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Episode 606: Farewell, Akira Toriyama (Patreon)

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2024-04-15 12:00:10
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2026-06
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Ossu! Diamond Feit here, and we've got a special episode for you that, in a Retronauts first, none of us wanted to record. Oh sure, I'd been scheming to dive into the legacy and history of Dragon Ball for a while now, but when the series' creator Akira Toriyama passed away suddenly last month, we knew we had to acknowledge our collective loss.

Since it's April now, the news is not so fresh, but I still think that this chat with Kevin Bunch, Bob Mackey, and Pure Invention author Matt Alt touches upon what made Toriyama such a great contributor to the world of comics, video games, and just life in general. Also, I promise the special ending wasn't just a bit, because we recorded this over video chat so I can confirm our gesture was real.

Art by Nina Matsumoto, edits by Greg Leahy. Music heard in this episode:

05:59 - One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961 OST): Overture

17:16 - Charlie Parker: "Chasin' the Bird"

27:20 - Final Fantasy X: Ending Theme

36:13 - Theme from Tetsuko's Room | Dr. Slump - Arale-chan: Wai Wai World

46:49 - Dragon Quest I 25th Anniversary Symphonic Suite: Unknown World

1:00:05 - Dr. Slump and Arale-chan Film Collection: Dr. Slump Takeoff! | Dragon Ball: Makafushigi Adventure

1:14:29 - Dragon Ball: The True Power of Piccolo

1:26:24 - Dragon Ball GT: One Last Reunion (recreation by xXurcelayXx on YouTube)

Closing - Dragon Ball GT: Dan Dan Kokoro Hikareteku

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RossCoolCat

Always loved Toriyama and his works. He ws one of my inspirations in my creative life. RIP a great mangaka.

Patrick McClafferty

RIP Akira Toriyama. Really wish the Dr Slump movies did better for Discotek so we could have gotten more of the series in English.

K-S-O

I know people like to hate on Chrono Cross for not being the Chrono Trigger sequel they wanted. However I remember a statement that Jeremy made during the Chrono Cross episode from the 1UP era that stuck with me for all these years. Without Chrono Cross, Jeremy would not have a career in the games industry. That could mean that Retronauts would not exist. In a weird and convoluted way, Akira Toriyama may have inspired Jeremy to create Retronauts. Rest in peace Mr. Toriyama.

Joe

I’m travelling around South America at the moment and I can really confirm the comment about the sheer ubiquity of Dragon Ball Z here. Two instances really stand out. First, seeing a truck in Chile with two painted murals: on the back doors Jesus Christ, and on the side Super Saiyan Vegeta (for protection on the road, I assume). Second, travelling six hours by boat into remote Bolivian Amazon to be greeted by our guide from the local community who was wearing a Goku t-shirt (strangely interposed with an English Premier League football logo). RIP Akira Toriyama.

Tall Rob

Listened to this episode while frantically commuting to work and thought, "Wow, I am JUST like Toriyama because I'm always late getting to my job, too!" I figure tardiness is the first step toward becoming world famous.

Nuno Amaral

I like Chrono Cross and Nobuteru Yuuki is an excellent artist--I mean Lodoss War, Battle Angel Alita, so good-- but if I'm being totally honest the lack of Toriyama was instantly off-putting for me. Akira Toriyama could add charm to anything, be it a pink poo or a medieval frog knight. His absence was felt in Chrono Cross then and is certainly felt now.