Two things that happen to me often are being at a loss for words and becoming morose and self-reflective when an artist whose work I enjoy dies. The first, you might not believe. But you have only the counterexamples to judge me by. What I’ve left unwritten, or been unable to write, dwarfs even this prolific weekly publication. Speaking of self-reflection, it feels like even 3,000 words on Akira Toriyama, who died on March 1st, is too few. I am a bit short, perhaps, of producing the kind of memorial writing that truly captures his overwhelming contributions to our culture. But it’s what I got and what you have in front of you today.
Issue #318: All About Akira Toriyama
Issue #318: All About Akira Toriyama
Issue #318: All About Akira Toriyama
Two things that happen to me often are being at a loss for words and becoming morose and self-reflective when an artist whose work I enjoy dies. The first, you might not believe. But you have only the counterexamples to judge me by. What I’ve left unwritten, or been unable to write, dwarfs even this prolific weekly publication. Speaking of self-reflection, it feels like even 3,000 words on Akira Toriyama, who died on March 1st, is too few. I am a bit short, perhaps, of producing the kind of memorial writing that truly captures his overwhelming contributions to our culture. But it’s what I got and what you have in front of you today.