Fans reflect on the legacy of the creator of Dragon Ball, Akira Toriyama, who has died at the age of 68.
The death of the man behind one of the best-selling and most influential Japanese comics of all time has sparked a global outpouring of grief.
He worked on classic video games such as Dragon Quest and Chrono Trigger, and other artists, writers and musicians have been inspired by him."I can tell you categorically, I wouldn't be the man I am today if not for Dragon Ball Z," says rapper Shao Dow.Speaking to BBC Newsbeat from the Japan Expo in France, where he's currently performing, Shao says watching the story of Son Goku unfold on TV as a child was like nothing he'd seen before.
"You can ask people in mainland Europe, the UK, the US and outside of East Asia. It's just it's known everywhere, just because it's such an iconic series," he says.Nick said he found out about Toriyama's death from a friend in Japan."I just really took the wind out of my sails. I was absolutely devastated. I don't know exactly how to describe it, really. I just lay in bed and just didn't really want to move.
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