The overwhelming outpouring of grief that followed the devastating news of Akira Toriyama’s passing says everything about the impact he had on the art world. To some he was a hero, to others a master or a sensei.
Akira’s career was propelled by his manga series Dr. Slump. The story of a little robotic girl, her inventor, and their many misadventures, the series was an award winner and swiftly adapted into an anime that ran for more than 200 episodes on Japanese television.
But it was Dragon Ball for
