Toyotaro honors Akira Toriyama with a stunning tribute illustration of Master Roshi. See how he recreates this classic Dragon ...

The Akira Toriyama Archive establishes how Dragon Ball Super's iconic feline God of Destruction was based on his creator's real-life pet.

Akira Toriyama used to despise one Dragon Ball character who left even Goku behind in popularity during the early days of the ...

fit-looking appearances for characters like Goku--something that was key to the development of Super Saiyan God, for example. Toriyama's contemporaries often had distinctive art evolution as well.

Front and center is Goku, of course ... This is more than fan art—it’s a quiet, powerful reminder that Akira Toriyama didn’t just create a franchise. He created a world.

Super Buu absorbed Gohan, forcing Goku to return and eliminate him. Why did Toriyama reverse his decision mid-story? The mangaka himself explained: “I tried to make Gohan the protagonist.

And that's exactly what he did. Toriyama launched "Dragon Ball" in 1984. It depicts the adventures of Son Goku, a boy with superhuman strength, who battles villains as he grows and develops ...

This time however, Goku isn’t the only young ... Series creator Akira Toriyama was revealed to be, “deeply involved beyond his usual capacity in the character design and artwork and more,” during the ...