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Mr Akira Toriyama has passed away , aged 68 - Dragon Ball , Dr Slump , Sand Land
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Sleepwalker
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Ah man, I'm geniunely sad. Thank you for a happy childhood Mr Toriyama. Your work will live on forever. RIP
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MaestroMike
Gold Member
Too young. Rest in peace legend.
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nikolino840
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NeoIkaruGAF
Gold Member
A true legend of pop culture.
Dragon Ball shaped entertainment like few other creations. But Dr. Slump shouldn't be forgotten. Around 1984, Toriyama's drawings were some of the most perfect things in the world.
Arigato, Toriyama-sensei. May you find the crazy, awesome, ridiculously fun people you spent your life drawing on the other side.
Werewolf Jones
Member
The most iconic and influential mangaka of our life time. I was never a big fan but without him I wouldn't have been exposed to anime as a child.
From Dr Slump to Dragon Ball Super. Any media with Toriyama involved sold MEGA in Japan. Dragon Quest only has Yuji Horii left now. May he rest eternally.
From Dr Slump to Dragon Ball Super. Any media with Toriyama involved sold MEGA in Japan. Dragon Quest only has Yuji Horii left now. May he rest eternally.
zokie
Member
Mostly character designs , but i am sad that people complained that Toriyama sensei's monster/character designs are always the same.
Dragon Quest Creator is Mr Yuji Horii
Yuji Horii - Wikipedia
JimmyRustler
Member
RIP my friend. Thanks for all the memories.
ForAcademicPurposes
Member
God tier legend.
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Big Baller
Al Pachinko, Konami President
Another big loss after Miura. RIP
DeafTourette
Perpetually Offended
WOW! :-(
Jack Videogames
Member
He apparently died of a head injury so it's highly likely he fell at home.
Truly a loss, and so young too. RIP legend.
Nobody_Important
“Aww, it’s so...average,” she said to him in a cold brick of passion
After taking some time to process it I think this may be the most influential death in media in some time. There have been bigger names who have done bigger things, but Toriyama basically laid the foundation of a style of anime/manga that multiple generations now have grown up on.
If you were a kid (likely boys) in America from the year 1998 onwards when you got home from school you grabbed your snacks and you watched DBZ on Toonami. That encompassed your childhood right there. You saw Goku go Super Saiyan. You spiked your hair and pretended that you were ascending. You did the motions of the Kamehameha or the many other special moves. "Next time on DRAGON BALL Z" was something you said out loud to your TV.
Toriyama did that for people. That touched way more than just the modern nerds. Because even if they grew out of it you have multiple generations that have fond memories of the DB franchise. People who went on to movies, sports, novels, comics, etc etc. you can see his influence in all of it. You forever saw parodies of the spiky hair on power-ups. You saw the beam attacks and the back and forth struggles using them. It goes on and on.
The modern landscape of Anime and Manga does not look like it does now without Toriyama. He was a foundational force for the modern media landscape for animation and manga.
RIP to an actual unexaggerated legend. We may never see someone like that again.
If you were a kid (likely boys) in America from the year 1998 onwards when you got home from school you grabbed your snacks and you watched DBZ on Toonami. That encompassed your childhood right there. You saw Goku go Super Saiyan. You spiked your hair and pretended that you were ascending. You did the motions of the Kamehameha or the many other special moves. "Next time on DRAGON BALL Z" was something you said out loud to your TV.
Toriyama did that for people. That touched way more than just the modern nerds. Because even if they grew out of it you have multiple generations that have fond memories of the DB franchise. People who went on to movies, sports, novels, comics, etc etc. you can see his influence in all of it. You forever saw parodies of the spiky hair on power-ups. You saw the beam attacks and the back and forth struggles using them. It goes on and on.
The modern landscape of Anime and Manga does not look like it does now without Toriyama. He was a foundational force for the modern media landscape for animation and manga.
RIP to an actual unexaggerated legend. We may never see someone like that again.
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Coherenthy
Member
Damn.. Surprising and sad at the same time. Just came of out nowhere.
RIP Akira Toriyama.. Thank you for making a good part of my childhood fun thanks to DB and DBZ.
RIP Akira Toriyama.. Thank you for making a good part of my childhood fun thanks to DB and DBZ.
freemandos
Member
I'm shocked, very, very unexpected and sad news. He made a good part of my chilhood and adolescence. And how forget his influence in other succesful mangakas? Rest in Peace, his legacy will live forever.
For love of God, he died...so soon. I was thought he would still kicking much longer! Jeez...
For love of God, he died...so soon. I was thought he would still kicking much longer! Jeez...
Trunx81
Member
RIP to the GOAT.
First time I saw his drawings was in a video game magazine in the early 90s. Playing Chrono Trigger was then my first contact with his work, before I saw my first episode of Dragonball Z. It was - obviously - the Trunks-Saga. His art style was so unique, so inspiring for so many people (like my son starting to draw, who I introduced to anime through Dragonball) … He will be deeply missed.
First time I saw his drawings was in a video game magazine in the early 90s. Playing Chrono Trigger was then my first contact with his work, before I saw my first episode of Dragonball Z. It was - obviously - the Trunks-Saga. His art style was so unique, so inspiring for so many people (like my son starting to draw, who I introduced to anime through Dragonball) … He will be deeply missed.
Heimdall_Xtreme
Hermen Hulst Fanclub's #1 Member
The news hurt me... Chrono Trigger was a great masterpiece.
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Bert Big Balls
Gold Member
Will post what I commented in the other thread:
Shit news. DBZ was my life as a teenager. Used to tune in to Cartoon Network on the daily in the early - mid 2000s. If I knew I wasn't going to be home I'd set it to record to VHS. DBZ was unlike anything I'd ever watched before and was the most badass shit ever back then. Goku, Vegeta, Trunks, and Broly are some of my favourite characters of all time.
I used to play the shit out of the Budokai games. I even used to find random DBZ online games to play. I used to draw pictures of Vegito in school. Spending hours watching DBZ/Linkin Park AMVs that I downloaded from Limewire / Kazaa. Great franchise and great times.
Absolute legend. RIP.
Shit news. DBZ was my life as a teenager. Used to tune in to Cartoon Network on the daily in the early - mid 2000s. If I knew I wasn't going to be home I'd set it to record to VHS. DBZ was unlike anything I'd ever watched before and was the most badass shit ever back then. Goku, Vegeta, Trunks, and Broly are some of my favourite characters of all time.
I used to play the shit out of the Budokai games. I even used to find random DBZ online games to play. I used to draw pictures of Vegito in school. Spending hours watching DBZ/Linkin Park AMVs that I downloaded from Limewire / Kazaa. Great franchise and great times.
Absolute legend. RIP.
Heimdall_Xtreme
Hermen Hulst Fanclub's #1 Member
Will never see a crossover of Dragon ball x Sand-land.
Or the sequel of Chrono trigger.
Or the sequel of Chrono trigger.
Heimdall_Xtreme
Hermen Hulst Fanclub's #1 Member
How can I forget KaZaA and Napster, where I illegally downloaded Eminem and Nirvana songs and my computer got infected with viruses at all times xD
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Bert Big Balls
Gold Member
Good times lmao. I remember downloading 2 Fast 2 Furious. When I went to play it ... lets just say it certainly WASN'T 2 Fast 2 Furious.
Fbh
Member
RIP to a legend.
Just the other day we were looking at some old stuff and I found the letters the teachers had my 4th grade classmates write when I left my school because we were moving. And like half of them had pictures of DBZ and Chrono Trigger because those were the 2 things I was obsessed with as a kid.
68 is too young.
Just the other day we were looking at some old stuff and I found the letters the teachers had my 4th grade classmates write when I left my school because we were moving. And like half of them had pictures of DBZ and Chrono Trigger because those were the 2 things I was obsessed with as a kid.
68 is too young.
notjeffgoldblum
Member
RIP Toriyama, Dragon Ball Z was my sister and my favorite show growing up. Got me into music as well. In fact, gonna listen to Bruce Faulconer all day.
Robot Carnival
Member
you know he's a true legend when even the freaking CCP shows him respect. do you know how much it takes for the Chinese government to actually show respect to someone from Japan!? man is truly on a different level.
EverydayBeast
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AKIRA TORIYAMA DEATH: DRAGON BALL CREATOR DIES FROM BRAIN CONDITION AT 68, PRODUCTION STUDIO SAYS
Akira Toriyama cause of death: Dragon Ball creator dies at 68 from acute subdural hematoma, production studio says | abc7news.com
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abc7news.com
One of the first shows I watched was DBZ, went back and watched dragon ball and to me watching super today they make it look easy to produce.
RIP.
PuppetMaster
Member
RIP to a legend
chromhound
Member
Damn RIP Legend
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chromhound
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West Texas CEO
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Lol, Is this real?
chromhound
Member
Nah lol