man was the goat...rip legend |
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| Saddest news of the year after the passing of Kentarou Miura…. |
| Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z were a couple of anime that got me really interested in watching anime in the first place, and I remember watching these two series on TV very late at night on Toonami when I was a kid. SSJ2 Gohan was one of my very first favorite characters in anime ever since I saw his whole fight with Cell. I remember thinking "wow, he's so cool." Rest in peace Toriyama-san. 🙏 You’re one of the most influential manga creators of all time. |
| i've been planning to start reading dragon ball for some time now. it seems like this is the time to start. i hope to enjoy his work as so many others have and already appreciate the influence he's had on so many other series i love. rest in peace |
| Very said news. 68 is too young. Praying for his friends and family. 🙏🏼 |
| RIP legend Toriyama sensei🙏 Thanks for making such wonderful manga and iconic characters. Even after many decades later, dragon ball will always retain its special place in the anime community and entertainment media as it is today. Your legacy wil live forever. |
| I logged into my inactive MAL account to make this comment: I feel immensely sad, like I wish I died before him so I wouldn't need to feel the feelings of sorrow am feeling right now. People usually feel that about a family member. Getting into Japanese pop culture led to meeting my Japanese wife and I can thank Toriyama partly for this. Specifically it was Final Fantasy X that made me interested in Japanese pop culture and started the chain reaction leading to love for anime and Japan. But Japanese pop culture would not have been as popular without Dragon Ball Z, it was my inception into Japanese pop culture. Mata Kondo Toriyama San (till next time Mr. Toriyama)  |
WhyDoBirdsMar 8, 2024 12:29 PM
| Forever one of the all-time greats. RIP LEGEND 😢❤️🕊️ |
| RIP Toriyama-sama. I hope you realize what your creation meant to the world |
死人に口なし |
| Rest in peace. A lot is owed to you |
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| Devastating news. Independently of how you feel about Dragon Ball, it's impact in the culture around the world is undeniable and modern manga/anime wouldn't be the same without Toriyama's input. He even died so young... May he rest in peace. |
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| Thank you for shaping our childhoods Toriyama Sensei. Thank you for everything rest well..❤️ |
| Thanks for everything Tori You were an inspiration not only for artists and writers but for a lot of people, RIP. |
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Reply to RobertBobert
@Vene Please don't go to extremes. Dragon Ball is one of the best things to grow up with, but that doesn't mean we can blame those who grew up without it.
| @RobertBobert Hey man, don't get so worked up, I'm not blaming anyone, these are lyrics from the Dragon Ball rap xd. However that statement still holds true for every little boy growing up in Latin America ;) |
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| Rest in peace Toriyama Sensei, you've gone too soon... You inspired generations and amazing stories! |
| He had a great run. Truly a pioneer of his time. Rest in peace, goat. This is how timeless being a goat is. |
Reply to Vene
68 was still too early..
A legend has left us, what a sad day.
He's the person who had the most influence over an entire generation.
If you grew up without DBZ, you had no childhood.
RIP Toriyama.
A legend has left us, what a sad day.
He's the person who had the most influence over an entire generation.
If you grew up without DBZ, you had no childhood.
RIP Toriyama.
Vene said: If you grew up without DBZ, you had no childhood. LMAO i'm fucking dead... its crazy to think just how much DBZ meant to ESPECIALLY us millenials... who doesn't remember trying to do Kamehama, go SS or fly like they do irl? lol Akai_Shuichi said: I was one of the many kids who tried doing a Kamehameha i'll never forget the girl who told me "stop trying to blow stuff up with your freaking hands" at recess back in the late 90s/2000 LMAO |
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| Dragon Ball Z was my first movie (the movie the tree of might to be exact) and Chrono Trigger was my first RPG that I ever played. I’m deeply saddened and shocked by the news of his passing. Both Dragon Ball Z and Chrono Trigger were extremely influential on my fandom as you can imagine. May you rest in peace, Akira Toriyama. |
| I argued with my mother about naming our dog Vegeta once... However, my efforts were futile. Both Akira's death and my verbal defeat were very unfortunate, and I'm very upset over both.  |
Can't beat the clock. When it's time, it's time. Sad day, man. |
| My childhood is dead and my heart is shattered. |
Reply to Vene
@RobertBobert Hey man, don't get so worked up, I'm not blaming anyone, these are lyrics from the Dragon Ball rap xd.
However that statement still holds true for every little boy growing up in Latin America ;)
However that statement still holds true for every little boy growing up in Latin America ;)
| @Vene I just want to say that Dragon Ball is not the only great anime of the 80s/90s that literally raised an entire generation of people. Imagine if girls who grew up watching Sailor Moon said that you didn't have a childhood if you didn't grow up with Usagi and company. But I don't want to argue about Toriyama's legacy at all on a day like this. I just finished the original Dragon Ball anime for the first time a couple of months ago and didn't think things would turn out this way right after. |
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| R.I.P your impact and contribution world wide for anime and what joy it can bring, cannot be measured. |
| my first anime :( his works had such an impact on so many people and will continue to leave a legacy |
| Rest in peace to this legend. His work won't be forgotten. One more KA-ME-HA-ME-HA ! |
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| While I was never able to get into dragon ball myself, the news hurt me. He seemed like such a good person. Rest in peace, and my condolences to his family and friends |
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| it is actually impossible to overstate toriyama's influence and reach all across the world unbelievable news, rest in peace LEGEND  |
"Leonardo... it wasn't, by any means, only your eyes that we welcomed into Libra." - Klaus von Reinherz |
| Rest in Peace. May your greatest creation one day be finally put to rest along with you, so as to keep its good name from being tarnished any further. |
| Already commented on this elsewhere, but for posteriority, RIP this man, just sad. He was too young still, it really bothers me this happens to so many mangakas, if it is the profession that is killing them, something has to change. Supposedly he was ill and was keeping it a secret, he should just have said so, rather than something like this happening out of nowhere, it seems brain cancer might be at the root of it, just sad. This has to be a loss as big if not bigger than Berserker's mangaka, seeing talented people going out like this, when they still had so much to give and share... T_T OG Dragonball was the first thing I ever seen on TV, and what got me to watch it when I was 3y old, 28y ago, absolute LEGEND. |
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| May you rest in peace, Toriyama-sensei. Your works shall never be forgotten as they made a lot of good memories during our childhood. |
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| Every time I see dragon ball I will think of you Akira Toriyama....thanks for my childhood😥 Rest in Peace🙏 he was the man who gave us a great series.  |
MUG-luffyMar 10, 2024 4:17 AM
| Never grew up watching Dragonball (I'm a 2000s kid, my older sister did though) but my condolences for his family and loved ones. |
| R.I.P the GOAT! <3 |
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| This guy basically introduced me to the anime. You will be missed. |
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