Dragon Ball Z Creator Akira Toriyama Dies at the Age of 68

The creator of your favorite manga anime Goku, Dragon Ball, and Dragon Ball Z Akira Toriyama died on 1st March 2024 in his studio due to subdural hematoma.

Moreover, his surgery was due in the upcoming weeks but his life was planned the other way. He was famously known as the Dragon Ball Z creator Akira Toriyama. The series is available in cartoon and film versions. The comic series made its debut in 1984. 

To acknowledge his legacy and work today we will talk about his best-selling creations worldwide. Before his death, he left some of his work unfinished and we wish in the future to see the launch of the last work which was due. But who is going to finish it?

Toriyama was married to Yoshimi Kato a manga artist from Nagoya. And the couple had two children together Sasuke and a daughter Kikka. We hope that we will get to see the unfinished work through his family.

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Dragon Ball Z Creator Akira Toriyama & His Career

Suppose we start to dig into Toriyama’s career its a long journey of struggle since he started to draw anime. At the age of 23, he quit his job and took a small amount of money from her mother to start working as a manga artist. He is now known as Dragon Ball Z creator Akira Toriyama but he had a long journey behind this title. 

After struggling for a year in 1978 he finally got his first break in Wonder Island which was published in Weekly Shonen Jump. His journey was surrounded by many ups and downs but he never gave up on his dream and continued his work in the manga industry.

Torishima asked Toriyama to draw a female lead character which he presented in 1979 “Tomato the Cutesy Gumshoe” which became a hit. 

Getting enough courage from this he drew another artwork with a female lead called “Dr. Slump.” It was published in the magazine from 1980 to 1984. It was based on a robot named Arale.

In 1981 Akira Toriyama was awarded the Shogakukan Manga Award for his work in Dr. Slump. 35 million copies of Dr. Slump were sold in Japan. In the early 1980s, Toriyama started his own production house under the name “Bird Studio.” 

Best Selling Work of Akira Toriyama

Dragon Ball 

It is a story about 16-year-old Bulma who has designed a radar watch that can find dragon balls. Through his genius work, he has found the exact location of all seven orbs. However, in this mission, he needs Goku’s help which he has to convince him. The superhuman strength, a monkey tail, and a magic weapon will be able to get to the quest. 

Dragon Ball Z 

After 5 years of the Tenkaichi Budokai fighting tournament, Goku is now settled and living a happy life with his wife and a son named Gohan. However, one day a stranger appears in their lives and tells them that Goku is an alien. The visitor claims to destroy everybody on Earth and Goku. now, goku is on a mission to find the unknown visitor with the help of his old friend Piccolo.

Dragon Ball Super 

After getting seven dragon balls Goku has now become the Earth’s greatest hero and defeated the evil Boo. however, a new threat is on their way in which they have to defend their planet by defeating Beerus. The team of Beerus is in the hunt for food and entertainment and moving from planet to planet. How is Goku going to save his planet? 

Dragon Ball Z Creator Akira Toriyama Theater Work 

Dragon Quest 

After becoming famous as Dragon Ball Z creator Akira Toriyama theatrical work consists of short stories that belong to the early time of his career. He worked as an illustrator as well as a story writer.

Moreover, the famous Dragon Quest Video was designed by Toriyama and was celebrated for more than 30 years. There were more than 500 different illustrations in the Dragon Quest video game. 

Apart from being a great illustrator and manga artist, Toriyama had a love for bikes and cars. Let’s get a little sneak peek into his personal life. 

Personal Life of Akira Toriyama

On May 2, 1982, Toriyama married Yoshimi Kato a manga artist from Nagoya who helped Toriyama as an assistant. The couple had two children together son Sasuke born on 23rd March 1987 and daughter Kikka born on October 1990. Moreover, the couple lived in their home studio in Kiyosu. Furthermore, he was a very shy person and usually hid from the media and the audience. 

Death of Dragon Ball Z Creator Akira Toriyama 

On 1st March 2024, Dragon Ball Z creator Akira Toriyama died due to blood clots in his brain. His funeral was attended by his close friends and family. On March 8 Birth Studio his official production house revealed the news to the public. 

Government spokesperson Yoshimasa Hayashi spoke a few words by applauding the great work of Toriyama in the industry:

“Mr. Toriyama’s work has led to the widespread recognition of Japan’s content around the world,” 

Eiichiro Oda the creator of One Piece revealed that Toriyama was like a big tree who provided shadow and guidance to the younger artists. 

“He showed us all these things manga can do, a dream of going to another world. His death leaves “a hole too big to fill,”

Moreover, his company revealed that before leaving this world Toriyama was working on many unfinished projects. 

“He was working enthusiastically on many projects, and there was still much he was looking forward to accomplishing,”

He was trending on a Chinese app called Weibo with more than 450 million views. 

Conclusion 

Dragon Ball Z creator Akira Toriyama legacy will be continued after his demise. However, we appreciate his work in the manga industry as the creator of Dr. Slump, Dragon Balls, Dragon Ball Z, and many other characters that made our childhood awesome. He started his journey back then in 1984 and still, he is a household name for making popular anime of all time. 

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FAQs

What happened to Akira Toriyama?

He died on 1st March 2024 due to a subdural hematoma. It’s a blood clot that occurs in your brain. He died at the age of 68 and a week later his production Bird Studio announced the sad news. 

Did Akira Toriyama draw Goku?

Yes! Akira Toriyama drew the Goku sketch in 1984 before Dragon Ball publications. 

Who will write Dragon Ball now?

According to reports Toyotarou will take responsibility for continuing the legacy of Dragon Ball. whoever gets a chance has to fit in the place of Toriyama. 

Did Akira Toriyama pass?

Yes! He left the world on March 1 at the age of 68 due to his illness. 

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