Akira Toriyama (Dragonball creator) has passed away.
(twitter.com)
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Fuck. Looks like complications of a head injury? What a shame. He's a legend for anime and manga. Not to mention his character designs for the Dragon Quest franchise.
Sand Land, another game that uses his character designs, is coming out next month.
Japan Times reports it was a bloodclot in the brain.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/08/japan/dragon-ball-akira-toriyama-dies/
The article says Dragon Ball's official website says it was a blood clot, but if you check Dragon Ball's official website it only says it was a subdural hematoma, which is bleeding of the brain after a head injury.
Pro wrestler Katsuyori Shibata got exactly this, after delivering a full-force headbutt in a match.
Not only did he almost die, but he didn't wrestle again for five years.
Pretty sure that started life as a manga he wrote.