Top 10 Facts About Akira Toriyama

1. We lost the GOAT Akira Toriyama’s at the age of 68 on 1 march 2024

2. Akira Toriyama’s artistic journey began in the 1970s. After quitting his job he started working as a manga artist

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3. His first popular manga series was Dr.Slump, before going on to create Dragon Ball

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4. Akira Toriyama Is A Big Jackie Chan Fan

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5. Toriyama never planned on being a manga artist, he try because he needed money after quitting his job

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6. Toriyama has drawn over 500 pages which was Denied Several Times By Publications

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7. Akira Toriyama Almost Quit Before His Success

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8. Dragon Ball Had Two Early Prototypes

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9. Piccolo is Akira Toriyama's Favorite Dragon Ball Character

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10. Akira Toriyama Was The President Of A Manga Club In High School

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