is a
Japanese manga and
game artist. He first achieved mainstream recognition for his highly successful manga
Dr. Slump, before going on to create
Dragon Ball—his best-known work—and acting as a character designer for several popular video games such as the
Dragon Quest series,
Blue Dragon, and
Chrono Trigger. Toriyama is regarded as one of the artists that changed the history of manga, as his works are highly influential and popular, particularly
Dragon Ball, which many manga artists cite as a source of inspiration.