RIP Akira Toriyama

[R4ptr0jo]

Ladies and Gentlemen, on March 8th, we were given news that the creator of Dragon ball series, Akira Toriyama, died on March 1st. https://twitter.com/DB_official_en/status/1765935471971213816

Please pay respect here, for all the good he made for our childhood.

[Osha]

Condolences

[R4ptr0jo]

It's not much, but i made this using Walfas.

Godspeed, Toriyama

[Arc]

Last night, my friends and I went to an anime dance party that featured the local anime DJ and a band that plays English covers of anime songs. The crowd was so hyped when the band played a song from DBZ, and after the song ended the singer paused for a bit because someone pulled him to the side. They told him that news of Akira's death had just dropped and when the singer announced it to the crowd we were all in shock. Like, collectively gasping, groaning, and just in disbelief. In that moment I could feel the pain of everyone's crushed childhoods lol. The singer ended up dedicating the DBZ performance and the rest of the party to Akira. It was sad to find out about the news right after we just got done jamming to DBZ, but I guess there was comfort in all of us finding out together and the party continued with the band putting on a great show in his honor. I teared up a bit when I got home last night and I've felt so sad today.

RIP, Toriyama.

[Lemon Cheesecake]

That must have been a shock Arc, but seems like a very nice tribute & celebration for his legacy.

[Arc]

Yeah, it was very shocking. Being at a party jamming and reminiscing on all the old anime and songs of our childhoods, only to find out that the man who basically introduced us all to anime at that point in our lives had passed away.... Just... bad timing. ;-; </3

[silverberry]

Rest in peace to one of the kings of manga, shounen, JRPG, and quirky sci-fi tech designs ;_;

What a legacy to leave behind! Dragon Ball was one of the first shounens I got into. It defined the childhood of many people who weren't even very into anime, and inspired a lot of my old peers to start drawing. Dragon Quest got me into playing JRPGs, and though I never played Chrono Trigger, I've seen how influential that game is.

Without Toriyama we wouldn't have the Big Three of anime and manga, or the hadouken, or Breath of Fire, or the iconic Slime monster. Even when he's gone, he'll be fondly remembered through how his creations inspired others.