'Dragon Ball' creator Akira Toriyama dies aged 68
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'Dragon Ball' creator Akira Toriyama dies aged 68

The Hindu  

The creator of Japan's hugely popular and influential Dragon Ball comics and anime cartoons, Akira Toriyama, has died aged 68, his production team said Friday. Toriyama died on March 1 because of an "acute subdural haematoma" — a blood clot on the brain — a statement posted to the official "Dragon Ball" account on X, formerly Twitter, said. Publishing house Shueisha, whose Shonen Jump magazine serialised the Dragon Ball comics, said in a statement it was "greatly saddened by the sudden news of his death". Eiichiro Oda, creator of Japan's major "One Piece" manga franchise, said in a statement that Toriyama's death was "too soon" and left "too big shoes to fill".

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Akira Toriyama dies: Dragon Ball fans grieve loss of the anime, manga creator: ‘You made my childhood’
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Akira Toriyama dies: Dragon Ball fans grieve loss of the anime, manga creator: ‘You made my childhood’

Hindustan Times  

Akira Toriyama, creator of the beloved manga and anime Dragon Ball, has died, his production studio said in a statement Friday. Akira Toriyama dies: He was the creator of Dragon Ball The artist behind Dragon Ball, a long-running media franchise that popularised Japanese manga abroad, passed away on March 1 from an acute subdural hematoma, according to the statement. Legendary …

‘Dragon Ball’ creator Akira Toriyama, whose work popularized manga and anime worldwide, dies at 68
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‘Dragon Ball’ creator Akira Toriyama, whose work popularized manga and anime worldwide, dies at 68

LA Times  

Legendary manga artist Akira Toriyama, the creator of the internationally popular “Dragon Ball” series and character designer on the “Dragon Quest” video games, died Friday after suffering an acute subdural hematoma, his Bird Studio announced Thursday. Toriyama’s manga was adapted into two anime series: “Dragon Ball” and “Dragon Ball Z,” which originally aired in Japan from 1986 to 1996. A …

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