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  2. Akira (given name) - Wikipedia

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    In Japanese there are many alternative ways to write the name Akira in kanji. This is not an exhaustive list. A popular kanji is 明 (the combination of the two ...

  3. Wikipedia : Manual of Style/Japan-related articles/Name order

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    SN=Surname, Family name or Clan name; GN=Given name or Penname SN-GN without exception: pro: simple; consistent with Japanese name order; consistent with academic books and articles (this is the method the Encyclopedia Britannica uses, except that for people who are primarily known by a single name, such as Basho or Shiki, where they use a single name).

  4. Akira Toriyama - Wikipedia

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    Akira Toriyama (Japanese: 鳥山明, Hepburn: Toriyama Akira, April 5, 1955 – March 1, 2024) was a Japanese manga artist and character designer. He came to be regarded as one of the most important authors in the history of manga , authoring highly influential and popular series, particularly Dragon Ball .

  5. List of works by Akira Toriyama - Wikipedia

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    Akira Toriyama (Japanese: 鳥山 明, Hepburn: Toriyama Akira, April 5, 1955 – March 1, 2024) [1] was a Japanese manga artist and character designer. He first achieved mainstream recognition for creating the popular manga series Dr. Slump (1980–1984), before going on to create Dragon Ball (1984–1995); his most famous work.

  6. 'Dragon Ball' creator Akira Toriyama dies at 68 - AOL

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    Akira Toriyama, the creator of the best-selling Dragon Ball and other popular anime who influenced Japanese comics, has died, his studio said Friday. Toriyama's Dragon Ball manga series, which ...

  7. Akiko (given name) - Wikipedia

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    The kanji characters 晶 ("sparkle"), 明 ("bright"), and 秋 ("autumn") are three variations of ways to write "aki", and the character 子 is a common suffix in female given names in Japan. In Japanese the character 子 ( "ko" ) means "child".

  8. Katsuhiro Otomo - Wikipedia

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    Katsuhiro Otomo (大友 克洋, Ōtomo Katsuhiro, born April 14, 1954) is a Japanese manga artist, screenwriter, animator, and film director.He is best known as the creator of Akira, both the original 1982 manga series and the 1988 animated film adaptation.

  9. Talk:Akira - Wikipedia

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    Secondly, Akira is a special case with names in Japanese because it can conceivably be a given name or surname and listing out people with the name Akira adds needless confusion for English speakers who don't understand that the word "Akira" can do that. Finally, at the very least, I'm going to remove the katakana for Akira. There are several ...