Given name: 明
Family name: 鳥山Alternate names: Bird Studio Birthday: Apr 5, 1955 Website: Member Favorites: 14,364 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 55428200704070000016.39 |
6.39 55,428 Members |
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add Original Character Design TV, Spring 2008 18452200804050000026.54 |
6.54 18,452 Members |
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OVA, 1997 2233199707290000035.64 |
5.64 2,233 Members |
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add Character Design (ep 43, BEEMAN 500SS) TV, Fall 2012 5954201210020000046.44 |
6.44 5,954 Members |
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add Character Design (MAX 310) Movie, 1983 9558198303120000056.85 |
6.85 9,558 Members |
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TV, Fall 1997 18713199711260000066.97 |
6.97 18,713 Members |
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Movie, 1981 2729198107180000076.27 |
6.27 2,729 Members |
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Movie, 1982 2195198207100000086.42 |
6.42 2,195 Members |
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Movie, 1983 1951198303130000096.23 |
6.23 1,951 Members |
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Movie, 1984 2055198412220000106.27 |
6.27 2,055 Members |
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Movie, 1985 1863198507130000116.06 |
6.06 1,863 Members |
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Movie, 1993 1819199306030000126.20 |
6.20 1,819 Members |
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Movie, 1993 1905199307100000136.13 |
6.13 1,905 Members |
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Movie, 1994 1767199403120000146.03 |
6.03 1,767 Members |
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Movie, 1994 1747199407090000156.16 |
6.16 1,747 Members |
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Movie, 1999 1775199903060000166.06 |
6.06 1,775 Members |
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Movie, 2007 1901200703030000176.00 |
6.00 1,901 Members |
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N/A 438 Members |
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TV, Spring 1981 16671198104080000197.18 |
7.18 16,671 Members |
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Special, 1992 981199201010000205.85 |
5.85 981 Members |
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Special, 1982 1330198201020000215.99 |
5.99 1,330 Members |
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5.72 807 Members |
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Special, 1981 1012198107250000235.79 |
5.79 1,012 Members |
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5.71 941 Members |
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Special, 1981 1413198110070000255.83 |
5.83 1,413 Members |
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Special, 1999 1201199909150000265.77 |
5.77 1,201 Members |
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Special, 1998 1075199804010000275.97 |
5.97 1,075 Members |
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TV, Winter 1986 1043241198602260000287.97 |
7.97 1,043,241 Members |
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add Original Creator, Original Character Design Not Yet Aired TV, Fall 2024 22685202410000000290.00 |
N/A 22,685 Members |
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add Original Creator, Original Character Design TV, Winter 1996 632976199602070000306.49 |
6.49 632,976 Members |
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add Original Character Design TV Special, 1997 78341199703260000316.55 |
6.55 78,341 Members |
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TV, Spring 2009 393561200904050000327.74 |
7.74 393,561 Members |
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TV, Spring 2014 193396201404060000337.69 |
7.69 193,396 Members |
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TV Special, 2011 49723201108020000347.53 |
7.53 49,723 Members |
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Movie, 1986 69363198612200000356.76 |
6.76 69,363 Members |
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Movie, 1987 66040198707180000366.73 |
6.73 66,040 Members |
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Movie, 1988 58947198807090000376.82 |
6.82 58,947 Members |
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Movie, 1996 62886199603020000387.13 |
7.13 62,886 Members |
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Special, 1988 32186198806080000396.70 |
6.70 32,186 Members |
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add Storyboard, Original Creator, Original Character Design TV, Summer 2015 832030201507050000407.44 |
7.44 832,030 Members |
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add Script, Original Creator, Original Character Design, Character Design, Screenplay Movie, 2018 406400201812140000418.17 |
8.17 406,400 Members |
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Special, 2018 17637201811010000427.23 |
7.23 17,637 Members |
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add Original Creator, Character Design, Screenplay Movie, 2022 109422202206110000437.56 |
7.56 109,422 Members |
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TV, Spring 1989 1229538198904260000448.18 |
8.18 1,229,538 Members |
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Movie, 1989 124689198907150000456.63 |
6.63 124,689 Members |
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Movie, 1990 114781199003100000466.58 |
6.58 114,781 Members |
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Movie, 1990 138369199007070000476.69 |
6.69 138,369 Members |
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Movie, 1991 121384199103090000486.54 |
6.54 121,384 Members |
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Movie, 1991 150538199107200000497.06 |
7.06 150,538 Members |
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Movie, 1992 129560199203070000506.79 |
6.79 129,560 Members |
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Movie, 1992 124811199207110000516.83 |
6.83 124,811 Members |
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Movie, 1993 163977199303060000527.32 |
7.32 163,977 Members |
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Movie, 1993 123020199307100000537.11 |
7.11 123,020 Members |
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Movie, 1994 134150199403120000546.76 |
6.76 134,150 Members |
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Movie, 1994 124784199407090000555.77 |
5.77 124,784 Members |
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Movie, 1995 154016199503040000567.59 |
7.59 154,016 Members |
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Movie, 1995 133517199507150000577.35 |
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add Original Creator, Original Character Design, Screenplay Movie, 2015 182002201504180000597.03 |
7.03 182,002 Members |
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TV Special, 1990 106416199010170000607.56 |
7.56 106,416 Members |
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TV Special, 1993 111832199302240000617.79 |
7.79 111,832 Members |
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CM, 2018 2123201802200000626.13 |
6.13 2,123 Members |
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OVA, 1992 22558199201280000636.43 |
6.43 22,558 Members |
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OVA, 1993 50565199307230000646.72 |
6.72 50,565 Members |
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TV Special, 1992 14200199207000000656.54 |
6.54 14,200 Members |
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TV Special, 1993 17769199312310000666.50 |
6.50 17,769 Members |
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Special, 2011 117120201112170000677.21 |
7.21 117,120 Members |
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Special, 2008 52716200809210000686.83 |
6.83 52,716 Members |
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OVA, 2010 43189201011110000696.58 |
6.58 43,189 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 686201708070000715.56 |
5.56 686 Members |
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add Original Character Design Movie, 1991 3179199107200000726.55 |
6.55 3,179 Members |
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add Original Character Design TV, Fall 2020 73208202010030000737.73 |
7.73 73,208 Members |
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add Original Character Design TV Special, 2021 2523202106260000746.21 |
6.21 2,523 Members |
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add Original Character Design TV, Fall 1991 24503199110170000757.57 |
7.57 24,503 Members |
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add Original Character Design Movie, 1992 2633199207110000766.32 |
6.32 2,633 Members |
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add Original Character Design Movie, 1992 2519199203070000776.48 |
6.48 2,519 Members |
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add Original Character Design Movie, 2019 16395201908020000786.79 |
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add Original Character Design TV, Winter 1990 7276198912020000796.84 |
6.84 7,276 Members |
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OVA, 1994 2830199407280000806.19 |
6.19 2,830 Members |
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add Original Character Design OVA, 1996 7208199608010000815.26 |
5.26 7,208 Members |
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Special, 1990 640199012310000820.00 |
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OVA, 1990 1909199007070000835.51 |
5.51 1,909 Members |
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OVA, 1988 1808198809230000846.03 |
6.03 1,808 Members |
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TV, Winter 1995 2112199501080000856.55 |
6.55 2,112 Members |
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Special, 2004 2713200407170000864.99 |
4.99 2,713 Members |
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Special, 2003 2817200307190000874.71 |
4.71 2,817 Members |
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Movie, 1990 2158199007070000885.60 |
5.60 2,158 Members |
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Movie, 2023 6782202308180000897.15 |
7.15 6,782 Members |
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7.58 13,153 Members |
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add Original Creator, Original Character Design Airing ONA, 2018 75354201807010000915.33 |
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Manga, 1993 751199302000000016.86 |
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Manga, 2006 985200609150000026.46 |
6.46 985 Members |
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Manga, 1997 3321199710280000036.88 |
6.88 3,321 Members |
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One-shot, 2006 10766200612250000046.47 |
6.47 10,766 Members |
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Manga, 1980 16804198001220000057.69 |
7.69 16,804 Members |
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Manga, 1984 162078198411200000068.42 |
8.42 162,078 Members |
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Manga, 2015 69626201506200000077.30 |
7.30 69,626 Members |
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Manga, 2015 6009201502210000086.61 |
6.61 6,009 Members |
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Manga, 2013 10791201307130000096.99 |
6.99 10,791 Members |
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One-shot, 1999 339199912000000106.36 |
6.36 339 Members |
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Manga, 1998 3851199807070000116.61 |
6.61 3,851 Members |
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Manga, 2008 2193200804040000126.60 |
6.60 2,193 Members |
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One-shot, 2010 3480201011150000136.55 |
6.55 3,480 Members |
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Manga, 1999 5198199904270000146.66 |
6.66 5,198 Members |
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Manga, 2000 11524200005090000157.09 |
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Manga, 1978 3264197800000000166.94 |
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