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Dragon Ball Super anime’s return may signal shift in ongoing Dragon Ball rights dispute after Akira Toriyama’s death
Capsule Corporation Tokyo and Shueisha seem to have buried the hatchet enough to get more Dragon Ball anime made - but will this new relationship last?
January 27, 2026
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New Dragon Ball Age 1000 game really, really wants you to know that Akira Toriyama was involved in the development of (probably) Xenoverse 3
The Dragon Ball Age 1000 game project, which certainly feels like Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3, comes out in 2027, three years after series creator Akira Toriyama
January 26, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Moreso than even Dragon Ball, Chrono Trigger represents the best work of Akira Toriyama [Gamify My Life]
The JRPG classic Chrono Trigger came out when Akira Toriyama had spent more than a decade creating Dragon Ball and Dr. Slump.
November 17, 2025
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One classic Dragon Ball character didn't get a "definitive" design by Akira Toriyama until 2022's Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero film
Despite appearing before Piccolo, Gohan, or Vegeta, this character wouldn't get a definitive design until 2021
September 25, 2025
Trent Cannon
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A World without Goku: How Akira Toriyama's death could make Dragon Ball Daima the end of Goku's story
A tangled mess of copyright law leaves the future of one of the biggest franchises in pop culture history in question
September 20, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Watch the full panelWatch the Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama Tribute Panel from MCM London, right here on Popverse
"What Dragonball Means to Me" brought together fans from across the UK to pay tribute to one of anime's most influencial voices
June 28, 2024
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Akira Toriyama, the creator of Dragon Ball, has died at the age of 68
Few creators have had the influence on the world that Toriyama has.
March 08, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama is more "heavily involved" in a new spin-off than he has been in any show since 1995
It marks the biggest contribution he's made to a Dragon Ball series since 1995.
October 29, 2023
Trent Cannon