Manga creator Eiichiro Oda - who last week announced that One Piece would be taking a three week "scheduled maintenance" break - has commented once again on the recent passing of his friend, and fellow legendary mangaka, Akira Toriyama.
08.03.2024 - 22:53 / thegamer.com / Akira Toriyama
We lost one of the world's greatest creative minds earlier this month, as Dragon Ball creator and Dragon Quest character designer Akira Toriyama sadly passed away at the age of 68. His work on the likes of Dragon Ball, Dragon Quest, Chrono Trigger, and Blue Dragon has inspired millions across his entire career, and many have been paying their respects to the legend on social media.
Dragon Ball fans will be feeling Toriyama's passing most of all today, and to celebrate the man's life and his work that has had such a colossal impact on the world, many have flocked to Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 to pay tribute. Earlier today, Twitter user AuroraeMari called on Dragon Ball fans to boot up Xenoverse 2 at 5PM ET and use the Spirit Bomb emote next to the Dragon Ball Pedestal dressed in one of Goku's gis from Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball Super, or Dragon Ball GT.
It didn't take long for images of people using the Spirit Bomb emote to make their way to social media, with seemingly hundreds of people paying tribute to Toriyama's legacy. Unfortunately, Xenoverse 2 lobbies have a fairly limited capacity, but that hasn't stopped multiple groups from paying tribute, all of which are posting images from various different platforms, all with the joint goal of paying their respects to the creator of the characters they love so much. Just looking down AuroraeMari's Twitter feed really drives home how many people have turned up.
Toriyama and his work is so influential that even other communities have been using their respective games to celebrate his legacy. For example, there was a huge turnout of Final Fantasy 14 players earlier today, all paying tribute to Toriyama by dressing up in their best Goku glamours and lining the streets of Uldah, with a campfire minion equipped as a lovely gesture.
While Toriyama's loss is a massive blow to so many, it's incredibly heartwarming to see so many going out of their way to pay their respects, no matter the community they're involved in. It serves as a testament to just how many people's lives were improved by Toriyama's work, and the world is much less creative place without him in it.
Manga creator Eiichiro Oda - who last week announced that One Piece would be taking a three week "scheduled maintenance" break - has commented once again on the recent passing of his friend, and fellow legendary mangaka, Akira Toriyama.
Nearly 50 talented artists recently joined together to create an amazing mural in tribute to the late Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama. Earlier this month, fans of anime and gaming alike were saddened by the heartbreaking news that Toriyama had passed away from acute subdural hematoma at age 68. Dragon Ball itself has spawned countless video games, but Akira Toriyama also had a hand in creating legendary titles like Chrono Trigger and the Dragon Quest series, and numerous other franchises like Sonic the Hedgehog have drawn influence from his work.
As part of this morning’s 12-minute presentation video, Bandai Namco Entertainment has dropped another .
Sand Land, the video game adaptation of Akira Toriyama's beloved manga series, now has a demo on Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, PS4, and Steam, ahead of it full launch in April.
A demo for Sand Land is out now on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and S, and PC via Steam, publisher Bandai Namco has announced.
Manga icon Akira Toriyama’s untimely passing has led to an outpouring of emotion across the entire Internet, with tributes being paid all over social media. But one particularly poignant post that caught our attention is this clip of Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2, where fans all gathered in a lobby to pay their respects to the legendary artist:
Akira Toriyama, the artist behind iconic manga like Dragon Ball, has passed away aged 68. His death was confirmed by the official Dragon Ball website, which noted that he still had “several works in the middle of creation”. A statement added: “He has left many manga titles and works of art to this world. We hope that Akira Toriyama’s unique world of creation continues to be loved by everyone for a long time to come.”
Akira Toriyama, the creator behind the vastly successful Dragon Ball franchise, has passed away age 68.
Several Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 players came together in order to pay respects to the late creator of the franchise, Akira Toriyama. Many players went into the online lobbies of Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2, joining a community-wide effort to honor Akira Toriyama. These tributes were posted on social media.
Several Final Fantasy 14 players took to the streets of Ul'dah to pay respects to the late Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama, with campfire vigils and outfits based on characters that Toriyama drew over his career. These vigils in Final Fantasy 14 are ongoing at the time of writing and are being held across several data centers, such as Aether and Crystal in North America.
Anime fans around the world wasted no time in paying respect to Akira Toriyama, the prolific mangaka of Dragon Ball, who passed away in the past week due to a blood clot in the brain. With modern anime and games so heavily influenced by the prolific series, Final Fantasy 14 fans were no exception.
It will take decades for the world to fully unpack all the ways Akira Toriyama shaped our culture. The legendary artist and author, whose death was publicly announced Thursday, was a pioneer in manga, comics, anime, and video games, and his work formed a foundation for everyone in those industries who followed him.