The popularity of the chibi-style is in part thanks to Toriyama's early work, but it was influenced by many others before and after him. Chibi refers to small, cute figures; Toriyama's chibi-like ...

Slump” took the world by storm but their creator, manga artist Akira Toriyama ... At first, Toriyama made Senbei Norimaki, the inventor of the robot girl Arale, the main character of “Dr.

But, how did these two manga giants become so close friends? The story starts with an encounter involving another legendary mangaka, Akira Toriyama. Oda and Kishimoto’s fortunate meeting with Toriyama ...

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.

The Dragon Ball Super Gallery project was initially set to celebrate the shonen franchises forty year anniversary, but following the passing of creator Akira Toriyama, it held another purpose.

Goku doesn't use Instant Transmission often in battles due to focus and vulnerability, opting for other techniques.