Given name: 明
Family name: 鳥山Alternate names: Bird Studio Birthday: Apr 5, 1955 Website: Member Favorites: 15,316 More: Toriyama died from acute subdural hematoma on March 1, 2024, at the age of 68.
Birthplace: Kiyosu, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Children: 1 son and 1 daughter
He debuted in 1979 with the story Wonder Island, published in Weekly Shounen Jump, and first gained popularity for the anime and manga series Dr. Slump, originally serialized weekly in Shounen Jump from 1980 to 1984. In 1982, he won the Shogakukan Manga Award for Dr. Slump for best shounen/shoujo manga series of the year.
Akira Toriyama's clean line and design sense led to jobs designing characters for the phenomenally popular Dragon Quest series of role-playing games (formerly called Dragon Warrior in North America) since 1986, as well as its second anime adaptation Dragon Warrior: Legend of the Hero Abel which started in December 1989 on Fuji TV. Several Dragon Quest monsters designed by Toriyama make cameo appearances during the preliminaries of the 22nd World Martial Arts Tournament in Dragon Ball.
Exhibitions of works by Toriyama (Akira Toriyama Exhibition) ad locations in major cities in Japan, and collected more than 400,000 visitors in three years. Toriyama was also the character designer for the Super Famicom, PlayStation, and Nintendo DS RPG Chrono Trigger (1994, 1999, and 2008), the fighting games Tobal No. 1 (1996) and its sequel Tobal 2 (1997) for the PlayStation, as well as the Mistwalker Xbox 360 exclusive RPG Blue Dragon (2006) and its anime adaptation (2008).
Favourites:
Animated Movie: 101 Dalmations
Character of his own: Piccolo
Dragon ball movie: Bardock, The Father of Goku
Movies: Jackie Chan Movies, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
Toriyama's studio is called "Bird Studio," which is a play on his name, "tori" meaning "bird."
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TV, Spring 1989 1275067198904260000458.19 |
8.19 1,275,067 Members |
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TV, Winter 1986 1089897198602260000297.98 |
7.98 1,089,897 Members |
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add Storyboard, Original Creator, Original Character Design TV, Summer 2015 872124201507050000417.46 |
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add Script, Original Creator, Original Character Design, Character Design, Screenplay Movie, 2018 436463201812140000428.19 |
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TV, Spring 2009 412772200904050000337.76 |
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7.41 233,154 Members |
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TV, Spring 2014 204225201404060000347.71 |
7.71 204,225 Members |
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7.03 191,284 Members |
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Movie, 1993 171032199303060000537.32 |
7.32 171,032 Members |
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Movie, 1995 161625199503040000577.61 |
7.61 161,625 Members |
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Movie, 1991 157592199107200000507.07 |
7.07 157,592 Members |
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Movie, 1990 144341199007070000486.69 |
6.69 144,341 Members |
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Movie, 1994 139786199403120000556.76 |
6.76 139,786 Members |
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Movie, 1995 139611199507150000587.36 |
7.36 139,611 Members |
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Movie, 1992 135049199203070000516.79 |
6.79 135,049 Members |
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Movie, 1992 130139199207110000526.83 |
6.83 130,139 Members |
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Movie, 1994 130094199407090000565.76 |
5.76 130,094 Members |
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Movie, 1989 129945198907150000466.62 |
6.62 129,945 Members |
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add Original Creator, Character Design, Screenplay Movie, 2022 128985202206110000447.58 |
7.58 128,985 Members |
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Movie, 1993 128336199307100000547.11 |
7.11 128,336 Members |
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Movie, 1991 126535199103090000496.54 |
6.54 126,535 Members |
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Special, 2011 121536201112170000687.22 |
7.22 121,536 Members |
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Movie, 1990 119280199003100000476.57 |
6.57 119,280 Members |
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TV Special, 1993 117482199302240000627.81 |
7.81 117,482 Members |
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TV Special, 1990 111393199010170000617.58 |
7.58 111,393 Members |
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TV, Fall 2024 109217202410110000307.68 |
7.68 109,217 Members |
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6.55 82,210 Members |
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add Original Creator, Original Character Design ONA, 2018 79470201807010000945.74 |
5.74 79,470 Members |
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add Original Character Design TV, Fall 2020 77066202010030000757.73 |
7.73 77,066 Members |
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Movie, 1986 72496198612200000366.75 |
6.75 72,496 Members |
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Movie, 1987 69339198707180000376.72 |
6.72 69,339 Members |
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Movie, 1996 65756199603020000397.14 |
7.14 65,756 Members |
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Movie, 1988 61783198807090000386.81 |
6.81 61,783 Members |
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add Original Character Design TV, Spring 2007 57155200704070000026.40 |
6.40 57,155 Members |
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Special, 2008 54701200809210000706.82 |
6.82 54,701 Members |
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TV Special, 2011 52440201108020000357.54 |
7.54 52,440 Members |
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OVA, 1993 52278199307230000656.71 |
6.71 52,278 Members |
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OVA, 2010 44938201011110000716.58 |
6.58 44,938 Members |
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Special, 1988 33396198806080000406.70 |
6.70 33,396 Members |
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add Original Character Design TV, Fall 1991 25385199110170000777.57 |
7.57 25,385 Members |
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OVA, 1992 23389199201280000646.43 |
6.43 23,389 Members |
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TV, Fall 1997 19436199711260000076.98 |
6.98 19,436 Members |
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7.50 19,381 Members |
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add Original Character Design TV, Spring 2008 19086200804050000036.55 |
6.55 19,086 Members |
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TV Special, 1993 18510199312310000676.51 |
6.51 18,510 Members |
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Special, 2018 18472201811010000437.22 |
7.22 18,472 Members |
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TV, Spring 1981 17801198104080000207.20 |
7.20 17,801 Members |
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add Original Character Design Movie, 2019 17174201908020000806.79 |
6.79 17,174 Members |
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TV Special, 1992 14870199207000000666.55 |
6.55 14,870 Members |
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6.88 10,236 Members |
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add Original Character Design TV, Winter 1990 7775198912020000816.85 |
6.85 7,775 Members |
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Movie, 2023 7697202308180000927.23 |
7.23 7,697 Members |
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add Original Character Design OVA, 1996 7385199608010000845.28 |
5.28 7,385 Members |
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add Character Design (ep 43, BEEMAN 500SS) TV, Fall 2012 6169201210020000056.43 |
6.43 6,169 Members |
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add Original Character Design Movie, 1991 3393199107200000746.57 |
6.57 3,393 Members |
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OVA, 1994 3144199407280000836.19 |
6.19 3,144 Members |
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Special, 2003 3044200307190000904.72 |
4.72 3,044 Members |
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Special, 2004 2923200407170000895.00 |
5.00 2,923 Members |
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Movie, 1981 2890198107180000086.27 |
6.27 2,890 Members |
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6.37 2,787 Members |
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CM, 2018 2691201802200000636.16 |
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6.51 2,666 Members |
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6.21 2,661 Members |
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OVA, 1997 2411199707290000045.67 |
5.67 2,411 Members |
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add Original Character Design Movie, 1996 2369199604200000725.92 |
5.92 2,369 Members |
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Movie, 1990 2359199007070000915.64 |
5.64 2,359 Members |
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Movie, 1982 2325198207100000096.44 |
6.44 2,325 Members |
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TV, Winter 1995 2272199501080000886.57 |
6.57 2,272 Members |
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Movie, 1984 2161198412220000116.29 |
6.29 2,161 Members |
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OVA, 1990 2127199007070000865.54 |
5.54 2,127 Members |
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Movie, 1983 2056198303130000106.18 |
6.18 2,056 Members |
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Movie, 1993 2014199307100000146.18 |
6.18 2,014 Members |
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Movie, 2007 1996200703030000186.03 |
6.03 1,996 Members |
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Movie, 1985 1972198507130000126.08 |
6.08 1,972 Members |
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OVA, 1988 1965198809230000876.06 |
6.06 1,965 Members |
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Movie, 1993 1929199306030000136.22 |
6.22 1,929 Members |
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Movie, 1999 1878199903060000176.09 |
6.09 1,878 Members |
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Movie, 1994 1865199403120000156.09 |
6.09 1,865 Members |
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Movie, 1994 1846199407090000166.22 |
6.22 1,846 Members |
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Special, 1981 1500198110070000265.88 |
5.88 1,500 Members |
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Special, 1982 1416198201020000226.02 |
6.02 1,416 Members |
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Special, 1999 1305199909150000275.84 |
5.84 1,305 Members |
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CM, 2015 1200201505260000955.57 |
5.57 1,200 Members |
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Special, 1998 1146199804010000286.02 |
6.02 1,146 Members |
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Special, 1981 1099198107250000245.83 |
5.83 1,099 Members |
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Special, 1992 1043199201010000215.92 |
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5.73 880 Members |
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Special, 1990 701199012310000856.02 |
6.02 701 Members |
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TV Special, 2007 503200704070000695.95 |
5.95 503 Members |
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5.75 394 Members |
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Manga, 1984 172120198411200000068.44 |
8.44 172,120 Members |
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Manga, 2015 76048201506200000077.33 |
7.33 76,048 Members |
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Manga, 1980 17756198001220000057.68 |
7.68 17,756 Members |
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Manga, 2000 12958200005090000157.12 |
7.12 12,958 Members |
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Manga, 2013 11489201307130000096.99 |
6.99 11,489 Members |
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6.58 6,279 Members |
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Manga, 1999 5489199904270000146.65 |
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6.95 3,618 Members |
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6.87 3,550 Members |
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Manga, 2008 2313200804040000126.60 |
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Manga, 2006 1068200609150000026.49 |
6.49 1,068 Members |
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Manga, 1982 968198209000000176.89 |
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