What did Akira Toriyama do after Dragon Ball?

Within the past decade, the name Akira Toriyama has once more been thrust into the spotlight thanks to his return to the Dragon Ball franchise. However, what was he doing prior to Dragon Ball Z Battle of Gods and Dragon Ball Super? Did he take a decade-long break from drawing since the series conclusion in 1995 or even possibly retire?
Well, join me today as we dive into his plethora of projects since then, both great and small, in today's video!
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[@forgottenrelics1197]

It feels surreal seeing tributes to Toriyama roll into the comment section. I never imagined when this was posted to one day see that. Never thought he would go this soon.

[@ididntaskverified3663]

🐉it's bizarre that that dragon emoji came out after he passed

[@WiredLain_]

@@ididntaskverified3663on what phone? it’s always been on iphone i used to use it years ago.

[@weirddeck4193]

I didn’t know he was a millionaire before dragon ball, the more you know

[@hellodigitalworld8224]

Dr slump was a big hit you can say it was Japan ninja turtles level of popular

[@hurtmywrist]

@@hellodigitalworld8224 did not know this bro

[@SSJ491]

Me neither.

[@Via_Satellite]

@@SSJ491 wow holy sh* 9 years ago

[@binzala]

But that’s millionaire in Japanese yen, if I’m correct..

[@GMP1isReal]

Huge respect for Toriyama not retiring after Dr Slump despite having plenty of reason to. That's when you know someone's passionate their work.

[@kaiserwave5977]

#QuintillionaireGrindset

[@wrrrryyyy12]

#sigmaballzgrindset

[@anthonysundberg6861]

Hes really not tho. He doesn't even remember most of his own storylines. People love to say "its been more than 30 years since he wrote it!" OK.. Its been almost that long since I've seen the original pokemon series. I can still remember pretty much everything from it and the first 151 pokemon.. how come I can remember that, but he can't remember something HE CREATED?

[@djantouahmed7319]

@@anthonysundberg6861 how old are you and how old is he? He designed over 1000 of character for Video games and had a social life too. Not to mention not everyone has a great retentive memory.

[@anthonysundberg6861]

@@djantouahmed7319 Dragon ball is his most popular work that he worked on for the longest amount of time. Absolutely no fucking way he forgot his own SSJ levels. No fucking way he forgot crucial characters in his own story even existing. The truth is, he pulls everything from his ass. Then has a room full of other people fix the continuity problems by either retconning or out right contradicting other story beats. I love DBZ. But holy fuck people act as if its so deep. The dude puts like 5 mins thought into it and lets a team of other people do the rest. Thats about it.

[@trentwilliams6930]

Also a tidbit (because I'm a fan of the game): Akira Toriyama designed Android 21 for DragonBall FighterZ and she's rumored to be in the new film, Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero.

[@forgottenrelics1197]

Ahh interesting, I hadn't heard of that rumor.

[@freetime2freeminds]

Makes sense since it's RR centered

[@ryanm.8720]

Android 21 is possibly returning? *Patreon Artists:* "It's working! It's working! My sneaky scheme is working!"

[@furious_445]

damn bruh imagine if she goes majin form i should go to cinema alone its too risky ☠

[@anthonysundberg6861]

@@forgottenrelics1197 because he just made it up. If you haven't heard anything from Toei or Geekdom101, ignore it ENTIRELY.

[@abelincoln9856]

Rip to the greatest manga writer of all time

[@forgottenrelics1197]

for real

[@kaminari-Ife]

Absolutely, I and many others were in shambles hearing about his passing. R.I.P. To the GOAT 😔🙏

[@Faycal_zz.]

how i can watch the bonus chapter of jaco

[@Cavi587]

True artist with passion. He had enough resources to retire and live his life as he pleased after Dr Slump. But 37 years after finishing with the series that made him a millionaire, he is still doing what he loves.

[@yochior]

@Good For Nutting that's the thing toriyama wasn't in a "career" find a job you like doing and you will never work a day in you're life

[@StevenJones851]

​@@yochioris that how it works??

[@LilXancheX]

And died doing what he loves

[@paintbrush3554]

Sandland was one of my favorite manga as a kid. I also read kajika too! Shame they don't get more attention. Imagine if Beelzebub and Kajika were dlcs in the games?

[@forgottenrelics1197]

Sandland is really underrated, still need to finish it myself tho haha

[@HeroDai2448]

kajika is great. i read it some years ago

[@Mexican1632]

Neko majin and kuriza too

[@TehStylishone]

Sand land is getting a movie!

[@sonicmanic2556]

@@TehStylishone And a game!

[@Geekdom101]

Beautiful video.

[@forgottenrelics1197]

Thanks Geekdom much appreciated!

[@noobbox9113]

hai geekdom :3

[@t.b.g.animation6185]

Guys...hello hope i'm not bodering you .but,here is my new fan animation ..hope u like it..coz i need your support m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/eqfFanWCnsxna9U

[@BroadcastingCN]

@@t.b.g.animation6185 stop begging please Maybe if you can do something without doing it like this Maybe you can get more

[@plasticeatersworldwide]

the cuban toriyama has arrived

[@KingDreams]

I already had respect for Toriyama but now knowing he was already a millionaire before Dragon ball makes me respect him even more for not retiring.

[@LilXancheX]

Makes me respect him less. I thought he was poor and built himself up

[@CerealExperimentsMizuki]

I remember seeing Sandland on a shelf in the library close to the Dragon Ball manga and as soon as I saw The cover I knew who made it, although I didn't know thst it was after Dragon Ball.

[@StubenhockerElite]

I always forget what an incredible artist Toriyama really is. 90% of his imense output was drawn on a super tight deadline so he didn't have much time for more than the basics, but his complete illustrations for covers show his true genius. Especially his prop design is greatly underrated.

[@masterbladeVII]

Rest in peace to the legend who shaped our childhoods 😞

[@TrolluxCaptor]

Very in depth here. I appreciate the variety of pictures of toriyama used as we usually only see the same select few online. Also, I know it’s not dragon ball, but have you considered covering the Toei Sonic CD intro or perhaps even the Pierrot Sonic OVA?

[@forgottenrelics1197]

Thanks! I intentionally try to not use those same 2 pics you see everywhere haha. But in regards to Sonic I'm not really into or generally familiar with the series in general so I haven't. Although I never knew that Pierrot produced an OVA and that the cd intro was by Toei, I was aware that Hisashi Eguchi worked on it but that's it, quiet interesting!

[@XDavion-x]

R.I.P AKIRA TORIYAMA

[@TBoneTony]

Toriyama made the art of Dragon Quest and Chrono Trigger during his Dragon Ball manga run.😄 So he often did stuff outside of Dragon Ball series.

[@aegisreflector1239]

He also did the Tobal series.

[@Mari_Izu]

@@aegisreflector1239 Tobal was after Dragon Ball ended.

[@Mari_Izu]

@Vegesther Nope.

[@neoonewingedren1836]

He still do Dragon Quest

[@neoonewingedren1836]

@Vegesther Chrono Cross doesn't have Akira art

[@HybridAngelZero]

Toriyama's body of work is really something. He could have stopped anytime, he could live off of revenue Dragon Ball merch and games alone, but he never really does. He always likes to make self-deprecating jokes and calls himself lazy, but he hasn't been for one single minute, it seems xD

[@PrivateJin]

This channel is going places. Is there another mangaka you look up to besides Toriyama?

[@forgottenrelics1197]

Yoshihiro Togashi is definitely up there as well as Masashi Kishimoto :)

[@PrivateJin]

@@forgottenrelics1197 hopefully I get to hear you speak about them sometime in the future. Kishimoto and Togashi are GOATS when it comes to perspective and paneling 🔥

[@wyvron6146]

@@forgottenrelics1197 have you read samurai 8? It’s also by Kishimoto and it’s pretty good, it’s a shame it was canceled though.

[@farhankhan2482]

@@wyvron6146 I won't lie.. I am one of those people who found it boring and horrible..

[@yeepsleep]

I recently got the Nekomajin Kanzenban book to cap off my Dragon Ball Kanzenban series, only recently discovered it exists. It's so ridiculous, I love it.

[@qoyote]

I read a few chapters but I really need to finish it considering it's been my username for five years

[@Mor9462]

Rip Akira Toriyama

[@GAS005]

Dragon ball is like the youngest: he loves it, but not his favorite, that would go to his first Manga or Jaco

[@mythosinfinite6736]

Jaco is legitimately great

[@djantouahmed7319]

Is it just your assumption?

[@mechajay3358]

After years working on two popular Manga of all time, he deserved a break. It helps that he became a Millionaire so he doesn't have to work much besides one shots manga and designing for video games and anime.

[@Amplifymagic]

He was a multimillionaire before DB

[@mechajay3358]

@@Amplifymagic Yeah I know, I'm just saying at that point he was wealthy enough that he didn't need to work on another major manga.

[@iresineherb7]

Two? You mean dragon quest?

[@Amplifymagic]

@@iresineherb7 he did art for the DQ games, the manga came after the success of the games and he didn’t do it.

[@iresineherb7]

@@Amplifymagic so what do he mean? I thought only dragon ball was the famous one

[@Tre_SlimeLilDude]

r.i.p to the legend who got me into anime he left behind an amazing legacy

[@tylercoon1791]

Looking at how big Toriyama is and how much work he’s done and been involved with, I think his closest equivalent is Stan Lee

[@RokkieSparrow]

Oda did a little too

[@aarondev3218]

@@RokkieSparrow Not really since Oda’s only popular thing is One Piece.

[@aarondev3218]

@@RokkieSparrow Not really since Oda’s only popular thing is One Piece.

[@ItsBat]

@@RokkieSparrow eh even tho oda sleep schedule and his manga one piece is crazy. He didn't do anything besides one piece. Excluding the crossovers

[@Bronn92]

More Jack Kirby than Stan Lee. Stan was the editor, the creative guys were Kirby and Ditko.

[@hiagustres]

Great video! I love Toriyama's work, he's one of my biggest inspirations for starting drawing and making comics

[@forgottenrelics1197]

Same here!

[@LowellLucasJr.]

Could we get a video on Toriyama's involvement with Chrono Trigger since there wasn't enough time in this video?

[@chimbloanimation9242]

This was very cool Internet documentary what Toyama did after dragon ball

[@eliteasriel4591]

Why did i get this in my recommended after Toriyama's passing?

[@rukminikannan9779]

Because you were searching for Toriyama?

[@mamoonarshad304]

May this amazing legend be remembered forever. Rest in peice Akira Toriyama.

[@oneandonlysound3453]

We need a movie adaptation or at least a special of "Jaco The Galactic Patrolman." The fact it hasn't already been done is just about as much of a crime to the anime adaptation world as sailor moon never adapting "Codename: Sailor V." Both serve importance to the stories yet get summed it up in basic text and make the characters seem way less interesting. Would go for the jaco story over CGI fighterz style animation for the next dbs film anyday. Sandland would make a good anime series as well.

[@goldmemberpb]

I did not realize just how many one shots Toriyama produced. I honestly thought he just did some misc work like the DQ game character designs until jaco.

[@forever4906]

No wonder why everyone calls him sensei

[@tiablue9106]

I remember seeing Cowa! at a bookstore long ago and thinking “something’s familiar about this art style”. Somehow didn’t notice Toriyama’s name on it lol

[@HonISfirE]

Crono trigger, dragonball, dr slump, blue dragon, dragon quest Everything he touch successful, and people still question his ability as artist?

[@brainbomb.]

Toriyama's art style is amazing.

[@nossiro]

If he was already a millionaire before Dragon ball, I wonder how rich he is now

[@batguy39]

Fuckin love Blue Dragon No one ever talks about it even here lmao It's fun seeing his style pop up in other places

[@ggadams639]

to heaven

[@louisromerojr906]

Thank you for this I thought Akira only made DB dbz dbs Dr.slump Chrono...sumpting. now I gots a shit load of manga to look for ... I didn't know nekomajin was a Akira character. Nice

[@Designa10k]

Big respect for Akira Toriamas work ethic

[@grapes9h5]

I could look at and listen to you describe Toriyama’s art over the years for ages.

[@seankkg]

I remember Sand Land coming out in the American Shonen Jump and I just... never read it.

[@forgottenrelics1197]

I've read the first chapter or two, still need to finish it one day haha

[@rumbleroller2154]

I'm surprised you didn't mention anything regarding Toriyama's design work on Chrono Trigger...

[@loleo123]

Sandland is an amazingly charming Manga. I love it so much! And the expressions and STRONG Designs that TOriyama still is able to push into his creation is nothing short of amazing

[@joshnunya324]

Jojo x DBZ would've destroyed the Internet

[@ryanm.8720]

It happened in 'Jump Force'... but the game's reputation was mixed, to put it in polite terms.

[@wi11ow8]

Man 7 minutes ago? Your video are always so chill and informative man. Keep it up :)

[@forgottenrelics1197]

Thanks man! I appreciate it :)

[@Kev_0_0_]

Rippp

[@wormHD]

For Dragon Ball Super was one of the reasons Toriyama made it because "dragonball" evolution was so bad? Or is that just a myth

[@oneandonlysound3453]

It's what inspired him to sit down and put in the effort to create "Dragonball Z: Battle Of Gods." It didn't ever intitially mean he'd be going wild. To me, I would've preferred more films, as the series quality doesn't match up to the films even closely except for some TOP battles-would've rather have seen a film battle royale and a film of goku black/zamasu (except goku black would be goten and not be another zamasu). At the time, Super wasn't really what was being thought of. It was afterwards as the network saw potentional, so when the whole "Ressurection F" thing happened, and after delays, the series began, and so it kept going. Toriyama's suggestion to adapt both those films into arcs was to give them a chance to come up with more story.

[@Magerquark]

I remember buying all of the newly released manga of Dragonball Z back then in Germany when the translation was released. At the very last manga he put a message to all the fans with a date that was from several years ago, I was kinda schocked cause I believed we instantly got the manga lol However I always loved it and still love Dragonball + Dbz not as much the newer ones

[@aidand.7911]

Question: what did Akira Toriyama do after dragon ball? Answer: he wrote more dragon ball

[@tusantus]

the question now is how's Akira toriyama doing in heaven?

[@Faycal_zz.]

hell*

[@tusantus]

other world*@@Faycal_zz.

[@breez0670]

Idk if you changed the thumbnail but if you didn’t then I didn’t know he was working on sandland that far back

[@TheInfiniteAmo]

That DQ3 promo art just reignites all my love for classic Toriyama art, its so freaking clean

[@Godzilla00X]

Rest in Peace to a living legend. For all the jokes about him being lazy, his work ethic was incredible. After Dragon Ball he could've retired for good but kept working. Incredible man, there'll never be another

[@t.b.g.animation6185]

Old follower bro..also a db animator..love ur work👍👍

[@rosegaming8881]

If it werent from him, then modern manga and anime wouldnt be how it is today. Thank you Akira Toriyama

[@A.c.e2.0]

Rip akira toriyama loved dt slump almost finished it i was still on dbz when he died i should finish it soon amd read the manga

[@Noah.Hardy.]

You've gotta be one of my favourite channels of all time, please never stop!

[@williamholtzclaw3029]

Am I bugging or did you just call cowa! gay

[@Hieillua]

Being a mangaka is so unhealthy. Also look at Togashi. Who also was rich after Yu Yu Hakusho but also kept creating manga. Now he's been on a 3 year hiatus or something due to his health. It's crazy how much work they put in and people still complain about their level of involvement. Some people fail to realize that these shonen manga come out weekly. They have no time to rest. Their schedules are literally insane. Like working for 20 hours a day and sleeping for 4. Storyboarding, concept art, panelling, actual art, thinking of stories, writing the stories etc. There's so much to do.

[@Playyboymo]

Yes, Sandlot, Kajika, and Kintoki are amazing series.

[@thenoob_artist0586]

Akira Toriyama was simply enjoying drawing anything he liked to draw without so much pressure from company to draw same thing constantly.

[@fajam00m00]

lol…”a gay comic series”

[@MinhLe19303]

Ugh... It's just feel weird to have his style change after Buu Saga, and because of it, Goku and Vegeta aren't looked the same way ever again. Look at 5:40, Vegeta looks so weird in comparison with his Cell Saga style. I just miss his blocky, angular style back in 90s.

[@forgottenrelics1197]

I don't think his style didn't change that much after the Buu arc, going of Alien X Pete and Kajika it still very much retained that rough and angular style. Although I likewise prefer the angular look to his art in that era, one of my favourites :)

[@sora034]

After Dragon Ball, my dude was simply working and living life.

[@moro-og-739]

I read Sandland a few weeks ago and it has been a really fun ride Toriyama really knows how to entertain me with anything he makes

[@okaberintorouwithagun]

I'd like to say 539,000,000 is not a million in USD, it actually is about 500,000 dollars. This is still very impressive I just wanted to make sure people didn't get the wrong idea

[@Freebiekiller]

Not it ain’t I litterally googled it. It’s freaking 3million

[@mohamedaminehamdouchi7179]

One of the most underrated dragon ball youtubers, you deserve more bro, keep it up.

[@thepeopleonthecouch2928]

Man, I know for sure that if I were Toriyama, I woulda immediately retired after Dr. Slump. Mad respect to him.

[@papaG6423]

His work on the Dragon Quest franchise is my favorite. They're just so charming

[@capra001]

ドラゴンボール最後の方はほんとに辞めたかったらしいですね。 フリーザ編で辞めさせてあげたら次の名作が生まれてたかも、と鳥嶋さんが言ってました。

[@burenyuu-nya]

So glad that sand land its getting recognition its deserve. Toriyama works its getting shine upon rather than dragon ball and dr slump GENERAL SHIVA LOOKS LIKE VEGETA 👊👊👊

[@Charlie-hv3dh]

I'll be honest I didn't know DBZ was under the dragon ball title for the manga too, had thought it would be diffrent for some reason lol

[@xsailor85]

Sad news. March 1 2024 Akira Toriyama has passed away.

[@DennisTamayo]

That's 2 months ago!

[@TheMightySilverback_]

I thought you were calling Cowa a "gay comic series" and was like wtf comic were you reading?

[@3shuv755]

how are you gonna forget about chrono trigger :(

[@ms.antithesis]

did my man just call cowa gay?

[@KaioKakarot]

I think he was using gay in the context of happy. I was a bit confused for a second too lol

[@ludwigii9329]

He said "gag" but pronounced it.. very badly lol. probably should've re-recorded that line

[@randyvelasquez6050]

Can you make a vid of toyotaro art progressing and how good he portrays movement in some of the recent chapters

[@raphaels33]

Dude he made crono trigger!!!!!!!!!!!, I aways thought that Crono really looks like goku but never make this conection lol.

[@DeAndre_Moffett]

If I’m not mistaken Naho Ooishi was the original named successor of Akira Toriyama. She did the manga adaptation of yo son goku and friends, and created/illustrated episode of bardock. With Toriyamas supervision and blessing

[@Kcolonel_69]

bro forgot the iconic Chrono Trigger during the SNES era. RIP Toriyama, dbz really made my childhood awesome.

[@garka6135]

He was having the best time of his life on Las Vegas until he lost all his money and he decided to make more dragon ball.

[@LowellLucasJr.]

Excellent video and thank you for covering Cross×Epoch,Katsur and the other projects Toriyama's been involved with over the years! Just watched this after work and it was a real treat! Thank you for the Amazing Coverage!

[@StrangerHappened]

*BTW, Naruto's Kishmoto has also stopped drawing manga after 15 years of non-stop work.* For the last eight years he is either supervising or doing storyboards, and that is it. But unlike Toriyama, Kishimoto does not return to drawing anything even sporadically, not even for one-shots or games.

[@jonathan.ruagil]

Greetings from Colombia 🇨🇴. As always, awesome video. Thanks for your content. Saludos

[@blakechildress944]

3:27 “Cowa! a gay comic series about a half vampire and half were koala.” I’m guessing when he says gay he means happy and jolly.

[@forgottenrelics1197]

I said gag lol, although it does sound that way

[@dirkthewrench]

If any Toriyama manga deserves an anime adaptation it's sandland, I fricking love that manga

[@MrWhis-fe5hs]

Dude made probably the best JRPG of all time with chrono trigger and one of the best animes ever with dragon ball he's had an amazing career

[@TheDarkYoshi64]

Yooo shoutout to using Lux Elite’s and Maitro’s tracks. Lovely video as always!

[@thesmashbeyonder5127]

His writing is the current arc write now is amazing!

[@clementlassalle4317]

Great video, I always love a notification from your channel

[@Neo_X90X]

Can't forget about BLUE DRAGON on 360 and the anime too.

[@forgottenrelics1197]

Recently just finished the first season of the anime actually! And I did mention Blue Dragon briefly in the video.

[@Neo_X90X]

@@forgottenrelics1197 sorry I must of missed it but yeah the anime changes things that came first in game. it's like a different universe of it.

[@justinmontana3710]

I totally forgot that Cowa was a Toriyama book! It's actually one of my go-to travel books; always good to spend time with on a train or by a hotel pool or something similar

[@vinceamaro1382]

ForgettenRelics, when will you do a video about this interactive OVA Atsumare Goku world?

[@TheABCD3912]

him never reading through his manga from start to finish explains alot lol

[@YungDoji]

I was literally just thinking about this and boom!

[@Mattiac1980]

The damn background music is distracting and unnecessary!

[@johntumahab323]

I do remember, back in the day, Toriyama said he estimated Dragonball would only run about 10 mangas. :P And not to worry. Dragon Quest will keep the man in business until his dying breath.

[@Jonathan-0001]

So .. Whenever there is anything that has to do with dragonball, Akira Toriyama automatically gets paid? Or how does it work?

[@midnightgamingwithdarkstar2982]

Akira toryiama inspired me to create my own original anime light novels currently on my 61st ongoing series

[@delix787]

What about Blue dragon?! 💙