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Tomohiro OSAKI, Natsuko FUKUE

Dragon Ball: Japanese Manga That Transcended Borders

Akira Toriyama Japan Son Goku Shueisha

A tourist wearing a T-shirt of Dragon Ball has his photographs taken with a statue of Dragon Ball character "Son Goku" in Tokyo (Credit: AFP)

Beloved for its genre-defining artwork, universal enjoyability and stateless characters, Akira Toriyama's "Dragon Ball" set the standard for Japan's globally renowned manga graphic novel industry.

The shock death of its creator, aged 68, prompted an outpouring of disbelief from fans across the world on Friday who mourned the mangaka extraordinaire in all different languages.

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