Akira TORIYAMA / 鳥山明
Born on April 5, 1955. Passed away on March 1, 2024.
Games
Other video game related works
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See also: MaruTori: From the Akira Toriyama Project to Secret of Mana
Games (in alphabetical order)
Arale no Jump Up / アラレのJump up (PC-8001 – 1984)
Box art (Source: originally created for the cover of the volume #6 of the manga)
Blue Dragon / ブルードラゴン (Xbox 360 – 2006)
Box art for the Japanese and European version (also used for the manual cover of the US version) (Source: mentioned on the Dragon Ball official website)
Character design (Source: in-game credits)
Blue Dragon: Ikai no Kyojū / ブルードラゴン 異界の巨獣, AKA Blue Dragon: Awakened Shadow (DS – 2009)
Box art (Source: mentioned on the Dragon Ball official website)
Character design (Source: in-game credits)
Blue Dragon Plus / ブルードラゴンプラス (DS – 2009)
Character design (Source: in-game credits)
Chōsoku Henkei Gyrozetter / 超速変形ジャイロゼッター (Arcade – 2012)
Car design: Beeman500 (Source: mentioned on the Dragon Ball official website)
Chrono Trigger / クロノ・トリガー (SFC – 1995)
Image boards (also used as promotional illustrations and box art for the US version) (Source: mentioned in an interview with Kazuhiko Torishima)
Character design / character illustrations (Source: in-game credits)
Dr. Slump / Dr.スランプ (Arcadia 2001 – 1983)
Box art (Source: artwork originally created for the first volume of the manga)
Dragon Ball FighterZ / ドラゴンボール ファイターズ (Switch, PS4, Windows, Xbox One – 2018)
Additional character design: 2 different designs for Android 21 (Source: mentioned on the Dragon Ball official website: 1, 2)
Dragon Ball Legends / ドラゴンボールレジェンズ (iOS, Android – 2018)
Additional character designs: Zahha, Shallot (Source: mentioned on the Dragon Ball official website: 1, 2)
Dragon Ball Z V.R.V.S. / ドラゴンボールZ V.R.V.S. (Arcade – 1994)
Additional character design (Ozotto) (Source: mentioned on the Dragon Ball official website)
Cabinet design (Source: mentioned in an interview with the artist published in the February 1993 issue of V-Jump)
Dragon Quest / ドラゴンクエスト, AKA Dragon Warrior (Famicom – 1986)
Box art for the Japanese version (Source: Akira Toriyama Dragon Quest Illustrations)
Character and monster design (Source: in-game credits)
Dragon Quest I&II / ドラゴンクエスI&II, AKA Dragon Warrior I & II (GBC – 1999)
Box art (Source: Akira Toriyama Dragon Quest Illustrations)
Character and monster design (Source: in-game credits)
Dragon Quest II / ドラゴンクエストII, AKA Dragon Warrior II (Famicom – 1987)
Box art for the Japanese version (Source: Akira Toriyama Dragon Quest Illustrations)
Character and monster design (Source: in-game credits)
Dragon Quest III / ドラゴンクエストIII, AKA Dragon Warrior III (Famicom – 1988)
Box art for the Japanese version (Source: Akira Toriyama Dragon Quest Illustrations)
Character and monster design (Source: in-game credits)
Dragon Quest III / ドラゴンクエストIII (SFC – 1996)
Box art (Source: mentioned on the Dragon Ball official website)
Dragon Quest IV / ドラゴンクエストIV, AKA Dragon Warrior IV (Famicom – 1990)
Box art for the Japanese version, 2 promotional illustrations published in Shūkan Shōnen Jump (Source: Akira Toriyama Dragon Quest Illustrations)
Character and monster design (Source: in-game credits)
Dragon Quest IV: Michibikareshi Monotachi / ドラゴンクエストIV 導かれし者たち, AKA Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen (DS – 2007)
Character and monster design (Source: in-game credits)
Dragon Quest V / ドラゴンクエストV (SFC – 1992)
Box art, manual cover (Source: Akira Toriyama Dragon Quest Illustrations)
Character and monster design (Source: in-game credits)
Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride (DS – 2008)
Character and monster design (Source: in-game credits)
Dragon Quest VI / ドラゴンクエストVI (SFC – 1995)
Box art (Source: Akira Toriyama Dragon Quest Illustrations)
Character and monster design (Source: in-game credits)
Dragon Quest VI: Maboroshi no Daichi / ドラゴンクエストVI 幻の大地, AKA Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation (DS – 2010)
Character and monster design (Source: in-game credits)
Dragon Quest VII / ドラゴンクエストVII (PS1 – 2000)
Box art (Source: Akira Toriyama Dragon Quest Illustrations)
Character and monster design (Source: in-game credits)
Dragon Quest VII: Eden no Senshi-tachi / ドラゴンクエストVII エデンの戦士たち, AKA Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past (3DS – 2013)
Box art (Source: Akira Toriyama Dragon Quest Illustrations)
Character and monster design (Source: in-game credits)
Dragon Quest VIII: Sora to Umi to Daichi to Norowareshi Himegimi / ドラゴンクェストVIII：空と海と大地と呪われし姫君, AKA Dragon Quest: The Journey of the Cursed King (PS2 – 2004)
Cover art (Source: Akira Toriyama Dragon Quest Illustrations)
Character and monster design (Source: in-game credits)
Dragon Quest VIII: Sora to Umi to Daichi to Norowareshi Himegimi / ドラゴンクェストVIII：空と海と大地と呪われし姫君, AKA Dragon Quest: Journey of the Cursed King (3DS – 2015)
Cover art (Source: Akira Toriyama Dragon Quest Illustrations)
Character design (Source: in-game credits)
Dragon Quest IX: Hoshizora no Mamoribito / ドラゴンクエストIX 星空の守り人, AKA Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies (DS – 2009)
Cover art (Source: Akira Toriyama Dragon Quest Illustrations)
Character and monster design (Source: in-game credits)
Dragon Quest X: Mezameshi itsutsu no shuzoku Online / ドラゴンクエストX 目覚めし五つの種族 オンライン (Wii – 2012)
Cover art (Source: mentioned on the Dragon Ball official website)
Character design (Source: in-game credits)
Dragon Quest X: Nemureru yūsha to michibiki no meiyū Online / ドラゴンクエストX 眠れる勇者と導きの盟友 オンライン (Wii, Wii U, Windows – 2013)
Character design (Source: in-game credits)
Dragon Quest XI: Sugisarishi Toki o Motomete / ドラゴンクエストXI 過ぎ去りし時を求めて (3DS, PS4 – 2017)
Cover art, character design, illustration (Source: mentioned on the Dragon Ball official website)
Dragon Quest Builders / ドラゴンクエストビルダーズ (Switch, PS3, PS4, PS Vita – 2016)
Character design (Source: in-game credits)
Dragon Quest Characters: Torneko no Daibōken 2 / ドラゴンクエスト・キャラクターズ トルネコの大冒険2 不思議のダンジョン, AKA World of Dragon Warrior: Torneko – The Last Hope (PS1 – 1999, GBA – 2001)
Cover art for the Japanese version (Source: Akira Toriyama Dragon Quest Illustrations)
Character design (Source: in-game credits)
Dragon Quest Heroes / ドラゴンクエストヒーローズ (PS3, PS4 – 2015)
Character design (Source: in-game credits)
Dragon Quest Heroes II / ドラゴンクエストヒーローズII (PS3, PS4, PS Vita, Windows – 2016)
Character design (Source: in-game credits)
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker / ドラゴンクエストモンスターズ ジョーカー (DS – 2006)
Character and monster design (Source: in-game credits)
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 / ドラゴンクエストモンスターズ ジョーカー2 (DS – 2011)
Monster design (Source: in-game credits)
Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry no Wonderland / ドラゴンクエストモンスターズ テリーのワンダーランド (GBC – 1998)
Cover art for the Japanese version (Source: mentioned on the Dragon Ball official website)
Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry no Wonderland 3D / ドラゴンクエストモンスターズ テリーのワンダーランド3D (3DS – 2012)
Cover art for the Japanese version (Source: mentioned on the Dragon Ball official website)
Dragon Quest Monsters 1・2 / ドラゴンクエストモンスターズ1・2 星降りの勇者と牧場の仲間たち (PS1 – 2002)
Cover art (Source: Akira Toriyama Dragon Quest Illustrations)
Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Malta no Fushigi na Kagi – Iru no Bōken / ドラゴンクエストモンスターズ2 マルタのふしぎな鍵・イルの冒険, AKA Dragon Warrior Monsters 2: Tara’s Adventure (GBC – 2001)
Cover art for the Japanese version (Source: mentioned on the Dragon Ball official website)
Character and monster design (Source: in-game credits)
Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Malta no Fushigi na Kagi – Ruka no Tabidachi / ドラゴンクエストモンスターズ2 マルタのふしぎな鍵・ルカの旅立ち, AKA Dragon Warrior Monsters 2: Cobi’s Journey (GBC – 2001)
Cover art for the Japanese version (Source: Akira Toriyama Dragon Quest Illustrations)
Character and monster design (Source: in-game credits)
Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart / ドラゴンクエストモンスターズ キャラバンハート (GBA – 2003)
Original character and monster designer (Source: in-game credits)
Dragon Quest: Shōnen Yangus to Fushigi no Dungeon / ドラゴンクェスト 少年ヤンガスと不思議のダンジョン (PS2 – 2006)
Cover art, character design (Source: mentioned on the Dragon Ball official website)
Dragon Quest Swords: Kamen no Joō to Kagami no Tō / ドラゴンクエストソード 仮面の女王と鏡の塔, AKA Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors (Wii – 2007)
Cover art (Source: Akira Toriyama Dragon Quest Illustrations)
Character and monster design (Source: in-game credits)
Dragon Quest Wars / ドラゴンクエスト ウォーズ (DSi – 2009)
Monster design (Source: in-game credits)
Famicom Jump II: Saikyō no Shichinin / ファミコンジャンプII 最強の7人 (Famicom – 1991)
Monster design (Source: mentioned on the Dragon Ball official website)
Gaist Crusher / ガイストクラッシャー (3DS – 2013)
Original designer of V-Jump’s mascot V-Ron (Source: mentioned in an article published by 4Gamer)
Go Go Ackman 1, 2 & 3 / ゴーゴーアックマン (SFC – 1994-95)
Original creator (Source: credited in the manga)
Hoshi no Dragon Quest / 星のドラゴンクエスト, AKA Dragon Quest of the Stars (iOS, Android – 2015)
Character director (Source: in-game credits)
Slime Mori Mori Dragon Quest / スライムもりもりドラゴンクエスト (GBA – 2003)
Cover art (Source: mentioned on the Dragon Ball official website)
Character design (Source: in-game credits)
Slime Mori Mori Dragon Quest 2 / スライムもりもりドラゴンクエスト2, AKA Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime (DS – 2005)
Cover art (Source: Akira Toriyama Dragon Quest Illustrations)
Character design (Source: in-game credits)
Slime Mori Mori Dragon Quest 3 / スライムもりもりドラゴンクエスト3 (3DS – 2011)
Cover art (Source: mentioned on the Dragon Ball official website)
Character design (Source: in-game credits)
Tobal no.1 / トバルNo.1 (PS1 – 1996)
Cover art for the Japanese version, also used for the back cover of the US version (Source: mentioned on the Dragon Ball official website)
Character design (Source: in-game credits)
Tobal 2 / トバル2 (PS1 – 1997)
Character design (Source: in-game credits)
Torneko no Daibōken: Fushigi no Dungeon / トルネコの大冒険 不思議のダンジョン (SFC – 1993)
Cover art (Source: Akira Toriyama Dragon Quest Illustrations)
Character design (Source: in-game credits)
Other video game related works
Chrono Trigger – V-Jump Books Game series / クロノトリガー Vジャンプブックス (Guide book – 1995)
Poster illustration (also used for the cover of the April 1995 issue of V-Jump) (Source: mentioned on the Dragon Ball official website)
Dragon Ball Z II: Gekishin Freeza!! Jump Comics Selection / ドラゴンボールZII 激神フリーザ!! ジャンプコミックスセレクション (Guide book – 1991)
Poster illustration (Source: mentioned on the Dragon Ball official website)
Dragon Quest IV Michibikareshi Monotachi – Famicom Shinken ōgi Daizensho / ドラゴンクエストＩＶ 導かれし者たち ファミコン奥義大全書 (Guide book – 1990)
Cover art (Source: mentioned on the Dragon Ball official website)
Dragon Quest: Yuusha Abel Densetsu / ドラゴンクエスト～勇者アベル伝説～ (Animated series – 1989-91)
Character design (Source: mentioned on the Dragon Ball official website)
Famicom Jump II: Saikyō no Shichinin Jump Comics Selection / ファミコンジャンプII 最強の7人 ジャンプコミックスセレクション (Guide book – 1991)
Cover art: Goku only (Source: mentioned on the Dragon Ball official website)
Tobal No.1 Part 1 Playing Manual / トバルNo.1 1 プレイマニュアル (Guide book – 1997)
Illustrations (Source: mentioned on the Dragon Ball official website)
Toriyama Akira Dragon Quest Illustrations / 鳥山明 ドラゴンクエスト イラストレーションズ (Artbook – 2016)
Cover art (Source: Akira Toriyama Dragon Quest Illustrations)
V-Jump – July 1993 / Vジャンプ 1993年7月号 (magazine)
Cover art: Dr Slump X Dragon Quest II (Source: mentioned on the Dragon Ball official website)
V-Jump – April 1995 / Vジャンプ 1995年4月号 (magazine)
Cover art: Chrono Trigger (also used for a poster included in Chrono Trigger – V-Jump Books – Game series)(Source: mentioned on the Dragon Ball official website)
V-Jump – June 1997 / Vジャンプ 1997年6月号 (magazine)
Cover art: Tobal 2, in collaboration with Katsuyoshi NAKATSURU (Source: credited in the magazine)
V-Jump – March 2000 / Vジャンプ 2000年3月号 (magazine)
Cover art: Dragon Quest VII (Source: mentioned on the Dragon Ball official website)
V-Jump – December 2004 / Vジャンプ 2004年12月号 (magazine)
Cover art: Dragon Quest VIII (Source: mentioned on the Dragon Ball official website)
V-Jump – August 2009 / Vジャンプ 2009年8月号 (magazine)
Poster: Dragon Quest IX (Source: mentioned on the Dragon Ball official website)
Weekly Shōnen Jump No.5 – 1990 / 週刊少年ジャンプ (magazine)
Calendar illustration: Dragon Quest: Yuusha Abel Densetsu (Source: mentioned on the Dragon Ball official website)
Weekly Shōnen Jump no.37 – 1989 / 週刊少年ジャンプ (magazine)
Dragon Quest phone card illustration (Source: mentioned on the Dragon Ball official website)
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