{"id":43653,"date":"2024-03-13T11:17:09","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T18:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/?p=43653"},"modified":"2024-03-13T11:17:12","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T18:17:12","slug":"akira-toriyama-passes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/?p=43653","title":{"rendered":"Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama passes away"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the world of pop culture, few have soared as high and as far as <strong>Akira Toriyama<\/strong>, the visionary behind the global phenomenon <em><strong>Dragon Ball<\/strong><\/em>. On March 1st, 2024, <strong>Bird Studio <\/strong>delivered the somber news that Toriyama had passed away at the age of 68, leaving behind a legacy that transcends mediums, generations, and geographies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A private ceremony was held, attended by family, friends, and close colleagues, a testament to the personal impact of a man whose works have touched millions. The news has been felt around the world by everyone who was inspired by his imagination, which undoubtedly delivered some of the <a href=\"https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/2023\/08\/the-best-anime-series\/\">best anime series<\/a> ever made, from <em>Dragon Ball<\/em> to <strong><em>Dr. Slump<\/em><\/strong> to <em><strong>Dragon Quest<\/strong><\/em>. He had more works still yet to come and others in the middle of their creation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Cultural Titan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Immortal Influence of Akira Toriyama &amp; Zack Snyder&#039;s Joe Rogan Podcast Ignites more Hate?\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/brCiQA3pyHE?start=1&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Toriyama&#8217;s creations have become cornerstones of not just anime and manga but pop culture at large. <em>Dragon Ball<\/em><strong> <\/strong>became a cultural juggernaut that would reach far and wide, inspiring countless people. The Dragon Ball manga was first published in Japan in 1984. Inspired by the Chinese novel <em><strong>Journey to the West<\/strong><\/em>, it also mixed Kung Fu comedy movie elements into its story, particularly those of <strong>Jackie Chan&#8217;s <em>Drunken Master<\/em>.<\/strong> An animated version of the manga would follow two years later, followed after by arguably his most popular work,<strong> <\/strong><em><strong>Dragon Ball Z<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His characters, from the ever-optimistic <strong>Goku<\/strong> to the villainous <strong>Frieza<\/strong>, have become icons, transcending their pages and screens to inspire action figures, clothing lines, and even academic discussions. The <em>Dragon Ball<\/em> series, in particular, introduced a new era of anime to the Western world, laying the foundation for the genre&#8217;s explosive popularity overseas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/dragon-ball-super-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/dragon-ball-super-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/dragon-ball-super-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/dragon-ball-super-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/dragon-ball-super-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/dragon-ball-super.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bird Studio released a statement on March 8th following his passing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s our deep regret that he still had several works in the middle of creation with great enthusiasm. He would have many more things to achieve. However, he has left many manga titles and works of art to this world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We hope that Akira Toriyama&#8217;s unique world of creation continues to be loved by everyone for a long time to come.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Toriyama was born in Kiyosu City in Aichi prefecture on April 5th, 1955. He began drawing at the age of 23, submitting a story to Weekly Sh\u014dnen Jump. Dragon Ball would later debut in the same magazine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The much-loved creation impacted multitudes, inspiring some to study martial arts abroad and others to take a creative career path toward animation and comics. For many others, it was a guiding light through hardship and personal difficulties. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The last series Akira Toriyama worked on, <strong><em>Dragon Ball Daima<\/em><\/strong>, will air on Fuji TV in Japan later this year. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-summary\">\nPower comes in response to a need, not a desire.\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/?p=43653\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama passes away&rdquo;<\/span>&hellip;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":186,"featured_media":43656,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[67,3260,3267,262,3263,1501],"class_list":["post-43653","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-comics-cartoons-anime","tag-anime","tag-dragon-ball","tag-dragon-ball-z","tag-featured","tag-goku","tag-manga","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama passes away - The Cultured Nerd<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Akira Toriyama, creator of Dragon Ball has passed away at the age of 68. 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