The information became official this Friday. But the event dates back a week: Akira Toriyama died on March 1 after suffering a subdural hematoma.
Considered one of the greatest manga creators and authors of all time, he has offered readers such seminal works as dragon ball and its derivatives (the second most read manga in the world with over 260 million copies sold) or The Negro and the Cult Dr. Slump.
In Official press release Published today, Bird Studio, the workshop he founded in 1983, thanks fans and partners for their passion for the mangaka’s legacy.
“He still had a few works that were being created with great enthusiasm. And he would have a lot more to do. However, he left many manga titles and works of art in this world.
Thanks to the support of many people around the world, he was able to continue his creative work for more than 45 years. We hope that the unique world of Akira Toriyama’s work will be loved by everyone for a long time.”.
Behind the numerous reactions from fans around the world, two troubling revelations emerge. The first from Masashi Kishimoto, the author of Naruto. “I just received the news of my teacher’s death. I feel an even greater loss than at the end of Dragon Ball…
I still don’t know how to deal with this hole in my heart. I can’t even read my beloved Dragon Ball right now. (…) Thank you, Akira Toriyama-sensei, for all your delightful works over the past 45 years. And thank you very much for your work”.
the creator one pieceEiichiro Oda also shared his great sadness over this disappearance. “It’s too early. The void is too great. It makes me sad to think that I’ll never see him again. (…) He created an era where adults and children could read manga with pleasure. He showed us the dream of manga. It could spread all over the world.
It was like watching a hero walking forward. (…) with respect and gratitude to the creative world he left behind. I pray for his peace. May heaven be the happy world he imagined”.
Confirming the significance of his work and his artistic contribution beyond Japan’s borders, Akira Toriyama Received a special prize at the 40th Angoulême Festival in 2013, and in 2019 the Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters of the French Embassy in Japan.
Source: Allocine
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