1d • General discussion
🇯🇵✨ Japan Fact Friday
This week’s fact is about one of the most influential creators in Japanese pop culture history.
🐉 Japan Fact Friday — Akira Toriyama and a French Honour
On this day in 2019, legendary manga creator Akira Toriyama was awarded the title of Chevalier (Knight) of France’s Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.
This prestigious award honours people who have made major contributions to the arts and culture.
And Toriyama absolutely earned it.
🐉 The Creator of Dragon Ball
Toriyama is best known as the creator of:
📖 Dragon Ball
📺 Dragon Ball Z
The adventures of Son Goku inspired millions of fans around the world.
For many people, Dragon Ball was their first anime.
Its influence can still be seen today in:
⚔️ action anime
💥 power-up transformations
🏆 tournament arcs
😂 humour mixed with epic battles
Many modern creators openly say:
“We grew up on Dragon Ball.”
Why This Matters
What makes this story special is that a Japanese manga artist was honoured by France.
It shows how Japanese pop culture — manga, anime, and games — became something truly global.
A boy chasing Dragon Balls…
ended up influencing the entire world.
Language Lesson — Anime & Manga
📖 マンガをよみます。
Manga o yomimasu.
I read manga.
📺 アニメをみます。
Anime o mimasu.
I watch anime.
🐉 ドラゴンボールがすきです。
Doragon Booru ga suki desu.
I like Dragon Ball.
---
🫵 Your Turn
What was your first anime or manga?
And who is your favourite character created by Toriyama?
Answer in English or Japanese 😊
See you next Friday for another Japan Fact Friday 🇯🇵✨
3
3 comments
🇯🇵✨ Japan Fact Friday
skool.com/japanese
Learn to actually use Japanese effectively!
Master hiragana and speak your first 50 sentences in just 12 days with fun, support and encouragement!
Leaderboard (30-day)
1
+43
2
+33
3
+20
4
+15
5
+13
Powered by