According to reports from Yahoo News, Japan's Fuji News Network (FNN) and other media on March 8, the well-known Japanese cartoonist Akira Toriyama died of acute subdural hematoma on March 1 at the age of 68.

Akira Toriyama

Akira Toriyama, born in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, is a Japanese male cartoonist. Akira Toriyama is the author of classic comic works such as "Dragon Ball" and "Arale", which are extremely popular and widely praised all over the world. His works are serialized in Shueisha's comic magazine "Weekly Shōnen Jump", ranking first in popularity all year round. He is loved by readers of all ages and has also influenced many subsequent cartoonists, directors and other figures.

"Dragon Ball"

Among them, "Dragon Ball" is even more popular around the world, creating sales of well over 250 million copies (in 2018). "Dragon Ball", which began serialization in 1984, is different from many works at that time that were popular all over the world during the serialization but quickly faded after the completion. The popularity of "Dragon Ball" continued after the comic was completed in 1995, and it is still very popular today. .