As you all know, famous Dragon Ball and Dr. Slump manga artist and creator Akira Toriyama passed away recently on March 1, 2024. His death was then announced on March 7, 2024, by the official Dragon Ball website and its Twitter account. There is worldwide mourning across the spectrum, and many manga artists, game developers, celebrities, athletes, and even political leaders, have expressed their sadness over Toriyama’s death.

The most notable ones, One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda, and Naruto creator Masashi Kishimoto, have released a long statement in regard to Toriyama’s passing, and the amount of emotion expressed by the two legends. Their statements were released via official Weekly Shonen Jump.