Bird Studio, Akira Toriyama's Home and Workplace, Is Being Demolished
Photos posted on X on Oct. 25, 2026 show demolition activity at Bird Studio, the Kiyosu City, Aichi Prefecture building that Akira Toriyama designed and used as both home and workplace.
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Why it matters
Bird Studio is the building where Toriyama drew Dragon Ball, and its removal leaves the city with no physical site tied to that work; the demolition reason is unconfirmed, with inheritance tax only speculation posted on X.
Key Facts
- Bird Studio, Akira Toriyama's home and workplace in Kiyosu City, Aichi Prefecture, is being demolished.
- Photos posted on X on Oct. 30, 2026 show scaffolding erected around the building.
- Toriyama established Bird Studio in 1983 after the success of Dr. Slump, and Dragon Ball was among the works he produced there.
- Toriyama died on March 1, 2024, at the age of 68 due to acute subdural hematoma.
A road occupancy permit issued by the city on Oct. 19 names "Toriyama Bird Studio demolition work" and covers Oct. 21 to Nov. 20. Photos from Oct. 30 show scaffolding around the building.
The road occupancy permit was issued by Kiyosu City on Oct. 19 and runs through Nov. 20. It names scaffolding installation for "Toriyama Bird Studio demolition work." Toriyama established Bird Studio in 1983 after the success of Dr. Slump, and the building in Aichi Prefecture served as both his residence and his drawing office. Dragon Ball was among the works produced there.
No official reason for the demolition has been given. A Nara City Council member posted on X that the land and building may have been registered under Toriyama's personal name even though most copyrights belonged to a company, leaving the property subject to inheritance tax; the post speculates the burden may have pushed the family to give up the site. Toriyama died on March 1, 2024, at 68.
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