Japan's Akira Toriyama, creator of the Dragon Ball manga, passes away
At the age of 68, the author of Dragon Ball, one of the most popular and influential Japanese comics ever, passed away.
Akira Toriyama's studio said on Friday that the artist had an acute subdural hematoma, or bleeding close to the brain.
Dragon Ball is immensely popular all over the world, and the comic book series has also been adapted into movies and animation. Supporters have given Mr.Toriyama's development of characters that they could relate to as children won them praise.