Akira Toriyama, the beloved creator of Dragon Ball, Dr. Slump, and many more classic manga, has died at the age of 68 from an acute subdural haematoma. The news was confirmed by Toriyama's own Bird Studio which stated, "It's our deep regret that he still had several works in the middle of creation with great enthusiasm," adding, "He would have many more things to achieve."
Born in Nagoya, Japan in 1955, Toriyama was a keen artist from a young age, citing both One Hundred and One Dalmatians and Osamu Tezuka's Astro Boy as early inspirations.
