“Dragon Ball” and “Dr. Slump” took the world by storm but their creator, manga artist Akira Toriyama, initially harbored deep reservations when starting out on the projects. Toriyama died March 1 at ...

Dragon Ball Z released a special episode 36 years ago, which introduced an iconic character even though Toriyama didn't ...

Dragon Ball’s animator and character designer, Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru, was primarily responsible for designing Bardock along with the rest of the team. After all, it was for a prequel story following ...

There's little left to be said about Dragon Ball that hasn't already been said. Since the series' relatively quiet debut in Weekly Shōnen Jump more than 40 years ago, Goku and Earth's strongest ...

Adriano is GameRant’s Anime Features lead. He has been working on creating anime content for GameRant since November 2021. He enjoys a wide variety of anime, with Shinichiro Watanabe’s Cowboy Bebop ...

When Akira Toriyama passed away, the mangaka was working on new incomplete works that fans will likely never get to know. Many wondered if Toriyama had enough time to finish his work on ’Dragon Ball ...

Arthur is a contributing writer with a passion for sharing every they know and love about everything involving Shonen Anime, Manga and much more. What started as a hobby reading whatever manga volumes ...

Toei asked the mangaka for the name of Pilaf’s dog-shaped henchman, but it turns out he didn’t have one.

“Dragon Ball” (Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z) and its creator, Akira Toriyama, need no introduction. Originating as a manga in Japan during the 1980s, the series quickly became a global phenomenon, ...