Date of birth: 1955-04-05

Chronology:
(1955-04) Born
(1974) School of Art
(1977) Quit school of Art
(1978) Akira's first manga, Wonder Island
(1979) created manga Highlight Island
(1980) Toriyama's first big hit, Dr. Slump
(1985) created Dragon Ball

About: Best known in North America as the creator of Dragonball, Akira Toriyama is one of Japan's most known Manga creators. His first big Manga, Dr. Slump, has yet to be released in North America, it was an instant success in Japan and has been translated into many languages. In addition to Dragonball and Dr. Slump, Toriyama has created many other manga.

Non-anime staff credits:
Character Design for "Chrono Trigger" (VG)
Character Design for "Dragon Quest II" (VG)
Character Design for "Dragon Quest III" (VG)
Character Design for "Dragon Quest IV" (VG)
Character Design for "Dragon Quest V" (VG)
Character Design for "Dragon Quest VI" (VG)
Character Design for "Dragon Quest VII" (VG)
Character Design for "Dragon Quest VIII" (VG)
Character Design for "Dragon Quest" (VG)