Akira Toriyama, the creator of Dragon Ball, dies at 68. "At Shueisha and within the editorial department we are deeply saddened by the sudden news of his death," reads a statement from the publisher.
Eiichiro Oda, creator of the manga "One Piece", regretted in a statement the "too early" death of Akira ToriyAMA, which leaves "a great void." "To think that I will never see him again... Sadness invades me," Oda added.