There is debate over whether Akira Toriyama originated the now famous chibi style. So where did "chibi" get its start?

If there is an indelible image from the 1988 classic anime film Akira , this is it: Shōtarō Kaneda atop his famous motorcycle, headed straight toward the viewer.

The introduction of Beerus and Whis proved to be a crucial juncture in sustaining Dragon Ball's popularity, as revealed by ...

The Japanese Film Festival (JFF) is returning once again to Philippine theaters this February 2025. Rolling into cinemas in ...

Akira Toriyama’s legacy can be felt far beyond ... The term itself originally comes from the term Chibiru, which in Japanese means to wear down. This relates to the current meaning of chibi ...

While a JRPG used to be qualified as an RPG made by Japanese developers ... world and character designs from Dragon Ball artist Akira Toriyama. As a traditional JRPG that's easy to jump into ...

As he tells it, he sought out creator Akira Toriyama’s advice on how to do right by the Namekian. Ultimately, their talks sparked the idea for Toriyama to write Super Hero. That movie puts Goku ...

Akira Toriyama, 68. The creator of the best-selling Dragon Ball and other popular anime who influenced Japanese comics ... A Rhodes scholar with a deft writing style and rough charisma who ...

In our Sly 2: Band of Thieves review, we also praised how this PS2 gem is put together, writing ... game nails that in every aspect, from Akira Toriyama’s attractive cel-shaded character ...

Akira Toriyama, 68. The creator of the best-selling Dragon Ball and other popular anime who influenced Japanese comics ... A Rhodes scholar with a deft writing style and rough charisma who ...

As varied as the Japanese film, television ... beloved manga and anime artist Akira Toriyama, best known as the creator of Dragon Ball and most of its spinoffs. Toriyama had designed the ...