Tribute: Akira Toriyama And His Magical Dragon Ball World
Mar 08, 2024, 12:06 IST
Pragati Awasthi
Akira Toriyama who has given us the world of Dragon Ball is no more.
The Japanese artist known for his Dragon Ball comics breathed his last on March 1 due to an acute subdural hematoma. He was 68 years old.
Akira was one of the most renowned personalities in the Manga world.
The pioneer's comic series Dragon Ball is one of the best-selling titles that became a worldwide sensation.
Remembering Akira, here we take a detailed look at his most famous work - Dragon Ball.
The comic series that debuted in 1984 made the Manga world and Akira known worldwide.
The series was originally inspired by the Chinese novel Journey to the West and Hong Kong martial arts films.
The show which had millions of fan-following revolved around the life of a boy named Son Goku and his adventures to collect the magical Dragon ball
The manga series was adapted into two anime series: Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z, both were broadcast in Japan from the late 80s to 90's.
Following massive success, it has been adapted into anime series, live-action movies, and video games among other things, making it one of the financially successful media franchises.
Dragon Ball Z is one of the highest-grossing anime media franchises of all time.