In the early hours of this Friday (8), fans of geek culture were surprised by the news of the death of one of the great exponents of the segment.
Akira Toriyama, the creator of the animes Dragon Ball and Dr. Slump, had passed away at the age of 68.
The drawings and illustrations of Akira Toriyama were very significant and applied in other areas, such as football.
There were many mentions, whether on supporters’ banners, team shirts, song lyrics, etc., of the Japanese artist’s works, especially regarding the characters from Dragon Ball.
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Which team did Toriyama support?
Despite having references related to football, the artist did not support any football team – at least, there was no record of Akira being associated with a team.
Like any other citizen of Japan, he was a supporter of the national team in the tournaments they participated in.
