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AKIRA TORIYAMA THE WORLD (ARTBOOK VO JAPONAIS) Comic – October 1, 1990

Japanese Edition by AKIRA TORIYAMA (Author)
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 284 ratings
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Akira Toriyama - The World reviews the various achievements of Akira Toriyama throughout the 1980s. It was released on January 15, 1990, published by Shueisha.

The artbook begins with a very short story titled Wolf and features 81 colored illustrations. It features a few Dragon Ball and Dr. Slump chapter illustrations, several drawings created for the Weekly Shōnen Jump and calendars, various illustrations from Toriyama's one-shots (Pola & Roid, Chobit, Mister Hō, and Clear Skies, Karamaru), and several drawings based on Dragon Quest. There are also boards of the Dr. Slump chapter "My Toilet Paper" published in color, and a few sketches (notably, early sketches for Frieza and Zarbon). The book concludes with a portrait of the author drawn through a debate between him, his editor, and his collaborators.

The main headings are Wolf, Dragon Ball, Variety (Dragon Quest and animated productions), Dr. Slump, the chapter "My Toilet Paper", Heroes (from a few one-shots), Akira Toriyama, and the index of illustrations.

Wolf is a short picture story that is a kind of modern Little Red Riding Hood, with an anthropomorphic biker wolf as the main protagonist. Through some humoristic cartoon boxes, Wolf tells his life while making trips on his motorcycle. This story was never published outside of this singular book.
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  1. Print length
    100 pages
  2. Language
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  3. Publisher
    SHUEISHA
  4. Publication date
    October 1, 1990
  5. Dimensions
    8.27 x 0.39 x 11.81 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    408858130X
  7. ISBN-13
    978-4088581309
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ SHUEISHA (October 1, 1990)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ Japanese
  • Comic ‏ : ‎ 100 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 408858130X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-4088581309
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.01 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.27 x 0.39 x 11.81 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 284 ratings

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4.7 out of 5 stars
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JNSTONE
5.0 out of 5 stars Great art book
Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2024
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Great book for fans of toriyama and illustration in general.
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Nostalgiabomb
5.0 out of 5 stars Great for fans of Toriyama's mechanical designs.
Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2021
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I bought this book on the recommendation of a friend. I was looking for a book that featured a large amount of Toriyama's mechanical designs. In that respect it does not disappoint. The only major down side is that it left me wanting more. There are plenty of Dragonball vehicles not featured here. This book focuses on his earlier works, so you won't see everything here (Nothing from things like Go Go Ackman, or Sandland), let alone later volumes of Dragonball (called Dragonball Z in the west). Overall, a solid buy, and a great addition to my art book shelf.
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Aurora
5.0 out of 5 stars Great for DBZ and Toriyama fans!
Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2022
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Getting this book had encouraged to keep drawing and help me out of art blocks
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Ryan
4.0 out of 5 stars A nice humble collection of illustrations from an artist under appreciated in the west
Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2021
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Full stop, this is not going to be a complete archive of Akira Toriyama's art. By the look of it, this is a book collecting his works from the 80's. Goku hadn't even encountered Raditz yet, and Dragon Quest games don't go beyond the NES. And even for the 80's this book is missing many illustrations. There is also no english text in this book at all except for the ones drawn by Toriyama.

But it's still a very nice collection of full color drawings. I am of the opinion that Akira Toriyama's art was at it's strongest before Dragon Ball Z took off, and his style became a lot more angular and rugged to accommodate for his more masculine heroes and villains. You can easily see this looking in this book at anything other than the Dragon ball and Dragon Quest illustrations. The insane level of detail in the clothing, machinery, and animals is outstanding.

It absolutely KILLS me that mainstream audiences will only ever associate his art with their very surface level knowledge of Dragon Ball Z, because he has always been so much more than that.
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Caspey84
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderfuly imaginitive illustrations. Very inspiring.
Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2018
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This book is exactly what I wanted. Toriyama's drawings are abosolutly wonderful. Looking at them instantly makes me feel like a kid again. This book focuses on Toriyama's earlier work. Nothing from 'Z' is here. About 100 full color pages. Entirely in Japanese.
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Mauricio Alcala
5.0 out of 5 stars Good product
Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2020
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Good product
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Daniel
5.0 out of 5 stars libro
Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2019
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el libro llegó en perfectas condiciones :)
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dvalley
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on June 24, 2017
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A great collection of Toriyama Akira's early works. Love it.
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Katy Victorovna
5.0 out of 5 stars Un excelente artículo para colección
Reviewed in Mexico on February 1, 2024
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Superó las expectativas!
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Pasquale
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastico, lo adoro
Reviewed in Italy on December 19, 2022
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Arrivato molto prima della data indicata, l'ordine è arrivato senza un graffio, di solito i libri arrivano con qualche ammaccatura, e invece questo è perfetto! Consiglio l'acquisto da questo venditore, e soprattutto grazie perché io adoro Toriyama e questo artbook è pazzesco
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Jordan
5.0 out of 5 stars great
Reviewed in Canada on December 4, 2019
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came in on time no damage
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智乃助
5.0 out of 5 stars 懐かしい。
Reviewed in Japan on May 2, 2024
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懐かしい気持ちになりました。
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うたまる
5.0 out of 5 stars 今しか買えないかも
Reviewed in Japan on April 8, 2024
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気に入り、速攻で購入、、手に入り良かったです、子供に頼まれて
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