Given name: 明
Family name: 鳥山Alternate names: Bird Studio Birthday: Apr 5, 1955 Website: Member Favorites: 14,366 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 55480200704070000016.39 |
6.39 55,480 Members |
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add Original Character Design TV, Spring 2008 18475200804050000026.54 |
6.54 18,475 Members |
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OVA, 1997 2247199707290000035.65 |
5.65 2,247 Members |
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add Character Design (ep 43, BEEMAN 500SS) TV, Fall 2012 5959201210020000046.44 |
6.44 5,959 Members |
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add Character Design (MAX 310) Movie, 1983 9583198303120000056.85 |
6.85 9,583 Members |
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TV, Fall 1997 18733199711260000066.97 |
6.97 18,733 Members |
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Movie, 1981 2731198107180000076.27 |
6.27 2,731 Members |
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Movie, 1982 2199198207100000086.42 |
6.42 2,199 Members |
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Movie, 1983 1955198303130000096.23 |
6.23 1,955 Members |
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Movie, 1984 2060198412220000106.27 |
6.27 2,060 Members |
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Movie, 1985 1867198507130000116.06 |
6.06 1,867 Members |
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Movie, 1993 1823199306030000126.20 |
6.20 1,823 Members |
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Movie, 1993 1910199307100000136.13 |
6.13 1,910 Members |
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Movie, 1994 1773199403120000146.03 |
6.03 1,773 Members |
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Movie, 1994 1752199407090000156.16 |
6.16 1,752 Members |
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Movie, 1999 1782199903060000166.06 |
6.06 1,782 Members |
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Movie, 2007 1906200703030000176.00 |
6.00 1,906 Members |
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N/A 439 Members |
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TV, Spring 1981 16701198104080000197.18 |
7.18 16,701 Members |
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Special, 1992 985199201010000205.85 |
5.85 985 Members |
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Special, 1982 1333198201020000215.99 |
5.99 1,333 Members |
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5.71 813 Members |
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Special, 1981 1015198107250000235.78 |
5.78 1,015 Members |
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5.71 946 Members |
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Special, 1981 1417198110070000255.83 |
5.83 1,417 Members |
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Special, 1999 1206199909150000265.77 |
5.77 1,206 Members |
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Special, 1998 1078199804010000275.96 |
5.96 1,078 Members |
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TV, Winter 1986 1044481198602260000287.97 |
7.97 1,044,481 Members |
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add Original Creator, Original Character Design Not Yet Aired TV, Fall 2024 22966202410000000290.00 |
N/A 22,966 Members |
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add Original Creator, Original Character Design TV, Winter 1996 633528199602070000306.49 |
6.49 633,528 Members |
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add Original Character Design TV Special, 1997 78443199703260000316.55 |
6.55 78,443 Members |
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TV, Spring 2009 393980200904050000327.75 |
7.75 393,980 Members |
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TV, Spring 2014 193635201404060000337.69 |
7.69 193,635 Members |
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TV Special, 2011 49793201108020000347.53 |
7.53 49,793 Members |
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Movie, 1986 69430198612200000356.76 |
6.76 69,430 Members |
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Movie, 1987 66125198707180000366.73 |
6.73 66,125 Members |
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Movie, 1988 59010198807090000376.82 |
6.82 59,010 Members |
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Movie, 1996 62950199603020000387.13 |
7.13 62,950 Members |
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Special, 1988 32211198806080000396.70 |
6.70 32,211 Members |
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add Storyboard, Original Creator, Original Character Design TV, Summer 2015 833037201507050000407.44 |
7.44 833,037 Members |
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add Script, Original Creator, Original Character Design, Character Design, Screenplay Movie, 2018 407145201812140000418.17 |
8.17 407,145 Members |
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Special, 2018 17657201811010000427.22 |
7.22 17,657 Members |
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add Original Creator, Character Design, Screenplay Movie, 2022 109841202206110000437.56 |
7.56 109,841 Members |
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TV, Spring 1989 1230748198904260000448.18 |
8.18 1,230,748 Members |
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Movie, 1989 124812198907150000456.63 |
6.63 124,812 Members |
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Movie, 1990 114883199003100000466.58 |
6.58 114,883 Members |
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Movie, 1990 138505199007070000476.69 |
6.69 138,505 Members |
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Movie, 1991 121508199103090000486.54 |
6.54 121,508 Members |
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Movie, 1991 150700199107200000497.06 |
7.06 150,700 Members |
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Movie, 1992 129676199203070000506.79 |
6.79 129,676 Members |
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Movie, 1992 124932199207110000516.83 |
6.83 124,932 Members |
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Movie, 1993 164132199303060000527.32 |
7.32 164,132 Members |
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Movie, 1993 123144199307100000537.11 |
7.11 123,144 Members |
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Movie, 1994 134280199403120000546.76 |
6.76 134,280 Members |
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Movie, 1994 124909199407090000555.77 |
5.77 124,909 Members |
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Movie, 1995 154182199503040000567.60 |
7.60 154,182 Members |
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Movie, 1995 133652199507150000577.35 |
7.35 133,652 Members |
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add Original Creator, Original Character Design, Screenplay Movie, 2013 222981201303300000587.40 |
7.40 222,981 Members |
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add Original Creator, Original Character Design, Screenplay Movie, 2015 182222201504180000597.03 |
7.03 182,222 Members |
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TV Special, 1990 106546199010170000607.56 |
7.56 106,546 Members |
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TV Special, 1993 111988199302240000617.79 |
7.79 111,988 Members |
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CM, 2018 2134201802200000626.14 |
6.14 2,134 Members |
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OVA, 1992 22575199201280000636.43 |
6.43 22,575 Members |
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OVA, 1993 50607199307230000646.72 |
6.72 50,607 Members |
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TV Special, 1992 14215199207000000656.54 |
6.54 14,215 Members |
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TV Special, 1993 17780199312310000666.50 |
6.50 17,780 Members |
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Special, 2011 117212201112170000677.21 |
7.21 117,212 Members |
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Special, 2008 52764200809210000686.83 |
6.83 52,764 Members |
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OVA, 2010 43236201011110000696.58 |
6.58 43,236 Members |
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add Original Character Design Movie, 1996 2220199604200000705.89 |
5.89 2,220 Members |
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add Original Character Design ONA, 2017 687201708070000715.56 |
5.56 687 Members |
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add Original Character Design Movie, 1991 3183199107200000726.56 |
6.56 3,183 Members |
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add Original Character Design TV, Fall 2020 73285202010030000737.73 |
7.73 73,285 Members |
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add Original Character Design TV Special, 2021 2529202106260000746.20 |
6.20 2,529 Members |
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add Original Character Design TV, Fall 1991 24524199110170000757.57 |
7.57 24,524 Members |
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add Original Character Design Movie, 1992 2636199207110000766.33 |
6.33 2,636 Members |
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add Original Character Design Movie, 1992 2522199203070000776.48 |
6.48 2,522 Members |
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add Original Character Design Movie, 2019 16421201908020000786.79 |
6.79 16,421 Members |
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add Original Character Design TV, Winter 1990 7288198912020000796.84 |
6.84 7,288 Members |
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OVA, 1994 2841199407280000806.19 |
6.19 2,841 Members |
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add Original Character Design OVA, 1996 7214199608010000815.26 |
5.26 7,214 Members |
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Special, 1990 642199012310000820.00 |
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OVA, 1990 1919199007070000835.51 |
5.51 1,919 Members |
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OVA, 1988 1817198809230000846.02 |
6.02 1,817 Members |
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TV, Winter 1995 2114199501080000856.55 |
6.55 2,114 Members |
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Special, 2004 2721200407170000864.99 |
4.99 2,721 Members |
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Special, 2003 2825200307190000874.71 |
4.71 2,825 Members |
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Movie, 1990 2168199007070000885.60 |
5.60 2,168 Members |
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Movie, 2023 6821202308180000897.16 |
7.16 6,821 Members |
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7.56 13,537 Members |
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add Original Creator, Original Character Design Airing ONA, 2018 75416201807010000915.33 |
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Manga, 1993 754199302000000016.74 |
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Manga, 2006 988200609150000026.46 |
6.46 988 Members |
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Manga, 1997 3332199710280000036.88 |
6.88 3,332 Members |
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One-shot, 2006 10777200612250000046.47 |
6.47 10,777 Members |
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Manga, 1980 16840198001220000057.69 |
7.69 16,840 Members |
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Manga, 1984 162413198411200000068.42 |
8.42 162,413 Members |
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Manga, 2015 69782201506200000077.30 |
7.30 69,782 Members |
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Manga, 2015 6015201502210000086.60 |
6.60 6,015 Members |
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Manga, 2013 10814201307130000096.99 |
6.99 10,814 Members |
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One-shot, 1999 341199912000000106.34 |
6.34 341 Members |
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Manga, 1998 3865199807070000116.60 |
6.60 3,865 Members |
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Manga, 2008 2198200804040000126.60 |
6.60 2,198 Members |
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One-shot, 2010 3485201011150000136.55 |
6.55 3,485 Members |
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Manga, 1999 5209199904270000146.65 |
6.65 5,209 Members |
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Manga, 2000 11594200005090000157.09 |
7.09 11,594 Members |
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Manga, 1978 3281197800000000166.94 |
6.94 3,281 Members |
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Manga, 1982 911198209000000176.88 |
6.88 911 Members |
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