Akira Toriyama
Akira Toriyama (Japanese: 鳥山 明, Hepburn: Toriyama Akira, April 5, 1955 – March 1, 2024) was a Japanese manga artist and character designer. He first achieved mainstream recognition for creating his highly successful manga series Dr. Slump, before going on to create Dragon Ball (his most famous work) and acting as a character designer for several popular video games such as the Dragon Quest series, Chrono Trigger, and Blue Dragon. Toriyama is regarded as one of the authors who changed the history of manga, as his works are highly influential and popular, particularly Dragon Ball, which many manga artists cite as a source of inspiration.
He earned the 1981 Shogakukan Manga Award for best shōnen manga with Dr. Slump, and it went on to sell over 35 million copies in Japan. It was adapted into a successful anime series, with a second anime created in 1997, 13 years after the manga ended. His next series, Dragon Ball, would become one of the most popular and successful manga in the world. Having sold 260 million copies worldwide, it is one of the best-selling manga series of all time and is considered to be one of the main reasons for the period when manga circulation was at its highest in the mid-1980s and mid-1990s. Overseas, Dragon Ball's anime adaptations have been more successful than the manga and are credited with boosting anime's popularity in the Western world. In 2019, Toriyama was decorated a Chevalier of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres for his contributions to the arts.
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Films (64)
Dragon Ball: 40th Anniversary Special Video
2026 · Original Story, Comic Book
Dragon Ball DAIMA
2024 · Original Concept, Story
Dragon Ball Z Kai
2024 · Original Concept
Sand Land
2023 · Comic Book, Original Story
Dragon Ball Super : Super Hero
2022 · Screenplay, Story, Character Designer
Dragon Quest : Your Story
2019 · Character Designer
Dragon Ball Super - Broly
2018 · Screenplay, Story, Character Designer
Dragon Ball Super: Broly - Skytree Super
2018 · Original Concept
Dragon Quest X: The Miracles of the Adventurers
2017 · Character Designer
Dragon Ball Z: The Real 4-D at Super Tenkaichi Budokai
2017 · Original Series Creator
Dragon Quest - 30th Anniversary NHK Special
2016 · Self
Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ - Future Trunks Special Edition
2016 · Author
Dragon Ball Z: The Fall of Men
2015 · Characters
Dragon Ball Z - La Résurrection de ‘F’
2015 · Screenplay, Character Designer
Dream 9 Toriko x One Piece x Dragon Ball Z Super Collaboration Special!!
2013 · Characters
Dragon Ball Z - Battle of Gods
2013 · Characters
Dragon Ball Z - L'épisode de Bardock
2011 · Characters
Dragon Ball Z - Le Plan d'éradication des Super Saiyens
2010 · Author
Dragonball Evolution
2009 · Comic Book
Dragon Ball Z - Salut ! Son Goku et ses amis sont de retour !!
2008 · Characters
Dr. Slump: Dr. Mashirito and Abale-chan
2007 · Creator
The World of Dragon Ball Z
2000 · Creator
Dr. Slump: Arale's Surprise Bang
1999 · Comic Book
Dr. Slump: Robot Showdown! Dr. Mashirito Appears / A Kiin Win! Penguin Grand Prix
1998 · Writer
Cashman Soldat de l'épargne
1997 · Original Story
Dragon ball GT - 100 ans après
1997 · Characters
Dragon Ball - L'Armée du Ruban Rouge
1996 · Comic Book
Nuumamonjaa: Time and Space Adventures
1996 · Art Direction
Dragon Ball Z - L’Attaque du dragon
1995 · Characters
Dragon Ball Z - Fusions
1995 · Original Series Creator
Go! Go! Ackman
1994 · Original Story
Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: N-cha!! Excited Heart of Summer Vacation
1994 · Comic Book
Dragon Ball Z: Bio-Broly
1994 · Characters
Dragon Ball Z - Rivaux dangereux
1994 · Characters
Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo!! Follow the Rescued Shark...
1994 · Comic Book
Dragon Ball Z - Le Plan d'anéantissement des Saiyans
1993 · Creator
Dragon Ball Z - Les Mercenaires de l’espace
1993 · Characters, Original Series Creator
Dragon Ball Z - Broly le super guerrier
1993 · Characters
Dragon Ball Z - L'Histoire de Trunks
1993 · Characters
Dragon Ball Z - L’Offensive des cyborgs
1992 · Characters
Dragon Ball Z - Cent Mille Guerriers de métal
1992 · Novel
Dragon Ball, le film : La Légende des sept boules de cristal
1991 · Characters
Dragon Ball Z - La Revanche de Cooler
1991 · Novel
Dragon Ball Z - La Menace de Namek
1991 · Characters
Dragon Ball - Combat Son Goku, Gagne Son Goku
1990 · Characters
Kennosuke-sama
1990 · Original Story, Creator
Pink - Voleurs d'eau, voleurs de pluie
1990 · Comic Book
Dragon Ball Z - Le Combat fratricide
1990 · Characters
Dragon Ball Z - Le Robot des glaces
1990 · Novel
Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone
1989 · Novel
Dragon Quest Fantasia Video
1988 · Characters
Kosuke and Rikimaru: The Dragon of Konpei Island
1988 · Director, Comic Book, Character Designer, Writer
Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure
1988 · Comic Book
Dragon Ball: Goku & Traffic Safety
1988 · Original Film Writer
Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle
1987 · Comic Book
Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies
1986 · Comic Book
Godzilla 1985
1985 · Man fleeing from Godzilla (uncredited)
Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! City of Dreams, Mechapolis
1985 · Original Series Creator
Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The Treasure of Nanaba Castle
1984 · Original Series Creator
The Return of Godzilla
1984 · Man fleeing from Godzilla (uncredited)
Crusher Joe
1983 · Mechanical Designer
Dr. Slump: Hoyoyo! Space Adventure
1982 · Creator
Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hello! Wonder Island
1981 · Original Story
Jump School Volume 1: Akira Toriyama
· self
Séries (14)
Dragon Ball Super : Beerus
2026 · Original Story, Character Designer
Dragon Ball DAIMA
2024 · Original Concept, Story, Character Designer
SAND LAND: THE SERIES
2024 · Original Story, Character Designer
Moi, quand je me réincarne en Slime
2018 · Thanks
Super Dragon Ball Heroes
2018 · Characters
Dragon Ball Super
2015 · Story
Dragon Ball Z Kaï
2009 · Original Story
Dr. Slump
1997 · Comic Book
Dragon Ball GT
1996 · Original Story
Fantascience World Gulliver Boy
1995 · Mechanical Designer
Dragon Quest: Legend of the Hero Abel
1989 · Character Designer
Dragon Ball Z
1989 · Writer, Comic Book
Dragon Ball
1986 · Writer, Comic Book
Dr Slump et la petite Arale
1981 · Comic Book