Bird Studio, the company behind dragon ballannounced his death this Friday Akira Toriyama, creator of the company and the cult manga, at 68 years old. The event that occurred on March 1 has not yet been officially formalized.
The cause of death of Akira Toriyama was acute subdural hematoma. This disease involves blood pooling in certain parts of the skull, causing increased pressure in the skull and causing severe damage to brain tissue.
“The funeral was celebrated with family and very few relatives. In keeping with your wishes for peace of mind, we respectfully inform you that we will not accept flowers, condolence gifts, visits, tributes, etc. We also ask that you refrain from conducting interviews with the family,” Bird Studio explained. “We deeply regret that he still has several works that were entirely created with great enthusiasm. Moreover, he still has a lot to achieve,” he continues.
In the same statement, the company mentions intention to celebrate some kind of commemoration of the work of Akira Toriyama, although they clarify that it has not yet been decided how it will be implemented. They will announce this later.
Akira Toriyama: 45 years of creating masterpieces
Akira Toriyama was born in Nagoya on April 5, 1955, almost 69 years ago. Over the 45 years of his career, he created many works of the highest level, but dragon ball one that brought him international fame. The original manga has been sold. 230 million copies worldwide, a figure that allows it to establish itself as the fourth best seller in history. However, the scope dragon ball It doesn’t end there. As a result of the original manga, a universe was created that also includes television series, video games, merchandising and dozens of experiences, many of which played a key role in the rapid growth of his popularity in the West.
Akira Toriyama’s work history also highlights series Doctor Slumpuntil success dragon ball. He also participated in the development of characters for the video game. Dragon Questof which it has sold more than 88 million copies – as a franchise – as Square Enix recently announced.
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