[1] was a Japanese manga artist and character designer. He first achieved mainstream recognition for creating the popular manga series Dr. Slump (1980–1984), before going on to create Dragon Ball (1984–1995); his most famous work.[2]
Following its conclusion, Toriyama continued drawing manga, predominantly one-shots and short (100–200-page) serials, including Cowa! (1997–1998), Kajika (1998), and Sand Land (2000). 2013's Jaco the Galactic Patrolman was the last manga he wrote and illustrated entirely by himself. Toriyama also collaborated with other manga artists, such as Masakazu Katsura and Eiichiro Oda,[3] [4] to produce one-shots and crossover shorts. He began Dragon Ball Super with illustrator Toyotarou in 2015, and continued to work on the manga until his death in 2024.
Toriyama also created numerous character designs for various video games such as the Dragon Quest series (1986–2024), Chrono Trigger (1995), Blue Dragon (2006), and some Dragon Ball video games. He also designed several characters and mascots for Shueisha's, his career-long employer and Japan's largest publishing company, various manga magazines.[5] [6] [7]
Besides manga-related works, Toriyama also created various illustrations, album covers, book covers, mascots and logos.[8] [9] [10]
| Name | Year | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Unpublished, submission for Monthly Young Jump Award. Printed in 1983 in Toriyama's fan club newsletter, Bird Land Press # 5 & 6. | [11] | ||
| 1978 | Unpublished, submission for Monthly Young Jump Award. Printed in 1982 in Toriyama's fan club newsletter, Bird Land Press # 3 & 4. | |||
| 1978 | One-shot in Weekly Shōnen Jump 1978 #52 | [12] | ||
| 1978 | One-shot in Weekly Shōnen Jump January 1979 Special Issue | |||
| 1979 | One-shot in Weekly Shōnen Jump April Special Issue | [13] | ||
| 1979 | One-shot in Weekly Shōnen Jump August Special Issue | [14] | ||
| 1980–1984 | 236 chapters in Weekly Shōnen Jump 1980 #5/6 - 1984 #39, assembled into 18 tankōbon, reassembled into 9 aizoban in 1990, 9 bunkoban in 1995, and 15 kanzenban in 2006 | [15] | ||
| Pola & Roid | 1981 | One-shot in Weekly Shōnen Jump 1981 #17; Toriyama's winning entry in the 1981 Reader's Choice competition | [16] | |
| Escape | 1981 | One-shot in Weekly Shōnen Jump January 1982 Special Issue | [17] | |
| Mad Matic | 1982 | One-shot in Weekly Shōnen Jump 1982 #12; Toriyama's entry in the 1982 Reader's Choice competition | [18] | |
| Pink | 1982 | One-shot in Fresh Jump December 1982 issue | [19] | |
| Hetappi Manga Kenkyūjo | 1982–1984 | 1 tankōbon originally serialized in Fresh Jump, drawing lesson co-authored with Akira Sakuma | [20] | |
| Chobit | 1983 | One-shot in Weekly Shōnen Jump; Toriyama's entry in the 1983 Reader's Choice competition | [21] | |
| Chobit 2 | 1983 | One-shot in Fresh Jump June 1983 issue | [22] | |
| 1983 | 2 one-shots in Fresh Jump August and October 1983 issues | [23] | ||
| 1983 | One-shot in Weekly Shōnen Jump | [24] | ||
| Akira Toriyama's Manga Theater Vol. 1 | 1983 | 1 tankōbon, collects previously published one-shots | [25] | |
| Dragon Ball | 1984–1995 | 519 chapters and one extra chapter in Weekly Shōnen Jump 1984 #51 - 1995 #25, compiled into 42 tankōbon, reassembled into 34 kanzenban in 2002 with an altered ending, and 18 sōshūhen in 2016 | [26] | |
| 1986 | One-shot in Weekly Shōnen Jump 1986 #49 | [27] | ||
| Lady Red | 1987 | One-shot in Super Jump #2 | ||
| 1987 | One-shot in Weekly Shōnen Jump 1987 #38 | [28] | ||
| 1987 | One-shot in Weekly Shōnen Jump 1988 #5 | [29] | ||
| 1988 | One-shot in Weekly Shōnen Jump | [30] | ||
| Akira Toriyama's Manga Theater Vol. 2 | 1988 | 1 tankōbon, collects previously published one-shots | [31] | |
| 1989 | One-shot in Weekly Shōnen Jump | [32] | ||
| Rocky | 1989 | Four-page one-shot in, a doujinshi by manga artist Neko Jyu Jisha that collects works by different artists. | [33] | |
| Wolf | 1990 | One-shot, published in the art book Akira Toriyama: The World | ||
| 1990–1991 | 3 one-shots in V Jump | [34] | ||
| Dub & Peter 1 | 1992–1993 | 4 one-shots in V Jump | [35] | |
| Go! Go! Ackman | 1993–1994 | 11 one-shots in V Jump | ||
| 1996 | Two chapters in Weekly Shōnen Jump | [36] | ||
| Tokimecha | 1996–1997 | Three chapters in Weekly Shōnen Jump | [37] | |
| 1997 | One-shot in Weekly Shōnen Jump 1997 #22/23; Toriyama's winning entry in the revived Jump Readers' Cup '97 competition | [38] | ||
| Akira Toriyama's Manga Theater Vol. 3 | 1997 | 1 tankōbon, collects previously published one-shots | [39] | |
| Cowa! | 1997–1998 | 14 chapters serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump, collected in 1 tankōbon | [40] | |
| Kajika | 1998 | 12 chapters serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump, collected in 1 tankōbon | [41] | |
| 1999 | One-shot in Weekly Shōnen Jump | [42] | ||
| Neko Majin | 1999–2005 | 3 one-shots in Weekly Shōnen Jump and 5 one-shots in Monthly Shōnen Jump, collected into 1 kanzenban | [43] | |
| 2000 | One-shot drawn entirely on a computer for E-Jump, a special edition of Weekly Shōnen Jump focusing on electronics. | [44] | ||
| Sand Land | 2000 | 14 chapters serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump, collected into 1 tankōbon | [45] | |
| 2006 | 1 chapter of, Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo and Dragon Ball crossover with Osamu Akimoto for 30th anniversary of Kochikame. | [46] | ||
| Cross Epoch | 2006 | One-shot in Weekly Shōnen Jump, Dragon Ball and One Piece crossover with Eiichiro Oda | [47] | |
| 2007 | One-shot in Monthly Shōnen Jump | [48] | ||
| 2008 | One-shot in Jump SQ, art by Masakazu Katsura | [49] | ||
| Akira Toriyama Mankanzenseki Vol. 1 | 2008 | 1 bunkoban, collects previously published one-shots | [50] | |
| Akira Toriyama Mankanzenseki Vol. 2 | 2008 | 1 bunkoban, collects previously published one-shots | [51] | |
| 2009 | One-shot in the pamphlet for the NPO Rural Society Project's "Project 2030" initiative; notable for being Toriyama's only officially released manga not published by Shueisha. Assisted by former assistant Takashi Matsuyama. | [52] | ||
| 2009–2010 | 3 chapters in Weekly Young Jump, art by Masakazu Katsura | [53] | ||
| 2010 | One-shot in Weekly Shōnen Jump | [54] | ||
| Jaco the Galactic Patrolman | 2013 | 11 chapters serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump, collected into 1 tankōbon | [55] | |
| 2014 | 1 volume, art by Masakazu Katsura, collects previously published one-shots | [56] | ||
| Dragon Ball Super | 2015–2024 | Original concept and story outline, with some storyboards and dialogue. Currently serialized in V Jump, art and dialogue by Toyotarou, collected into 23 tankōbon | [57] |