‘Dragon Ball’ creator Akira Toriyama dies at 68


Akira Toriyama (pic), the creator of the best-selling Dragon Ball and other popular anime who influenced Japanese comics, has died, his studio said. He was 68.

Toriyama’s Dragon Ball manga series, which started in 1984, is an international million-seller that also turned into hugely popular anime series, video games and films.

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