Toriyama was best known for comic series Dragon Ball. <\/p>
Japanese manga artist Akira Toriyama has died at the age of 68, it has been confirmed.<\/span><\/p>\n He passed away from an acute subdural hematoma \u2013 a condition where blood collects between the skull and surface of the brain \u2013 on 1st March, his studio announced on Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s our deep regret that he still had several works in the middle of creation with great enthusiasm,\u201d the studio said in a statement.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHe would have had many more things to achieve. <\/span>He has left many manga titles and works of art to this world. Thanks to the support of so many people around the world, he has been able to continue his creative activities for over 45 years. We hope that Akira Toriyama\u2019s unique world of creation continues to be loved by everyone for a long time to come.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Toriyama found success in the manga industry with the creation of the Dr Slump series in the late 1970s, for which he won a<\/span> Shogakukan Manga Award in 1981.<\/span><\/p>\n However, he became best known for comic series Dragon Ball, which follows a boy called Son Goku in his quest to collect magical dragon balls to protect Earth against alien humanoids called Saiyans.<\/span><\/p>\n Dragon Ball was first published in 1984 and went on to become one of the best-selling manga series ever, spawning cartoon and film versions. <\/span>It is widely credited with popularising the medium of manga across the world.<\/span><\/p>\n In a 2013 interview with a Japanese newspaper Asahi, Toriyama said he had \u201cno idea\u201d how the comic series became so popular.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cDragon Ball is like a miracle, <\/span>given how it helped someone like me who has twisted, difficult personalities do a decent job and get accepted by society,\u201d he said, according to news agency AFP.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWhen I was drawing the series, all I ever wanted to achieve was to please boys in Japan,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n Tributes have been flooding in for<\/span>\u00a0Toriyama following the tragic news of his passing.<\/span><\/p>\n Eiichiro Oda and Masashi Kishimoto, creators of \u2018ONE PIECE\u2019 and \u2018NARUTO\u2019, have released statements about the tragic passing of Akira Toriyama.