Through that, Masashi Kishimoto and Eiichiro Oda, creators of Naruto and One Piece, respectively, released their comments on Akira Toriyama's death.

“Naruto” creator Masashi Kishimoto, who grew up reading "Dragon Ball" and Toriyama's first major manga, "Dr. Slump," called the artist "a savior and the god of manga." Kishimoto was able to ...

Iconic characters from Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball franchise continue to inspire talented fan artists, including one whose previous work replicating Masashi Kishimoto's Naruto art style recently ...

Naruto creator Masashi Kishimoto wrote in a statement, also via Shōnen Jump: “I grew up with Mr. Toriyama’s manga, Dr. Slump in elementary school and Dragon Ball in high school.

Dragon Ball is a Japanese media franchise created by Akira Toriyama in 1984. The initial manga, written and illustrated by Toriyama, was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1984 to 1995, with ...

News Nation/World ‘Dragon Ball’ creator Akira Toriyama, whose work popularized manga and anime worldwide, dies at 68 March 8, 2024 Updated Fri., March 8, 2024 at 5:18 p.m. 1 of 2 ...