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After 36 Years, Dragon Ball Reveals Akira Toriyama's Designs For the Original Saiyans, and They're Unrecognizable
The Saiyans have become an absolutely iconic part of Dragon Ball history, but their original designs were very different.
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With Goku, Akira Toriyama Created a Hero Who Crossed Generations and Continents
The creator of “Dragon Ball” helped bring anime to the world. Its main character became a cultural phenomenon. By Maya Phillips “It’s over 9,000” is perhaps the most popular line in the ...
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Japanese creator behind wildly popular Dragon Ball series has died aged 68
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 ...
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Akira Toriyama, Creator of ‘Dragon Ball,’ Dies at 68
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 ...