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Akira TORIYAMA

鳥山 明
Family name (in kanji): 鳥山
Given name (in kanji):
Date of birth: 1955-04-05
Hometown: Kiyosu, Aichi, Japan
Chronology:
(1955-04) Born
(1974) School of Art
(1977) Quit school of Art
(1978) Akira's first manga, Wonder Island
(1979) created manga Highlight Island
(1980) Toriyama's first big hit, Dr. Slump
(1987-04) His son Sasuke was born.
(1990-10) His daughter was born.
(2013-02-04) Won Special 40th Anniversary Festival Award
Date of death: 2024-03-01
Blood type: A
Favorites:
Animated movie: 101 Dalmations
Character of his own: Piccolo
Dragon Ball Movie: Bardock, The Father of Goku
Jackie Chan movies
Movie: Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
Myst computer game
Non-anime roles:
Toripo in "Blue Dragon" (VG) (Japanese)
Non-anime staff credits:
Character Design for "Chrono Trigger" (VG)
Character Design for "Dragon Quest Characters: Torneko no Daibōken 3" (VG)
Character Design for "Dragon Quest II" (VG)
Character Design for "Dragon Quest III" (VG)
Character Design for "Dragon Quest IV" (VG)
Character Design for "Dragon Quest IX" (VG)
Character Design for "Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key" (VG)
Character Design for "Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart" (VG)
Character Design for "Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2" (VG)
Character Design for "Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker" (VG)
Character Design for "Dragon Quest V" (VG)
Character Design for "Dragon Quest VI" (VG)
Character Design for "Dragon Quest VII" (VG)
Character Design for "Dragon Quest VIII" (VG)
Character Design for "Dragon Quest X" (VG)
Character Design for "Dragon Quest" (VG)
Character Design for "Dragon Quest: Shōnen Yangus to Fushigi no Dungeon" (VG)
Character Design for "Torneko no Daibōken: Fushigi no Dungeon" (VG)
Character Design for "Torneko: The Last Hope" (VG)
Character Designer for "Blue Dragon" (VG)
Character Designer for "Dragon Power(Dragonball NES)" (VG)
Character Designer for "Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime" (DS game, 2006)
Character Designer for "Dragon Warrior Monsters 2: Cobi's Journey" (GBC game+PS port, 2001)
Character Designer for "Dragon Warrior Monsters 2: Tara's Adventure" (GBC game + PS port, 2001)
Character Designer for "Dragon Warrior Monsters" (GBC game, 1999)
Character Designer for "Tobal 2" (VG)
Character Designer for "Tobal No. 1" (VG)
Original Character Design (Android 21) for "Dragon Ball FighterZ" (VG)
Original Character Design (Bonyu) for "Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot" (VG)
Original Character Design (Glover, Navigator, Galena and Kane) for "Jump Force" (VG)
News: Show:
Akira Toriyama Car (Jan 31, 2005)
New Dragonball Series? (Oct 5, 2002)
Shonen Jump #1 Contents (Oct 3, 2002)
Shounen Jump Contest (Aug 1, 2002)
Shounen Jump Exposed (Jul 30, 2002)
Viz July Manga (Apr 10, 2002)
Live Action Dragonball (Mar 12, 2002)
January Manga Releses (Oct 31, 2001)
Cat beats up Saiyajin (May 7, 2001)
Viz June Press Release (Feb 24, 2001)
Viz PR for May '01 (Jan 21, 2001)
Viz Graphic Novels (Jan 11, 2001)
Viz April Releases (Dec 22, 2000)
Releases from Viz (Nov 2, 2000)
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Staff in:
Akira Toriyama's Manga Theater : Story & Art
(The) Apprentice Mangaka (manga) : Author
Blue Dragon (TV) : Original Character Design
Blue Dragon ST (manga) : Original Character Design
Blue Dragon: Trials of the Seven Shadows (TV) : Original Character Design
Chō Kochikame (manga) : Story & Art
Chokin Senshi Cashman (movie) : Original creator
Chokin Senshi Cashman credit 1 (manga) : Original creator, Supervision
Chotto Dake Kaettekita Dr. Slump (manga) : Original creator, Supervision
Cowa! (manga) : Story & Art
Cross Epoch (manga) : Story & Art
Crusher Joe: The Movie : Special Guest Designer (MAX 310)
Dr. Slump (manga) : Story & Art
Dr. Slump (manga 1997) : Original creator, Supervision
Dr. Slump (special) : Original Manga
Dr. Slump (TV 2) : Original Manga
Dr. Slump & Arale-chan (TV) : Original Manga
Dr. Slump & Arale-chan Hoyoyo!! Tasuketa Same ni Tsurerarete. . . (movie) : Original Manga
Dr. Slump & Arale-chan Ncha! Penguin Mura wa Hare no chi Hare (movie) : Original Manga
Dr. Slump & Arale-chan Ncha! Penguin Mura yori Ai o Komete (movie) : Original Manga
Dr. Slump & Arale-chan Ncha! Wakuwaku Hot Natsu Yasumi (movie) : Original Manga
Dr. Slump & Arale-chan: Hello! Wonder Island (movie) : Original Manga
Dr. Slump & Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The City of Dreams, Mechapolis (movie) : Original Manga
Dr. Slump & Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The Great Race Around the World (movie) : Original Manga
Dr. Slump & Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The Secret of Nanaba Castle (movie) : Original Manga
Dr. Slump: Arale no Bikkuri Bān (movie) : Original Manga
Dr. Slump: Dr. Mashirito Abale-chan (movie) : Original Manga
Dr. Slump: Hoyoyo! Space Adventure (movie) : Original Manga
Dragon Ball (manga) : Story & Art
Dragon Ball (TV) : Original author, Original creator
Dragon Ball Daima (TV) : Story, Original creator, Character Design
Dragon Ball GT (TV) : Original author, Original creator
Dragon Ball GT Anime Comics (manga) : Original creator (Dragon Ball)
Dragon Ball GT TV Special Anime Comics (manga) : Original creator
Dragon Ball GT: A Hero's Legacy (special) : Original author, Original creator
Dragon Ball Movie 1: Curse of the Blood Rubies : Original author, Original Manga
Dragon Ball Movie 2: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle : Original author, Original Manga
Dragon Ball Movie 3: Mystical Adventure : Original author, Original Manga
Dragon Ball Movie 4: The Path to Power : Original author, Original Manga
Dragon Ball SD (manga) : Original creator, Supervision
Dragon Ball Super (manga) : Story, Original creator
Dragon Ball Super (TV) : Story, Original author, Original creator, Original Character Design, Character Concepts, Story Concepts
Dragon Ball Super: Broly (movie) : Screenplay, Original creator, Character Design
Dragon Ball Super: Broly Anime Comics (manga) : Original creator
Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero (movie) : Screenplay, Original creator, Character Design
Dragon Ball Z (TV) : Original author, Original creator
Dragon Ball Z Anime Comics (manga) : Original creator
Dragon Ball Z Anime Kids Comics (manga) : Original creator
Dragon Ball Z Kai (TV) : Original author, Original creator
Dragon Ball Z Kai (TV 2) : Original author, Original creator
Dragon Ball Z TV Special 1 Anime Comics (manga) : Original creator
Dragon Ball Z TV Special 2 Anime Comics (manga) : Original creator
Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku (special) : Original author, Original Manga
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (movie) : Story, Original creator, Character Design
Dragon Ball Z: Bio-Broly (movie 11) : Original author, Original creator
Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound (movie 9) : Original author, Original creator
Dragon Ball Z: Broly - Second Coming (movie 10) : Original author, Original creator
Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan (movie 8) : Original author, Original creator
Dragon Ball Z: Chikyū Marugoto Chōkessen Anime Comics (manga) : Original creator
Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge (movie 5) : Original author, Original Manga
Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone (movie 1) : Original author, Original story
Dragon Ball Z: Fukkatsu no F Anime Comics (manga) : Original creator
Dragon Ball Z: Fukkatsu no Fusion!! Goku to Vegeta (manga) : Original creator
Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn (movie 12) : Original author, Original creator
Dragon Ball Z: Gekitotsu!! 100-Oku Power no Senshi-tachi Anime Comics (manga) : Original creator
Dragon Ball Z: Ginga Girigiri!! Bucchigiri no Sugoi Yatsu Anime Comics (manga) : Original creator
Dragon Ball Z: Kami to Kami Anime Comics (manga) : Original creator
Dragon Ball Z: Kiken na Futari! Super Senshi wa Nemurenai Anime Comics (manga) : Original creator
Dragon Ball Z: Kono Yo de Ichiban Tsuyoi Yatsu Anime Comics (manga) : Original creator
Dragon Ball Z: Kyokugen Battle!! San Dai Super Saiyajin Anime Comics (manga) : Original creator
Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug (movie 4) : Original author, Original creator
Dragon Ball Z: Moetsukiro!! Nessen Ressen Chō-Gekisen Anime Comics (manga) : Original creator
Dragon Ball Z: Plan to Destroy the Saiyajin (OAV) : Original creator
Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' (movie) : Screenplay, Original creator, Character Design
Dragon Ball Z: Ryūken Bakuhatsu!! Gokū ga Yaraneba Dare ga Yaru (manga) : Original creator
Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13! (movie 7) : Original author, Original creator
Dragon Ball Z: Super Saiyajin Da Son Goku Anime Comics (manga) : Original creator
Dragon Ball Z: Super Senshi Gekiha!! Katsu no wa Ore Da Anime Comics (manga) : Original creator
Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks (special) : Original author
Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler (movie 6) : Original author, Original creator
Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might (movie 3) : Original author, Original story
Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest (movie 2) : Original author, Original story
Dragon Ball Z: Tobikkiri no Saikyō tai Saikyō Anime Comics (manga) : Original creator
Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon (movie 13) : Original author, Original creator
Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock (manga) : Original creator, Supervision
Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock (special) : Original creator
Dragon Ball: Goku's Fire Fighting Regiment (special) : Original creator
Dragon Ball: Majin-Jō no Nemuri-Hime Anime Comics (manga) : Original creator
Dragon Ball: Makafushigi Dai-Bōken Anime Comics (manga) : Original creator
Dragon Ball: Ossu! Kaette Kita Son Goku to Nakamatachi!! Anime Comics (manga) : Original creator
Dragon Ball: Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans (OAV) : Original creator
Dragon Ball: Saikyō e no Michi Anime Comics (manga) : Original creator
Dragon Ball: Shenlong no Densetsu Anime Comics (manga) : Original creator
Dragon Ball: That Time I Got Reincarnated as Yamcha! (manga) : Original creator
Dragon Ball: The Magic Begins (live-action movie) : Original Manga
Dragon Ball: Yo! The Return of Son Goku and Friends!! (ONA) : Original creator
Dragon Quest X: Bōkensha-tachi no Kiseki (ONA) : Original Character Design
Dragon Warrior (TV) : Original Character Design
Dragonball: Evolution (live-action movie) : Original creator
Dream 9 Toriko & One Piece & Dragon Ball Z Chō Collaboration Special!! : Original creator ("Dragon Ball")
Gekijō-ban Dragon Ball Jump Remix Anime Comics (manga) : Original creator
Gekijō-ban Dragon Ball Z Anime Comics (manga) : Original creator
Go! Go! Ackman (manga) : Story & Art
Go! Go! Ackman (OAV) : Original creator
Gokū no Kōtsū Anzen (special) : Original creator
Jaco the Galactic Patrolman (manga) : Story & Art
Jikū Bōken Nūmamonjaa (OAV) : Art
Kajika (manga) : Story & Art
Kennosuke-sama (movie) : Original Manga, Design
Kosuke-sama, Rikimaru-sama: Konpeitō no Ryū (special) : Script, Original creator, Character Design, Color design
Neko Majin Z (manga) : Story & Art
Nouvelle Fantasia Gulliverboy (TV) : Mecha design
Pink Mizu Dorobō Ame Dorobō (movie) : Original Manga, Character Design, Design
Sand Land (manga) : Story & Art
Sand Land (movie) : Original creator
Sand Land: The Series (ONA) : Original creator, Original story, Character Design
Soldier of Savings Cashman (manga) : Story & Art
Super Dragon Ball Heroes (ONA) : Original creator
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (TV 3) : Production Cooperation ("Dragon Ball;" ep. 47)
Wonder Island (manga) : Story & Art

Staff in:
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Dragon Ball: The Magic Begins (live-action movie) : Original Manga 
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