Akira Toriyama

Details

Instance of

human

Born

5 April 1955

Died

1 March 2024

Place of birth

Kiyosu

Place of death

Japan

Sex or gender

male

Given name

Akira

Family name

Toriyama

Spouse

Nachi Mikami

Genre

fantasy

Field of work

anime and manga

Occupation

mangaka, video game artist, character designer, art director, screenwriter, writer, illustrator, television producer, film director, draftsperson, comics artist

Citizenship

Japan

Native language

Japanese

Awards

Shogakukan Manga Award, Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Q116209895

birth name

鳥山 明

blood type

A

cause of death

acute subdural hematoma

educated at

Okoshi Technical High School

employer

Shueisha, Bird Studio, Daiichishiko Co., Ltd.

end of work period

2024

has works in the collection

National Museum of World Cultures

languages spoken, written or signed

Japanese

list of works

list of works by Akira Toriyama

manner of death

natural causes

name in native language

鳥山 明

nominated for

Will Eisner Hall of Fame

notable work

Dr. Slump, Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Super, Dragon Quest, Chrono Trigger, Blue Dragon

number of children

2

residence

Kiyosu

significant event

Paradise Papers

start of work period

1978

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Category:Akira Toriyama

writing language

Japanese

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