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Akira Toriyama

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Akira Toriyama (born 1955) is a Japanese manga artist best known for creating Dr. Slump and Dragon Ball. His work strongly influenced modern shōnen manga.

Born April 5, 1955. Debuted as a professional manga artist in the late 1970s. Notable for creating Dr. Slump and Dragon Ball and for character design work on video games such as the Dragon Quest series and Chrono Trigger.

DeBaser reviews praise Akira Toriyama's influence on modern shōnen manga and highlight Dragon Ball's mix of action, comedy, and adventure. Cowa! is noted as a lighter, fairytale-like post-Dragon Ball work. Overall reception in these reviews is strongly positive.

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