Given name: 明
Family name: 鳥山Alternate names: Bird Studio Birthday: Apr 5, 1955 Website: Member Favorites: 14,361 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 55471200704070000016.39 |
6.39 55,471 Members |
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add Original Character Design TV, Spring 2008 18469200804050000026.54 |
6.54 18,469 Members |
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OVA, 1997 2245199707290000035.65 |
5.65 2,245 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 9579198303120000056.85 |
6.85 9,579 Members |
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TV, Fall 1997 18727199711260000066.97 |
6.97 18,727 Members |
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Movie, 1981 2728198107180000076.27 |
6.27 2,728 Members |
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Movie, 1982 2196198207100000086.42 |
6.42 2,196 Members |
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Movie, 1983 1952198303130000096.23 |
6.23 1,952 Members |
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Movie, 1984 2057198412220000106.27 |
6.27 2,057 Members |
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Movie, 1985 1864198507130000116.06 |
6.06 1,864 Members |
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Movie, 1993 1820199306030000126.20 |
6.20 1,820 Members |
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Movie, 1993 1907199307100000136.13 |
6.13 1,907 Members |
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Movie, 1994 1770199403120000146.03 |
6.03 1,770 Members |
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Movie, 1994 1749199407090000156.16 |
6.16 1,749 Members |
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Movie, 1999 1779199903060000166.06 |
6.06 1,779 Members |
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Movie, 2007 1903200703030000176.00 |
6.00 1,903 Members |
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438199406020000180.00 |
N/A 438 Members |
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TV, Spring 1981 16696198104080000197.18 |
7.18 16,696 Members |
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Special, 1992 983199201010000205.85 |
5.85 983 Members |
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Special, 1982 1331198201020000215.99 |
5.99 1,331 Members |
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5.72 810 Members |
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Special, 1981 1013198107250000235.79 |
5.79 1,013 Members |
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5.71 943 Members |
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Special, 1981 1415198110070000255.83 |
5.83 1,415 Members |
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Special, 1999 1204199909150000265.77 |
5.77 1,204 Members |
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Special, 1998 1077199804010000275.96 |
5.96 1,077 Members |
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TV, Winter 1986 1044258198602260000287.97 |
7.97 1,044,258 Members |
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add Original Creator, Original Character Design Not Yet Aired TV, Fall 2024 22918202410000000290.00 |
N/A 22,918 Members |
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add Original Creator, Original Character Design TV, Winter 1996 633417199602070000306.49 |
6.49 633,417 Members |
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add Original Character Design TV Special, 1997 78420199703260000316.55 |
6.55 78,420 Members |
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TV, Spring 2009 393907200904050000327.74 |
7.74 393,907 Members |
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TV, Spring 2014 193582201404060000337.69 |
7.69 193,582 Members |
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TV Special, 2011 49777201108020000347.53 |
7.53 49,777 Members |
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Movie, 1986 69418198612200000356.76 |
6.76 69,418 Members |
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Movie, 1987 66109198707180000366.73 |
6.73 66,109 Members |
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Movie, 1988 58996198807090000376.82 |
6.82 58,996 Members |
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Movie, 1996 62933199603020000387.13 |
7.13 62,933 Members |
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Special, 1988 32205198806080000396.70 |
6.70 32,205 Members |
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add Storyboard, Original Creator, Original Character Design TV, Summer 2015 832884201507050000407.44 |
7.44 832,884 Members |
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add Script, Original Creator, Original Character Design, Character Design, Screenplay Movie, 2018 407020201812140000418.17 |
8.17 407,020 Members |
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Special, 2018 17651201811010000427.22 |
7.22 17,651 Members |
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add Original Creator, Character Design, Screenplay Movie, 2022 109770202206110000437.56 |
7.56 109,770 Members |
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TV, Spring 1989 1230557198904260000448.18 |
8.18 1,230,557 Members |
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Movie, 1989 124785198907150000456.63 |
6.63 124,785 Members |
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Movie, 1990 114864199003100000466.58 |
6.58 114,864 Members |
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Movie, 1990 138473199007070000476.69 |
6.69 138,473 Members |
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Movie, 1991 121480199103090000486.54 |
6.54 121,480 Members |
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Movie, 1991 150670199107200000497.06 |
7.06 150,670 Members |
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Movie, 1992 129655199203070000506.79 |
6.79 129,655 Members |
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Movie, 1992 124906199207110000516.83 |
6.83 124,906 Members |
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Movie, 1993 164103199303060000527.32 |
7.32 164,103 Members |
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Movie, 1993 123123199307100000537.11 |
7.11 123,123 Members |
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Movie, 1994 134252199403120000546.76 |
6.76 134,252 Members |
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Movie, 1994 124881199407090000555.77 |
5.77 124,881 Members |
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Movie, 1995 154150199503040000567.60 |
7.60 154,150 Members |
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Movie, 1995 133622199507150000577.35 |
7.35 133,622 Members |
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add Original Creator, Original Character Design, Screenplay Movie, 2013 222935201303300000587.40 |
7.40 222,935 Members |
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add Original Creator, Original Character Design, Screenplay Movie, 2015 182180201504180000597.03 |
7.03 182,180 Members |
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TV Special, 1990 106527199010170000607.56 |
7.56 106,527 Members |
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TV Special, 1993 111949199302240000617.79 |
7.79 111,949 Members |
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CM, 2018 2133201802200000626.14 |
6.14 2,133 Members |
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OVA, 1992 22570199201280000636.43 |
6.43 22,570 Members |
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OVA, 1993 50594199307230000646.72 |
6.72 50,594 Members |
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TV Special, 1992 14208199207000000656.54 |
6.54 14,208 Members |
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TV Special, 1993 17777199312310000666.50 |
6.50 17,777 Members |
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Special, 2011 117188201112170000677.21 |
7.21 117,188 Members |
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Special, 2008 52753200809210000686.83 |
6.83 52,753 Members |
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OVA, 2010 43220201011110000696.58 |
6.58 43,220 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 687201708070000715.56 |
5.56 687 Members |
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add Original Character Design Movie, 1991 3181199107200000726.56 |
6.56 3,181 Members |
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add Original Character Design TV, Fall 2020 73271202010030000737.73 |
7.73 73,271 Members |
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add Original Character Design TV Special, 2021 2527202106260000746.20 |
6.20 2,527 Members |
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add Original Character Design TV, Fall 1991 24514199110170000757.57 |
7.57 24,514 Members |
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add Original Character Design Movie, 1992 2634199207110000766.33 |
6.33 2,634 Members |
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add Original Character Design Movie, 1992 2520199203070000776.48 |
6.48 2,520 Members |
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add Original Character Design Movie, 2019 16418201908020000786.79 |
6.79 16,418 Members |
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add Original Character Design TV, Winter 1990 7285198912020000796.84 |
6.84 7,285 Members |
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OVA, 1994 2839199407280000806.19 |
6.19 2,839 Members |
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add Original Character Design OVA, 1996 7212199608010000815.26 |
5.26 7,212 Members |
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Special, 1990 640199012310000820.00 |
N/A 640 Members |
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OVA, 1990 1918199007070000835.51 |
5.51 1,918 Members |
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OVA, 1988 1816198809230000846.02 |
6.02 1,816 Members |
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TV, Winter 1995 2112199501080000856.55 |
6.55 2,112 Members |
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Special, 2004 2719200407170000864.99 |
4.99 2,719 Members |
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Special, 2003 2823200307190000874.71 |
4.71 2,823 Members |
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Movie, 1990 2166199007070000885.60 |
5.60 2,166 Members |
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Movie, 2023 6812202308180000897.16 |
7.16 6,812 Members |
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7.57 13,484 Members |
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add Original Creator, Original Character Design Airing ONA, 2018 75401201807010000915.33 |
5.33 75,401 Members |
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Manga, 1993 751199302000000016.74 |
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Manga, 2006 986200609150000026.46 |
6.46 986 Members |
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Manga, 1997 3329199710280000036.88 |
6.88 3,329 Members |
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One-shot, 2006 10775200612250000046.47 |
6.47 10,775 Members |
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Manga, 1980 16832198001220000057.69 |
7.69 16,832 Members |
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Manga, 1984 162365198411200000068.42 |
8.42 162,365 Members |
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Manga, 2015 69762201506200000077.30 |
7.30 69,762 Members |
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Manga, 2015 6013201502210000086.61 |
6.61 6,013 Members |
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Manga, 2013 10810201307130000096.99 |
6.99 10,810 Members |
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One-shot, 1999 339199912000000106.35 |
6.35 339 Members |
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Manga, 1998 3862199807070000116.60 |
6.60 3,862 Members |
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Manga, 2008 2196200804040000126.60 |
6.60 2,196 Members |
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One-shot, 2010 3482201011150000136.55 |
6.55 3,482 Members |
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Manga, 1999 5207199904270000146.65 |
6.65 5,207 Members |
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Manga, 2000 11589200005090000157.09 |
7.09 11,589 Members |
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Manga, 1978 3275197800000000166.94 |
6.94 3,275 Members |
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Manga, 1982 910198209000000176.88 |
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