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.

For:Fans of manga (especially shōnen), readers curious about classic influential works, and newcomers wanting a starting point in manga history.

 In 1984, an era began in the history of manga, an era that has not yet ended, given that even today many mangakas are inspired, even just in a small part, by Toriyama's masterpiece.

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 “Cowa!”, meaning “Scary!”, is the first serialized manga created by Akira Toriyama after the conclusion of “Dragon Ball” in the late nineties.

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