Toriyama really made one of the coolest things of all time. DBZ connected with so many cultures.

Rest in peace Akira. You will be loved by many people and fans. Spread your wings high.

One of the greats has passed. I hope this does not have the same effect Stan Lee's passing had on Marvel. May Akira Toriyama rest in peace!

Rest his soul, he was an absolute legend. The work he has done for everyone was incredibly great. I know God will have a good place for him. Dragon ball has done so much for me, thank you so much Akira Toriyama.

Rest in Peace Akira Toriyama! Thank you for creating one of the greatest manga/anime series in the world!

Even as someone who isn't really into the manga or anime world, the incredible impact Dragon Ball has had in the world and culture as a whole is undeniable. Even as someone who's never watched it, I know for a fact it's been a great source of inspiration and influence on people that I admire and inspired me, so it has indirectly been influential on me as well. As well as many many of my friends. This really is such a great loss, but Toriyama's legacy, his characters, and the world he imagined will live on forever. May he rest in peace. 🖤🙏

I have no idea who this man is, but I'm sure he was great man based on your reaction. Rest in peace 🕊️

He created arts and stories that will be unforgettable for many people all over the world. He will always be remembered by all of us in this community.

I’ve never watched dragon ball but I’m sorry that he’s gone

I may not have grown up with Dragonball, but I can't deny his influence on the world of anime and even western animation. Rest in peace, Akira Toriyama. Your legacy won't be forgotton.

It doesn't feel real, does it? I may have fallen out of DB a few years back, but I've always respected Toriyama as a creator. To hear that he's gone... hurts.

The Dragon Ball series really made a huge impact towards anime and pop culture as a whole (same can be said with his other work like Dr. Slump, Sandlands, and his illustrations on Dragons Quest and Chrono Trigger), and finding out that Akira Toriyama passed away today made me frowned. Rest in peace Akira Toriyama and Lord rest his soul.

Rest in peace to a great creator

Farewell Toriyama. I hope, where ever you are, you'll teach a Dinosaur to ride a Ball.

I literally JUST found out. One of my favorite memories growing up was helping my sister move into her new home with her then boyfriend (now husband) and happened to see the show during the Android Saga. I admit, I never watched the show besides that arc, GT (underrated), and a bit of Super, but I can say with honesty that anything Dragon Ball related brought a smile to my face. Until today. Thank You, Akira. Thank You for the many wonderful memories you've given me and so many others. Thank You for sharing your wonderful franchise with the world. You may be gone, but you will **NEVER** be forgotten. May you rest in peace, enjoy your new life in Heaven, and may your family and everyone you've impacted heal and eventually find peace. 🐉 🟠

He was one of my influences to draw... Alongside Yoshihiro Togashi and Naoko Takeuchi. God bless him, along with other legends: Osamu Tezuka, Monkey Punch and Kazuki Takahashi.

I'm not a Dragon Ball fan, but it's still sad to learn that he passed away. May he rest in piece.

This is the end of an era. May he rest in peace.

Hearing you break down in tears, makes me feel so emotional as well. It’s indeed sad and I, too didn’t know he passed away after seeing a KZfaq notification about it and did my research on him passing away on March 1st of this year and it’s very heartbreaking to hear about the man who has created an iconic show for all of us to enjoy. Rip Akira Toriyama -San, and thank you for all you have done for us. 😔💔

May he rest in peace 💔

He passed away on March 1 ? March 1 is my birthday, and I still allowed to celebrate it 😔

RIP legend!! The tale of saiyans will continue with us until the very end

It's ok to cry about it, he was a great man with amazing creations, I feel in a similar way to you tbh, and I will miss his presence, may he live on in the creations he made.

May he rest in heaven and countinue to do what he loves there

Also happy international woman day Aloubell 🎉

A man can die, but his ideas won't. RIP Akira Toriyama.

My earliest memories of DragonBall come from seeing the DragonBall Z toy commercials back in the day. For the longest time, I only saw DragonBall when it came on during the evening. Rest in peace, Akira Toriyama. Thanks for the memories.

He made not only one of the most famous manga/anime, but one of the most famous franchises of all time. Still, all the same, he was taken from us all too soon… rest in peace and thank you for everything, Toriyama-san.

The world has lost one of its finest. May he rest in peace.

I still can’t believe he’s dead. Aloubell I hope you will be ok . I grew up watching dbz and db and then dbs. Just remember God loves you and everyone. God bless.

Akira Toriyama was quite a special soul amongst an ocean of them. He's given so many fans great childhood memories no matter what generation or what part of the world. Dude truly made an epic journey to the west and beyond. May he rest in peace and may his family and friends stand strong throughout these times....

❤❤❤❤❤Yeah I feel you! Sending all the digital hugs 💙 I literally just watched the broly movie again yesterday! Definitely not a good time right now. But joy comes in morning! My condolences to the family and friends and of course the fans like us 💙

I remember very well asking my dad to write fanfiction for me about videogame characters shooting Kamehameha's and transforming into Super Saiyan 3. It was cringe and so fucking stupid, but I still appreciate it. Thank you, Toriyama, for everything

R.I.P for the man who made our childhood

I never got into Dragon Ball, but I know many, many people who love the series. Akira Toriyama touched the lives of so many people with his work, and it will be remembered for many, many years to come. I remember how much it hit me when Kazuki Takahashi died some years ago, so I understand how this feels for so many people.

May he rest in Peace and says hi to King Kai for us.

I watched Dragon Ball Z as a kid and enjoyed it. Dragon Ball Z was one of the first anime I watched and introduced me into the medium. Though my interest fell when I got older, I had nothing but respect for Toriyama. I would still watch his stuff every once in a while and enjoy his artwork. I feel sad but my he rest in peace and his family find peace in this troubling time. Thank you for everything Toriyama.

As someone who never watch dragon ball so I don't have an attachment to this man, just hearing the tone of your voice in this video did make me feel emotional. May he rest in peace and hope his family is doing well.

Rest in peace Akira Toriyama I hope he in heaven with God Since Dragon ball is my favorite since it was cool to hear Bulma and the other characters

Honestly, I remember watching DBZ before Dragon Ball. The way Toriyama designed characters was very distinct no matter what franchise it was you could tell it was “His” work. A real shame hearing about his passing. Without him we wouldn’t have all the plethora of other Mangaka who would follow after he created the world of Dragon Ball 🐉 . He’s right up there with in my mind as the creator of Astro Boy.

Honestly don't know what it'd be like, feeling sad for a man who you never personally meet or know anything about besides his work. However, may his family be well in these troubled times! Right?

Dragon Ball was one of the first anime i watched, i have fond memories of it, Rest In Peace, Akira Toriyama, thanks for the memories.

You never know what you got until it's gone...prayers for his family and loved ones, RIP Toriyama 🙏☁🐉

I never watched Dragon Ball, but my dad loves this show. He used to watch Dragon Ball Z all the time, and even has a DVD collection of the series, and even a few figurines. Dragon Ball Z means so much to menbecause of how much it means to my dad. And I love my dad. Me looking at Dragon Ball will always remind me of dad, and I find it beautiful.

Akira Toriyama had left a massive inspiration in me with Dragon Ball Z and Chrono Trigger. I hope his spirit finds it's peace in the Snake Way... 🙏🏻 And hang in there, Aloubell. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

WHY! Why must this happen?! He was an inspiration to us

I've _never_ watched or read any _Dragon Ball,_ but _damn,_ this is unexpectedly impacting me _hard._ 😢.

I might not be a fan of Dragon Ball, but hearing this news on the radio was a huge shock to me. Dragon Ball was the first anime I heard about and I remember watching some episodes of it when I was younger, I even had a toy of Son Goku because my uncle (who likes anime) has been a fan of the series ever since he was a kid (the toy belonged to him if you couldn't tell). And with that, I'll always respect Dragon Ball and Akira Toriyama for introducing the world of anime and manga to me so, that's all I can say. Rest in peace 🤍

May Akira Toriyama rest in peace.✝

Rest in Peace Toriyama. You will not be forgotten.

May he rest in peace and his legacy live on.

Me and especially my closest friend love the series and have made ton of memories together related to it. This Is so dumb but I also have memories watching amvs of it on KZfaq when I was younger. That had such a weird impact on my music taste but I’m grateful for it. He also inspired my own creative endeavors and continues to. I don’t know, the series just did a lot for me.

Aloubell I can sense your sadness and I can understand how you feel. Toriyama was always there to bring inspiration to the media of shonen anime as a whole and even though I didn't know much about him since am not Japanese .BUT what I do know is that the man himself wouldn't want us to grieve forever in his demise😓 Because after all he is the one that inspired authors who wanted to give up on their series like Tite Kubo for example by telling him not to stop in making his work known as Bleach and he was also the one that Inspired the BIG THREE as a whole so no matter what. We as DB fans should move forward and cultivate a future for all to blossom as an eternal dragon of hope🐲🐲🐉 💮💮💮🌻 For The LEGENDARY AKIRA TORIYAMA🐲🐲🐲

While I did have my critiques with DBZ/DBS, it was undoubrably a big part of my intro to anime, and Akira has created an amazing legacy.

Damn a legend died. While I didn't grow up with dragon ball, (I only got into it last year) I can't deny he had a lot of impact for a lot of people's childhood. and for shonen in general dragon ball (has a whole) might have had some flaws but it still is an incredible franchise goodbye Toriyama you will be missed by generations. R.I.P to Akira Toriyama 1955-2024.

Through his work the lives he touched plus the people who love him through family,, coworkers,, friends ,and fans He will be remembered !....... .😁

I don’t like hearing about people dying nowadays last year I lost my father in October, then my grandmother in November sometimes I wish we can get some happy news. These kind of news only makes me and other people depressed 😔😢😭

Dragon ball Z was one of my first anime and was the one that made me fall in love with anime as a whole. And his artwork in games like Dragon Quest and Chrono Trigger will always have a spot in my heart. My personal favorite moment in the Dtagon Ball franchise will always be Goku going Super Saiyan 3 for the first time. Thank you Akira Toriyama! You will be missed!

this was so sad , my deepest condolences to his family and friend , i can't believe he's gone . i am not a fan of dragon ball or never interested in them but i heard of them and did watched s few back when i was young . and to all of you those who're fan of his work i am sad to see this happen to you guys have to deal with this with deep heartbreak also hopefully time will heal you all . may akira toriyama rest in peace .

Dragon Ball was one of the first animes i have ever watched in my entire life (if not the first one, because i can't remember correctly) my brother and I used to watch a lot because it aired on Cartoon Network (at least in my country, i don't really know about the others). Dragon Ball is such a big part of my life, and a lot of people's lives too. I've been recently checking out some of other Toriyama's works like "Dr Slump" the one that Arale girl comes from and i have ordered on my birthday (January) a manga called "Manga theater" a manga full of one-shots and short stories made by him, you can tell that he was more like a comedian person, but his serious moments on Dragon Ball were also well made in my opinion. Rest in peace Akira Toriyama. You will always be remembered by hundreds of people who had loved you work.

Rest in peace

I play the breakers online multiplayer with a couple good friends occasionally so dragon ball is still relevant even on my end. I was also one of the people starting off with dragon ball z from toonami back when naruto, Pokemon and YU GI OH were all the hype. It seems that one of the best things philosophically speaking about dragon ball is not what people may be expecting, that even if you're faced with an infinitely powerful crisis or situation that you are more powerful than you realize. Dragon ball is still fun in its own right and enjoyable to watch and read but when i see kids and adults draw the characters and make fan projects on KZfaq for the dubs there is definitely a lot more to be said than just what you get from all their anime and manageable for all these many years. Even compared to Pokemon, one piece, beserk and Jojo that is so remarkable. Anyways thanks for your own input aloubell. I guess you could say IM a long time quiet observer subscriber of your channel because IVE watched your Powderpuff girls z and miraculous ladybug videos starting off but just never felt like commenting for some reason. Your art and animation related content is always honest and cheerful, and that's the case right now too since all of your own experiences with dragon ball as well. Hoping the best for you and the bell community and a safe night!

😢😥😭😿 rest in peace. That's How there is, there it anymore.

R.i.p the legend that created the best mother freakin character known to man and women kind,the one who gave me the strength by creating this character to move on and keep fighting no matter what I used to watcha lot of dragon ball at my grandma`s house with her old tv and those were the best days that i ever heard R.i.p 🙏💖 Stay strong dragon ball fans he will be in our hearts forever i wanna rewatch a lot of dragon ball rn but with a lot of animes i still want to watch so bad and with school and stuff its just difficult rn but i still love the series

I mean.. we saw it coming.. but not now. I haven't gave DB a chance until 2023. I was in a depressive state that time. I actually knew about DB ( DBZ in particular) when I was a kid. But I didn't gave it a chance because my cousins would make fan of me because I was a girl and in there minds "girls shouldn't watch boys stuff" But 10 years later i gave it a chance and. I liked it. It was fun. It kinda helped me out. I got influenced by his work i owe it to him. And to think that 2 months later. Dragon ball is going to turn 40. Time flys by doesn't. Anyway. My favorite moment for DB was when Goku reunited with his grandpa. And for DBZ. It was the father son Kamehameha. For some reason it always makes me teere eyed when I see those moments. I really don't know how to feel about this right now. All i could say is.. rest in power toriyama. Thanks for the memories.

Your sadness is valid, I hope you feel better soon 🫂❤️ May Akira Toriyama rest in peace 🙏🏻

I don’t even watch dragon ball, and tbh i’m not the biggest fan of it either. But regardless, DB will always be engraved into my head, especially Z. I’d never thought i’d see the day the man behind it die. It’s heartbreaking.

Rip

I can say with kinda pride that me and dragonball are the same age (we both were born in 84) so i kinda treea dragonball as my "brother" cause dragonball was there for me when everyone treated me very bad, i was bullied at school cause i wear glasses, girls called me super ugly, but all that went away when dragonball was on Thanks to Akira i began to ignite my passion to draw at age 12, and my gosh i used to love drawing every caracter that i found cool, omg when trunks first appeared i was obsessed drawing him and my favorite hhomie vegeta, i used to draw a lot till my hands hurt, and i wasn´t happy when i saw that my drawing was close to the original, at age 14 i began to create my own silly caracters and stories, my first story was called "super dragon" and it was a goofy story about a boy with dragon powers that could transform to a dragon to save the world with his friends, hehe i remenber the villain was a mix of kid buu swag with ssj4 gogetas hair heheeh xD i even drew my caracters with db caracters, but i live in a country that i can´t have dreams so i had to kill all my ideas and stories till now :( , i think me and Akira have a lot in common, we both like sci fi stuff, space stuff, he loves robots, i also love robots and futuristic tech, he loves animals i also like animals a lot specially red pandas, he lovesss drawing cars and machines, i remenber in 2005 there was acontest in a car tuning magazine that contest was if we drew a tuning car, with fancy bodykits and low suspension and all that fast and furious nfs underground style stuff, i remenber i sent a art of a peogeut 106 lowered to the ground wide bodykit and arts from guess what dragonball was everywhere and I WON, i won a year of free magazines, i draw db caracters for 27 years now and i love it every second of it i treat them as if they were my own kids/creations i put my style and love on the arts, i can say many more stories and how Akira changed me and was my favorite male figure, that is why this hit me veryyyy hard i cried a lot i felt like i lost a long friend or a DAD tbh, and please watch Arale she´s so adorablee and the anime is soo funny and fun i love watching it take care and sorry for my long testament, take care!

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This is so shocking rn i don't know howto feel☹

Hello. I wasn't really into DB in any form, but I know many cherise it, and it's great. I can't really understand what you feel right now, but I know hard can it be to lost somebody who ment a lot, personally or inspirational. It's oke to be sad, because death is hard to grasps. But death is part of a life, and the sadnass means somebody did something good and meaningful in their life. And such a life was a good one, and it means his death wasn't for nothing, because his life wasn't. But I hope after you get better a bit and hope you are fine, even if sad. Sending love and wishing all the best to you TAA, to his loved ones, and every fan out there! 🫶💛🧡💚

Know It's not exactly, equivelant since he's not actually dead, but felt a simular way myself upon learning The robert zemeckis was behind so many recent stinkers. The guy made all 3 b.t.t.f.!

Huh I never watch DragonBall. I'm sorry.

Rest In Peace🙏🕊 thank you for giving us the greatest anime of all time❤️‍🩹💔 it’s so sad to see him gone. This is earth shattering news. I pray for his family and friends. He left such a huge impact on anime, pop culture, and fiction. He has made everyone’s childhood.

Not just DragonBall, but Chrono Trigger, Dragon Quest were also huge series he was involved in. When I first saw the news I was just in stunned speechlessness, especially since knowing that he died from the same condition that took the life of Mia Ikumi (Tokyo Mew Mew's artist) It still doesn't feel real and I probably need more time to process it but gosh it hit me... the sorrow in your voice too was heartbreaking to listen to 🫂