Eiichiro Oda, Masashi Kishimoto and Masakazu Katsura, three of the most important anime and manga creators in the world, have said goodbye to Akira Toriyama, creator of 'Dragon Ball'after his death. Toriyama was not only one of the most acclaimed in his industry, he was also the creator of some of his characters that millions of people have lived with in their childhood.
For this reason, his colleagues (along with millions of people around the world) have wanted to remember what was one of the most important names in the industry. Totoyaro, the person who is in charge of Dragon Ball Super today, has said goodbye to his mentor with a message in X: I drew manga because I wanted Toriyama-sensei to praise me. It was everything for mein reference to Akira Toriyama.
But he wasn't the only one. The entire Japanese culture has wanted to say goodbye to one of the figures who has had the most impact not only in Japan, but also throughout the world, through his characters and his stories. Masakazu Katsura has also praised the creator: “I feel weak and have no energy. I don't want to comment on things like this. But I will write something.”
Eiichiro Oda, creator of One Piece, also wanted to have some nice words with Akira Toriyamaalso telling an anecdote with the creator of Dragon Ball: “I have admired you so much since I was a child. I also remember the day you called me by my first name for the first time. On the way home from the day you used the word 'friend' to us.”.
The entire Japanese culture mourns the loss of Akira Toriyama
It has also been quite heartfelt farewell by Yuji Horii, creator of Dragon Quest, which also counts as Akira Toriyama It was a fundamental piece of the creation of his work:
I am still in disbelief at the news of Mr. Toriyama's death, which was so sudden.
I've known Toriyama-san since he was a Shonen Jump writer, and with the recommendation of Toriyama-san, the editor in charge, I decided to ask him to draw the game when we released Dragon Quest.
In the 37 years since then, I've been involved in character designs, monster designs, and countless lovable characters.
The story of Dragon Quest is based on Toriyama's character designs.
Toriyama-san and the late Sugiyama-sensei were friends who worked on Dragon Quest for a long time.
I can't believe he died.
I do not know what else to say. I'm really disappointed.Yuji Horii
Masashi Kishimoto, creator of Naruto, another of the most influential works of Japanese culture, also wanted to write a letter to say goodbye to Akira Toriyama:
I just received the news of my teacher's death.
I feel an even greater sense of loss than when Dragon Ball ended…
I still don't know how to deal with this hole in my heart.
Now I can't even read my favorite Dragon Ball.
I feel that I have not been able to correctly write this sentence that I want to convey to my teacher. Everyone around the world kept waiting to see your work.
If a Dragon Ball wish really comes true… Sorry…
Maybe it's selfish, but it's sad, sensei.Thank you, Akira Toriyama-sensei, for all the fun work you've done over the past 45 years. And thank you very much for your hard work.
Masashi Kishimoto