{"id":28291,"date":"2024-03-08T12:52:18","date_gmt":"2024-03-08T03:52:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=28291"},"modified":"2024-03-08T12:56:12","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T03:56:12","slug":"dragon-ball-creator-akira-toriyama-dies-at-68","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/dragon-ball-creator-akira-toriyama-dies-at-68\/","title":{"rendered":"Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama dies at 68\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Akira Toriyama, a Japanese manga artist known for widely acclaimed titles such as the Dragon Ball series, passed away on March 1, at the age of 68. His death was reported by Shueisha on March 8 via the official website of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shonenjump.com\/j\/2024\/03\/08\/240308_oshirase.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Weekly Shonen Jump<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the report, Toriyama died from complications caused by acute subdural hematoma. 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