Last Friday, March 1, he died Akira Toriyamacreator of great works Doctor Slump AND dragon ball, at the age of 68 for an acute subdural hematoma. Bird Studio confirmed it the mangaka’s funeral has already taken placeand asked fans not to send offers of condolence to respect his family’s wishes for tranquility.
The next few days will be a dark stage for his fans, who will have to cope duel instead of anxiously awaiting artist projects with a release date in the next few months.
Who was Akira Toriyama?
Akira Toriyama was born on April 5, 1955 in the city of Nagoya, Japan. From a young age he was attracted to drawing, mainly portraying animals and vehicles. Despite his considerable talent, he decided to take a break from high school to enjoy time with friends.
Going against his parents’ wishes, he decided to start working instead of continuing his studies after graduation. He was hired by a advertising company in his hometown, where he lasted three years and resigned due to elegant clothing and a poor relationship with his bosses.
Once he left the agency, he decided to dedicate himself completely to manga. The mangaka profession began with a publication in the magazine Shounen Jumpa medium where he would continue to publish many more comics like The Island of Wonders.
Most of Akira’s works have been published in Shonen Jump magazine. Photo:JIJI Press/AFP.The success of the Japanese artist came with the serialization of Doctor Slumpthe adventures of Professor Sembei Norimaki and his robot Arale Norimaki, published between 1980 and 1984 in Shonen Jump magazine.
Then he created dragon boy, the so-called “father” of Dragon Ball. It was a two-chapter comic for Fresh Jump magazine, published in 1983. In this short comic featured first prototypes of the Dragon Balls and characters like Goku and Master Roshi.
A year later he began publishing his most recognized work, one that has raised today’s adults and will continue to spread joy among future generations: dragon ball. The manga was published in Shonen Jump between 1984 and 1995.
This product delinquent allowed the anime adaptation in 1986. Furthermore, the continuation with other subsequent works such as Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball Daima AND Dragon Ball Super, in which he worked with his disciple Toyotaro, in charge of illustrating the series.
Dragon Ball was Toriyama’s flagship product, giving him recognition for his talent.Toriyama not only conquered the manga and anime industry, but also worked on the character designs of many video game AS Dragon Quest OR Chronometric trigger.
Despite his well-deserved recognition, the artist He was never satisfied with fame This implied that he was shy and a hermit. In 1980 he created an avatar called Robotoriyama represent himself in conferences and interviews.
As for his private life, Toriyama lived until his last day in Aichi with his wife. Yoshimi Katostage name Nachi Mikami, former manga artist whom she married in 1982. From this love their two children were born: Sasuke Toriyama (1987) e Kikka Toriyama (1990).
Source: Clarin
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