Akira Toriyama

Akira Toriyama Movies and TV Shows

From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia Akira Toriyama (鳥山 明 Toriyama Akira, born April 5, 1955) is a Japanese manga artist, game artist and character designer. He first achieved mainstream recognition for his highly successful manga series Dr. Slump, before going on to create Dragon Ball—his best-known work—and acting as a character designer for several popular video games such as the Dragon Quest series, Chrono Trigger and Blue Dragon. Toriyama is regarded as one of the artists that changed the history of manga, as his works are highly influential and popular, particularly Dragon Ball, which many manga artists cite as a source of inspiration. He earned the 1981 Shogakukan Manga Award for best shōnen or shōjo manga with Dr. Slump, and it went on to sell over 35 million copies in Japan. It was adapted into a successful anime series, with a second anime created in 1997, 13 years after the manga ended. His next series, Dragon Ball, would become one of the most popular and successful manga in the world. Having sold more than 350 million copies worldwide, it is the second best-selling manga of all time and is considered to be one of the main reasons for the period when manga circulation was at its highest in the mid-1980s and mid-1990s. Overseas, Dragon Ball's anime adaptations have been more successful than the manga and are credited with boosting anime's popularity in the Western world.

Personal info

  • Gender: Male
  • Date of birth: 4/5/1955 (69 years old)
  • Place of birth: Aichi Prefecture, Japan
  • nationality: Japanese
  • Net worth: $45,000,000
Year
Genre
IMDB
TMDB
Available on the following streaming services in the United States
Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 79%
role:
Character Designer
2022

Action

Animation

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.1
79%
Dragon Ball Super: Broly
IMDB 7.7
TMDB 78%
role:
Character Designer & 2 more
2018

Action

Animation

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.7
78%
Dragon Ball Z: The Fall of Men
IMDB 7.4
TMDB 68%
role:
Characters
Not available
2015

Action

Adventure

7.4
68%
Not available
Dragon Ball Super
IMDB 8.3
TMDB 82%
role:
Original Story
Not available
2015

Action

Adventure

Animation

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

8.3
82%
Not available
Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F'
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 68%
role:
Screenplay & 1 more
2015

Action

Animation

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.2
68%
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2013

Action

Animation

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.1
68%
Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 69%
role:
Characters
Not available
2011

Action

Animation

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.5
69%
Not available
Dragon Ball: Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 71%
role:
Author
Not available
2010

Action

Adventure

Animation

6.9
71%
Not available
Dragon Ball Z Kai
IMDB 8.3
TMDB 74%
role:
Original Story
2009

Action

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

8.3
74%
Dragonball Evolution
IMDB 2.5
TMDB 28%
role:
Novel & 1 more
2009

Action

Adventure

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

2.5
28%
Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!!
IMDB 7.0
TMDB 64%
role:
Characters
Not available
2008

Action

Adventure

Animation

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.0
64%
Not available
Dragon Ball GT
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 77%
role:
Original Story
1996

Action

Adventure

Animation

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.8
77%
1994

Action

Animation

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.5
67%
Dragon Ball Z Side Story: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans
IMDB 7.0
TMDB 63%
role:
Creator
Not available
1993

Action

Adventure

Animation

7.0
63%
Not available
1991

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

4.2
40%
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Dragon Ball Z
IMDB 8.8
TMDB 83%
role:
Comic Book
1989

Action

Adventure

Animation

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

8.8
83%
Dragon Ball
IMDB 8.5
TMDB 83%
role:
Comic Book
1986

Action

Adventure

Animation

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

8.5
83%
The Return of Godzilla
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 77%
role:
Man fleeing from Godzilla (uncredited)
Not available
1984

Action

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.8
77%
Not available
Dr. Slump
IMDB 7.8
TMDB 84%
role:
Comic Book
1981

Animation

Comedy

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.8
84%

FAQs

Some movies or TV shows available in the United States starring or involving Akira Toriyama are, for example, Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero, Dragon Ball Super: Broly and Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F'.
The streaming services with the largest selection are Prime Video, Amazon and Microsoft.
The best Anystream ratings are Dragon Ball Z (8.6), Dragon Ball (8.4) and Dr. Slump (8.1).
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