Akira Toriyama, the Japanese manga artist who created the enormously popular and influential Dragon Ball series, passed away.

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Akira Toriyama, the Japanese manga artist who created the enormously popular and influential Dragon Ball series, passed away. Born on April 5, 1955 in Kiyosu City, Aichi prefecture, Toriyama began drawing manga at the age of 23. He made his debut as a cartoonist in 1978 by submitting a short story to manga fans’ magazine Weekly Shonen Jump.


      The Dragon Ball universe remains one of Japan’s most successful global hits.

     

     

 

     


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