Akira Toriyama, a 68-year-old Japan’s leading comics author, whose manga and anime (漫画和动画系列) franchise “Dragon Ball” achieved worldwide success, passed away on March 1,2024.
Mr. Toriyama’s death was confirmed on Friday in a statement by his design production company, Bird Studio, and Capsule Corporation Tokyo, that the cause of it was the acute subdural hematoma (硬脑膜下血肿), a severe condition in which blood gathers and blocks the blood vessel between the skull and brain. But it did not say where Mr. Toriyama died.
Mr. Toriyama’s body of work, which includes “Dr. Slump” and “Sand Land,” gains its recognition far beyond Japan’s borders, having influenced generations of manga artists and cartoonists. The studio said he had several projects in the works at his death. His best-known work, “Dragon Ball,” told us a story happening on a young boy named Son Goku who went on a journey to collect the seven magic al orbs (魔法球) that awoke and brought in a wish-granting dragon. Since it was on in the 1980s, it has been published 42 volumes, sold millions of copies worldwide and become one of the most famous manga, inspiring television, film and video game adaptations.
Throughout his career, Mr. Toriyama said in a 2013 interview with the Japanese newspaper The Asahi Shimbun, believe it or not, he did not care if his work did anything besides entertaining its readers. He was, as he put it, unlike “other manga artists concerned about conveying didactic (说教的) messages.” “The role of my manga,” he said, “is to be a work of entertainment through and through.”
【小题1】What can we learn about Akira Toriyama?| A．He was born in 1965 and died in 2024. |
| B．His work “Dragon Ball” earned him the recognition from the world. |
| C．He was died of an acute heart attack. |
| D．He died in Japan, where he became a leading comics author. |
| A．The influence of Akira Toriyama’s work. | B．The best-known work of Akira Toriyama. |
| C．The adaptation of Akira Toriyama’s work. | D．The main character in Akira Toriyama’s work. |
| A．It has been one of the 42 most famous manga. |
| B．It was a story about a young boy who found magic al orbs with a dragon. |
| C．It has been adapted into diverse versions since it was on. |
| D．It was once reported on a Japanese newspaper. |
| A．“Dragon Ball” has gained its popularity around the world. |
| B．Akira ToriYamaha takes the readers’ needs into consideration. |
| C．Manga is the only means of entertainment in Japan. |
| D．Birds Studio is the largest design production company in Japan. |
