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Toyotarou
is a Japanese manga artist. He has drawn several ''Dragon Ball''-related manga and is best known for illustrating ''Dragon Ball Super'' (2015–present), which is written by series creator Akira Toriyama. Early life and work Toyotarou first came across Akira Toriyama's work in grade school with ''Dr. Slump'', then the ''Dragon Ball'' anime, and finally the ''Dragon Ball'' manga. With his school notebooks covered in its characters, he was already making up story arcs for ''Dragon Ball'' chapters in his head. To this day he has never drawn any original work of his own, it has all been ''Dragon Ball''-related. Previously a television director, Toyotarou never desired to be a career manga artist. "I figured it would be impossible to do it officially, so I resigned myself to doing it as a hobby." In 2012, he brought artwork to Shueisha, and six months later he debuted with the first two-page chapter of '' Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission''. There is speculation that Toyotarou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragon Ball Super
is a Japanese manga series written by Akira Toriyama and illustrated by Toyotarou. A sequel to Toriyama's original ''Dragon Ball'' manga, it follows the adventures of Goku and friends during the ten-year timeskip after the defeat of Majin Buu. It began serialization in Shueisha's monthly ''shÅnen'' manga magazine ''V Jump'' in June 2015. The manga is simulpublished in English by Viz Media and by Shueisha on their ''Manga Plus'' platform. A 131-episode anime television series adaptation produced by Toei Animation aired in Japan from July 2015 to March 2018. A sequel film, '' Dragon Ball Super: Broly'', was released in December 2018 and became the highest-grossing anime film of the franchise. A second film, '' Super Hero'', was released on June 11, 2022. Plot Four years after the defeat of Majin Buu, Goku is seen working as a farmer, and his family and friends live peacefully. However, the God of Destruction Beerus awakens after decades of slumber. Beerus, along wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ToyotarÅ
ToyotarÅ is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings ToyotarÅ can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples: The characters used for "taro" (太郎) literally means "thick (big) son" and usually used as a suffix to a masculine name, especially for the first son. The "toyo" part of the name can use a variety of characters, each of which will change the meaning of the name. *豊太郎, "bountiful, big son" *登代太郎, "climb up, generation, big son" *斗代太郎, "Big Dipper, generation, big son" Other combinations... *豊太朗, "bountiful, thick, bright" *豊多朗, "bountiful, many, bright" *豊汰朗, "bountiful, excessive, bright" *登代太朗, "climb up, generation, thick, bright" *登代多朗, "climb up, generation, many, bright" The name can also be written in hiragana ã¨ã‚ˆãŸã‚ㆠor katakana is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji and in some c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
V Jump
is a Japanese shÅnen manga magazine, focusing on new manga as well as video games based on popular manga. The magazine's debut was in 1993 by Shueisha under the ''Jump'' line of magazines. History A prototype magazine called '' Hobby's Jump'' was launched in the 80s as a spin-off issue of '' Monthly ShÅnen Jump''. ''Hobby's Jump'' was announced discontinued, and a new magazine called ''V Jump'' arrived. ''V Jump'' is a video game magazine, namely for the '' Dragon Quest'' and ''Final Fantasy'' series, as well as many shÅnen manga. Akira Toriyama designed the magazine's mascot character , who was named via a reader poll. ''V Jump'' has also taken many series from ''Weekly ShÅnen Jump'', such as '' Shadow Lady'' created by Masakazu Katsura, which has had more success than ever in ''V Jump''. Later on, the magazine published a sequel to the classic ''Weekly ShÅnen Jump'' series ''Dr. Slump'', characters from which appeared on the cover of the first issue of ''V Jump'', tit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akira Toriyama
is a Japanese manga artist and character designer. He first achieved mainstream recognition for his highly successful manga series ''Dr. 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''. 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. He earned the 1981 Shogakukan Manga Award for best '' shÅnen'' or '' shÅjo'' manga with ''Dr. Slump'', and it went on to sell over 35 million copies in Japan. It was adapted into a successful anime series, with a second anime created in 1997, 13 years after the manga ended. His next series, ''Dragon Ball'', would become one of the most popular and successful manga in the world. Having sold 300 million copies worldwi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragon Ball Heroes
is a Japanese trading card arcade game based on the ''Dragon Ball'' franchise. It debuted on November 11, 2010 in Japan. In 2016, an update launched that improved the user experience in the form of enhanced graphics and easier accessibility of characters. This update was named . Several other games based on the series have been released for Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, and Microsoft Windows. Numerous manga adaptations have been published by Shueisha and a promotional anime adaptation by Toei Animation began being shown at public events in July 2018 before being uploaded online. Gameplay *Players can choose a "hero avatar" from 8 races, each with 3 distinct battle types: Hero, Elite, or Berserker. *Players can collect various types of Dragon Balls other than the common variety, such as Ultimate Dragon Balls, Namekian Dragon Balls, Dark Dragon Balls, and the almighty Super Dragon Balls in. *Players use 7 cards and an IC card called hero license. *The game is also a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Resurrection 'F'
is a 2015 Japanese animated science fantasy martial arts film. Sequel to 2013's ''Battle of Gods''. It is the nineteenth film based on the ''Dragon Ball'' series, the fifteenth to carry the ''Dragon Ball Z'' branding, and is the second film in the franchise to be personally supervised by series creator Akira Toriyama. The film's plot depicts the return of the villain Frieza, who after his resurrection via the eponymous Dragon Balls, goes into extensive training with the purpose to enact his revenge against Goku. The film was released theatrically on April 18, 2015. It is the first Japanese film to be screened in IMAX 3D and receive screenings at 4DX theaters. The film saw a limited theatrical release in North American theaters between August 4 through August 13, 2015. Madman Entertainment released the film in Australian theaters on August 6, where it ran through until August 19, 2015. Manga Entertainment acquired the rights for the release in the United Kingdom in September 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragon Ball (manga)
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama. Originally serialized in Shueisha's ShÅnen manga, ''shÅnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly ShÅnen Jump'' from 1984 to 1995, the 519 individual chapters were printed in 42 ''tankÅbon'' volumes. ''Dragon Ball'' was inspired by the Chinese novel ''Journey to the West'' and Hong Kong martial arts films. It initially had a comedy focus but later became an action-packed fighting series. The story follows the adventures of Goku, Son Goku, from childhood to adulthood, as he trains in martial arts and explores the world in search of the Dragon Balls, seven magical orbs which summon a wish-granting dragon when gathered. Along his journey, Goku makes several friends and battles villains, many of whom also seek the Dragon Balls. The manga was adapted into two anime series produced by Toei Animation: ''Dragon Ball (anime), Dragon Ball'' and ''Dragon Ball Z'', which were broadcast in Japan from 1986 to 1996. A Dragon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2
is an action role-playing fighting game developed by Dimps and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment based on the ''Dragon Ball'' franchise, and is the sequel to the 2015 game ''Dragon Ball Xenoverse''. It was released on October 25, 2016, for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and on October 27 for Microsoft Windows. In Japan, ''Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2'' was initially only available on PlayStation 4. The game was released for the Nintendo Switch in Japan on September 7, 2017, and later released worldwide on September 22, 2017. The game was released on Stadia on December 17, 2019. According to Bandai Namco, the game had sold over copies worldwide . Gameplay The game is very similar to its predecessor in terms of gameplay. It is primarily set in 3D battle arenas modeled after notable locations in the ''Dragon Ball'' universe, with the central hub being an expanded version of Toki-Toki City, known as Conton City. As reported by the creators of the game, Conton City is seven times l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pixar
Pixar Animation Studios (commonly known as Pixar () and stylized as P I X A R) is an American computer animation studio known for its critically and commercially successful computer animated feature films. It is based in Emeryville, California, United States. Since 2006, Pixar has been a subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios, which is another studio owned by The Walt Disney Company. Pixar started in 1979 as part of the Lucasfilm computer division, known as the Graphics Group, before its spin-off as a corporation in 1986, with funding from Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who became its majority shareholder. Disney purchased Pixar in January 2006 at a valuation of $7.4+ billion by converting each share of Pixar stock to 2.3 shares of Disney stock. Pixar is best known for its feature films, technologically powered by RenderMan, the company's own implementation of the industry-standard RenderMan Interface Specification image-rendering API. The studio's mascot is Luxo Jr., a desk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mecha
In science fiction, or mechs are giant robots or machines controlled by people, typically depicted as humanoid walking vehicles. The term was first used in Japanese (language), Japanese after shortening the English loanword or , but the meaning in Japanese is more inclusive, and or 'giant robot' is the narrower term. Fictional mecha vary greatly in size and shape, but are distinguished from vehicles by their humanoid or Biorobotics, biomorphic appearance, although they are bigger, often much bigger, than human beings. Different Genre#Subgenre, subgenres exist, with varying connotations of realism. The concept of Super Robot and Real Robot are two such examples found in Japanese anime and manga. Real-world piloted humanoid or non-humanoid Robot locomotion, robotic platforms, existing or planned, may also be called "mecha". In Japanese, "mecha" may refer to mobile machinery or vehicles (including aircraft) in general, manned or Mobile robot, otherwise. Characteristics 'Mec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is an American comic book publishing, publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Comics'' in 1951 and its predecessor, ''Marvel Mystery Comics'', the ''Marvel Comics'' title/name/brand was first used in June 1961. Marvel was started in 1939 by Martin Goodman (publisher), Martin Goodman as Timely Comics, and by 1951 had generally become known as Atlas Comics (1950s), Atlas Comics. The Marvel era began in June 1961 with the launch of ''The Fantastic Four'' and other superhero titles created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko and many others. The Marvel brand, which had been used over the years and decades, was solidified as the company's primary brand. Marvel counts among List of Marvel Comics characters, its characters such well-known superheroes as Spider-Man, Iron Man, Captain America, Thor (Marvel Comics), Thor, Doc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Disney
The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney (), is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. Disney was originally founded on October 16, 1923, by brothers Walt and Roy O. Disney as the Disney Brothers Studio; it also operated under the names the Walt Disney Studio and Walt Disney Productions before changing its name to the Walt Disney Company in 1986. Early on, the company established itself as a leader in the animation industry, with the creation of the widely popular character Mickey Mouse, who is the company's mascot, and the start of animated films. After becoming a major success by the early 1940s, the company started to diversify into live-action films, television, and theme parks in the 1950s. Following Walt's death in 1966, the company's profits began to decline, especially in the animation division. Once Disney's shareholders voted in Michael Eisner as the he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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