Dragon Ball Creator Akira Toriyama, Dead At 68, Cause Of Death Revealed

Akira Toriyama, Creator Of Dragon Ball Passes Away At 68

We’re reporting this with a heavy heart that Akira Toriyama, the creator of Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball Super, Sand Land, and more, has passed away at the age of 68.

Toriyama’s influence on the anime medium cannot be overstated, as his worlds helped forge many stories both when it came to the Z-Fighters and the anime world at large.

For now, the official Dragon Ball website has released a statement regarding Toriyama’s passing. He died on March 1 from an acute subdural hematoma, publisher Shueisha announced on Friday.

 

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Funeral services were already held and attended by close relatives.

Akira Toriyama was born in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan in 1955. He first introduced the world to Dragon Ball in 1984, with the story of Goku and his friends becoming one of the biggest anime properties of all time. Toriyama has continued to work on the franchise to this day, working on the manga along with the recent film, Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero.

The influence that Toriyama had on the anime world simply cannot be understated and his passing is an unbelievable loss for the world.

The franchise is still going strong, with a new anime, “Dragon Ball Daima,” announced in October 2023. The series will be released this coming fall.