Akira Toriyama's Manga Theater
Akira Toriyama's Manga Theater (Japanese: 鳥山明○作劇場, Hepburn: Toriyama Akira Marusaku Gekijō, lit. "Akira Toriyama's Blankpiece Theater") is a Japanese manga anthology consisting of three tankōbon volumes released between 1983 and 1997 that collect several one-shots written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama. The stories were originally published in various Shueisha magazines between 1978 and 1994.
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Cover of Akira Toriyama's Manga Theater Vol. 1 | |
| 鳥山明○作劇場 (Toriyama Akira Marusaku Gekijō) | |
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| Manga | |
| Written by | Akira Toriyama |
| Published by | Shueisha |
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| Imprint | Jump Comics |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | July 8, 1983 – August 4, 1997 |
| Volumes | 3 |
Four stories featured in the series – Pink, Young Master Ken'nosuke, Soldier of Savings Cashman, and Go! Go! Ackman – were adapted into short anime films. The three volumes were re-released with the suffix Kai (改, "updated" or "altered") added to the title as part of the Shueisha Jump Remix imprint between June 2003 and 2004. The Manga Theater series has been released in several European countries, including France and Italy. Viz Media licensed the anthology for North American release as a single hardcover volume on December 7, 2021.