How Old Is Akira Toriyama? Akira Toriyama Birthday
Akira Toriyama was born on April 5, 1955 and is 69 years old now.
Birthday: April 5, 1955
How Old - Age: 69
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Akira Toriyama - Biography
Akira Toriyama is a Japanese manga artist. He is hailed by many as he most influential manga artist of all time. He is best known for creating the super hit manga and anime Dragon Ball. Dragon Ball held the record for most copies of manga sold before being surpassed by One Piece.
Toriyama married his wife Yoshimi Katō (加藤由美) on May 2, 1982. She is a former manga artist from Nagoya under the pen name "Nachi Mikami" (みかみなち), and occasionally helped Toriyama and his assistant on Dr. Slump when they were short on time. They have two children: a son named Sasuke (佐助) born on March 23, 1987,[38] and a daughter born in October 1990. Toriyama lives in his home studio in Kiyosu.
Toriyama has a love of cars and motorcycles, something he inherited from his father who used to race motorbikes and operated an auto repair business for a brief time, although he does not understand the mechanics himself. The author is an animal lover, having kept many different species of birds, dogs, cats, fish, lizards and bugs as pets since childhood. Some were used as models for characters he created such as Karin and Beerus. Toriyama has had a lifelong passion for plastic models, and has designed several for the Fine Molds brand. He also collected autographs of famous manga artists, having over 30 including Yudetamago and Hisashi Eguchi, a hobby he gave to Peasuke Soramame.
