Manga artist Akira Toriyama died of subdural hemorrhage. Eiichiro Oda, Yuji Horii, and others commented on his death. He was 68 years old, and had created many masterpieces such as "Dragon Ball," "Dr. Slump," and "SAND LAND.

Manga artist Akira Toriyama passed away on March 1, 2024, jointly announced by Bird Studio Inc. and Capsule Corporation Tokyo.

According to an announcement posted on Dragon Ball Official X at noon on March 8, 2024, Akira Toriyama passed away on March 1, 2024 due to acute submural hemorrhage.


The funeral has already been held with next of kin only. A farewell party is still undecided and will be announced as soon as it is decided.

On the official website of "Shonen Jump," industry insiders have also issued their condolences. (Excerpts follow.)

Eiichiro Oda, original author of "ONE PIECE": " I am overwhelmed with sadness at the thought of never seeing him again.I have admired him so much since I was a child, andI remember the day he called me by name for the first time.I also remember the day heused the word "friend" for us, andthe day he and Mr. Kishimoto had a big party on theway home."

Masashi Kishimoto, author of "Naruto": " I felt a tremendous sense of loss, even greater than when Dragon Ball ended...I still don't know how to deal with this hole in my heart.I can't even read Dragon Ball, which I love."

"Dragon Quest" game designer Yuji Horii "I' ve known Toriyama-san since I was a writer for Shonen Jump, and at the recommendation of my editor, Torishima-san, I decided to ask him to draw the game when we launched Dragon Quest. It has been more than 37 years since then.In the more than 37 years since then, he has designed the characters, designed the monsters, and drawn so many fascinating characters that I can't even begin to count them.The history of Dragon Quest has been accompanied by Mr. Toriyama's character designs.Mr. Toriyama and the late Mr. Sugiyama were longtime friends of mine who created Dragon Quest."

Allied manga artist Masakazu Katsura: " I can only regret that we can no longer have long phone calls to talk about trivial matters."


Akira Toriyama was born on April 5, 1955, and made his debut in 1978 with "Wonder Island" in Weekly Shonen Jump, followed by "Dr. Slump" in 1980 and "Dragon Ball" in 1984, both of which became worldwide blockbusters. In parallel, he published many short stories and short stories. After "Dragon Ball" ended, he consistently worked on a series of short stories, and also worked on package illustrations and monster and character designs for the "Dragon Quest" series.

Last summer, "SAND LAND," a short-run serialization, was adapted into an animated feature film, and the TV series is scheduled to begin distribution in March, with a new animated series, "Dragon Ball DAIMA," in which Toriyama himself will be involved in the story and settings, scheduled for the fall of 2024.


We pray for his soulful rest in peace.

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