Angoulême International Comics Festival
French comics convention
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| 2024 |
Akira Toriyama
Toriyama received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Tokyo Anime Awards Festival, recognizing his outstanding impact on the anime industry.
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| October 2024 |
Akira Toriyama
Akira Toriyama was posthumously inducted into the Harvey Awards Hall of Fame.
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| October 11 2024 |
Akira Toriyama
The Harvey Awards announced that Akira Toriyama would be inducted into the Harvey Awards Hall of Fame at the 36th annual Harvey Awards ceremony.
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| July 2024 |
Jean Giraud
Scheduled release of Mœbius Library 6 - The Major, an edited translation of the 2011 French source publication.
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| March 28 2024 |
Akira Toriyama
Toriyama directed Toyotarou to redraw the end of chapter 103 of Dragon Ball Super, including a tribute to his contribution.
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| March 10 2024 |
Akira Toriyama
Thousands of fans gathered at the Obelisco monument in Argentina to remember Akira Toriyama.
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| March 9 2024 |
Akira Toriyama
During the 18th Seiyu Awards, a moment of silence was held in recognition of Akira Toriyama's contributions to the anime industry.
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| March 8 2024 |
Akira Toriyama
His death was publicly announced by his production company Bird Studio, one week after he passed away.
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| March 1 2024 |
Akira Toriyama
Akira Toriyama died of an acute subdural hematoma at the age of 68.
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| January 2024 |
Akira Toriyama
A logo designed by Toriyama to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his hometown of Kiyosu was unveiled.
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| 2023 |
Jean Giraud
Published 'Arzak Artbook', a bilingual (French/English) art collection.
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| December 16 2023 |
Jean Giraud
Published Mœbius Library Special 1 - Doctor Moebius and Mister Gir, a faithful translation of the 2015 French source publication.
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| June 11 2022 |
Akira Toriyama
Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero was released, signifying Akira Toriyama's final complete work on the Dragon Ball franchise.
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| May 8 2021 | The Otomo tribute exhibition at Phillipe Labaune's gallery concluded, showcasing global artistic appreciation for Otomo's work. |
| April 8 2021 | Comic art gallery in New York City opened 'Good For Health, Bad For Education: A Tribute to Otomo' exhibition, featuring 29 works inspired by Otomo from international artists. |
| 2019 | Announced writing and directing an animated film adaptation of his 2001 manga 'Orbital Era' with Sunrise, and released a trailer. |
| May 30 2019 |
Akira Toriyama
Toriyama was decorated as a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French government for his contributions to the arts.
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| December 14 2018 |
Akira Toriyama
Dragon Ball Super: Broly was released in theaters, continuing Toriyama's deep involvement with the Dragon Ball films.
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| September 25 2018 |
Jean Giraud
Asteroid 109435 Giraud was officially named in his memory.
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| 2017 | The book 'Otomo: A Global Tribute to the Mind Behind Akira' was published in Japan, France, and the United States, featuring artwork and writing from 80 international artists. |
| 2016 | Directed the music video for Aya Nakano's song 'Juku-Hatachi'. |
| October 2016 |
Jean Giraud
Released Mœbius Library 1 - The World of Edena, which won the 2017 Eisner Award for 'Best U.S. Edition of International Material'.
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| 2015 | Became the first manga artist to win the Grand Prix de la ville d'Angoulême, a prestigious international comics award. |
| June 2015 |
Akira Toriyama
Dragon Ball Super began serialization in V Jump with Toriyama providing the basic story outline and character designs.
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| April 18 2015 |
Akira Toriyama
The film Resurrection 'F' was released, featuring extensive contributions from Akira Toriyama, including the original script.
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| 2014 | Received the Winsor McCay Award at the 41st Annie Awards, further acknowledging his impact on animation. |
| 2014 | Promoted to Officier of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. |
| May 2014 |
Jean Giraud
Giraud's initial penciled work for 'Final Incal' was replaced by José Ladrönn's redrawn variant, though the original 56-page version was preserved in anthology editions.
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| 2013 | Awarded the Purple Medal of Honor by the Japanese national government in recognition of his artistic achievements. |
| 2013 | Directed 'Combustible' in the Short Peace anthology, a tragic love story set in the Edo period, which won the Grand Prize in the Animation category of the Japan Media Arts Festival and was shortlisted for the Academy Awards. |
| 2013 |
Akira Toriyama
Toriyama was awarded the Special 40th Anniversary Festival Award at the Angoulême International Comics Festival, celebrating his significant contributions to cartooning.
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| July 2013 |
Akira Toriyama
Toriyama launched a new manga series titled 'Jaco the Galactic Patrolman' in the July 13 issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump, which would be his final self-illustrated work.
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| March 30 2013 |
Akira Toriyama
The film Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods opened, marking the first theatrical film in the Dragon Ball series in 17 years, with Akira Toriyama involved in its creation from the screenwriting stages.
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| March 27 2013 |
Akira Toriyama
The exhibit 'Akira Toriyama: The World of Dragon Ball' opened at the Takashimaya department store in Nihonbashi, attracting 72,000 visitors in its first nineteen days.
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| 2012 |
Jean Giraud
Served as concept designer for the animated science fiction movie Strange Frame, which became his final recorded motion picture contribution.
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| 2012 | Inducted into the American Eisner Award Hall of Fame, becoming the fourth manga artist to receive this prestigious honor. |
| 2012 | Katsuhiro Otomo worked on two notable projects: 'Kaba 2' and 'Genga' during this year. |
| April 2012 | Created the full-color work 'DJ Teck no Morning Attack' for the Geijutsu Shincho magazine. |
| March 15 2012 |
Jean Giraud
Giraud was buried in the Montparnasse Cemetery following funeral services at the Saint Clotilde Basilica, with many friends and representatives from the Franco-Belgian comic world in attendance, including French Minister of Culture Frédéric Mitterrand.
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| March 10 2012 |
Jean Giraud
Jean Giraud died in Montrouge at the age of 73, after a long battle with cancer, with his death expedited by a lymphoma-induced pulmonary embolism.
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| November 24 2011 |
Jean Giraud
Received Chevalier de l'Ordre National du Mérite from Higher Education Minister Laurent Wauquiez for contributions to French culture, his last personal honor received in life.
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| March 11 2011 |
Akira Toriyama
Toriyama collaborated with Weekly Shōnen Jump to create a video to raise awareness for the victims of the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
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| 2010 |
Jean Giraud
Created 'Arzak L'Arpenteur' as writer and artist.
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| 2010 |
Jean Giraud
Co-directed an animated short film adaptation of 'La planète encore' from the Le Monde d'Edena universe, which premiered at the «Mœbius transe forme» exposition at the Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain in Paris.
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| November 15 2010 |
Akira Toriyama
Toriyama created a one-shot titled Kintoki for the 'Top of the Super Legend' project in Weekly Shōnen Jump.
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| October 12 2010 |
Jean Giraud
Opened the prestigious 'Mœbius transe forme' exposition at the Fondation Cartier in Paris, considered the first major exhibition in Paris devoted to his work, running until 13 March 2011. A deluxe art book was released for the occasion, which won the 2011 'Bande Dessinée' category award.
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