Akira Toriyama Archives

Beelzebub charges forth in the trailer for Sand Land (2023), Sunrise, Kamikaze Douga, and ANIMA

Akira Toriyama’s ‘Sand Land’ Gets New Trailer, Confirms Japanese Theatrical Release Date

April 6, 2023

It's time to grab your cantinas and pack your best sun protection, as Bandai Namco Entertainment has released not only a new trailer for its upcoming theatrical anime adaptation of Akira Toriyma's classic manga...

Beelzebub and Thief charge onwards to adventure in Sand Land Teaser Trailer (2023), Sunrise, Bandai Namco Filmworks, Kamikaze Douga, and Anima Production

Akira Toriyama’s Classic ‘Sand Land’ Manga Announces Cinematic Anime Adaptation For 2023

Nerdigans Inc.

December 20, 2022

Anime

While the majority of anime and manga fans associate Akira Toriyama with either the Dragon Ball and Dragon Quest franchises, or even his earliest work Dr. Slump, the hardcore may remember his passion proje...

Japanese Communist Party Condemns ‘Dragon Quest’ Series Over “Gender Stereotypes” And “Excessive Sexiness”

Nerdigans Inc.

November 2, 2022

Censorship, Video Games

As feminist game journalists in the West currently obsess over the "male gaze" in Bayonetta 3, the Japanese Communist Party has turned their censorious eyes on the classic Dragon Quest franchise for similar rea...

Cover Of The Day: Akira Toriyama’s Dragon Ball Z Volume 9

John F. Trent

June 8, 2021

Manga

Today's cover of the day is Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball Z Volume 9. The issue was originally published on March 8, 1991 in Japan, but this cover made its debut in North America in May 2003. Take a look. ...

Watch Akira Toriyama Draw Dragon Ball Z’s Son Goku

John F. Trent

March 4, 2020

Anime, Manga

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Dragon Ball creator and Dragon Quest character designer Akira Toriyama draws, inks, and paints Dragon Ball Z's Son Goku. Take a look. Akira Toriyama draws Son Goku (Colored)~ pic.twitter.com/CkvJUENW4A —...

Artist Reimagines Classic Akira Toriyama Dragon Ball Cover With Adult Gohan

John F. Trent

February 14, 2020

Anime, Manga

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Artist Erren Van Duine reimagined a classic Akira Toriyama Dragon Ball cover with an adult Gohan. Van Duine reimagined Toriyama's cover from Vol. 18 Chapter 207 "Son Gohan Grieves" that originally debuted in...

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Dragon Ball – A Visual History: Is This A History Worthy of a Dragon Ball Wish?

Spencer Baculi

December 4, 2019

Reviews

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In 1984, Mangaka legend Akira Toriyama debuted the first chapter of what would become arguably the most popular anime in the world, Dragon Ball, in the pages of popular manga magazine Weekly Shonen Jump. Sin...

“Dragon Ball Super” Reveals Brand New Design for Legendary Saiyan, Broly!

Daniel Mills

July 11, 2018

Movies

Super Saiyan to the Next Level Akira Toriyama seems to always be outdoing himself. Jokes about the constant power level shifts in the Dragon Ball series are just about the oldest jokes in the internet's histor...

Dragon Ball Super: Broly - Toei Animation

Dragon Ball Super: Broly is Officially Announced With a Theatrical Release Date

Daniel Mills

July 10, 2018

Movies

Get Ready to Rumble Goku and Vegeta just couldn't go quietly into that good night. Fans were incredibly disappointed when Toei Animation announced the end of Dragon Ball Super. The series was a brand new exten...

Dragon Ball Z Resurrection 'F' Movie Poster

Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ – Official Trailer

John F. Trent

August 8, 2015

Movies

Frieza has been returned to life through the summoning of Shenron and is on a path of vengeance that leads straight to earth and Goku! Will Goku be able to stop one of his biggest foes or will Frieza have his r...

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