I learned this morning of the passing of Akira Toriyama,...

I learned this morning of the passing of Akira Toriyama, the father of Dragon Ball, Dr. Slump, designer of Dragon Quest, Chrono Trigger. Also, probably the artist who influenced me the most when I started drawing. Here is an old fan art I drew of Arale. My heart is really heavy this morning...

#akiratoriyama #toriyama #鳥山明 #fanart #krita

Like 8 March at 10:36 | Open on framapiaf.org

8 comments

stefan

@davidrevoy I just used to watch his works as a child a lot. So yeah its really a bummer.

Also there is this trend of mangaka really overworking themselves and dying relatively early.

You could make a fortune but not have any time to spend any of it.

8 March at 10:39 | Open on akko.lightnovel-dungeon.de

Eatsbluecrayon

@davidrevoy Oh no, I didn't knew!
A lot of Dr. Slump-quotes are still part of my daily life. And I will always remember how hard I laughed about the guy with the magical running socks who had lost one of them and was running in a circle. I love that panel.

8 March at 10:46 | Open on rollenspiel.social

BloodyWing

@davidrevoy Ah man that sucks, why does it always hit the good people :abunhdcry:

8 March at 10:49 | Open on mastodon.art

Mrgabel

@davidrevoy

I didn‘t expect me to be this sad about a death from someone I didn‘t know personally.
I have to thank him for a lot of great childhood memories and beyond….

8 March at 11:28 | Open on troet.cafe

Critter (he/him)

@davidrevoy oh wow. Yeah. What a formative element of my younger years. Dragon Ball and Chrono Trigger are core memories. What a man and what sad news.

That picture is lovely by the way.

8 March at 11:28 | Open on fluffs.au

@davidrevoy RIP Akira Toriyama.. :(