Online dictionary of manga and video games in Japan: Akira Toriyama

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Akira Toriyama

鳥山明
alternative words: Toriyama Akira
keywords: author , dr. slump , dragon ball , manga
related topics: Dragon Ball , Dr. Slump
explanation: Born April 5, 1955 in Aichi Prefecture near Nagoya City. He began his career by publishing "Wonder Island" but especially "Dr. Slump", the tale of a crazy scientific in "Shonen Jump". After a hit of the latter, he published in the same magazine "Dragon Ball", a kind of karate comedy, of which success in the world, especially in France, is notorious. Probably, he should be the most popular mangaka because the sales of his books has surpassed 100 millions in the world.