Given name: 明
Family name: 鳥山Alternate names: Bird Studio Birthday: Apr 5, 1955 Website: Member Favorites: 14,305 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 55269200704070000016.41 |
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add Original Character Design TV, Spring 2008 18344200804050000026.61 |
6.61 18,344 Members |
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OVA, 1997 2134199707290000035.70 |
5.70 2,134 Members |
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add Character Design (ep 43, BEEMAN 500SS) TV, Fall 2012 5862201210020000046.74 |
6.74 5,862 Members |
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add Character Design (MAX 310) Movie, 1983 9438198303120000057.05 |
7.05 9,438 Members |
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TV, Fall 1997 18600199711260000067.01 |
7.01 18,600 Members |
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Movie, 1981 2628198107180000076.59 |
6.59 2,628 Members |
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Movie, 1982 2099198207100000086.82 |
6.82 2,099 Members |
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Movie, 1983 1855198303130000096.71 |
6.71 1,855 Members |
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Movie, 1984 1959198412220000106.74 |
6.74 1,959 Members |
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Movie, 1985 1771198507130000116.68 |
6.68 1,771 Members |
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Movie, 1993 1727199306030000126.76 |
6.76 1,727 Members |
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Movie, 1993 1811199307100000136.76 |
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6.68 1,675 Members |
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Movie, 2007 1805200703030000176.53 |
6.53 1,805 Members |
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TV, Spring 1981 16557198104080000197.31 |
7.31 16,557 Members |
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Special, 1992 980199201010000205.97 |
5.97 980 Members |
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Special, 1982 1231198201020000216.76 |
6.76 1,231 Members |
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Special, 1981 1008198107250000235.84 |
5.84 1,008 Members |
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Special, 1981 1313198110070000256.53 |
6.53 1,313 Members |
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Special, 1999 1199199909150000265.80 |
5.80 1,199 Members |
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Special, 1998 978199804010000276.76 |
6.76 978 Members |
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TV, Winter 1986 1041304198602260000287.97 |
7.97 1,041,304 Members |
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add Original Creator, Original Character Design Not Yet Aired TV, Fall 2024 22153202410000000290.00 |
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add Original Creator, Original Character Design TV, Winter 1996 632046199602070000306.50 |
6.50 632,046 Members |
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add Original Character Design TV Special, 1997 78114199703260000316.56 |
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TV, Spring 2009 392719200904050000327.75 |
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TV, Spring 2014 192884201404060000337.70 |
7.70 192,884 Members |
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TV Special, 2011 49550201108020000347.54 |
7.54 49,550 Members |
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Movie, 1986 69144198612200000356.77 |
6.77 69,144 Members |
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Movie, 1987 65829198707180000366.75 |
6.75 65,829 Members |
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Movie, 1988 58752198807090000376.83 |
6.83 58,752 Members |
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Movie, 1996 62692199603020000387.15 |
7.15 62,692 Members |
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Special, 1988 32143198806080000396.70 |
6.70 32,143 Members |
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add Storyboard, Original Creator, Original Character Design TV, Summer 2015 830366201507050000407.44 |
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add Script, Original Creator, Original Character Design, Character Design, Screenplay Movie, 2018 405247201812140000418.18 |
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add Original Creator, Character Design, Screenplay Movie, 2022 108646202206110000437.57 |
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TV, Spring 1989 1227713198904260000448.18 |
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Movie, 1989 124425198907150000456.64 |
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Movie, 1990 114544199003100000466.59 |
6.59 114,544 Members |
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Movie, 1990 138087199007070000476.69 |
6.69 138,087 Members |
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Movie, 1991 121111199103090000486.55 |
6.55 121,111 Members |
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Movie, 1991 150211199107200000497.07 |
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Movie, 1992 129290199203070000506.80 |
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TV Special, 1990 106161199010170000607.58 |
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TV Special, 1993 111546199302240000617.79 |
7.79 111,546 Members |
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CM, 2018 2101201802200000626.13 |
6.13 2,101 Members |
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OVA, 1992 22535199201280000636.43 |
6.43 22,535 Members |
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6.72 50,500 Members |
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Special, 2008 52639200809210000686.83 |
6.83 52,639 Members |
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OVA, 2010 43124201011110000696.58 |
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6.04 2,121 Members |
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add Original Character Design ONA, 2017 682201708070000715.62 |
5.62 682 Members |
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add Original Character Design Movie, 1991 3168199107200000726.57 |
6.57 3,168 Members |
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add Original Character Design TV, Fall 2020 72987202010030000737.75 |
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add Original Character Design TV Special, 2021 2518202106260000746.22 |
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add Original Character Design TV, Fall 1991 24385199110170000757.60 |
7.60 24,385 Members |
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add Original Character Design Movie, 1992 2538199207110000766.43 |
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add Original Character Design TV, Winter 1990 7171198912020000797.19 |
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OVA, 1994 2726199407280000806.25 |
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add Original Character Design OVA, 1996 7106199608010000815.26 |
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Special, 1990 639199012310000820.00 |
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OVA, 1990 1810199007070000835.66 |
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OVA, 1988 1709198809230000846.25 |
6.25 1,709 Members |
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TV, Winter 1995 2021199501080000857.22 |
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Special, 2004 2707200407170000865.01 |
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Manga, 1993 749199302000000016.85 |
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Manga, 2006 983200609150000026.48 |
6.48 983 Members |
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Manga, 1997 3306199710280000036.88 |
6.88 3,306 Members |
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Manga, 1980 16669198001220000057.76 |
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8.43 161,649 Members |
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Manga, 2015 69334201506200000077.30 |
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Manga, 2000 11384200005090000157.10 |
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