List of works by Akira Toriyama

Akira Toriyama (鳥山 明) was a Japanese manga artist and character designer. He first achieved mainstream recognition for creating the popular manga series Dr. Slump (1980–1984), before going on to create Dragon Ball (1984–1995); his most famous work.

Following its conclusion, Toriyama continued drawing manga, predominantly one-shots and short (100–200-page) serials, including Cowa! (1997–1998), Kajika (1998), and Sand Land (2000). 2013's Jaco the Galactic Patrolman was the last manga he wrote and illustrated entirely by himself. Toriyama also collaborated with other manga artists, such as Masakazu Katsura and Eiichiro Oda, to produce one-shots and crossover shorts. He began Dragon Ball Super with illustrator Toyotarou in 2015, and continued to work on the manga until his death in 2024.

Toriyama also created numerous character designs for various video games such as the Dragon Quest series (1986–2024), Chrono Trigger (1995), Blue Dragon (2006), and some Dragon Ball video games. He also designed several characters and mascots for Shueisha's, his career-long employer and Japan's largest publishing company, various manga magazines.

Besides manga-related works, Toriyama also created various illustrations, album covers, book covers, mascots and logos.

Art books

 * Akira Toriyama: The World (鳥山明 the world). ISBN 978-4088581309
 * Akira Toriyama: The World Special (鳥山明 THE WORLD SPECIAL). ISBN 978-4087824049
 * The World of Akira Toriyama: Akira Toriyama Exhibition (鳥山明の世界 AKIRA TORIYAMA EXHIBITION)
 * Dragon Ball Daizenshu: The Complete Illustrations (ドラゴンボール大全集１ COMPLETE ILLUSTRATIONS)
 * Dragon Quest Monsters: Akira Toriyama Illustrations (ドラゴンクエストモンスターズ 鳥山明イラストレーションズ)
 * Dragon Quest 25th Anniversary Monster Encyclopedia (ドラゴンクエスト25thアニバーサリー モンスター大図鑑)
 * Dragon Ball: A Visual History (ドラゴンボール超画集)
 * Akira Toriyama: Dragon Quest Illustrations (鳥山明 ドラゴンクエスト イラストレーションズ)

Anime

 * Crusher Joe (1983, film) – designed the MAX 310 space station
 * Kosuke & Rikimaru: The Dragon of Konpei Island (小助さま力丸さま -コンペイ島の竜-) – original concept, script, and character designs
 * Imagination Science World Gulliver Boy (1995, television series) – mechanical designs
 * Dragon Ball GT (1996–1997, television series) – character designs, title, and logo
 * Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!! (2008, short film) – original concept and story concept
 * Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (2013, film) – original concept, story concept, and character designs
 * Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' (2015, film) – original concept, screenplay, character designs, and title
 * Dragon Ball Super (2015–2018, television series) – original concept, story concepts, character designs, and title
 * Dragon Ball Super: Broly (2018, film) – original concept, screenplay, and character designs
 * Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero (2022, film) – original concept, screenplay, and character designs
 * Sand Land: The Series (2024, original net animation) – original concept, "Tenshi no Yūsha" story arc concept, and designed the characters Anne and Muniel
 * Dragon Ball Daima (2024, television series) – original concept, story, and character designs

Video games

 * Dragon Quest series (1986–2024) – character designs, package illustrations
 * Dragon Ball: Shenlong no Nazo (1986) – designed several characters including Kuririan (クリリアン)
 * Famicom Jump II: Saikyō no Shichinin (1991) – designed the character Dark Raid (ダークレイド)
 * Chrono Trigger (1995) – character and setting designs. Alongside Toei Animation, he and his studio also created the animated cutscenes for the 1999 PlayStation port.
 * Tobal No. 1 (1996) – character designs
 * Tobal 2 (1997) – character designs
 * Blue Dragon (2006) – character designs
 * Blue Dragon Plus (2008) – character designs
 * Blue Dragon: Awakened Shadow (2009) – character designs and voices the character Toripo, which is modeled after his "Toribot" self-insert
 * Chōsoku Henkei Gyrozetter (2012) – designed the Beeman 500SS character
 * Dragon Ball FighterZ (2018) – designed the character Android 21
 * Dragon Ball Legends (2018) – designed the characters Shallot (シャロット) and Zahha (ザッハ)
 * Jump Force (2019) – designed several original characters
 * Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot (2020) – designed the character Bonyū
 * Fantasian (2021) – designed a diorama used to create a level

Shueisha

 * Weekly Shōnen Jump (1988) – designed the magazine's 20th anniversary character Captain Gyao (キャプテンギャオ), who later appeared in the video game Famicom Jump: Hero Retsuden
 * V Jump (1990) – designed the magazine's V Dragon (V龍) character, who later appeared in the video games Dragon Quest X (2012), Gaist Crusher (2013), and Monster Strike (2014).
 * Weekly Jump F-1 Club (1990) – designed the Weekly Shōnen Jump column's mascot character Wins-kun (ウインズくん)
 * V-Net (1994) – designed the Weekly Shōnen Jump column's mascot characters Dr. Tobo (Dr.トボ) and Happy 1 (ハッピー1)
 * Souvenirs entomologiques (Jean-Henri Fabre book, 1996) – cover illustrations for the Shueisha Bunko edition of the Japanese translation
 * Shueisha (2002) – designed the Rīdon (リードン) character for the 25th anniversary of Shueisha Bunko
 * Dragon Ball Damashii (ＤＢ魂) – designed the V Jump column's logo
 * Jump Shop (2005) – designed the Weekly Shōnen Jump online shop's Janta (ジャンタ) character
 * Weekly Shōnen Jump (2009) – designed the magazine's website's Kaizo-kun (KAIZOくん) character
 * My Jump (2016) – designed the mobile app's Mai (マイ) and Honbot (ホンボット) characters

Other works



 * Fuel Album (George Tokoro album, 1981) – insert illustration
 * Polkadot Magic (Mami Koyama album, 1984) – album cover and lyrics to "Crilla" and "Helicopter"
 * Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens (1984) – designed the logo for the zoo's koala exhibit
 * Fine Molds (1985) – illustrated the package and instructions for the Lisa model kit
 * Dakara Bike Daisuki! (だからバイク大好き！) – cover illustration
 * Fine Molds (1991) – designed the model maker's mascot Goshikiken (五式犬)
 * Super Sense Story (Honda road safety brochure, 1991) – character designs
 * Fine Molds (1994) – designed seven of their World Fighter Collection line of models kits, including packaging and instructions
 * Bitch's Life Illustration File (art book, 2001) – illustration
 * Toccio the Angel (てんしのトッチオ) – wrote and illustrated the book
 * QVOLT (electric car, 2005) – designed the automobile
 * "Rule/Sparkle" (Ayumi Hamasaki single, 2006) – an illustration of Ayumi Hamasaki as Son Goku printed on the single's CD and DVD
 * Ichigo Dōmei (苺同盟) – an illustration of Chiaki for the cover
 * Invade (Jealkb album, 2011) – album cover
 * Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons (2014) – an illustration of Sun Wukong for a poster for the film's Japanese release
 * Dr. Mashirito's Saikyō Manga Jutsu (Kazuhiko Torishima book, 2023) – book cover
 * Kiyosu (2024) – designed the logo for the city's 20th anniversary