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[[Image:Akira.jpg|thumb|right|Akira Toriyama]] | [[Image:Akira.jpg|thumb|right|Akira Toriyama]] | ||
{{nihongo|'''Akira Toriyama'''|鳥山 明|Toriyama Akira|born on April 5, 1955}} in Kiyosu, Aichi, Japan, | {{nihongo|'''Akira Toriyama'''|鳥山 明|Toriyama Akira|born on April 5, 1955}} in Kiyosu, Aichi, Japan, is an acclaimed Japanese manga artist known mostly for his creation of the ''{{w|Dragon Ball}}'' series in 1984. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
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Toriyama is mostly acknowledged for his major hit ''Dragon Ball''. This work was one of the linchpins for what is accepted as the Golden Age of Jump. Its success encouraged Toriyama to continue working on Dragon Ball from 1984 to 1995. During that eleven-year period, he produced 519 chapters, collected into 42 volumes, with each volume averaging 200 pages. The manga was also adapted into three anime adaptations, numerous feature-length animated movies, several video games, and mega-merchandising. The third anime adaptation, Dragon Ball GT, was not based on his manga; however, Toriyama was still involved in the project by supervising its production, although in a limited way. | Toriyama is mostly acknowledged for his major hit ''Dragon Ball''. This work was one of the linchpins for what is accepted as the Golden Age of Jump. Its success encouraged Toriyama to continue working on Dragon Ball from 1984 to 1995. During that eleven-year period, he produced 519 chapters, collected into 42 volumes, with each volume averaging 200 pages. The manga was also adapted into three anime adaptations, numerous feature-length animated movies, several video games, and mega-merchandising. The third anime adaptation, Dragon Ball GT, was not based on his manga; however, Toriyama was still involved in the project by supervising its production, although in a limited way. | ||
Toriyama has also designed characters for Enix's and [[Square Co.|Square]]'s games, such as the ''Dragon Quest'' series. He designed the characters in | Toriyama has also designed characters for Enix's and [[Square Co.|Square]]'s games, such as the ''Dragon Quest'' series. He designed the characters in [[Chrono Trigger]], though he did not return for {{RD}} or {{CC}}. | ||
Many of the game developers appear in a [[List of Chrono Trigger endings|special ending]] of {{CT}}. Each one is outfitted with their own dialogue, location, and sprite. | Many of the game developers appear in a [[List of Chrono Trigger endings|special ending]] of {{CT}}. Each one is outfitted with their own dialogue, location, and sprite. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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[[Category:Personnel]] | [[Category:Personnel]] |