
Akira Toriyama (鳥山明) was a Japanese manga artist and character designer. He first achieved mainstream recognition for creating the popular manga series Dr. Slump, before going on to create Dragon Ball (his most famous work) and acting as a character designer for several popular video games such as the Dragon Quest series, Chrono Trigger, and Blue Dragon. Toriyama came to be regarded as one of the most important authors in the history of manga with his works 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/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 260 million copies worldwide, it is one of the best-selling manga series of all time and is considered a key work in increasing manga circulation to its peak 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. In 2019, Toriyama was decorated a Chevalier of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres for his contributions to the arts. In October 2024, Toriyama was inducted into the Harvey Awards Hall of Fame.
Series
Books

Dragon Ball 26
2003

Dragon Ball 3-in-1 Edition, Vol. 13
Includes Vols. 37, 38 39
2016

Dragon Ball 6
2020

Dragonball Vol. 33
2004

Dragon Ball Z, Vol. 9
2003

Dragon Ball, Tome 5
L'ultime combat
1987

Dragon Ball Z, Vol. 23
Boo Unleashed!
1994

DRAGON BALL カラー版 サイヤ人編 3 (ジャンプコミックスDIGITAL)
1989

Dragon Ball Full Color
Freeza Arc, Vol. 1
2016

Dragon Ball tome 20
Yajirobé
1990

Dragon Ball Z, Vol. 20
The New Generation
1992

Dragon Ball Full Color
Saiyan Arc, Vol. 2
2014

Dragon Ball Super, Vol. 22
The Ultimate Teacher and Pupil
2023

Dragon Ball 3-in-1 Edition, Vol. 11
Includes Vols. 31, 32, 33
2015

Dr. Slump, Vol. 05
1981

Dr. Slump, Vol. 1
1980

Dr. Slump & Arale, Vol. 14
1997

Dr. Slump (Ultimate Edition) Nº2
1980

Dragonball Vol. 29
2003

Dragon Ball, Tome 41
Super Gotens
1995

Dragon Ball (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 4
Includes vols. 10, 11 & 12
2014

Dragon Quest Illustrations
2016

Dr. Slump, Vol. 08
1982

Dragon Ball, Tome 21
Monsieur Freezer
1990

Dragon Ball, Tome 25
Piccolo
1991

Dragon Ball 14
2009

Dragon Ball, Tome 34
Le combat final de Sangoku
1993

Dragon Ball, Tome 24
Le Capitaine Ginue
1991

Dr Slump, Vol. 6
1981

DRAGON BALL カラー版 ピッコロ大魔王編 7 (ジャンプコミックスDIGITAL)
1989

Dragon Ball, Vol. 15
The Titanic Tournament
1988

Dragon Ball, Tome 13
L'empire du chaos
1988

Dragon Ball (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 1
Includes vols. 1, 2 & 3
1984

Dr. Slump, Vol. 10
1983

Dragon Ball, Vol. 8
Taopaipai and Master Karin
1987

DRAGON BALL カラー版 レッドリボン軍編 1 (ジャンプコミックスDIGITAL)
1987

Dragon Ball, Tome 23
Recoom et Guldo
1990

Dragonball Vol. 23
2002

Dragon Ball (volume double) - Tome 12
2006

Sandland
2000

Dragon Ball, Tome 10
Le miraculé
1987

Dragon Ball 7
1989

Dragon Ball Super, Vol. 9
Battle's End And Aftermath
2019

DRAGON BALL T32
TRANSFORMATION ULTIME by TORIYAMA AKIRA
2025

Dragon Ball Full Color
Freeza Arc, Vol. 3
2014

Dragon Ball Z, Vol. 8
2002

Dragon Ball Tome 31
Cell se rapproche à pas de loup
1900

Dragon Ball, Vol. 1 (Collector's Edition)
2008

Dragonball Vol. 27
2004

Dragon Ball Super, Vol. 7
Universe Survival! The Tournament of Power Begins!!
2018

Dr. Slump Ultimate Edition Nº1
1980

Dragon Ball Super, Vol. 21
2023

Dr. Slump Ultimate Edition 6
2014

Dragon Ball Super, Vol. 12
Meru's True Identity
2020

DRAGON BALL 18
2003

Dragon Ball
The Complete Illustrations
1995

Dragon Ball 30
Réunification
1992

DRAGON BALL カラー版 孫悟空修業編 4 (ジャンプコミックスDIGITAL)
1986

DRAGON BALL 14
2003

Dragon Ball Z, Vol. 5
2009

Dragon Ball Super, Vol. 8
2018

Dragon Ball Super, Vol. 23
Son Gohan's Ultimate Awakening!
2024

Dragon Ball Super Anime Comic
Broly la película
2019

Dragon Ball, Vol. 4
Le tournoi
1986

Nekomajin
2005

Dragon Ball, Tome 26
Le petit Dendé
1991

Histoires courtes de Toriyama - Tome 01
1983

Dragon Ball Super, Vol. 20
2023

Dragon Ball Z, Vol. 3
2003

Dragon Ball, Vol. 9
Test of the All-Seeing Crone
1987

Dragon Ball Super, Vol. 3
Zero Mortal Project!
2017

Dr. Slump & Arale, Vol. 16
1998

Dragon Ball Super 2
2017

Dragon Ball Super, Vol. 5
The Decisive Battle! Farewell, Trunks!
2018

Dragon Ball Full Color
Android & Cell Arc, Vol. 1
2014

Shonen Jump Graphic Novels Power Pack, Vol. 1
2003

Dragon Ball Super, Vol. 10
2019

Dragonball Kanzenban #16
2003

Dragon Ball 4
2020

Dr. Slump & Arale, Vol. 9
1997

Dragon Ball 1
1989

Dragon Ball Full Color
Saiyan Arc, Vol. 1
2014

DRAGON BALL カラー版 サイヤ人編 1 (ジャンプコミックスDIGITAL)
1989

DRAGON BALL カラー版 サイヤ人編 2 (ジャンプコミックスDIGITAL)
1989

Dr. Slump Ultimate Edition Nº10
240

Dragon Ball, Tome 28
Trunks
1991

Dragon Ball Super 19
2019

Dragonball Vol. 34
2004

Dragon Ball, Vol. 12
The Demon King Piccolo
1988

Dr. Slump, Vol. 4
1981

Dragon Ball, Tome 7
La ménace
1987

Dragon Ball, Vol. 2
2008

Cowa!
1998

Dragon Ball, Tome 22
Zabon et Doria
1990

Dr. Slump, Vol. 12
1983

Dragon Ball, Vol. 1
Arriva Goku
1995

Dragon Ball, Vol. 3
L'initiation
1986

Dr. Slump, Vol. 03
1980

Dragon Ball Super, Vol. 14
2020

Dragon Ball, Vol. 1
2008

Dragon Ball Super, Vol. 11
Great Escape
2019

Dr. Slump (Ultimate Edition) Nº9
2014

Dragon Ball Super, Vol. 4
Last Chance for Hope
2017

Dragon Ball 1
2019

Dragon Ball 15
1992

Dragon Ball, Vol. 14
Heaven and Earth
1988

Dragon Ball Z, Vol. 21
Tournament of the Heavens
1994

Dragon Ball, Tome 19
Végéta
1989

Kajika
1999

Dragon Ball 3
2001

Dragon Ball Super, Vol. 16
2021

Dr. Slump, Vol. 16
1985

Dragon Ball 2
2019

DRAGON BALL 15
2003

Dragon Ball Z, Vol. 19
Death of a Warrior
1993

Dragon Ball (sens français) - Tome 18
Maître Kaïo
1989

Dragon Ball Tome 33
Début du Cell Game
1992

Dragon Ball Z Anime Comics, Vol. 13
2000

Dragonball Vol. 31
2002

Cross Epoch
2006

Dragon Ball Z, Vol. 24
Hercule to the Rescue
1995

Dragon Ball, Tome 27
Le Super Saïyen
1991

Dr. Slump, Vol. 13
1984

Dr. Slump, Vol. 02
1980

Dragon Ball, Vol. 1
The Monkey King
1985

Dragon Ball Z, Vol. 7
2002

Dr. Slump (Ultimate Edition) Nº14
2007

DRAGON BALL 17
2003

Dragonball Z
1994

Dottor Slump & Arale, Vol. 1
1996

Dragon Ball Full Color
Saiyan Arc, Vol. 3
2014

Jaco the Galactic Patrolman
2014

Dragon Ball Full Color
Freeza Arc, Vol. 4
1984

Dragon Ball, Tome 6
L'empire du Ruban Rouge
1987

Dragon Ball Z, Vol. 22
Mark of the Warlock
1994

Dragon Ball, Vol. 11
The Eyes of Tenshinhan
1988

Dr. Slump, Vol. 14
1984

Dragon Ball (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 2
Includes vols. 4, 5 & 6
2013

Dragon Ball, Tome 42
La Victoire
1995

L'Apprenti Mangaka
1985

L'héritier
1989

Dragon Ball, Vol. 2
Wish Upon a Dragon
1986

Dragon Ball Z, Vol. 1
The World's Greatest Team
1989

Dragon Ball Z, Vol. 13
The Red Ribbon Androids
1992

Dragon Ball 3
2020

Dragon Ball Z, Vol. 16
The Room of Spirit and Time
1992

DRAGON BALL T.40
LA FUSION by TORIYAMA AKIRA
2025

Dragon Ball Super, Vol. 13
Battles Abound
2020

Dragonball Vol. 30
2004

Dragon Ball Super 16
2019

Dragon Ball 5
2020

Dragon Ball (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 3
Includes vols. 7, 8 & 9
2013

DRAGON BALL カラー版 ピッコロ大魔王編 2 (ジャンプコミックスDIGITAL)
1988

Dr. Slump, Vol. 07
1982

Dragon Ball Super 1
2017