In memory of shonen icon and legendary Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama, Toonami will soon air a late-night marathon of episodes from Dragon Ball Z Kai.The anime community is still mourning the loss of Dragon Ball’s late creator, who recently passed away after suffering an acute subdural hematoma at the age of 68. According to X (formerly Twitter), Toonami has announced that it will honor fan requests for a televised tribute by airing the first eight episodes of Dragon Ball Z Kai back to back. This four-hour-long marathon is scheduled to air this coming Saturday, March 16, from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. (ET/PT).Toriyama’s passing has prompted millions of creators throughout the anime, manga and comics world — on both sides of the Pacific — to pay their respects. On March 8, Archie Comics released a tribute illustration featuring Son Goku and the company’s titular icon. Eiichiro Oda, creator of the iconic One Piece franchise, also released an emotional farewell message to Toriyama that has made rounds on major social media outlets like X and Reddit. “The hole is too big. Sadness washes over me when I think that I will never see him again… he created an era where both adults and children could enjoy reading manga. He showed us the dream that manga could go worldwide. It was like watching a hero going forward…” Oda wrote.
In memory of shonen icon and legendary Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama, Toonami will soon air a late-night marathon of episodes from Dragon Ball Z Kai.
The anime community is still mourning the loss of Dragon Ball‘s late creator, who recently passed away after suffering an acute subdural hematoma at the age of 68. According to X (formerly Twitter), Toonami has announced that it will honor fan requests for a televised tribute by airing the first eight episodes of Dragon Ball Z Kai back to back. This four-hour-long marathon is scheduled to air this coming Saturday, March 16, from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. (ET/PT).
Toriyama’s passing has prompted millions of creators throughout the anime, manga and comics world — on both sides of the Pacific — to pay their respects. On March 8, Archie Comics released a tribute illustration featuring Son Goku and the company’s titular icon. Eiichiro Oda, creator of the iconic One Piece franchise, also released an emotional farewell message to Toriyama that has made rounds on major social media outlets like X and Reddit. “The hole is too big. Sadness washes over me when I think that I will never see him again… he created an era where both adults and children could enjoy reading manga. He showed us the dream that manga could go worldwide. It was like watching a hero going forward…” Oda wrote.
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