It was confirmed in the early hours of today that Akira Toriyama passed away at the age of 68, on March 1st; see some of the tributes paid to the artist!
In the early hours of today, the 8th, it was confirmed that Akira Toriyama, creator of Dragon Ball, passed away on March 1, aged 68. After the news, Eiichiro Odacreator of ‘One Piece’, and Masashi Kishimotoauthor of ‘Naruto’, lamented the departure of Toriyama. See the statements released by both below!
Message from Eiichiro Oda (author of One Piece), regarding the passing of Akira Toriyama:
“It’s too early.
The void is very big. Sadness invades me when I think I will never see him again.I admired him so much since I was a child, so I remember the day he called me by name… pic.twitter.com/thCTlsLbCm
— Kami Sama Explorer 👹👒 (@kamisamaexp) March 8, 2024
Message from Masashi Kishimoto, author of Naruto, on the passing of Akira Toriyama:
“I honestly don’t know what to write or how to write about something so sudden.
However, for now, I would like to express my thoughts and feelings to sensei Toriyama, something I… pic.twitter.com/YZtYz2dg42
— Kami Sama Explorer 👹👒 (@kamisamaexp) March 8, 2024
In addition to them, other personalities such as Yuji Horiicreator of the ‘Dragon Quest’ games, Yusuke Murataauthor of ‘One Punch Man’, actor Jackie Chan and Japanese band Jealkb also paid their respects to Akira Toriyama. See some of them below:
Yuji Horii, the creator of the Dragon Quest game series, comments on the passing of Akira Toriyama:
“I am completely stunned by the sudden news of Toriyama-san’s passing.
I’ve known Toriyama-san since I was a writer at Shonen Jump, and so… pic.twitter.com/v7hAyTAUHx
— Kami Sama Explorer 👹👒 (@kamisamaexp) March 8, 2024
Yusuke Murata, author of One Punch Man, pays tribute to Akira Toriyama:
“There were many things we could only receive from Toriyama-sensei. We respectfully prayed for his eternal peace. Interestingly, I can’t feel that he is truly gone. Maybe it’s because, for me,… pic.twitter.com/XDAzLrsDyo
— Kami Sama Explorer 👹👒 (@kamisamaexp) March 8, 2024
Jackie Chan comments on Akira Toriyama’s passing on his personal Weibo account:
“Akira Toriyama-sensei, thank you for creating so many classic works, they will be eternally present in this world. Rest in peace. 🙏” pic.twitter.com/RMtmy3Yyq0
— Kami Sama Explorer 👹👒 (@kamisamaexp) March 8, 2024
Jealkb is a Japanese visual kei rock band made up of seven comedians, including Atsushi Tamura of London Boots Ichi-go Ni-go. Tamura gives a beautiful statement about Akira Toriyama’s passing:
“To Akira Toriyama-sensei,
Thank you so much for coming to the jealkb shows… pic.twitter.com/zjS4zkgFkx— Kami Sama Explorer 👹👒 (@kamisamaexp) March 8, 2024
Source: Recreio
