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Published by 15 March 2024, 12:58 PM EDTComment

Last week, the Chunichi Shimbun published an interview/article (both on the front page of the morning print issue on March 9, as well as paywalled on their website) with Hisashi Tanaka, Akira Toriyama’s first assistant, reflecting on the creator’s passing this month. His First Assistant Bids Farewell “The fact that I was able to continue

Published by 11 March 2024, 8:58 PM EDTComment

Earlier this week, the Chunichi Shimbun published an article/interview with Takashi Matsuyama, Akira Toriyama’s second assistant, reflecting on the creator’s passing this month. The article corroborates other reports of Toriyama apparently undergoing surgery for a brain tumor. “Never gave an inch with his creations” — former assistant Illustrator Takashi Matsuyama (66, pictured, of Seki, Gifu),

Published by 11 March 2024, 1:18 PM EDT1 Comment

Originally announced back in December, Akira Toriyama was selected for a Lifetime Achievement Award in conjunction with the 2024 Tokyo Anime Award Festival. Toriyama was honored with the award at the event held in Tokyo over the weekend, where volumes of his various manga as well as character designs were on display. Though he unfortunately

Published by 24 December 2023, 5:35 PM ESTComment

Each month, Toyotarō provides a drawing of a Dragon Ball (or related…!) character — as well as an accompanying comment — on the official Japanese Dragon Ball website. Following up on the wealth of characters already drawn, for his November and Devember 2023 catch-up entry, Toyotarō has drawn Akkuman from Dragon Ball… and Ackman from

Published by 04 October 2023, 1:17 PM EDTComment

The “Rumor Guide” has been a consistent favorite of staff and visitors alike here at Kanzenshuu — the entries are a blast to put together, and they each act as an authoritative, one-stop-shop with verified original research and (generally!) definitive answers. The latest entry started as a simple way to catalogue the Alien movie reference

Published by 22 September 2023, 9:55 AM EDTComment

Each month, Toyotarō provides a drawing of a Dragon Ball (or related…!) character — as well as an accompanying comment — on the official Japanese Dragon Ball website. Following up on the wealth of characters already drawn, for his September 2023 entry, Toyotarō has drawn the skinny failed fusion version of Gotenks: Gotenks (Failed Fusion)

Published by 25 August 2023, 2:58 PM EDTComment

The “Rumor Guide” has been a consistent favorite of staff and visitors alike here at Kanzenshuu — the entries are a blast to put together, and they each act as an authoritative, one-stop-shop with verified original research and (generally!) definitive answers. As part of the guide’s latest update, two new entries have been added… including