Akira Toriyama

Akira Toriyama (Japanese: 鳥山 明, Hepburn: Toriyama Akira, April 5, 1955 – March 1, 2024) was a Japanese manga artist and character designer. He first achieved mainstream recognition for creating his highly successful manga series Dr. Slump, before going on to create Dragon Ball (his most famous work) and acting as a character designer for several popular video games such as the Dragon Quest series, Chrono Trigger, and Blue Dragon. Toriyama was regarded as one of the authors who changed the history of manga, as his works are highly influential and popular, particularly Dragon Ball, which many manga artists cite as a source of inspiration.

鳥山 明（とりやま あきら、1955年〈昭和30年〉4月5日 - 2024年〈令和6年〉3月1日）は、日本の漫画家・デザイナー。

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• TORIYAMA Akira

Akira Toriyama (鳥山 明, Toriyama Akira) était un auteur de manga et character designer japonais né le 5 avril 1955 à Nagoya dans la préfecture d'Aichi et mort le 1er mars 2024 d'un hématome sous-dural aigu à l'âge de 68 ans. Parmi ses œuvres notables on trouve les mangas : «Dr Slump», «Sand Land» ou encore «Dragon Ball» qui s'est imposé comme une référence reconnue dans l'univers du manga.