Akira Toriyama, Creator of Dragon Ball, Dies at 68
The world of manga lost a giant this week with the passing of Akira Toriyama, the creator of the iconic Dragon Ball series. Toriyama, 68, died on March 1st from an acute subdural hematoma, a type of bleeding near the brain. Dragon Ball, first published in 1984, is a global phenomenon. The story of Son…