5 Akira Toriyama's works that you must know

Akira Toriyama is a legendary mangaka from Japan whose work has inspired many mangaka in the next generation.

Many manga artists who are fans of Akira Toriyama have finally succeeded in following in the legendary footsteps of publishing various popular works that are not only famous in Japan, but also throughout the world.

These mangaka include: Eiichiro Oda with One Piece, Masashi Kishimoto with Naruto, and Tite Kubo with Bleach.

So, this article will discuss 5 works by Akira Toriyama that you must know. Curious? let's watch until the end!

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5 Akira Toriyama's Works that You Must Know

Akira Toriyama has made his debut since the 70s, a veteran in the world of manga whose work has been adapted into many animations and video games.

If you are a new fan who wants to know more about the legendary mangaka's work, here are 5 of his works that you must know!

Dragon Ball

Dragon Ball is the most popular work by Akira Toriyama which has many fans from all over the world, including Indonesia.

This manga series was released from 1984 to 1995 in Weekly Shonen Jump magazine. This manga tells the story of Son Goku's life from childhood to adulthood in studying martial arts.

Dragon Ball has three divisions timeline manga, namely Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, and Dragon Ball Super.

The Dragon Ball series follows Goku's journey from childhood until he finally manages to defeat Piccolo. Meanwhile, Dragon Ball Z tells the story of several sub sagas such as Frieza and Buu.

The Dragon Ball Super manga series itself takes place after Goku successfully defeats Buu and begins a new journey to another universe.

Dr. Slump

Even though he is better known for Dragon Ball, Akira Toriyama has also published a manga entitled Doctor Slump which has become one of his popular works.

Doctor. Slump is set in Penguin Village, where humans live side by side with various animals and objects that can talk.

The main character of this manga is Senbei Norimaki who is often called “Dr. Slump.” He likes to create various unique inventions, one of which is a robot with super powers named Arale.

Dr. Slump was first published in Shonen Jump in 1980 and ended in 1984. This manga was published in a book and adapted into two separate anime.

Jaco the Galactic Patrolman

Not only long manga series like Dragon Ball and Dr. Slump, Akira Toriyama also often creates short manga, one of which is Jaco the Galactic Patrolman.

This manga follows the story of the main protagonist named Jaco who comes to Earth to protect it from alien attacks.

On earth, he meets Omori, a retired scientist and Tights, a young woman who will join him on every adventure.

Even though Dragon Ball was published first, it is known that the manga, which debuted in 2013, was set several years before Dragon Ball appeared.

Jaco was awaiting Goku's arrival to Earth as a baby and he later reappeared in the Dragon Ball Super series as a supporting character.

Dragon Quest

Apart from the manga, Akira Toriyama has participated in the creation of the game entitled Dragon Quest. This game was released in 1986 in Japan for the MSX and Nintendo Family Computer platforms.

Dragon Quest is the first game to exclusively feature an art style and characters designed by the legendary mangaka.

Apart from Japan, this game was also released in North America in 1989 with the title Dragon Warrior. The title of this game was changed to avoid copyright infringement.

Chrono Trigger

Chrono Trigger is a collaborative work between the creators of the Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest games. This collaboration is called by many fans as a collaboration "the dream team“.

The people who participated in the creation of Chrono Game were famous stars who had been in the industry for a long time JRPGs, one of whom is Akira Toriyama.

In this game, Akira Toriyama once again participated in creating designs for the characters in Chrono Trigger.

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So, those are 5 works by the legendary mangaka Akira Toriyama that you must know. What do you think?

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