Biography of akira toriyama

PERSONAL:

Born April 5, 1955, in Aichi Prefecture, Japan; married; children: one son, one daughter. Education: Prefectural Industrial High School, graduate, c. 1976. Hobbies and other interests: Building models, playing video games, caring for pets.

ADDRESSES:

Home—Japan. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Viz Comics LLC, P.O. Box 77010, San Francisco, CA 94107.

CAREER:

Manga artist and writer, 1978—, work serialized in weekly magazine Shonen Jump. Manga series include Dr. Slump, 1980-84, Dragon Ball, 1984-95, Cowa!, 1997; Kajika, 1999; Sandland, 2000, and Neko Majin, 2001. Consultant to Japanese anime television series, including Dr. Slump, Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, and Dragon Ball GT. Creator of characters for video games, including Dragon Warrior, Chrono Trigger, and Tobal No.1. Exhibitions: "Toriyama Akira no sekai," Tokyo, Japan, 1993.

WRITINGS:

World Special Akira Toriyama, Illustratio, 1994.

Dragon Ball, Volume 1, Viz