Sweet Baby Inc. employee Chris Kindred decided to dump on Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama immediately following the announcement of his death.
Dragon Ball Z Vol. 11 (2003), Viz Media LLC
At 10:00 p.m. ET on March 7th, the official Dragon Ball account on X announced Toriyama had passed away at the age of 68.
The message stated, “We are deeply saddened to inform you that Manga creator Akira Toriyama passed away on March 1st due to acute subdural hematoma. He was in age of 68.”
“It’s our deep regret that he still had several works in the middle of creation with great enthusiasm. Also, he would have many more things to achieve,” it continued.
Goku and Gohan in Dragon Ball Z #2 (1984), Weekly Shōnen Jump
The message went on, “However, he left many manga titles and works of art to this world. Thanks to the support of so many people around the world, he has been able to continue his creative activities for over 45 years. We hope that Akira Toriyama’s unique world of creation continues to be loved by everyone for a long time to come.”
“We inform you this sad news, with gratefulness for you kindness during his lifetime,” it added.
Dragon Ball Z Vol. 14 (2011), Viz Media LLC
It then informed fans, “Funeral service was held with his family and very few relatives. Following his wishes for tranquility, we respectfully inform you that we would not accept flowers, condolences gifts, visiting, offerings and others. Also, we ask you to refrain from conducting interviews with his family.”
The message concluded, “Future plan for commemorate gathering is not decided, We will let you know when it’s confirmed. We deeply thank you for your understanding and support as always.”
Information ; Dear Friends and Partnershttps://t.co/85dXseckzJ pic.twitter.com/aHlx8CGA2M
— DRAGON BALL OFFICIAL (@DB_official_en) March 8, 2024
Less than two hours following the announcement of Toriyama’s death, Kindred took to X to write, “toriyama gave us the best and worst black characters in anime in the same series, it took range to do that.”
Chris Kindred on X
Numerous individuals took Kindred to task for the post. George Alexopoulos wrote, “Seems Sweet Baby employee Chris Kindred has had they/xer account suspended. F**ing racist talking smack about Toriyama-sensei.”
Seems Sweet Baby employee @itskindred has had they/xer account suspended.
Fcking racist talking smack about Toriyama-sensei pic.twitter.com/wH7ZYaYoK5
— George Alexopoulos (@GPrime85) March 8, 2024
VastoLorde_x wrote, “This….this is disgusting. The black characters in DBZ acted like every other character in the series. And even IF this is a jab at Mr. Popo, the character was a Djin. Not a black man. Screw off pissing on a Dead man’s legacy. Screw you Chris Kindred. I hope you go bankrupt.”
VastoLorde_x on X
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TheDuke0fSydney posted, “So Chris Kindred gets suspended for attempting to start a harassment campaign, comes back, and immediately makes the death of Akira Toriyama about race within 24 hours of it being announced. Pure f***ing evil, PURE. F***ING. EVIL.”
TheDuke0fSydney on X
He added, “I don’t care if SBI aren’t as controlling in the writers room, if this is how their employees act (and there are other cases), if this is the kind of person ‘game journalists’ want to protect, if this is your average employee, SBI needs to crash and f***ing burn.”
TheDuke0fSydney on X
What do you make of Kindred dumping on Akira Toriyama immediately following the announcement of his death?
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Are they still insisting Piccolo is black?
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These people can’t help themselves. They have to turn everything about their agenda including the death of a legend like Toriyama. I agree with TheDuke0fSydney’s take with an addition – if these are the type of people journos and game devs are defending then they all need to be deprived of our money and attention.