Even Akira Toriyama felt the mishandling of Gohan’s character. In the Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero pamphlet (translated by @Herms98), Akira Toriyama candidly addressed Gohan’s diminishing role in ...

Let’s not forget that Toriyama, being a big fan of scale models and all kinds of vehicles, worked in his studio surrounded by scale models and even several real motorcycles.

While real-world reproductions require meticulous study and a lot of time to replicate on every panel, Toriyama had a different idea.He thrived on creating original designs. “It’s the most fun to ...

Considering the amount of influence Toriyama had on Dragon Ball Daima before he passed , it would make sense that Akira would be looking to inject some past references into the new anime.

Well, it all goes back to a little show called Dragon Ball Z and its creator, Akira Toriyama. Like many long-time anime fans in their forties, I discovered the medium through Cartoon Network’s ...

This year saw the animation industry wrestle with growing pains and production issues—as well as enjoy blockbuster triumphs.