A Tribute to Akira Toriyama

A breaking news came in this morning from Japan, reporting that a legendary Manga creator Akira Toriyama passed away on March 1st at the age of 68. According to major news sources, he suffered from sudden cerebral blood clots. His major Manga works are Dragon Ball and Dr. Slump. Some legendary video games, "Chrono Trigger" and "Dragon Quest" series, are also known as his major works. Dragon Ball was translated into numerous languages and has become one of the most well recognized Japanese Manga titles around the globe. As one who grew up watching Dragon Ball on TV, I cannot thank Akira Toriyama for his tremendous contributions to the development of Japanese Manga industry. Akira is definitely a Manga pioneer who has increased the international recognition of the term “Manga” and influenced many of Japanese boys comic artists who became quite popular after Dragon Ball. Dragon Ball stays forever in my heart. R.I.P., Akira Toriyama. I recently used a term “the Hyperbolic Time Chamber (Seishin To Toki no Heya)” to describe the library on campus. To see the blog entry, please click on the link below.HERE​BBC NEWS: Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama dies at aged 68​HERE Image Cited from Dragon Ball Official Homepage: ​HERE​