Dragon Ballis one of the most famous anime franchises around the world, and a recent collaboration with a French fast food chain shows how ubiquitous the series really is. With the recent ...

Akira Toriyama, the Japanese manga artist who created the enormously popular and influential Dragon Ball series, died of a brain condition last week at the age of 68, his production studio said ...

Japanese manga comic creator Akira Toriyama, best known for his work on popular titles like Dragon Ball and Dr Slump, has died aged 68, his publisher has said. He died of acute subdural haematoma ...

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By John Yoon and Kiuko Notoya Akira Toriyama, one of Japan’s leading comics authors, whose manga and anime franchise “Dragon Ball” achieved worldwide success with its mix of comedic ...

Akira Toriyama’s famous series has come to define the modern shonen genre, and its wide appeal helped popularize anime on a global scale. So, if you have ever wondered how Dragon Ball came to be ...

Akira Toriyama, who was 68, was best known for Dragon Ball, the hit manga that spawned an anime series and a movie spin-off. But the influence of his distinctive character designs and storytelling ...

TOKYO -- Japanese manga artist Akira Toriyama, known for works such as "Dragon Ball" and "Dr. Slump," died on March 1 from an acute subdural hematoma, publisher Shueisha announced on Friday.

The creator of Japan's hugely popular and influential Dragon Ball comics and anime cartoons, Akira Toriyama, has died aged 68, his production team said on Friday. First serialised in 1984 ...