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March 1, 2024 (68 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Aries
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Akira Toriyama
Akira Toriyama is a Japanese manga artist and character designer. He first achieved mainstream recognition for his highly successful manga series Dr. Slump, before going on to create Dragon Ball and acting as a character designer for several popular video games such as the Dragon Quest series, Chrono Trigger, and Blue Dragon. Toriyama is regarded as one of the artists that changed the history of manga, as his works are highly influential and popular, particularly Dragon Ball, which many manga artists cite as a source of inspiration. He earned the 1981 Shogakukan Manga Award for best shōnen or shōjo manga with Dr. Slump, and it went on to sell over 35 million copies in Japan. It was adapted into a successful anime series, with a second anime created in 1997, 13 years after the manga ended. His next series, Dragon Ball, would become one of the most popular and successful manga in the world.
BornApril 5, 1955, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
OccupationManga artist, character designer, model designer
Years active1978–present
EmployerShueisha, Bird Studio
Notable workDragon Ball, Dr. Slump, Dragon Quest (character designer), Chrono Trigger (character designer), Blue Dragon (character designer)
Children2

About Akira Toriyama

Illustrator Akira Toriyama was born in Nagoya, Japan on April 5, 1955. He dies at the age of 68, on March 1, 2024.

He is well known for his work on the manga series "Dr. Slump", which aired from 1980 to 1984, and "TV-Show Dragon Ball", which aired from 1984 to 1995. For his work on "Dr. Slump", he received the 1981 Shogakukan Manga Award.

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Akira Toriyama before becoming famous

Akira Toriyama was born in the Zodiac sign Aries (The Ram), and 1955 is also the year of Goat (羊) in the Chinese Zodiac.

He won an amateur manga competition sponsored by Jump magazine and went on to create his first professional work in 1978. He worked as a poster designer for a Nagoya advertising agency for three years.

Achievement of Akira Toriyama

As a character designer, he worked on the "Dragon Quest" video game series.

Akira Toriyama's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Nachi Mikami and his wife have two children.

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His manga artwork catapulted him and fellow Japanese artist Comic Book Artist Masashi Kishimoto to fame.

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Akira Toriyama Income & Net worth

Akira Toriyama's income mainly comes from the work that created his reputation: an illustrator. Networth of Akira Toriyama in 2024 is 2,000,000$+. He is Millionaire!

Akira Toriyama Height and Weight

How tall is Akira Toriyama? At the age of 68, Akira Toriyama height is 5'11" (1.78m).

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Latest information about Akira Toriyama updated on March 18 2023.