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official press release from weekly shounen jump

Dragon Ball Creator Akira Toriyama Dies at 68

Creator's long-running Dragon Ball franchise has inspired anime, sequels, spinoffs

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Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama passes away

Anime, manga, and video game icon was 68.

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good article from soranews24

there are no earth dragon balls to revive Toriyama sensei

Edit : Please feel free to combine the threads or move into gaming , shall respect any decisions made by the moderating team

 

[Madflavor]

Just found this out. RIP to an absolute legend. 10 year old me randomly surfing channels and stumbling upon the Kamehameha for the first time is one of my core memories. I became a man that day.

Thank you for the memories.

 

[Needlecrash]

This fucking sucks. With Sand Land and and his new Dragon Ball successor coming, I figured he was still in good health. Fucking sucks man.

 

[Yoshichan]

Fuck. Me.

 

[LordCBH]

Damn man…..dragon ball and dragon ball z was my childhood….what an absolute legend and gone too soon…..

 

[Sub_Level]

Rest in peace.

 

[TheInfamousKira]

God fucking damn it.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

NOOOOOO!!!!!

 

[KrakenIPA]

RIP he was a legend.

 

[nial]

Fucking hell, man. Not the biggest Dragon Ball fan out there, but Akira Toriyama was a damn legend. Rest in peace.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

JFC dude was only 68 too

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

rip

 

[TheInfamousKira]

This man's work transcended language and land barriers and got me invested in an entire medium and genre. Quite literally a part of my formative years. This hits like Chester Bennington did for me. RIP to a legend.

 

[Days like these...]

Wtf @ 68?

 

[EviLore]

Too soon. RIP.

 

[Hypereides]

I will never forget the unique artstyle and countless of memorable adventures he brought us, May your works grace generations to come. Rest in peace.

 

[ranmafan]

This is sad. Not only the great anime but he was also one of the main people behind dragon quest. Now two of the three pillars of that series is gone. What a sad day.

 

[drganon]

That sucks. 68 is too young.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Is it the end of Dragon Quest?

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

I thank Akira Toriyama for giving us Dragon ball, Chrono Trigger and Dragon quest.

 

[Pyramid Song]

Rest in peace, legend. Thanks for all the memories.

 

[BaneIsPain]

RIP Akira Toriyama. Without him, shounen will never be the same.

 

[LuFel]

NOOOO....!!! RIP

 

[Nobody_Important]

Out of fucking nowhere.


I'm not sure what to even say.

 

[Codes 208]

FUCK NOOOOOO

 

[LordOfChaos]

Rest easy, true prince of the Saiyans

 

[badblue]

 

[Faust]

I think this is the first creator I am honestly and truly heartbroken to learn of their passing.

Toriyama was a massive part of my childhood, from Dragon Quest and Chrono Trigger to, obviously, Dragon Ball. His works have inspired millions and will continue to inspire them for centuries to come.

Rest in Peace, Toriyama.

 

[Thaedolus]

God I didn’t see that one coming. RIP you damn legend.

Maybe it’s time to introduce my oldest to Chrono Trigger

 

[TheMan]

This man created some of the most iconic characters and stories of all time. He will be sorely missed, but he’ll live on through his wonderful works

 

[Doom85]

R.I.P., the man was an absolute legend. Simple yet engaging characters and stories, and an iconic art style. Easily one of the most influential mangaka of all time.

 

[Joyful]

rip

a legend for sure

 

[NecrosaroIII]

God damnit. Between his passing and Sugiyama a few years ago, Dragon Quest XII really will be the last true DQ. Hopefully Horii holds on

 

[Xellos]

RIP, Dragon Ball and Chrono Trigger were some of my favorites when I was a teenager. Seeing his characters always made me smile.

 

[Codes 208]

I think this is the first creator I am honestly and truly heartbroken to learn of their passing.

Toriyama was a massive part of my childhood, from Dragon Quest and Chrono Trigger to, obviously, Dragon Ball. His works have inspired millions and will continue to inspire them for centuries to come.

Rest in Peace, Toriyama.

Dragon ball wasnt just my childhood, it DEFINED it. I vividly remember going home after school, drudging thru the gi joe show before toonami’s afternoon syndication.

We lost a legend

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

For me Schala will always be the most beautiful and interesting girl of Akira toriyama.

 

[IAmRei]

He inspires me to be an artist. I learnt a lot from him. rest in peace Sirs, thank you for being awesome all these times

 

[Robot Carnival]

fuck... this one hurts. I remember reading the original Dragon Balls. child Goku going on adventures and getting into shenanigans with the gang. DBZ went into full battle manga but the original DB was one of the best adventure manga and I always love it over DBZ. 68 is too young and the world lost a great talent. RIP you silly robot with back pain.

 

[Dev1lXYZ]

More beloved around the world than any other artist of my time.

 

[newtypepilot]

 

[demigod]

BEST Anime evar, RiP Legend.

 

[Angelcurio]

I grew up watching the original Dragon Ball, DBZ and DB GT, it simply was part of my childhood, and he was Just 68. R.I.P.

 

[Blade2.0]

Man, the manga business seems to fuck these people up. They should really relax their release dates. I feel like they all go way early.

 

[Atrus]

A legend that died too soon. His style was iconic.

 

[Northeastmonk]

I remember watching this film on Toonami. Good times. All I needed was pizza rolls and some hot pockets. Life was good.

 

[Power Pro]

This fucking sucks 68 is too young. Such a great artist. His art has been iconic and some of my favorite through my life.

 

[bitbydeath]

His legend will live on.

RIP

 

[MayauMiao]

What a shock, totally didn't expect this.

The world lost an iconic and legendary mangaka.

 

[Daneel Elijah]

RIP. I will miss him he was so talented.
As a kid I loved Dragon ball but also Dr Slump. I had to grow up to understand how big both IP were. He really did something few people ever could brag about. Have great success, and then doing it again.

 

[0neAnd0nly]

I... Don't know what to say.

The older I get, the more the things I love leave me in some form or another. Natural I suppose, but still shocking always. A large portion of my childhood feels like it's riding away on a nimbus cloud now.

RIP to one of the most influential artist in my life, personally. A great deal of memories from my past and present revolve around his greatest known IP.