Did Akira Toriyama Make Chrono Trigger?

In 1995, Toriyama solidified his place in video game history with his work on Chrono Trigger for the SNES, as part of a JRPG “dream team” that also included Hironobu Sakaguchi, the creator of Final Fantasy, and Yuji Horii, the creator of Dragon Quest.

Is Chrono Trigger made by Akira Toriyama?

Chrono Trigger was conceived in 1992 by Hironobu Sakaguchi, producer and creator of the Final Fantasy series; Yuji Horii, writer, game designer and creator of the Dragon Quest series; and Akira Toriyama, character designer of Dragon Quest and creator of the Dragon Ball manga series.

What animes did Akira Toriyama make?

Born in Nagoya in 1955, Toriyama is best-known today as the man behind the original Dragon Ball and its shonen genre-defining anime sequel, Dragon Ball Z. Before that, however, Toriyama was a rising star in the world of manga, with his breakout hit work being Dr. Slump.

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