Akira Toriyama (born 1955) is a Japanese manga artist and character designer. He has created numerous well-known works including his best-known works "Dr. Slump" and "Dragon Ball". Both of his best-known works have sold millions of copies in Japan and were adapted into anime series. He is considered a respected artist who influenced the history of comics in worldwide. His work "Dragon Ball" began as a one-shot, then was adapted into a continuing series which became the second best-selling manga to date. Some of his one-shot manga are: