3ngag3 Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Absolutely gutted over this. A legend gone, just like that. Fuck. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viperxmns Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 this one is hitting hard, will expect to see something on the block about this 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 He was 68. Not that old, just hitting retirement age. Damn. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Gun Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 I was never an actual fan of most of his work, but he was an absolute titan, and without his influence so much of what followed him wouldn't have even existed. Rest in peace. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwimOdin Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Man, this cuts fucking deep. My love for Chrono Trigger definitely owes a lot to his designs, and I’ve been a lifelong Dragon Ball fan, so this hurts. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Idea Box Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 I don't know how or why about it, but I have my suspicions that this is bad timing here. DBZ Kai coming back to Toonami right as its creator dies? Not a good omen to me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 I’m just reminded again of how many people got into martial arts and other combat sports because of DBZ. How many people got into art, animation, storytelling, etc. Yeah, this one will take a bit. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonamiguy321 Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 50 minutes ago, Jman said: He was 68. Not that old, just hitting retirement age. Damn. Says Acute Hemotoma, so he either got hit in the head hard, or fell and hit something hard going down. That’s not an age or health thing which sucks even worse. Fortune was simply not on his side today. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3ngag3 Posted March 8 Author Share Posted March 8 DBZ is literally the foundation of what we know Toonami to be today. Without it, the block might not have been as successful as it was. Hell, a lot of media we know and love outside of that might not even exist today because of it. That's just how successful and influential Toriyama's work was. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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PokeNirvash Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 (edited) From being traumatized watching History of Trunks with zero context to shouting "Team Three Star" while watching this week's episode of the lewd magical girl anime you've probably heard about, Toriyama's had some place in my fandom in one way or another. R.I.P. to an icon, and let's hope Toei honors his memory by not making DAIMA another GT. Edited March 8 by PokeNirvash 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasqueradeOverture Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwlChemist81 Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 There should be new Dragon Ball Super in his memory. Yeah, I expect the following graphic to air in some form tomorrow: 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben0119 Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 RIP Akira Toriyama. He was only 68, younger than I thought, and been doing this since he 23, and was still working on some projects. Wow. Dragon Ball Z was what got me into anime in the first place. Lots of great memories. I started with the Androids Saga, when Dr. Gero and Android 19 showed up, and was hooked. I later went back and collected the VHSes, and also quite a lot of action figures and some videogames, and a DBZ Vegeta Haiiwan shirt. 😄 Done some fan art too. Dragon Ball Z got me into anime, as I baselessy hated anime before that haha. Then it was "I hate all anime except for Dragon Ball Z," then I gradually started watching more series. 🤣 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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