Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama dies at 68, manga world pays tribute

Dragon Ball Creator Akira Toriyama left us. Thursday March 7, a press release published on the official website Dragon Ball website announced that Toriyama died on March 1 due to acute subdural hematoma. He was 68 years old. Toriyama was an acclaimed manga artist and character designer who first gained mainstream recognition in Japan through … Read more

Akira Toriyama, creator of 'Dragon Ball,' dies at 68

Akira Toriyama

Akira Toriyama, the influential creator of the “Dragon Ball” manga and anime franchise, has died at the age of 68, it was announced Friday. The franchise's official website states that Toriyama died on March 1 due to a blood clot in his brain. A funeral service was held with members of Toriyama's immediate family. Dates … Read more

Funimation will stream its last anime on April 2

Sony Funimation purchased Crunchyroll from WarnerMedia for $1.175 billion in 2020, and they launched their transformation into a unified anime subscription service under the latter's name a year after the deal was announced. By 2022, Crunchyroll has already added more than 50 showss that were either exclusive to Funimation or were not available with the … Read more