Akira Toriyama Quotes


At one point, I had close to 100 birds.


Citations

Toriyama, Akira. Author's Note. Dragon Ball, vol. 16. Shueisha, 1989.

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Akira Toriyama
Akira Toriyama
  • Born: April 5, 1955
  • Nationality: Japanese
  • Profession: Manga Artist, Character Designer, Model Designer

Akira Toriyama is a Japanese manga artist and character designer. He first achieved mainstream recognition for his highly successful manga series Dr. Slump, before going on to create Dragon Ball—his best-known 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 artists that 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.