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Akira and Sasuke Toriyama playing III.png|Toriyama bonding with his son Sasuke while playing ''Dragon Quest III'' | |||
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DQ DB Toriyama.png|[[Carver]] defending the {{Party 6}} similar to Piccolo defending Gohan in ''[[Dragon Ball Z]]''. | DQ DB Toriyama.png|[[Carver]] defending the {{Party 6}} similar to Piccolo defending Gohan in ''[[Dragon Ball Z]]''. | ||
Yuji_Horii_and_Akira_Toriyama.png|Yuji Horii recounting his history with Toriyama and expressing his gratitude for elevating the characters and monsters beyond the hardware limitations | Yuji_Horii_and_Akira_Toriyama.png|Yuji Horii recounting his history with Toriyama and expressing his gratitude for elevating the characters and monsters beyond the hardware limitations | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:03, 28 May 2026
Akira Toriyama (鳥山 明, born April 5, 1955; died March 1, 2024[1]) was the main character and monster designer of the Dragon Quest series. He was otherwise known for the manga series Dr. Slump and Dragon Ball as well as his distinctive art style. He was also one of the main creative forces behind the RPG Chrono Trigger.
Works[edit | edit source]
Manga[edit | edit source]
- Awawa World (あわわワールド)
- Mysterious Rain Jack
- Wonder Island
- Today's Highlight Island
- Tomato, Girl Detective
- Dr. Slump
- Pola & Roid
- Mad Matic (マッド マチック)
- Pink
- Chobit (チョビット)
- Dragon Boy
- The Adventures of Tongpoo
- Akira Toriyama's Manga Theater (鳥山明○作劇場)
- Dragon Ball
- Hetappi Manga Kenkyūjo
- Mister Hō (Mr.ホー)
- Lady Red (レディー・レッド)
- Kennosuke-sama (剣之介さま)
- Sonchoh (そんちょう)
- Mamejiro (豆次郎くん)
- Clear Skies, Karamaru (空丸くん日本晴れ)
- Rocky
- Wolf
- Cashman - Saving Soldier (貯金戦士CASHMAN)
- Monmon no Sumō Yūgi (モンモンの相撲遊戯)
- Go! Go! Ackman
- Dr. Slump Returns, But Only For a Little While
- Alien X-Peke (宇宙人ペケ)
- Tokimecha (トキメカ)
- Bubul & the magical village (魔神村のBUBUL)
- Cowa! (こわ!)
- New Cashman - Saving Soldier
- Kajika
- Haigyo no Mahimahi (ハイギョのマヒマヒ)
- Nekomajin
- Hyowtam (ヒョータム)
- Sand Land
- Bitch's Life (ビッチズ・ライフイラストレーションファイル)
- Toccio the Angel (てんしのトッチオ)
- KochiKame
- Cross Epoch
- Dr. Mashirito and Abale-chan
- Sachie-chan Guu!! (さちえちゃんグー!!)
- Oishii Shima no Ū-sama
- Jiya (JIYA -ジヤ-)
- Kintoki (KINTOKI-金目族のトキ)
- Jaco the Galactic Patrolman
- The Tale of Isobe Isobei: It is Tough Being in the Floating World
Movies[edit | edit source]
- Crusher Joe
- Apple Pop
- Kosuke & Rikimaru - The Dragon of Konpei Island (小助さま力丸さま-コンペイ島の竜-, Kosuke-sama Rikimaru-sama - Konpeitō no Ryū)
- Water Bandit, Rain Bandit
- Kennosuke-sama (剣之介さま)
Game design[edit | edit source]
- Dragon Quest (Enix, May 1986)
- Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line (Enix, January 1987)
- Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation (Enix, February 1988)
- Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen (Enix, February 1990)
- Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride (Enix, September 1992)
- Torneko no Daibouken: Fushigi no Dungeon (Chunsoft, September 1993)
- Chrono Trigger (Squaresoft, March 1995)
- Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation (Enix, December 1995)
- Tobal No. 1 (Squaresoft, August 1996)
- Tobal 2 (Squaresoft, April 1997)
- Dragon Quest Monsters (Enix, 1998)
- Torneko: The Last Hope (Enix, September 1999)
- Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past (Enix, August 2000)
- Dragon Quest Monsters 2 (Enix, 2001)
- Torneko no Daibōken 3 (Enix, October 2002)
- Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart (Enix, 2003)
- Slime MoriMori Dragon Quest (Square Enix, 2003)
- Kenshin Dragon Quest (Square Enix, 2003)
- Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King (Square Enix, November 2004)
- Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime (Square Enix, December 2005)
- Dragon Quest: Shōnen Yangus to Fushigi no Dungeon (Square Enix, April 2006)
- Blue Dragon (Microsoft Studios, December 2006)
- Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker (Square Enix, December 2006)
- Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors (Square Enix, July 2007)
- Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies (Square Enix, July 2009)
- Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 (Square Enix, April 2010)
- Slime MoriMori Dragon Quest 3 (Square Enix, November 2011)
- Dragon Quest X (Square Enix, August 2012)
- Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age (Square Enix, July 2017)
Object design[edit | edit source]
- LISA (scale model, 1986)
- Scout Mobile Tongpoo (scale model, 1987)
- World Fighter Collection (scale models, 1992–1994)
- QVOLT (electric car, 2005)
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Toriyama bonding with his son Sasuke while playing Dragon Quest III -
Character art from the first five games. -
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Toriyama expressing his complicated relationship with his first editor, Kazuhiko Torishima -
A panel from Toriyama's Dragon Ball series with Yamcha, Krillin, Goku and a cameo by an Archdemon. -
Dragon Quest - Dragon Ball similar poses in the VI guidebook. -
Said guidebook was illustrated by staff from Toei animation, the studio responsible for the Dragon Ball anime. -
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Yuji Horii recounting his history with Toriyama and expressing his gratitude for elevating the characters and monsters beyond the hardware limitations
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Yuji Horii's message on Toriyama's passing.
