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The creator of the manga series ‘Dragon Ball’, Japanese artist Akira Toriyama, has died at the age of 68, according to his production team. Toriyama died on March 1 of a blood clot in the brain, a post on the official “Dragon Ball” profile on the online service . written,” explained that it features the Bird Studio, founded by Toriyama.
“He still had a lot to achieve. But he left this world many manga titles and works of art,” the post continued. “We hope that Akira Toriyama’s unique world of creation will be loved by everyone for a long time to come.”
Filmed several times for film and television
Born in 1955 in Nagoya, central Japan, Toriyama was already known for his manga ‘Dr Slump’ when he created ‘Dragon Ball’ in the early 1980s. The manga series tells the story of the boy Son Goku, who collects magical orbs containing dragons and help him and his allies protect the world from evil. “Dragon Ball” has been adapted many times for television, film and video games and has had sequels such as “Dragon Ball Z”.
Toriyama told Japanese newspaper Asahi in 2013 that he had “no idea” how “Dragon Ball” became such a huge, global hit. In the interview, the artist described himself as a “difficult” person: “‘Dragon Ball’ is like a miracle when you think about how it helped someone like me, who has a twisted, difficult personality, to do decent work and to be good to function. accepted by society,” Toriyama said. (AFP)
Source: Blick
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