Given name: 明
Family name: 鳥山Alternate names: Bird Studio Birthday: Apr 5, 1955 Website: Member Favorites: 14,199 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 55010200704070000016.39 |
6.39 55,010 Members |
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add Original Character Design TV, Spring 2008 18164200804050000026.57 |
6.57 18,164 Members |
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OVA, 1997 2072199707290000035.64 |
5.64 2,072 Members |
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add Character Design (ep 43, BEEMAN 500SS) TV, Fall 2012 5697201210020000046.52 |
6.52 5,697 Members |
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add Character Design (MAX 310) Movie, 1983 9248198303120000056.91 |
6.91 9,248 Members |
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TV, Fall 1997 18401199711260000066.99 |
6.99 18,401 Members |
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Movie, 1981 2457198107180000076.32 |
6.32 2,457 Members |
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Movie, 1982 1931198207100000086.48 |
6.48 1,931 Members |
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Movie, 1983 1687198303130000096.28 |
6.28 1,687 Members |
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Movie, 1984 1797198412220000106.35 |
6.35 1,797 Members |
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Movie, 1985 1602198507130000116.25 |
6.25 1,602 Members |
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Movie, 1993 1560199306030000126.30 |
6.30 1,560 Members |
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Movie, 1993 1646199307100000136.29 |
6.29 1,646 Members |
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Movie, 1994 1511199403120000146.12 |
6.12 1,511 Members |
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6.26 1,489 Members |
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Movie, 1999 1519199903060000166.21 |
6.21 1,519 Members |
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Movie, 2007 1638200703030000176.05 |
6.05 1,638 Members |
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N/A 435 Members |
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TV, Spring 1981 16355198104080000197.26 |
7.26 16,355 Members |
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Special, 1992 975199201010000205.97 |
5.97 975 Members |
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Special, 1982 1070198201020000216.15 |
6.15 1,070 Members |
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5.76 799 Members |
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Special, 1981 1003198107250000235.83 |
5.83 1,003 Members |
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5.81 933 Members |
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Special, 1981 1156198110070000255.99 |
5.99 1,156 Members |
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Special, 1999 1196199909150000265.79 |
5.79 1,196 Members |
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Special, 1998 822199804010000276.21 |
6.21 822 Members |
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TV, Winter 1986 1038896198602260000287.97 |
7.97 1,038,896 Members |
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add Original Creator, Original Character Design Not Yet Aired TV, Fall 2024 21087202410000000290.00 |
N/A 21,087 Members |
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add Original Creator, Original Character Design TV, Winter 1996 630844199602070000306.49 |
6.49 630,844 Members |
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add Original Character Design TV Special, 1997 77804199703260000316.55 |
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TV, Spring 2009 391664200904050000327.74 |
7.74 391,664 Members |
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TV, Spring 2014 192267201404060000337.69 |
7.69 192,267 Members |
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TV Special, 2011 49273201108020000347.53 |
7.53 49,273 Members |
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Movie, 1986 68846198612200000356.76 |
6.76 68,846 Members |
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Movie, 1987 65524198707180000366.74 |
6.74 65,524 Members |
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Movie, 1988 58472198807090000376.82 |
6.82 58,472 Members |
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Movie, 1996 62410199603020000387.14 |
7.14 62,410 Members |
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Special, 1988 32092198806080000396.70 |
6.70 32,092 Members |
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add Storyboard, Original Creator, Original Character Design TV, Summer 2015 828358201507050000407.44 |
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add Script, Original Creator, Original Character Design, Character Design, Screenplay Movie, 2018 403792201812140000418.17 |
8.17 403,792 Members |
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Special, 2018 17554201811010000427.22 |
7.22 17,554 Members |
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add Original Creator, Character Design, Screenplay Movie, 2022 107659202206110000437.56 |
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TV, Spring 1989 1225320198904260000448.18 |
8.18 1,225,320 Members |
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Movie, 1989 124018198907150000456.63 |
6.63 124,018 Members |
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Movie, 1990 114163199003100000466.58 |
6.58 114,163 Members |
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Movie, 1990 137642199007070000476.69 |
6.69 137,642 Members |
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Movie, 1991 120732199103090000486.55 |
6.55 120,732 Members |
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Movie, 1991 149713199107200000497.06 |
7.06 149,713 Members |
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Movie, 1992 128886199203070000506.79 |
6.79 128,886 Members |
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Movie, 1992 124116199207110000516.83 |
6.83 124,116 Members |
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Movie, 1993 163180199303060000527.32 |
7.32 163,180 Members |
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Movie, 1993 122328199307100000537.11 |
7.11 122,328 Members |
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Movie, 1994 133440199403120000546.77 |
6.77 133,440 Members |
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Movie, 1994 124106199407090000555.78 |
5.78 124,106 Members |
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Movie, 1995 153161199503040000567.60 |
7.60 153,161 Members |
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Movie, 1995 132775199507150000577.36 |
7.36 132,775 Members |
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add Original Creator, Original Character Design, Screenplay Movie, 2013 221663201303300000587.40 |
7.40 221,663 Members |
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add Original Creator, Original Character Design, Screenplay Movie, 2015 180974201504180000597.03 |
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TV Special, 1990 105799199010170000607.57 |
7.57 105,799 Members |
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TV Special, 1993 111117199302240000617.79 |
7.79 111,117 Members |
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CM, 2018 2067201802200000626.14 |
6.14 2,067 Members |
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OVA, 1992 22486199201280000636.43 |
6.43 22,486 Members |
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OVA, 1993 50416199307230000646.72 |
6.72 50,416 Members |
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TV Special, 1992 14119199207000000656.54 |
6.54 14,119 Members |
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TV Special, 1993 17698199312310000666.50 |
6.50 17,698 Members |
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Special, 2011 116500201112170000677.21 |
7.21 116,500 Members |
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Special, 2008 52544200809210000686.83 |
6.83 52,544 Members |
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OVA, 2010 43029201011110000696.58 |
6.58 43,029 Members |
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add Original Character Design Movie, 1996 2067199604200000705.90 |
5.90 2,067 Members |
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add Original Character Design ONA, 2017 681201708070000715.61 |
5.61 681 Members |
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add Original Character Design Movie, 1991 3159199107200000726.56 |
6.56 3,159 Members |
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add Original Character Design TV, Fall 2020 72693202010030000737.73 |
7.73 72,693 Members |
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add Original Character Design TV Special, 2021 2516202106260000746.22 |
6.22 2,516 Members |
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add Original Character Design TV, Fall 1991 24187199110170000757.58 |
7.58 24,187 Members |
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add Original Character Design Movie, 1992 2487199207110000766.33 |
6.33 2,487 Members |
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add Original Character Design Movie, 1992 2507199203070000776.49 |
6.49 2,507 Members |
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add Original Character Design Movie, 2019 16090201908020000786.81 |
6.81 16,090 Members |
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add Original Character Design TV, Winter 1990 6998198912020000797.07 |
7.07 6,998 Members |
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OVA, 1994 2664199407280000806.18 |
6.18 2,664 Members |
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add Original Character Design OVA, 1996 7056199608010000815.26 |
5.26 7,056 Members |
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Special, 1990 634199012310000820.00 |
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OVA, 1990 1753199007070000835.52 |
5.52 1,753 Members |
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OVA, 1988 1565198809230000846.04 |
6.04 1,565 Members |
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TV, Winter 1995 1866199501080000857.16 |
7.16 1,866 Members |
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Special, 2004 2701200407170000865.00 |
5.00 2,701 Members |
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Special, 2003 2799200307190000874.72 |
4.72 2,799 Members |
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5.63 1,996 Members |
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7.11 6,516 Members |
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add Original Creator, Original Character Design Airing ONA, 2018 74904201807010000915.33 |
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Manga, 1993 744199302000000016.83 |
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Manga, 2006 981200609150000026.47 |
6.47 981 Members |
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Manga, 1997 3292199710280000036.88 |
6.88 3,292 Members |
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One-shot, 2006 10735200612250000046.48 |
6.48 10,735 Members |
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Manga, 1980 16465198001220000057.75 |
7.75 16,465 Members |
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Manga, 1984 161010198411200000068.42 |
8.42 161,010 Members |
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Manga, 2015 68860201506200000077.29 |
7.29 68,860 Members |
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Manga, 2015 5979201502210000086.60 |
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Manga, 2013 10730201307130000096.99 |
6.99 10,730 Members |
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One-shot, 1999 329199912000000106.36 |
6.36 329 Members |
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Manga, 1998 3829199807070000116.61 |
6.61 3,829 Members |
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Manga, 2008 2179200804040000126.60 |
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One-shot, 2010 3466201011150000136.56 |
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Manga, 1999 5164199904270000146.65 |
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Manga, 2000 11084200005090000157.08 |
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Manga, 1978 3221197800000000166.96 |
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