For most people outside of Japan, Akira is probably their first contact with the world of manga and anime. The original manga is an epic work and the movie is arguably one of the finest animated ...

There are few anime films like Akira. Not only was it an adaptation of a hugely popular and sprawling manga, but it also pushed the limits of what animation could do. So an all-new 4K remaster is ...

Akira Toriyama, one of the most influential manga authors of all time, has died at age 68. His production company, Bird Studio, said in a statement on Friday that the cause of death was an acute ...

In this way, we have what is considered the first official sketch of Goku by Akira Toriyama, mangaka who remained closely linked to the franchise with the current publication of the manga ...

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 ...

Akira Toriyama was the artist behind Dragon Ball, a long-running media franchise that popularised Japanese manga abroad. He died of an acute subdural hematoma. Akira Toriyama, creator of the ...

TOKYO -- While the Japanese manga industry is increasingly catering ... generation of artists who could replicate the success of Akira Toriyama, who died in March, will not be easy.