Morto Akira Toriyama, il papà di Dragon Ball

Akira Toriyama, the father of Dragon Ball, has died

È morto a 68 anni Akira Toriyama, il fumettista giapponese che ha creato il famosissimo manga Dragon Ball.

La morte di Toriyama è avvenuta il primo marzo, ma la notizia è stata data l’8 marzo.

Toriyama era uno dei più noti fumettisti manga, grazie al successo mondiale di Dragon Ball: dalla sua uscita nel 1984, ha venduto più di 260 milioni di copie in tutto.

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Keywords

fumettista: cartoonist

giapponese: Japanese

avvenire: to happen, occur

l’ uscita: release

la copia: copy

Grammar

Il suffisso “-ista”
Suffix “-ista”

“il fumettista giapponese”
(the Japanese cartoonist)

In Italian, the suffix “-ista” is commonly used to form nouns indicating a person who practices, works in, or is associated with a particular activity or profession. They can be either masculine or feminine. It is often equivalent to the English suffix “-ist” or “-er.”
Here are some examples:

fumettista > comic book artist (fumetto means comic book)
pianista > pianist
dentista > dentist (dente means tooth)
violinista > violinist
farmacista > pharmacist
barista > bartender
artista > artist

Translation

Akira Toriyama, the Japanese cartoonist who created the famous manga Dragon Ball, has died at the age of 68.

Toriyama’s death occurred on March 1st, but the news was announced on March 8th.

Toriyama was one of the most renowned manga cartoonists, thanks to the worldwide success of Dragon Ball: since its release in 1984, it has sold over 260 million copies worldwide.

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