th ... As he tells it, he sought out creator Akira Toriyama’s advice on how to do right by the Namekian. Ultimately, their talks ...

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 ...

“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 ...