Given name: 明
Family name: 鳥山Alternate names: Bird Studio Birthday: Apr 5, 1955 Website: Member Favorites: 14,225 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 55069200704070000016.40 |
6.40 55,069 Members |
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add Original Character Design TV, Spring 2008 18201200804050000026.58 |
6.58 18,201 Members |
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OVA, 1997 2073199707290000035.64 |
5.64 2,073 Members |
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add Character Design (ep 43, BEEMAN 500SS) TV, Fall 2012 5735201210020000046.56 |
6.56 5,735 Members |
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add Character Design (MAX 310) Movie, 1983 9288198303120000056.93 |
6.93 9,288 Members |
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TV, Fall 1997 18441199711260000066.99 |
6.99 18,441 Members |
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Movie, 1981 2497198107180000076.38 |
6.38 2,497 Members |
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Movie, 1982 1968198207100000086.55 |
6.55 1,968 Members |
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Movie, 1983 1726198303130000096.37 |
6.37 1,726 Members |
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Movie, 1984 1829198412220000106.42 |
6.42 1,829 Members |
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Movie, 1985 1640198507130000116.31 |
6.31 1,640 Members |
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Movie, 1993 1597199306030000126.41 |
6.41 1,597 Members |
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Movie, 1993 1683199307100000136.41 |
6.41 1,683 Members |
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Movie, 1994 1547199403120000146.24 |
6.24 1,547 Members |
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6.37 1,525 Members |
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Movie, 1999 1556199903060000166.33 |
6.33 1,556 Members |
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Movie, 2007 1675200703030000176.15 |
6.15 1,675 Members |
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TV, Spring 1981 16399198104080000197.27 |
7.27 16,399 Members |
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Special, 1992 975199201010000205.97 |
5.97 975 Members |
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Special, 1982 1106198201020000216.31 |
6.31 1,106 Members |
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5.76 799 Members |
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Special, 1981 1004198107250000235.83 |
5.83 1,004 Members |
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5.81 933 Members |
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Special, 1981 1191198110070000256.15 |
6.15 1,191 Members |
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Special, 1999 1195199909150000265.79 |
5.79 1,195 Members |
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Special, 1998 857199804010000276.41 |
6.41 857 Members |
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TV, Winter 1986 1039400198602260000287.97 |
7.97 1,039,400 Members |
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add Original Creator, Original Character Design Not Yet Aired TV, Fall 2024 21421202410000000290.00 |
N/A 21,421 Members |
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add Original Creator, Original Character Design TV, Winter 1996 631092199602070000306.49 |
6.49 631,092 Members |
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add Original Character Design TV Special, 1997 77874199703260000316.55 |
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TV, Spring 2009 391921200904050000327.74 |
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TV, Spring 2014 192387201404060000337.69 |
7.69 192,387 Members |
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TV Special, 2011 49335201108020000347.53 |
7.53 49,335 Members |
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Movie, 1986 68898198612200000356.76 |
6.76 68,898 Members |
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Movie, 1987 65585198707180000366.74 |
6.74 65,585 Members |
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Movie, 1988 58524198807090000376.83 |
6.83 58,524 Members |
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Movie, 1996 62464199603020000387.14 |
7.14 62,464 Members |
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Special, 1988 32101198806080000396.70 |
6.70 32,101 Members |
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add Storyboard, Original Creator, Original Character Design TV, Summer 2015 828757201507050000407.44 |
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add Script, Original Creator, Original Character Design, Character Design, Screenplay Movie, 2018 404075201812140000418.17 |
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Special, 2018 17556201811010000427.22 |
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add Original Creator, Character Design, Screenplay Movie, 2022 107859202206110000437.56 |
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TV, Spring 1989 1225876198904260000448.18 |
8.18 1,225,876 Members |
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Movie, 1989 124100198907150000456.63 |
6.63 124,100 Members |
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Movie, 1990 114249199003100000466.58 |
6.58 114,249 Members |
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Movie, 1990 137735199007070000476.69 |
6.69 137,735 Members |
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Movie, 1991 120812199103090000486.55 |
6.55 120,812 Members |
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Movie, 1991 149807199107200000497.06 |
7.06 149,807 Members |
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Movie, 1992 128969199203070000506.79 |
6.79 128,969 Members |
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Movie, 1992 124200199207110000516.83 |
6.83 124,200 Members |
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Movie, 1993 163279199303060000527.32 |
7.32 163,279 Members |
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Movie, 1993 122398199307100000537.11 |
7.11 122,398 Members |
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6.77 133,527 Members |
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Movie, 1994 124189199407090000555.78 |
5.78 124,189 Members |
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Movie, 1995 153267199503040000567.60 |
7.60 153,267 Members |
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Movie, 1995 132861199507150000577.36 |
7.36 132,861 Members |
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add Original Creator, Original Character Design, Screenplay Movie, 2013 221793201303300000587.40 |
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add Original Creator, Original Character Design, Screenplay Movie, 2015 181083201504180000597.03 |
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TV Special, 1990 105880199010170000607.57 |
7.57 105,880 Members |
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TV Special, 1993 111207199302240000617.79 |
7.79 111,207 Members |
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CM, 2018 2069201802200000626.14 |
6.14 2,069 Members |
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OVA, 1992 22497199201280000636.43 |
6.43 22,497 Members |
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OVA, 1993 50433199307230000646.72 |
6.72 50,433 Members |
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TV Special, 1992 14129199207000000656.54 |
6.54 14,129 Members |
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6.51 17,704 Members |
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Special, 2011 116579201112170000677.21 |
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Special, 2008 52562200809210000686.83 |
6.83 52,562 Members |
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OVA, 2010 43042201011110000696.58 |
6.58 43,042 Members |
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add Original Character Design Movie, 1996 2068199604200000705.90 |
5.90 2,068 Members |
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add Original Character Design ONA, 2017 681201708070000715.61 |
5.61 681 Members |
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add Original Character Design Movie, 1991 3160199107200000726.56 |
6.56 3,160 Members |
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add Original Character Design TV, Fall 2020 72758202010030000737.74 |
7.74 72,758 Members |
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add Original Character Design TV Special, 2021 2517202106260000746.22 |
6.22 2,517 Members |
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add Original Character Design TV, Fall 1991 24229199110170000757.59 |
7.59 24,229 Members |
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add Original Character Design Movie, 1992 2488199207110000766.33 |
6.33 2,488 Members |
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add Original Character Design Movie, 1992 2508199203070000776.49 |
6.49 2,508 Members |
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add Original Character Design Movie, 2019 16135201908020000786.82 |
6.82 16,135 Members |
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add Original Character Design TV, Winter 1990 7037198912020000797.08 |
7.08 7,037 Members |
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OVA, 1994 2665199407280000806.18 |
6.18 2,665 Members |
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add Original Character Design OVA, 1996 7057199608010000815.26 |
5.26 7,057 Members |
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Special, 1990 634199012310000820.00 |
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OVA, 1990 1754199007070000835.51 |
5.51 1,754 Members |
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OVA, 1988 1571198809230000846.05 |
6.05 1,571 Members |
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Special, 2004 2704200407170000865.00 |
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Manga, 1993 744199302000000016.83 |
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Manga, 2006 982200609150000026.48 |
6.48 982 Members |
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Manga, 1997 3296199710280000036.88 |
6.88 3,296 Members |
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Manga, 1980 16511198001220000057.76 |
7.76 16,511 Members |
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Manga, 1984 161152198411200000068.43 |
8.43 161,152 Members |
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Manga, 2015 68980201506200000077.30 |
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Manga, 2013 10736201307130000096.99 |
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6.36 329 Members |
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One-shot, 2010 3468201011150000136.55 |
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Manga, 1999 5164199904270000146.66 |
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Manga, 2000 11154200005090000157.08 |
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