Japanese illustrator and author of the famous manga Dragon Ball (Russian translation – “Dragon Ball”) Akira Toriyama died in Japan at the age of 68. The magazine reported that Weekly Shonen Jump.
“The entire editorial team at Shueisha is deeply saddened by the news of her sudden death. The manga she drew has transcended the borders of Japan and is read and loved all over the world” — in addition, her charming characters and surprising sense of design have greatly influenced many artists and manga creators. .
In the press service of Bird Studio, the anime studio created by Toriyama in 1983, reportedthat the artist died on March 1. They announced that the cause of death was acute subdural hematoma.
“Our common great loss is that he did not have time to complete several projects, was in the process of creation and started working with great enthusiasm,” the studio said.
Toriyama was born in the central prefecture of Aichi in April 1955. His work began to be published in the early 1980s. The Dragon Ball manga, which started to be published in 1985, brought him widespread fame. The manga has sold approximately 160 million copies in Japan. More than 260 million copies have been sold worldwide.
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