Akira Toriyama was saddened by the unforgivable Dragon Ball movie in Hollywood after trying desperately to save it.

The late manga author Akira Toriyama was dissatisfied with Hollywood after the industry destroyed the spin-off adaptation of his most famous works. Dragon Ball. It was Toriyama’s work that made this type of animation popular in the West. Toriyama, like any other country Dragon Ball A fan had criticized the 2009 film starring Justin Chatwin and Emmy Rossum, Dragon Ball: Evolution.

Toriyama died on March 1, 2024, due to a severe subdural hematoma. In a statement from Bird Studio, the studio he founded, they expressed their gratitude to the fans who have supported his work for more than 45 years. They also revealed that the creator was in the middle of several works at the time of his death.

The late Akira Toriyama had strong feelings about… Dragon Ball Adapt to direct work

Fans barely remember Justin Chatwin’s time as Goku in the poorly made version of Akira Toriyama’s anime series, Dragon Ball. Anime fans were quick to attack Dragon Ball: Evolution, which Hollywood claimed was a loose adaptation exploring Goku’s life. The film gave the industry a bad reputation when it comes to live-action anime adaptations.

Toriyama is often asked what he thinks of this Western adaptation of manga’s most famous work. During one interview at the time of a movie premiere Dragon Ball Z: Battle of the Godstouched on the film when asked to cast actors for the live-action film adaptation Dragon Ball. He revealed that he thought about choosing the actors when the film was released in 2009, but no one came to mind after the film. “Unimaginably terrible” film. Akira Toriyama shared (via ComicBook.com):

“This is something I also thought about a little bit at the time of the live-action Hollywood movie release, which was unimaginably terrible, but in the end, it didn’t come to anyone’s mind.”

During another interview with Asahi Shimbun Digital, Toriyama was more vocal about his feelings about the film. Toriyama revealed that he offered his help and suggested changes, but the overconfident film crew largely ignored everything the creator said. According to him, the film failed to capture his view of the world or its characteristics and produced an output that he could not really describe as a “film”. Dragon Ball film. Toriyama shared (via ComicBook.com):

“At the time of the production of the live-action Hollywood movie, Dragon Ball, the script had little understanding of the world and its characteristics, and, moreover, it contained conventional content that I did not find interesting, so I warned them, and suggested changes; From that, they seemed to have a strange confidence, and didn’t really listen to me. What came out in the end was a movie that I couldn’t really call Dragon Ball and that lived up to my expectations.

James Wong directed the film, which was a critical and commercial failure. The film grossed only $56.5 million against a budget of $30 million, and is often referred to as one of the worst films of all time. Criticisms ranged from whitewashing of characters to disloyalty to the source material.

Dragon Ball Creator Akira Toriyama dies at the age of 68

Akira Toriyama’s death was announced via official Dragon ball Z X Account. This news was released on March 7, along with a joint statement from Bird Studio and C Capsule Corporation Tokyo. The cause of death was found to be acute subdural hematoma. According to the statement, a memorial gathering will be planned for the anime legend at a future date.

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– Dragon Ball Official (@DB_official_en) March 8, 2024

Toriyama first made a name for himself through his beloved manga, Dr. Slumpin 1983. He created the fantasy battle shonen series, Dragon Ballin 1984, which later produced the famous series Dragon ball Z And Dragon Ball Super. The series is considered one of the most influential works in the history of anime and manga. It influenced the later works of Eiichiro Oda, Tite Kubo, and Masashi Kishimoto.

Toriyama also influenced the Japanese gaming industry with his art serving as its foundation Dragon Adventure, one of the first console RPGs in Japan. It was his last project Dragon ball Z branched chain, Dragon Ball Dimawhich is scheduled to be released in 2024.