Given name: 明
Family name: 鳥山Alternate names: Bird Studio Birthday: Apr 5, 1955 Website: Member Favorites: 14,362 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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add Original Character Design TV, Spring 2007 55475200704070000016.39 |
6.39 55,475 Members |
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add Original Character Design TV, Spring 2008 18471200804050000026.54 |
6.54 18,471 Members |
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OVA, 1997 2245199707290000035.65 |
5.65 2,245 Members |
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add Character Design (ep 43, BEEMAN 500SS) TV, Fall 2012 5959201210020000046.44 |
6.44 5,959 Members |
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add Character Design (MAX 310) Movie, 1983 9580198303120000056.85 |
6.85 9,580 Members |
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TV, Fall 1997 18730199711260000066.97 |
6.97 18,730 Members |
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Movie, 1981 2729198107180000076.27 |
6.27 2,729 Members |
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Movie, 1982 2197198207100000086.42 |
6.42 2,197 Members |
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Movie, 1983 1953198303130000096.23 |
6.23 1,953 Members |
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Movie, 1984 2058198412220000106.27 |
6.27 2,058 Members |
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Movie, 1985 1865198507130000116.06 |
6.06 1,865 Members |
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Movie, 1993 1821199306030000126.20 |
6.20 1,821 Members |
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Movie, 1993 1908199307100000136.13 |
6.13 1,908 Members |
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Movie, 1994 1771199403120000146.03 |
6.03 1,771 Members |
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Movie, 1994 1750199407090000156.16 |
6.16 1,750 Members |
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Movie, 1999 1780199903060000166.06 |
6.06 1,780 Members |
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Movie, 2007 1904200703030000176.00 |
6.00 1,904 Members |
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N/A 438 Members |
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TV, Spring 1981 16697198104080000197.18 |
7.18 16,697 Members |
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Special, 1992 983199201010000205.85 |
5.85 983 Members |
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Special, 1982 1331198201020000215.99 |
5.99 1,331 Members |
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5.72 810 Members |
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Special, 1981 1013198107250000235.79 |
5.79 1,013 Members |
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5.71 943 Members |
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Special, 1981 1415198110070000255.83 |
5.83 1,415 Members |
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Special, 1999 1204199909150000265.77 |
5.77 1,204 Members |
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Special, 1998 1077199804010000275.96 |
5.96 1,077 Members |
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TV, Winter 1986 1044301198602260000287.97 |
7.97 1,044,301 Members |
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add Original Creator, Original Character Design Not Yet Aired TV, Fall 2024 22918202410000000290.00 |
N/A 22,918 Members |
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add Original Creator, Original Character Design TV, Winter 1996 633443199602070000306.49 |
6.49 633,443 Members |
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add Original Character Design TV Special, 1997 78427199703260000316.55 |
6.55 78,427 Members |
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TV, Spring 2009 393925200904050000327.75 |
7.75 393,925 Members |
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TV, Spring 2014 193582201404060000337.69 |
7.69 193,582 Members |
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TV Special, 2011 49781201108020000347.53 |
7.53 49,781 Members |
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Movie, 1986 69422198612200000356.76 |
6.76 69,422 Members |
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Movie, 1987 66116198707180000366.73 |
6.73 66,116 Members |
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Movie, 1988 59002198807090000376.82 |
6.82 59,002 Members |
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Movie, 1996 62939199603020000387.13 |
7.13 62,939 Members |
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Special, 1988 32208198806080000396.70 |
6.70 32,208 Members |
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add Storyboard, Original Creator, Original Character Design TV, Summer 2015 832884201507050000407.44 |
7.44 832,884 Members |
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add Script, Original Creator, Original Character Design, Character Design, Screenplay Movie, 2018 407020201812140000418.17 |
8.17 407,020 Members |
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Special, 2018 17651201811010000427.22 |
7.22 17,651 Members |
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add Original Creator, Character Design, Screenplay Movie, 2022 109770202206110000437.56 |
7.56 109,770 Members |
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TV, Spring 1989 1230610198904260000448.18 |
8.18 1,230,610 Members |
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Movie, 1989 124792198907150000456.63 |
6.63 124,792 Members |
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Movie, 1990 114870199003100000466.58 |
6.58 114,870 Members |
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Movie, 1990 138484199007070000476.69 |
6.69 138,484 Members |
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Movie, 1991 121488199103090000486.54 |
6.54 121,488 Members |
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Movie, 1991 150678199107200000497.06 |
7.06 150,678 Members |
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Movie, 1992 129662199203070000506.79 |
6.79 129,662 Members |
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Movie, 1992 124916199207110000516.83 |
6.83 124,916 Members |
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Movie, 1993 164110199303060000527.32 |
7.32 164,110 Members |
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Movie, 1993 123130199307100000537.11 |
7.11 123,130 Members |
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Movie, 1994 134258199403120000546.76 |
6.76 134,258 Members |
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Movie, 1994 124889199407090000555.77 |
5.77 124,889 Members |
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Movie, 1995 154162199503040000567.59 |
7.59 154,162 Members |
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Movie, 1995 133629199507150000577.35 |
7.35 133,629 Members |
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add Original Creator, Original Character Design, Screenplay Movie, 2013 222946201303300000587.40 |
7.40 222,946 Members |
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add Original Creator, Original Character Design, Screenplay Movie, 2015 182180201504180000597.03 |
7.03 182,180 Members |
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TV Special, 1990 106535199010170000607.56 |
7.56 106,535 Members |
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TV Special, 1993 111962199302240000617.79 |
7.79 111,962 Members |
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CM, 2018 2133201802200000626.14 |
6.14 2,133 Members |
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OVA, 1992 22571199201280000636.43 |
6.43 22,571 Members |
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OVA, 1993 50599199307230000646.72 |
6.72 50,599 Members |
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TV Special, 1992 14210199207000000656.54 |
6.54 14,210 Members |
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TV Special, 1993 17778199312310000666.50 |
6.50 17,778 Members |
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Special, 2011 117195201112170000677.21 |
7.21 117,195 Members |
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Special, 2008 52757200809210000686.83 |
6.83 52,757 Members |
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OVA, 2010 43225201011110000696.58 |
6.58 43,225 Members |
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add Original Character Design Movie, 1996 2219199604200000705.89 |
5.89 2,219 Members |
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add Original Character Design ONA, 2017 687201708070000715.56 |
5.56 687 Members |
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add Original Character Design Movie, 1991 3182199107200000726.56 |
6.56 3,182 Members |
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add Original Character Design TV, Fall 2020 73271202010030000737.73 |
7.73 73,271 Members |
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add Original Character Design TV Special, 2021 2527202106260000746.20 |
6.20 2,527 Members |
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add Original Character Design TV, Fall 1991 24516199110170000757.57 |
7.57 24,516 Members |
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add Original Character Design Movie, 1992 2634199207110000766.33 |
6.33 2,634 Members |
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add Original Character Design Movie, 1992 2520199203070000776.48 |
6.48 2,520 Members |
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add Original Character Design Movie, 2019 16418201908020000786.79 |
6.79 16,418 Members |
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add Original Character Design TV, Winter 1990 7286198912020000796.84 |
6.84 7,286 Members |
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OVA, 1994 2840199407280000806.19 |
6.19 2,840 Members |
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add Original Character Design OVA, 1996 7213199608010000815.26 |
5.26 7,213 Members |
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Special, 1990 640199012310000820.00 |
N/A 640 Members |
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OVA, 1990 1918199007070000835.51 |
5.51 1,918 Members |
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OVA, 1988 1816198809230000846.02 |
6.02 1,816 Members |
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TV, Winter 1995 2113199501080000856.55 |
6.55 2,113 Members |
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Special, 2004 2720200407170000864.99 |
4.99 2,720 Members |
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Special, 2003 2824200307190000874.71 |
4.71 2,824 Members |
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Movie, 1990 2167199007070000885.60 |
5.60 2,167 Members |
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Movie, 2023 6814202308180000897.16 |
7.16 6,814 Members |
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7.57 13,495 Members |
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add Original Creator, Original Character Design Airing ONA, 2018 75407201807010000915.33 |
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Manga, 1993 752199302000000016.74 |
6.74 752 Members |
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Manga, 2006 986200609150000026.46 |
6.46 986 Members |
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Manga, 1997 3330199710280000036.88 |
6.88 3,330 Members |
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One-shot, 2006 10776200612250000046.47 |
6.47 10,776 Members |
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Manga, 1980 16835198001220000057.69 |
7.69 16,835 Members |
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Manga, 1984 162375198411200000068.42 |
8.42 162,375 Members |
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Manga, 2015 69765201506200000077.30 |
7.30 69,765 Members |
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Manga, 2015 6014201502210000086.61 |
6.61 6,014 Members |
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Manga, 2013 10810201307130000096.99 |
6.99 10,810 Members |
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One-shot, 1999 340199912000000106.34 |
6.34 340 Members |
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Manga, 1998 3862199807070000116.60 |
6.60 3,862 Members |
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Manga, 2008 2197200804040000126.60 |
6.60 2,197 Members |
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One-shot, 2010 3483201011150000136.55 |
6.55 3,483 Members |
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Manga, 1999 5208199904270000146.65 |
6.65 5,208 Members |
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Manga, 2000 11590200005090000157.09 |
7.09 11,590 Members |
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Manga, 1978 3277197800000000166.94 |
6.94 3,277 Members |
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Manga, 1982 910198209000000176.88 |
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