A long-lost treasure from the mind of Akita Toriyama resurfaces, revealing an unexpected twist on Dragon Ball's Goku that ...

Dragon Ball's cast of heroes is iconic, but the series' creator had a few favorites, and they're sure to surprise even long-time fans.

Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama is gone, but his work is very much still with us. In fact, 2024 was set to be another milestone year for Toriyama, as the next installment of Dragon Ball anime ...

Akira Toriyama, the creator of one of Japan's best-selling "Dragon Ball" and other popular anime who influenced Japanese comics, has died, his studio said on March 8, 2024. He was 68.

Akira Toriyama, the highly influential Japanese manga artist who created the medium-defining franchise “ Dragon Ball ” in the 1980’s and shepherded its growth as it became a global ...

A mural of Goku, the main character from Akira Toriyama's popular "Dragon Ball Z" series, at a video game and virtual reality festival in Barcelona in 2019. (SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty ...

Akira Toriyama, the legendary manga artist who wrote and illustrated the beloved 'Dragon Ball' and 'Dr. Slump' series, has died at the age of 68.

By MARI YAMAGUCHI TOKYO — Akira Toriyama, the creator of the best-selling “Dragon Ball” and other popular anime who influenced Japanese comics, has died, his studio said Friday. He was 68.

Akira Toriyama, best known for creating the manga and anime franchise “ Dragon Ball,” died last week at age 68. His March 1 death was confirmed on Friday in a statement posted on X by his ...

Let’s face it, Akira Toriyama crafted a downright bizarre world in Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, and Dragon Ball Super. Talking animals are just part of the scenery.

Toriyama had previously worked on a book called Dr. Slump before creating Dragon Ball in 1984 out of a desire to write a kung-fu shonen (or boys’) manga.