“Dragon Ball” and “Dr. Slump” took the world by storm but their creator, manga artist Akira Toriyama, initially harbored deep reservations when starting out on the projects. Toriyama died ...

Akira Toriyama's Dr. Slump surprisingly connects to Breaking Bad through Bryan Cranston, who voiced "Toriyama" in the English ...

Japanese manga artist Toriyama Akira — creator of "Dragon Ball" and "Dr. Slump" — captivated generations of fans, transforming graphic storytelling around the globe. His influence was ...

Akira Toriyama, the Japanese manga artist who created the incredibly popular Dragon Ball and Dr. Slump series, has died. He was 68. Toriyama died March 1 from an acute subdural hematoma ...

Dragon Ball Super co-creator Toyotarou releases a new sketch of the lead protagonist from a lesser-known Akira Toriyama manga ...

This is due to his own surname, Tori, which means bird in Japanese, and in his early days, his fictional representation in “Dr. Slump” was even a blue-colored bird. In addition, Bird Studio ...

Dragon Ball has existed in some form or another for the last 30 years, but Akira Toriyama didn’t always ... the beginning after he initially ended Dr. Slump and felt a bit of a backlash when ...

Dragon Ball’ has managed to beat ‘One Piece’ in both domestic and overseas licensing, bringing in a total of ¥12.7 billion (over $82 million) in the second quarter of the year. It should be noted that ...

Acclaimed manga artist Akira Toriyama, creator of the global hits “Dragon Ball” and “Dr. Slump,” died on March 1 due to acute subdural hematoma, according to his publisher Shueisha Inc. He ...