Yesterday was an important “birthday” in the world of manga — the 40th anniversary of Dragon Ball’s debut! Yes, it was on November 20, 1984 that the world was introduced to Son Goku, who would continue on through Dragon Ball Z and more, with Dragon …Read more »
Manga creator Akira Toriyama, who passed away last month, will be remembered for his prolific outpouring of internationally beloved work, including the Dragon Ball franchise, Dr. Slump and Sand Land. But there’s also a unique thing he did shortly before he died that ties him …Read more »
How will manga creator Akira Toriyama’s unexpected death affect the projects he was working on or otherwise involved with? In the case of the Dragon Ball Super manga, V Jump magazine from SHUEISHA revealed that it is going on hiatus. Nothing was said about when …Read more »
The unexpected death of Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama shook the anime and manga world and beyond. Now Toonami has declared it will honor Toriyama with a marathon of Dragon Ball Z Kai episodes this weekend. Toonami said on Facebook: As a tribute to anime …Read more »
Fans around the world are expressing sadness and shock at the unexpected passing of Dragon Ball Z creator Akira Toriyama. Toriyama was a major influence on manga, and some other big-name manga authors have taken to the internet to pay homage to him. One Piece …Read more »
Fans around the world were hit with shocking news tonight, as the official Dragon Ball social media accounts announced that creator and overall legendary manga author Akira Toriyama has passed away. Toriyama was 68 years old, and according to the announcement he passed due to …Read more »
SAND LAND, the new anime film based on the Akira Toriyama film of the same name, is headed to theaters in Japan this Friday, August 18. Now ahead of that release comes a new music video that shows off the film and its theme song, …Read more »
The anime film adaptation of Akira Toriyama’s SAND LAND manga is set to open in Japanese cinemas on August 18, and a special version of the source material is on the way alongside it. A full-color version of the manga was announced in the August …Read more »
Akira Toriyama’s 2000 manga SAND LAND is getting an anime movie adaptation coming out later this summer, and it was just revealed it’s also getting a video game. To be more specific, it will be an action role-playing game developed by ICLA. A trailer that’s …Read more »
The movie adaptation of the SAND LAND manga by Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama will hit Japanese theaters on August 18. Ahead of this, an amusing trailer has dropped. In it, the character Beelzebub is trying to play a video game but others attempt to warn …Read more »
A couple weeks ago, we got more info on SAND LAND, the upcoming anime film based on the manga by Akira Toriyama. Now we’ve got some fresh deets on the land of sand, including a new trailer. Here’s the cast revealed so far, including today’s …Read more »
Back in December we learned that Akira Toriyama’s SAND LAND manga would be getting a “screen adaptation,” and now we have a better idea of what’s in the works. An anime film is currently being produced at Sunrise, Kamikaze Douga and ANIMA, and it’s scheduled …Read more »
Earlier this month we discovered that Bandai Namco was doing something with Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama’s SAND LAND manga, which was originally published in Weekly Shonen Jump between May and August of 2020. Since then we’ve learned the project is a “screen adaptation,” the …Read more »
Akira Toriyama is best known for his mega successful Dragon Ball franchise, but that’s not the only manga he’s worked on. He debuted with his first serialized manga in 1980 with Dr. Slump, which is also fairly well known. But it’s his short Sand Land …Read more »
Right now, Godzilla rules over on Netflix! The big lizard is back in action in Godzilla Singular Point, following up on a series of anime films for the streaming service. But he’s been showing up in anime outside Netflix — and before Netflix! If you’re done …Read more »
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