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Akira Toriyama

Akira Toriyama. Akira Toriyama , born on April 5, 1955, in Kiyosu , Aichi, Japan, is a widely known and acclaimed Japanese manga artist known mostly for his creation of Dragon Ball in 1984. .

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Akira Toriyama

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  1. Akira Toriyama

  2. Akira Toriyama, born on April 5, 1955, in Kiyosu, Aichi, Japan, is a widely known and acclaimed Japanese manga artist known mostly for his creation of Dragon Ball in 1984.

  3. He admires Osamu Tezuka'sAstro Boy and was impressed by Walt Disney's One Hundred and One Dalmatians, which he remembers for the great art. Jackie Chan's early movies had a noticeable influence on Toriyama's stories.

  4. In 1982, he won the ShogakukanManga Award for Dr. Slump for best shōnen or shōjomanga series of the year.

  5. He produced 519 chapters, collected into 42 volumes. Each volume has an average of 200 pages. Moreover, the benefit of the manga led to three anime adaptations, numerous feature-length animated movies, several video games, and mega-merchandising.

  6. Toriyama has also served as the character designer for the Super Famicom RPG Chrono Trigger, the fighting game Tobal No. 1 for the PlayStation (as well as its sequel, Tobal 2, released only in Japan), and the Mistwalker Xbox 360 exclusive RPG Blue Dragon.

  7. His works after Dragon Ball tend to be short (100-200 page) stories, including Cowa!, Kajika, and Sand Land, as well as one-shots, like NekoMajin.

  8. In 2009, Toriyama was commissioned by AvexTrax to draw a portrait of Japanese singer, AyumiHamasaki, it was printed on the CD of her single Rule/Sparkle.

  9. Video games (character design) Dragon Quest seriesRole-playing game (RPG) series published by Enix (now Square Enix). Appeared on Nintendo's Famicom/NES, Super Famicom/Super NES, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, Sony's PlayStation, PlayStation 2, and Wii. Dragon Quest Monsters seriesRole-playing game (RPG) series published by Enix (now Square Enix). Appeared on Nintendo's Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, and Sony's PlayStation. Chrono TriggerRole-playing game (RPG) developed by SquareSoft (now Square Enix) for Nintendo's Super NES. It was relaunched with a few additions for Sony's PlayStation. Toriyama appeared in an alternate ending to the game along with all the other developers; the game is now also available for the Nintendo DS in Japan, North America, and Europe. Tobal No. 1 and Tobal 2Fighting games for Sony's PlayStation developed by SquareSoft (now Square Enix). Blue Dragon Role-playing game (RPG) for Microsoft's Xbox 360 developed by Artoon for Mistwalker studio based on a design by Final Fantasy originator Hironobu Sakaguchi. Dragon Ball OnlineAn MMORPG based on the mangaDragon Ball. He has worked on designs for the game for the last five years.

  10. Children's books Toccio the Angel BIOSPHERE

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