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RIP Akira Toriyama
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Can you please think of Justin Trudeau
He will live on in many of his creations, probably just training with king Kai.
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We just lost an absolute legend. May he rest in peace.
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Looks like we need to find new namek.
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I know no one lives forever, but in the back of my mind I always felt like Akira Toriyama would just... Always be around.
It's hard to believe this is real. RIP.
It's hard to believe this is real. RIP.
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Sad news. Dragon Ball was a great manga/show up through the Frieza saga, and the Cell saga was decent too. The Buu saga went pretty far off the rails for me but from the 21st Budokai through Frieza was as fun as shonen ever got.
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What a legend we lost, DBZ will always be my favorite anime and his artwork in Chrono trigger was just incredible, sad day
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Legit actually kind of fucked up about this.
DB in all its forms is one of my favorite things of all-time and has been something I've watched, read, and played since I was a kid and will continue with my whole life.
God dammit...
DB in all its forms is one of my favorite things of all-time and has been something I've watched, read, and played since I was a kid and will continue with my whole life.
God dammit...
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rip
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Yeah, this hit me hard when I saw the news this morning. For all intents and purposes, his work influenced my tastes in art, storytelling, manga, and anime that I still carry today. I'm grateful that I discovered his work in the early 90's, before anyone in the US even knew what a Dragon Ball was. You could probably say he was the "Walt Disney" of my teenage years.
You will be missed. Rest in peace.
You will be missed. Rest in peace.
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Same. I rarely get emotional when famous people die but between Dragon Ball, Chrono Trigger, and Dragon Quest his art had a huge impact on me. The world lost a truly great man.
Stefan recommended I check out his Dr. Slump manga yesterday after the news broke. Let's all give it a read for Akira, gents.
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Extremely bummed out by this. Most of his work greatly inspired me throughout my life. DBZ got me to pick up drawing back in 4th grade. Amazing to see how many lives he touched.
I recommend reading Sand Land as that's my favorite of his works.
I recommend reading Sand Land as that's my favorite of his works.
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Dr. Slump and Sandland are both great.
I'm not even a big fan of comedy/gag manga, but Toriyama was such a goof and Dr. Slump captures that well and is a very fun read for it.
The last two DB movies were exceptional and made me really optimistic for the future of the series even if DBS is kind of hit-or-miss for me.
This is the first celebrity death that has gotten to me in this way. It got me thinking about just how much entertainment he has given me (and the world) since I was a kid and it is an insane amount.
I'm not even a big fan of comedy/gag manga, but Toriyama was such a goof and Dr. Slump captures that well and is a very fun read for it.
The last two DB movies were exceptional and made me really optimistic for the future of the series even if DBS is kind of hit-or-miss for me.
This is the first celebrity death that has gotten to me in this way. It got me thinking about just how much entertainment he has given me (and the world) since I was a kid and it is an insane amount.