It was adapted into a successful anime series, with a second anime created in 1997, 13 years after the manga ended. Slump, and it went on to sell over 35 million copies in Japan. He earned the 1981 Shogakukan Manga Award for best shōnen manga with Dr. Toriyama is regarded as one of the authors who changed the history of manga, as his works are highly influential and popular, particularly Dragon Ball, which many manga artists cite as a source of inspiration. Slump, before going on to create Dragon Ball (his best-known work) and acting as a character designer for several popular video games such as the Dragon Quest series, Chrono Trigger, and Blue Dragon. He first achieved mainstream recognition for his highly successful manga series Dr. Akira Toriyama ( Japanese: 鳥山 明, Hepburn: Toriyama Akira, born April 5, 1955) is a Japanese manga artist and character designer.
