The popularity of the chibi-style is in part thanks to Toriyama's early work, but it was influenced by many others before and after him. Chibi refers to small, cute figures; Toriyama's chibi-like ...

Toriyama became deeply involved in Dragon Ball DAIMA, deviating from the original plan of just consulting. Daima was influenced by Dragon Ball GT, with Toriyama suggesting making Goku smaller to ...

"I'm never gonna let up. Peeps is never gonna hear the end of this because I've been telling these dweebs forever that Daima is Toriyama's love letter to GT. And for YEARS that Toriyama never ...

It was a detail Toriyama had in mind for years!” This might have been an idea Toriyama had for years, but Iyoku clarified that these elements were already present in Dragon Ball. “We’re not ...

This article was originally published in Japanese in Nikkei Entertainment!, a monthly magazine and part of Nikkei Business Publications, a Nikkei group company. TOKYO -- Since its inception, the ...

Over five days and more than 2000 lots, Heritage’s October 18-22 The Art of Anime and Everything Cool...Volume V Signature® Auction brought in $2.964 million, with more than 6,000 bidders and all lots ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Change is hard to accept when you can’t reconcile longstanding feelings with current reality. Trust me, I was just like most detractors when ...