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[[Image:Toriyama_Self-Portrait.png|right|thumb|220px|What he wants you to think he looks like.]] | [[Image:Toriyama_Self-Portrait.png|right|thumb|220px|What he wants you to think he looks like.]] | ||
'''Akira Toriyama''' (鳥山 明, born April 5, 1955) is the main character and monster designer of the ''[[Dragon Quest]]'' series. He is otherwise known for the manga series ''[[wikipedia:Dr. Slump|Dr. Slump]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:Dragon Ball|Dragon Ball]]''. He was also one of the main creative forces behind the RPG ''[http://www.chronowiki.org/wiki/Chrono_Trigger Chrono Trigger]''. | '''Akira Toriyama''' (鳥山 明, born April 5, 1955) is the main character and monster designer of the ''[[Dragon Quest (series)|Dragon Quest]]'' series. He is otherwise known for the manga series ''[[wikipedia:Dr. Slump|Dr. Slump]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:Dragon Ball|Dragon Ball]]''. He was also one of the main creative forces behind the RPG ''[http://www.chronowiki.org/wiki/Chrono_Trigger Chrono Trigger]''. | ||
==Works== | ==Works== | ||
===Manga=== | ===Manga=== | ||
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*'''''Kosuke & Rikimaru - The Dragon of Konpei Island''''' (小助さま力丸さま-コンペイ島の竜-, ''Kosuke-sama Rikimaru-sama - Konpeitō no Ryū'') | *'''''Kosuke & Rikimaru - The Dragon of Konpei Island''''' (小助さま力丸さま-コンペイ島の竜-, ''Kosuke-sama Rikimaru-sama - Konpeitō no Ryū'') | ||
*'''''Water Bandit, Rain Bandit''''' | *'''''Water Bandit, Rain Bandit''''' | ||
*'''''Kennosuke-sama''''' (剣之介さま) | *'''''Kennosuke-sama''''' (剣之介さま) | ||
===Game design=== | ===Game design=== | ||
*''' | *'''{{DQ}}''' (Enix, May 1986) | ||
*''' | *'''{{DQ2}}''' (Enix, January 1987) | ||
*''' | *'''{{DQ3}}''' (Enix, February 1988) | ||
*''' | *'''{{DQ4}}''' (Enix, February 1990) | ||
*''' | *'''{{DQ5}}''' (Enix, September 1992) | ||
*'''''[[Torneko no Daibouken: Fushigi no Dungeon]]''''' (Chunsoft, September 1993) | *'''''[[Torneko no Daibouken: Fushigi no Dungeon]]''''' (Chunsoft, September 1993) | ||
*'''''Chrono Trigger''''' (Squaresoft, March 1995) | *'''''Chrono Trigger''''' (Squaresoft, March 1995) | ||
*''' | *'''{{DQ6}}''' (Enix, December 1995) | ||
*'''''Tobal No. 1''''' (Squaresoft, August 1996) | *'''''Tobal No. 1''''' (Squaresoft, August 1996) | ||
*'''''Tobal 2''''' (Squaresoft, April 1997) | *'''''Tobal 2''''' (Squaresoft, April 1997) | ||
*'''''[[Dragon Quest Monsters]]''''' (Enix, 1998) | *'''''[[Dragon Quest Monsters]]''''' (Enix, 1998) | ||
*'''''[[Torneko: The Last Hope]]''''' (Enix, September 1999) | *'''''[[Torneko: The Last Hope]]''''' (Enix, September 1999) | ||
*''' | *'''{{DQ7}}''' (Enix, August 2000) | ||
*'''''[[Dragon Quest Monsters 2]]''''' (Enix, 2001) | *'''''[[Dragon Quest Monsters 2]]''''' (Enix, 2001) | ||
*'''''[[Dragon Quest Characters: Torneko no Daibōken 3|Torneko no Daibōken 3]]''''' (Enix, October 2002) | *'''''[[Dragon Quest Characters: Torneko no Daibōken 3|Torneko no Daibōken 3]]''''' (Enix, October 2002) | ||
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*'''''[[Slime MoriMori Dragon Quest: Shougeki no Shippo Dan|Slime MoriMori Dragon Quest]]''''' (Square Enix, 2003) | *'''''[[Slime MoriMori Dragon Quest: Shougeki no Shippo Dan|Slime MoriMori Dragon Quest]]''''' (Square Enix, 2003) | ||
*'''''[[Kenshin Dragon Quest: Yomigaerishi Densetsu no Ken|Kenshin Dragon Quest]]''''' (Square Enix, 2003) | *'''''[[Kenshin Dragon Quest: Yomigaerishi Densetsu no Ken|Kenshin Dragon Quest]]''''' (Square Enix, 2003) | ||
*''' | *'''{{DQ8}}''' (Square Enix, November 2004) | ||
*'''''[[Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime]]''''' (Square Enix, December 2005) | *'''''[[Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime]]''''' (Square Enix, December 2005) | ||
*'''''[[Dragon Quest: Shōnen Yangus to Fushigi no Dungeon]]''''' (Square Enix, April 2006) | *'''''[[Dragon Quest: Shōnen Yangus to Fushigi no Dungeon]]''''' (Square Enix, April 2006) | ||
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*'''''[[Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker]]''''' (Square Enix, December 2006) | *'''''[[Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker]]''''' (Square Enix, December 2006) | ||
*'''''[[Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors]]''''' (Square Enix, July 2007) | *'''''[[Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors]]''''' (Square Enix, July 2007) | ||
*''' | *'''{{DQ9}}''' (Square Enix, July 2009) | ||
*'''''[[Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2]]''''' (Square Enix, April 2010) | *'''''[[Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2]]''''' (Square Enix, April 2010) | ||
*'''''[[Slime | *'''''[[Slime MoriMori Dragon Quest 3: Daikaizoku to Shippodan|Slime MoriMori Dragon Quest 3]]''''' (Square Enix, November 2011) | ||
*''' | *'''{{DQ10}}''' (Square Enix, August 2012) | ||
*''' | *'''{{DQ11}}''' (Square Enix, July 2017) | ||
===Object design=== | ===Object design=== | ||
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Image:Akira_Toriyama.png| | Image:Akira_Toriyama.png| | ||
Image:CharacterGroup.png|Character art from the first five games. | Image:CharacterGroup.png|Character art from the first five games. | ||
Image:Toriyama_DQ_Illustrations.png|''[[Dragon Quest Illustrations]]'' artbook. | Image:Toriyama_DQ_Illustrations.png|''[[Dragon Quest Illustrations: 30th Anniversary Edition]]'' artbook. | ||
Image:Dragon Ball archdemon cameo.jpg|A panel from Toriyama's ''Dragon Ball'' series with Yamcha, Krillin, Goku and a cameo by an [[archdemon]]. | Image:Dragon Ball archdemon cameo.jpg|A panel from Toriyama's ''Dragon Ball'' series with Yamcha, Krillin, Goku and a cameo by an [[archdemon]]. | ||
File:Dragon callback.jpg|''Dragon Quest - Dragon Ball'' similar poses in the ''VI'' guidebook. | File:Dragon callback.jpg|''Dragon Quest - Dragon Ball'' similar poses in the ''VI'' guidebook. | ||