Given name: 明
Family name: 鳥山Alternate names: Bird Studio Birthday: Apr 5, 1955 Website: Member Favorites: 14,408 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 55523200704070000016.39 |
6.39 55,523 Members |
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add Original Character Design TV, Spring 2008 18487200804050000026.54 |
6.54 18,487 Members |
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OVA, 1997 2255199707290000035.65 |
5.65 2,255 Members |
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add Character Design (ep 43, BEEMAN 500SS) TV, Fall 2012 5961201210020000046.44 |
6.44 5,961 Members |
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add Character Design (MAX 310) Movie, 1983 9621198303120000056.86 |
6.86 9,621 Members |
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TV, Fall 1997 18761199711260000066.97 |
6.97 18,761 Members |
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Movie, 1981 2742198107180000076.27 |
6.27 2,742 Members |
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Movie, 1982 2208198207100000086.42 |
6.42 2,208 Members |
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Movie, 1983 1961198303130000096.23 |
6.23 1,961 Members |
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Movie, 1984 2066198412220000106.27 |
6.27 2,066 Members |
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Movie, 1985 1872198507130000116.06 |
6.06 1,872 Members |
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Movie, 1993 1828199306030000126.19 |
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Movie, 1993 1914199307100000136.12 |
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Movie, 2007 1911200703030000176.00 |
6.00 1,911 Members |
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TV, Spring 1981 16746198104080000197.18 |
7.18 16,746 Members |
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Special, 1992 985199201010000205.85 |
5.85 985 Members |
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Special, 1982 1337198201020000215.98 |
5.98 1,337 Members |
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Special, 1981 1020198107250000235.78 |
5.78 1,020 Members |
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Special, 1981 1422198110070000255.83 |
5.83 1,422 Members |
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Special, 1999 1209199909150000265.77 |
5.77 1,209 Members |
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Special, 1998 1079199804010000275.96 |
5.96 1,079 Members |
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TV, Winter 1986 1046085198602260000287.97 |
7.97 1,046,085 Members |
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add Original Creator, Original Character Design Not Yet Aired TV, Fall 2024 23403202410000000290.00 |
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add Original Creator, Original Character Design TV, Winter 1996 634245199602070000306.49 |
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add Original Character Design TV Special, 1997 78567199703260000316.55 |
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TV, Spring 2009 394601200904050000327.75 |
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TV, Spring 2014 193957201404060000337.69 |
7.69 193,957 Members |
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TV Special, 2011 49885201108020000347.53 |
7.53 49,885 Members |
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Movie, 1986 69551198612200000356.76 |
6.76 69,551 Members |
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Movie, 1987 66244198707180000366.73 |
6.73 66,244 Members |
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Movie, 1988 59114198807090000376.82 |
6.82 59,114 Members |
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Movie, 1996 63054199603020000387.13 |
7.13 63,054 Members |
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Special, 1988 32255198806080000396.70 |
6.70 32,255 Members |
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add Storyboard, Original Creator, Original Character Design TV, Summer 2015 834350201507050000407.44 |
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add Script, Original Creator, Original Character Design, Character Design, Screenplay Movie, 2018 408085201812140000418.18 |
8.18 408,085 Members |
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Special, 2018 17687201811010000427.22 |
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add Original Creator, Character Design, Screenplay Movie, 2022 110391202206110000437.56 |
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TV, Spring 1989 1232367198904260000448.18 |
8.18 1,232,367 Members |
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Movie, 1989 124978198907150000456.63 |
6.63 124,978 Members |
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Movie, 1990 115028199003100000466.58 |
6.58 115,028 Members |
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Movie, 1990 138696199007070000476.69 |
6.69 138,696 Members |
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Movie, 1991 121677199103090000486.54 |
6.54 121,677 Members |
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Movie, 1991 150923199107200000497.06 |
7.06 150,923 Members |
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Movie, 1992 129847199203070000506.79 |
6.79 129,847 Members |
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Movie, 1992 125102199207110000516.83 |
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7.32 164,346 Members |
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6.76 134,458 Members |
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5.77 125,084 Members |
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7.60 154,427 Members |
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add Original Creator, Original Character Design, Screenplay Movie, 2015 182524201504180000597.03 |
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TV Special, 1990 106693199010170000607.56 |
7.56 106,693 Members |
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TV Special, 1993 112165199302240000617.79 |
7.79 112,165 Members |
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CM, 2018 2152201802200000626.15 |
6.15 2,152 Members |
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OVA, 1992 22606199201280000636.43 |
6.43 22,606 Members |
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OVA, 1993 50670199307230000646.72 |
6.72 50,670 Members |
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TV Special, 1992 14238199207000000656.54 |
6.54 14,238 Members |
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Special, 2011 117361201112170000677.21 |
7.21 117,361 Members |
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Special, 2008 52847200809210000686.83 |
6.83 52,847 Members |
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OVA, 2010 43308201011110000696.58 |
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add Original Character Design Movie, 1996 2224199604200000705.89 |
5.89 2,224 Members |
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add Original Character Design ONA, 2017 689201708070000715.56 |
5.56 689 Members |
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add Original Character Design Movie, 1991 3189199107200000726.56 |
6.56 3,189 Members |
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add Original Character Design TV, Fall 2020 73400202010030000737.73 |
7.73 73,400 Members |
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add Original Character Design TV Special, 2021 2532202106260000746.21 |
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add Original Character Design TV, Fall 1991 24555199110170000757.57 |
7.57 24,555 Members |
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add Original Character Design Movie, 1992 2642199207110000766.33 |
6.33 2,642 Members |
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add Original Character Design Movie, 1992 2527199203070000776.48 |
6.48 2,527 Members |
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add Original Character Design Movie, 2019 16447201908020000786.79 |
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add Original Character Design TV, Winter 1990 7307198912020000796.84 |
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OVA, 1994 2851199407280000806.19 |
6.19 2,851 Members |
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add Original Character Design OVA, 1996 7220199608010000815.26 |
5.26 7,220 Members |
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Special, 1990 643199012310000820.00 |
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OVA, 1990 1923199007070000835.51 |
5.51 1,923 Members |
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OVA, 1988 1821198809230000846.02 |
6.02 1,821 Members |
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TV, Winter 1995 2116199501080000856.55 |
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Special, 2004 2724200407170000864.99 |
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Special, 2003 2832200307190000874.71 |
4.71 2,832 Members |
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Movie, 1990 2174199007070000885.61 |
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Manga, 1993 756199302000000016.74 |
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Manga, 2006 991200609150000026.46 |
6.46 991 Members |
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Manga, 1997 3334199710280000036.88 |
6.88 3,334 Members |
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One-shot, 2006 10787200612250000046.47 |
6.47 10,787 Members |
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Manga, 1980 16869198001220000057.70 |
7.70 16,869 Members |
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Manga, 1984 162761198411200000068.42 |
8.42 162,761 Members |
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Manga, 2015 70023201506200000077.30 |
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Manga, 2015 6030201502210000086.60 |
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Manga, 2013 10838201307130000096.99 |
6.99 10,838 Members |
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One-shot, 1999 342199912000000106.33 |
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Manga, 2008 2199200804040000126.60 |
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One-shot, 2010 3483201011150000136.55 |
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Manga, 1999 5218199904270000146.65 |
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Manga, 2000 11663200005090000157.09 |
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