Creator of Dragon Ball Akira Toriyama, 68, passes away; artists of Naruto and One Piece lament the passing of “a hero, a carefree man.”

On March 1st, Akira Toriyama passed away after an acute haemorrhage. The manga creators of One Piece, Eiichiro Oda, and Naruto, Masashi Kishimoto, lamented the passing of Toriyama, whom they had regarded as a major inspiration since their early years read more.