Dragon Ball has been one of the most influential anime franchises of all time and it is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of its creator, Akira Toriyama.Aside from creating Son Goku ...

Akira Toriyama was already famous to comic fans in the early 1980s with "Dr. Slump" but he won manga immortality with the global sensation and Japanese success story that is "Dragon Ball".

THE creator of the hugely popular comic series Dragon Ball has died at the age of 68. Akira Toriyama was one of the most influential and best-selling Japanese comic artists of all time.