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[Nankatsu]

It's just so sudden, damn.

Thanks for your amazing work and the memories you gave us Akira sensei.

RIP.

 

[AV]

RIP. Don't even watch anime and this guy's legendary even to me. Those Chrono Trigger designs are burned into my soul.

 

[winjer]

This is a sad day. I spent most of my teen years watching Dragon ball and Dragon Ball Z.
So many hours of awesome entertainment.
Goodbye Mr. Toryiama.

 

[Little Chicken]

Crazy. What a legend!

 

[Toots]

He defined my childhood like so many 90s kids.
Heart breaking news he was still young.
At least now everyone can call upon his spirit to do a father son kamehameha

 

[Diddy X]

Dragon ball was my childhood

RIP legend

 

[Josemayuste]

Very sad news to start a day with, I grew up watching Dragon Ball since I was a child, may he rest in peace, legend.

 

[Elios83]

Nooo so sudden...

RIP

 

[Midn1ght]

Growing up in the 90' Dragon Ball was everything. I would tape the episodes on VHS, buy the comic books, trade cards with friends, collect figures, etc...

Thank you for your work and may you rest in peace Mr. Toriyama.

 

[Sentenza]

End of an era.

Damn, I wasn't even that much of a DB fan (I liked Dr Slump & Arale and the early arcs of DB a lot more than what followed) and this still feels like an eulogy for a part of my childhood.

 

[BennyBlanco]

Man this sucks. What an absolute legend. Dragon Ball, Dragon Quest, and Chrono Trigger are all absolute peak entertainment. I was a huge fan of all 3 as a kid and still am as an adult. Such a talented guy with his own unique style. RIP.

 

[Little Mac]

Rough news to wake up to. The man was responsible for many fond moments from my childhood. Rest in peace.

 

[Lux R7]

Rip. Fantastic artist, thank you that big part of my childhood. This is a sad day.

 

[Fake]

A very sad day. Dude is a living legend.

 

[Draugoth]

Holy shit noooo i cant believe i woke up to this news

Rest in peace. Way too early. rest in peace legend. I'm genuenely crying, he was my escapism when with my rough childhood

 

[Bert Big Balls]

Shit news. DBZ was my life as a teenager. Used to tune in to Cartoon Network on the daily in the early - mid 2000s. If I knew I wasn't going to be home I'd set it to record to VHS. DBZ was unlike anything I'd ever watched before and was the most badass shit ever back then. Goku, Vegeta, Trunks, and Broly are some of my favourite characters of all time.

I used to play the shit out of the Budokai games. I even used to find random DBZ online games to play. I used to draw pictures of Vegito in school. Spending hours watching DBZ/Linkin Park AMVs that I downloaded from Limewire / Kazaa. Great franchise and great times.

Absolute legend. RIP.

 

[Shut0wen]

Sad day for all, thats the db series now fucked

 

[envyzeal]

Feeling like I’ve lost a close friend, a piece of my own childhood. Rest in peace, Toriyama.

 

[Gaelyon]

Wow.

 

[TheDuskwalker]

Sad day.

 

[B_Boss]

I can’t even….I’ve no words.

 

[mortal]

Wow.

This man's work has influenced and inspired countless people, including myself.

Rest in peace to a legend.

 

[Impotaku]

What a shit way for the week to end that's far too young. His artstyle was unique i have no idea now how games that used his artwork extensively like dragon quest will contine.

 

[FStubbs]

I'm a huge fan of Dragon Quest and Dragon Ball. Shocked this morning.

Re: Dragon Quest, with only Yuji Horii left, DQ12 is going to be very different.

 

[ManaByte]

I don't usually cry when celebrities die.

I cried last night.

 

[vagabond-]

Rest in peace and thanks for making my childhood awesome. Fuck all the haters more now than ever.

 

[ManaByte]

 

[ManaByte]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/2024/03/08/akira-toriyama-dragon-ball-appreciation/

 

[OmegaSupreme]

Mad respect to what he created. A unique style all his own. Rip.

 

[Saiyan-Rox]

Someone gather the dragonballs

 

[ManaByte]

 

[ManaByte]

 

[ManaByte]

 

[Tokio Blues]

Im from Argentina, there are no words that explain everything that his legacy implied for the childhood of all the children of Latin America. It is immeasurable.

May he rest in peace, he was the most influential soul in the lives of several generations.

 

[ManaByte]

 

[Tsaki]

RIP

 

[ManaByte]

 

[Bert Big Balls]

Holy fuck, what a fantastic advert. Not much tends to bring a tear to my eye, but this sure as shit did. Shows just how much DBZ means to people.

 

[ManaByte]

Holy fuck, what a fantastic advert. Not much tends to bring a tear to my eye, but this sure as shit did. Shows just how much DBZ means to people.

People aren't grasping how seismic this loss is to gaming. Street Fighter II would not exist if not for Toriyama.

 

[ManaByte]

 

[ManaByte]

 

[Bert Big Balls]

People aren't grasping how seismic this loss is to gaming. Street Fighter II would not exist if not for Toriyama.

Interesting. I am not too clued up on how that game came about. What did Toriyama have to do with it? I can't see any mention of him on the game's wikipedia page etc.

 

[ManaByte]

 

[ManaByte]

Interesting. I am not too clued up on how that game came about. What did Toriyama have to do with it? I can't see any mention of him on the game's Wikipedia page etc.

You're joking right?

 

[ChuckeRearmed]

RIP.

It was bound to happen eventually but his legacy (not only in man) and influence on the anime and manga worldwide is insane.

Also within the next couple of years I would not be surprised that within the next couple of years more authors will die of old ages and so on. Especially those who shaped the childhood of all 30+ years old.

 

[violence]

Awww.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Thank you for all Akira toriyama



Piccolo was for me the best character of Dragon ball.

 

[The Infectious Paradox]

Even the best of us must go. He gave me so much joy in childhood and as an adult. A legacy many strive for. RIP

 

[ManaByte]

China's message subtitled:

 

[Comandr]

Was going through some shit last year and watched the entirety of Dragon Ball through Dragon Ball Z. Akira Toriyama had an incredible way of capturing life in his characters and art. From their expressions to the way they animated, he was truly a story teller. He's a man that changed anime and video games forever, and inspired so many people around the world.

Truly, may he rest in peace.