RIP to legendary Manga artist Akira Toriyama
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Damn. He was my dad’s age. He’s one of the goats who created so many of the things that we enjoy. He’s on the Mount Rushmore of creators with Jack Kirby, Bill Finger who created some truly iconic characters that are going to live on very long after them.
Brehs, it goes beyond just him being a Mangeka. His creations birthed an entire generation of creators from writing, to animation & illustration and beyond.
He came into the game and made one of the greatest Gag Mangas of all time in Dr. Slump. Unintentionally stumbled into the fighting/martial arts genre and completely reinvented it and became a worldwide sensation with The DragonBall Franchise. And even has his hands in the RPG Genre as one of the creators of The Chrono Trigger and Dragon Quest franchises.
Do you know how insane it is to have your influence be that global and vast creatively??? This man was one of one.
He came into the game and made one of the greatest Gag Mangas of all time in Dr. Slump. Unintentionally stumbled into the fighting/martial arts genre and completely reinvented it and became a worldwide sensation with The DragonBall Franchise. And even has his hands in the RPG Genre as one of the creators of The Chrono Trigger and Dragon Quest franchises.
Do you know how insane it is to have your influence be that global and vast creatively??? This man was one of one.
prophecypro
Hollywood North
I don’t even follow anime/manga and all that and I know this dudes impact without knowing him
RIP
RIP
O³ (O cubed)
No more PAWGs, PLEASE??!!!??
Everybody keeps saying this but Fist of the North Star was the biggest influence.
However shows like YYH, One Piece and Naruto you can see the influence.
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xiceman191
Superstar
Couldn’t say any better.Brehs, it goes beyond just him being a Mangeka. His creations birthed an entire generation of creators from writing, to animation & illustration and beyond.
He came into the game and made one of the greatest Gag Mangas of all time in Dr. Slump. Unintentionally stumbled into the fighting/martial arts genre and completely reinvented it and became a worldwide sensation with The DragonBall Franchise. And even has his hands in the RPG Genre as one of the creators of The Chrono Trigger and Dragon Quest franchises.
Do you know how insane it is to have your influence be that global and vast creatively??? This man was one of one.
RIP to a generational talent
Dr. Narcisse
Veteran
RIP
Twitter is twittering tho
Twitter is twittering tho
Figaro
Superstar
Had me in front of the mirror as a young’un screaming trying to go super saiyan 
RIP
Could’ve still gave my bro Vegeta more glory though
RIP
Could’ve still gave my bro Vegeta more glory though
That's just the Namekian Dragon. Earth can bring anyone back so long as they haven't been revived before.Dragonballs can't resurrect natural causes.
AyBrehHam Linkin
First Black Brehsident
Dragon Ball Z is up there with The Epic of Gilgamesh, The Odyssey, The Illiad, Romeo and Juliet etc...just peak fiction. Changed generations.
David_TheMan
Veteran
Wow missed this news yesterday.
RIP to his family
RIP to his family
Trapperman Dave
Basil Fawty
Damn RIP to the legend
You choose one negative tweet out of an entire internet sobbing over this man
Why even give it attention?