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Happy Birthday Akira Toriyama! Love Anime Vice

Join me as we celebrate the legend himself.

By GodLen   |  April 5, 2010



Happy Birthday Akira Toriyama! Today you are 55 years young, halfway through your life (unless we get the dragon balls involved), with lots of time still left to create more masterpieces if you so chose. Though even if you stopped drawing, we would still love you for what you have created. Dragon Ball, Dr. Slump, Dragon Quest, Chrono Trigger, these are just some of the things you have worked on that had lasting effects all those who witnessed them. If it wasn’t for Dragon Ball, I probably would not be the man I am today, so I thank you.

Recently you have not been producing as much art as you had in your past, since Dragon Ball seemed to have drained you from all of your creative energy. But that is ok, for you have not fully given up the pen and paper yet. Perhaps after Dragon Ball Online launches, you will have more creative energy to return to the manga world to create another amazing series. Till then enjoy your birthday and a nice cup of sake, you deserve it.

Love,
The Vice.
Filed under: Dr. Slump, Dragon Ball, Akira Toriyama
16 Comments
Halberdierv2on April 5, 2010 at 7:20 p.m.
happy Bday!
hitsusatsu11on April 5, 2010 at 7:49 p.m.
A.T's the man!
Kelleth moderator on April 5, 2010 at 8 p.m.
Happy Birthday awesome genius!!! and for your present i`ll go kill everybody involved with DBE and its future sequels!!! Slowly!! sure you`ll be missing the money but in the long term this better for you ^^
*goes to get his rusty saw*
crusader8463on April 5, 2010 at 8:08 p.m.
Happy B-day to the man who created such a large part of my childhood. As thanks, please accept this lolcat.
JJOR64on April 5, 2010 at 8:58 p.m.
Happy Birthday you old fart!         :P
DracoXSextaEspadaon April 5, 2010 at 9:44 p.m.
Happy Birthday! You bring awesomeness to a new level!
Justiceon April 5, 2010 at 10:25 p.m.
Happy birthday!
Kuma_From_Argentinaon April 6, 2010 at 3:44 a.m.
Toriyama birthday is in april 5? Mine is today....."-" 
Happy B-day Tori-sensei
Kelleth moderator on April 6, 2010 at 6:03 a.m.
@Kuma_From_Argentina:  Happy birthday Kuma ^^
Kuma_From_Argentinaon April 6, 2010 at 8:20 a.m.
@Kelleth: Thanks.... 
GodLen staff on April 6, 2010 at 11:47 a.m.
@Kuma_From_Argentina:  happy late birthday!
Kuma_From_Argentinaon April 6, 2010 at 11:51 a.m.
@GodLen: It isnt late, I was born the 6th of April of 1991
sotyfan16on April 6, 2010 at 9:15 p.m.

Happy Belated Birthday Akira Toriyama!! It is thanks to you and Drangon Ball Z that I love anime and hope create my own one day.
John_Martoneon April 7, 2010 at 10:55 a.m.
Nice entirely inappropriate birthday card len.
 
HAPPY BIRTHDAY AKIRA AND KUMA.
maimran91on June 28, 2010 at 1:53 a.m.
Thank you Akira for making these DragonBall mangas without them my life wouldn't complete
MrDirector786on June 28, 2010 at 2:02 a.m.
Happy birthday to Akira! : )

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