Akira Toriyama died at the age of 68 from a subdural hematoma, his publishing house and studio announced on Friday March 8. Dragon Ball was the first global success of manga, the “symbol of the international triumph of Japanese comics” Introduced in France through the royal cartoon route, the series made up of 42 volumes has become a publishing phenomenon with more than 260 million copies sold worldwide, including 20 million in France.
In 2009, the live action film Dragon Ball Evolution, directed by James Wong, was released.