Dragon ball was a trailblazer for shonen manga. RIP Toriyama

Naruto, One Piece, and Bleach wouldn't exist without Toriyama; Gen 1 Pokemon was heavily inspired by Monster Quest; Chrono Trigger was one of the first (If not THE first) video games to incorporate multiple endings. Toriyama shaped the anime/gaming community, and I can safely say anime wouldn't exist in the west if it wasn't for Toriyama.

It's literally insane how much Toriyama has done in this world. He helped to put RPGs on the map, codified the battle manga genre after Ring ni Kakero, Kinnikuman, and Fist of the North Star collecting all of it into an amazing story. Not to disregard those previous manga, as they are excellent, but Toriyama really made something special. Dragon Quest III is one of my favorite RPGs ever as well, and if you haven't played Dragon Quest III, I highly recommend it, and I love the Dragon Ball manga as it made me fall in love with comics as an adult, and really respect the medium now because of Toriyama. Garnt and Connor, you need to read the Dragon Ball manga, and maybe play Dragon Quest in addition to Chrono Trigger. I mean Chrono Trigger, Dragon Quest III and Dragon Quest V are some of the best RPGs ever made.

"The mark of true greatness is when everything after you bears your mark."

The saddest part is that it’s Dragon Ball’s 40th anniversary and not only will Toriyama not be able to see the final project he worked on see the light of day; Dragon Ball Daima, he also won’t be there to see the new city-sized Dragon Ball theme park open in Saudi Arabia

Hayao Miyazaki, Akira Toriyama, and Naoko Takeuchi kicked the door open for anime in America. Without their seminal works we wouldn’t have the hobby, at least not at the prominence it exists today. RIP Toriyama.

Goku was the mascot of the 2020 Olympics. Goku has a national day in Japan. DB is the most recent winner of the most-in-demand legacy series, beating out live actions. Highest sales per volume out of any manga or comic ever and the 7th highest by sales with limited volumes comparatively. Top 5 most financially successful Japanese media. Toriyama the man was even responsible for the design of the 💩emoji, one of the most popular emojis by usage ever. There is almost nothing in animanga that this man did not influence, pioneer or downright be the progenitor of. An inspiration to already some of the greatest mangakas to ever live, Like Kishimoto, Oda and Kubo. Rest In Peace and farewell Toriyama.

R.I.P to Akira Toriyama, Kentaro Miura, and Kazuki Takahashi 🙏🏻

Every time a manga creator / artist passes away it's a reminder that life is temporary and that eventually, no matter how successful or talented we are, we all have just one life to live. That's more than enough reason to pursue your passion and your dream.

Toriyama was and always will be one of the greatest mangaka's of all time even tho I'm not really a dragon all fan I can still see the scale of how big this loss is and I understand that this is absolutely devastating for the anime/manga world rest in peace toriyama San you will be missed

Goku was a whole generations superman is the best way I saw someone put it

I know most people think Dragon Ball was just a cartoon of guys with spiky hair screaming and fighting each other but there a lot of humanity in that show , specially from Goku. What I love about most about Goku is that he was friend with everybody , specially with people who tried to kill him . Think about it 80% of Goku's friends are people who had tried to kill him , even Bulma! I know its a dub line but what of my fav is when Goku says to Gohan while training on the Cell saga : "Power comes in response of a need , not desire" .

Toriyama essentially created two Religions in the form or Dragon Quest and Dragon Ball which made their way into the hearts of everyone who played the games, read the manga, or watched the anime. Rest in Peace Toriyama, and teach a Dinosaur to ride a ball.

When his passing was announced, my friends and I and many other people gathered in Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 to pay tribute to Toriyama. It's a experience I won't ever forget. RIP Toriyama, you'll be missed dearly

Chatwin shouldnt have to apologize for shit, Evolution wasnt his bill to foot

Will always be missed and never forgotten, a true legend. RIP Toriyama sensei.

On the point of lashing out at non fans "paying respects" to Toriyama sensei... Dragonball is the most important thing to ever happen to me. It got me through a bunch of (insert stereotypical sob story origin) when I was young. Then as an adult I used Goku's tenacious outlook on life to keep pushing forward every day. "I can do this as long as I'm better than I was yesterday, even if it's just a little bit." Fighting tooth an nail against poverty and mental illness, I would've taken my own life multiple times if not for the Turtle Hermit Way.... Until his passing they way people would talk about Dragonball was generally uncomfortable for me. They would see a hot mess of power scaling and drawn out fights between unrealistic, one note characters. But I saw a beautiful, violent symphony of hard work and dedication triumphing over born privilege and power. After listening to people bash it for 2 decades, it's hard to watch people post about their favorite Dragonball moment. Idk if it's my grief that's making me gatekeep Dragonball, but I know it feels bad watching folks talk shit for 20+ years, refuse to put respect on the man that brought anime to the global market, then suckle his nuts the second he's death trending. That being said, I will never stop. My life will continue to be one of millions of microscopic blips across the planet that have come together to become the permanent, beating heart of Dragonball. Bit by bit, you're charming my heart, A piece of the hopes of this world. Rest peacefully, Toriyama

RIP toriyama. I watched the Dragonball and Dragonball z when i was a kid. Watched every movie from rented VHS. firsy dragonball taught me about adventure and friends along the journey. Also i read the recent chapter of manga, seeing Broly finally able to start controling his berserk mode at the same time Gohan learns to trigger Super Saiyan Beast anytime, made me realize, it's passing the torch. Thank you Toriyama, you did impact my life in some way.

When I watched dragon ball here in Spain we didnt even considered anime at that time, it was just the best cartoon on air on tv and every kid watched it.

it even made the news in Belgium

I was shocked when it actually made the local news here in central Louisiana. A place where I’m very confident in saying that there are more people who own a tractor than who are anime/manga fans.

I’m glad you three are taking tribute to Akira toriyama. RIP Akira Toriyama

Regarding Dragonball Super, as far as I'm aware Toriyama-sensei was basically mentoring Toyotaro to follow on in his footsteps. Unless I am mistaken, the Dragonball Super Manga will go on under Toyotaro's direction for so long as the owners (including Toroyama's son) and Toyotaro both want to continue.

Hillarious how they are finally talking about it after almost 20 days after the news broke out.

It really is crazy we lost three ani/mangs goats in the past few years first was Kentaro Miura ( 2021) , then Kazuki Takahashi ( 2022) , and now Kentaro Toriyama ( 2024) 😢

If anything he's lived long enough in a harsh industry that would normally pass away from overworking. He is blessed that he has good people around him until his last day.

I will never forget Akira Toriyama. He is my favorite mangaka that made my favorite show and made my childhood really happy 🥲

Normal Person: "Beating a dead horse" Garnt: "Punching a disabled puppy"

Dude is a legend its sad he is gone hope his family is okay.

damn he's really gone huh

You guys narrowed down to the anime industry but dragon ball inspired stories such as invincible and other filmmakers. And touched the gaming world. The amount of mediums this one series inspired is atronomical. Toriyama really deserves all praise he gets

Anyone that hasn't seen it really needs to see Mother's Basement video on Toriyama's legacy: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gpOJeJuD2dm9hKc.html to get an idea of just how grand of a legacy Akira Toriyama is leaving behind. This man will forever be on the Mt. Rushmore of both the world of manga and anime. Mother's Basement goes so far as to call him one of the most influential ARTISTS period, in the history of humanity, and honestly it's hard to call even that an overstatement. RIP Akira Toriyama. You will be missed but never forgotten.

connor: there are no seven deadly sins fans me: 👀

Araki sensei I am worried about you

I think the lashing out and negative reaction may be from people assuming the worst and thinking people only respond to it for clout or attention

Ill quote Iker Ruiz "Creation is the only thing that makes us immortal Akira Toriyama, the creator of Dragon Balls has sadly passed away at the age of 68, the man who marked not only my childhood and that of many other children, filling it with emotion and lessons. because we all got to feel that tingling before each episode when listening to the opening, We all tried to comb our hair like a vegeta with the shower soap, and we all tried to do a Kamehameha at one point. because Toriyama's work went beyond simple battles between heroes and villains, there we found valuable lessons about friendship, courage, perseverance and self-improvement. Through his characters, Toriyama taught us that true power lies in the spirit and in the bonds we forge with those around us. His work transcended beyond the screen, managing to influence even several Mangakas, Musicians, artist, game developers, cartoonist, animators, actors, film makers, politicians and some of the most important athletes in the world with his values. He was responsible for universalizing something as popular today as anime throughout the planet. and today, Akira Toriyama has left us with one last lesson before leaving, teaching us that creation is the only path to immortality and today it is not the man you created who cries, but the child you helped to grow. Dear Akira Toriyama thank you for everything"

Im curious how the fans will treat DB Daima now after his passing. So many fans were getting heated from the trailer, something about not liking the direction it was going. Lots of dragonball youtubers were showing up on my feed trying to quell the masses

And there will be those who shit hate Akira Toriyama

I've only seen like 3 episodes of Dragon Ball and even I was sad hearing he passed away because I knew how big of an influence he had.

I’m surprised that they didn’t immediately have an advert for water-resistant shoes after this discussion.

Dragon Ball not only put anime on the map for me, it also put manga. Watching Dragon Ball made me super excited when I saw the manga for sale one day at a store, and since that volume was bought for me (it was the volume right after Raditz got killed), I've been a manga fan. I would not have rows and rows of manga on my bookshelf if it wasn't for this man

don't forget that Kazuki Takahashi passed away recently too

Toriyama: Holy crap! Heaven is exactly how I imagined it! There's even Yemma! King Yemma: Oh hey it's you! I've heard a lot of good things about you. But first I have to talk to you about my desk. Toriyama: Why does this sound so... oh no... King Yemma: I bet you'll never guess what it's made out of. Toriyama: No no no! King Yemma: Mahogany! Toriyama: [intense screaming]

I wish the boys talked about Takahashi, but they did not, I heard about the berserk creator and mourned him even though I haven't seen berserk, but Takahashi was an amazing person, Philly D talked about him but can't believe the boys did not. Yes, he died like a year or 2 ago at this point. Edit: Not saying Takahashi is more important, but the boys need to know that the way he died was truly tragic. 😢 With all the being said, RIP the GOAT Toryiama Sensei.

Toriyama made anime become international, he made the world become addicted to manga, anime VN's, LN's... Well, for me, he made me discover Japanese anime/manga culture that started at first through manga and anime and later the traditions, the the lifestyle and even the Shinto mythologies, the land with his different colors that change through the seasons, and a lot of thing related with Japan, which made me become addicted to Japan, and I thank him for that! 06:35 - It seems that I wasn't the only one crying after reading Oda's letter...

El gobierno de El Salvador.... aggg well...anime it was huge here since Candy Candy Mazinger,,, etc

I forgot these are old and I read this like “BRO ANOTHER ONE?!”

Even though never watched Dragon Ball, it's not hard to see the impact it made to other popular anime

Rip, team4star dbz abridged wouldn't exist without you

If you only ever seen Dragon Ball please read Dr.Slump and Sandland and Neko Majin Z.

Emmanuel Macron (french president) also acknowledged Toriyama's passing

I feel like with dragonball it will be one of those rare cases of a manga series outliving the original author sorta like how western comic book characters keep getting new series. Toriyama has been prepping Toyotaro to keep the story going.

Mexico and Japan nearly went to war over Dragon Ball. If that's not influential then I don't know what isn't.

yes it sucks but Chrono Trigger NEVER got a PS4 PS5 Switch port/remaster YET and Dragon quest 3's remake still doesn't have a release date yet.

Bro I cried when I heard the news

beuh they were talking about db and strated talking shit abt seven deadly sins lol

Never been a Dragon Ball fan, but RIP Akira Toriyama.

sad for sure between dragon ball and dragon quest (never understood the lover for chrono trigger i never liked it and thing cross is the better of the two but not the point here) he had a big influence on my life. i mean outside of sailor moon i cant think of any thing that influenced my life more, from the types of manga and anime i liked to they type of art style i liked and influcened my style (tho i will admit sailor moon and a slightly bigger influence on my style) he will be missed greatly

Chris aryes passed away in 2022.depends how you view the person.

Too soon? He lived 6 years longer than the average mangaka.

11:00 Could be worse, could be a jojo fan

R.I.p. akira toriyama creator of dragon ball and other manga/anime that he did that i never got into not my style of anime. I would like to give 4 episode ideas to the creator of Detective Conan manga/anime Gosho Aoyama please I want to give Gosho Aoyama 4 episode ideas i don’t know how to?!

Screw Cris kindred of sweet baby inc for being a dick towards toriyama sensei after his death Rip Toriyama you will be missed

The only other time I’ve seen the internet like that was when Coby died

They kinda just said what has already been said about this topic and to name an episode "Saying Goodbye to a Legend" but only discussing it for 10 minutes feels a bit weird. I was curious for what they had to say but it seems their take is a bit cliche for me and I do appreciate them mentioning it but it didnt seem like any different from what others have said. Thats just what I have gotten from the clip alone.

Rip legend

Will we ever get a Nike x dragon ball super collab now? :(

Even if you don’t like dragon ball, it’s hard to understand its impact on Shōnen anime. I’m pretty sure that their are literally no shonen written after 2000ish that would exist in there current form without dragon ball.

11:11 I was once a Seven deadly sins fan... 🥲

Murata not Murakami )

Dragon Ball was my first anime, anyone else?

Wow so I loved and respected the guy but he was like 70 years old. How is that too soon? Just because all of you want to live to be old, senile and useless does not mean you have the right to push that on others. I'm sad he is gone but glad he was not forced to suffer for years then die.

Akira Toriyama Song: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/d72na5CHt7_Hg6c.htmlsi=qkWx-5ldxHZmMiET

Still think super is dogshit, but the og dragon ball and z are grate and spearheaded all of shinen manga. The bone heads saying "No, my goat manga would exsist without Toriama" are so stupid it is insane. If it wold still be a thing, it would not be the thing it is today. All the big three are inspierd by Dragon ball, and then think of all the manga and anime isnpierd by the big three. Make shoure to play Sand Lands when that comes out for Toriama

Aaahh yes after all those times the trash taste boys would clown dbz here we are

Got yeeted into heaven forsure! Just from The sheer spiritual energy from billions wishing for it

The popularization of nerd culture in the west doesnt happen without toriyama

Yall need to stop posting this shit late, I don't need to be reminded every day by a different youtuber

05:55 well not really. Goku isn't a superhero nor was he ever meant to be one. The English dub made him into one by completely changing the script and dialogue from the manga. Goku is a very selfish character

Connor seems like a very disingenuous person, idk everything about him seems fake and hollow.

Connor and Grant is so fake lmao.

Garnt and Joey talk shit about Akiras work and condescend now here comes the fake love

Connor should replace him, such a waste

They will keep farming the shit out of Toriyama’s greatest legacy. Dragon Ball Super is the definition of GARBAGE.

I remember reading just how brutal the deadline was for toriyama during dragon ball years. The accumulated stress definitely affected these manga artists

Whether you never watched/read Dragon Ball or don't really like it, it's impossible to deny the effect and massive impact of Toriyama's work, inside the large franchise that is DB and all he's done beyond it. Rest in peace to a talented and brilliant artist who not only entertained and inspired so many, but literally paved the way for an uncountable number of people all over the world across multiple generations. Thank you, Toriyama

I hope the a certain majority actually start respecting his work