Recently, the global comic book community received sad news when Japanese comic artist Akira Toriyama passed away at the age of 68.
In Vietnam, Akira Toriyama's name is widely known through his manga works that are associated with the childhood of many generations of Vietnamese people, such as "Dragon Ball" (Vietnamese title: 7 Dragon Balls ) and "Dr. Slump".
Following the passing of Akira Toriyama, French President Emmanuel Macron even shared a social media post about an artwork painted and signed by Akira Toriyama himself. In China, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning also expressed "sincere condolences" to the family of the talented Japanese artist.
Not only politicians , but also the global comic book fan community has held many activities to commemorate the creator of "Dragon Ball". In Vietnam, recently, a series of images created by artificial intelligence (AI) with the theme "Dragon Ball" has also attracted the attention of many Vietnamese people.
Speaking to VietNamNet , Hoang Dinh Thanh, the author of the photo series, said that since he was a child, he has been a "die-hard fan" of the "Dragon Ball" manga series.
“ When I heard the news of author Akira Toriyama's death, I felt sad, like a part of my childhood had been lost ,” Thành said. This is also the reason why he decided to try creating a series of Dragon Ball images using AI animation to share his feelings.
According to Mr. Thanh, the photo series was created using Midjourney, a popular AI image creation tool. To perfect the photos, he also used Adobe Photoshop for image editing.
After being posted on groups dedicated to exchanging experiences in AI application, Thanh's photo series attracted thousands of interactions and comments.
According to members of the "AI Addiction" forum, the reason Thành's photo series is highly regarded is because of the meticulousness and smoothness in the process of instructing the AI to perform the task.
With carefully crafted commands, the photo series created by Mr. Thanh with the help of AI is considered " very captivating and soulful ," distinctly different from many AI-generated photo series on similar themes. Therefore, many people have even asked the author for instructions on how to create it.
The creator of the photo series then went so far as to publicly share the prompts (suggested commands) so that "Dragon Ball" fans could use AI to create their own photo series.
Below is a series of images on the theme of "Dragon Ball" created by author Hoang Dinh Thanh with the help of artificial intelligence:
Akira Toriyama passed away on March 1, 2024, according to an announcement from his family. He was a Japanese artist and manga author, best known for his works Dr. Slump and Dragon Ball . His drawing style was influenced by the manga series Astro Boy (Osamu Tezuka) and the animated film 101 Dalmatians (Walt Disney). In 1984, he launched the manga series Dragon Ball and created a huge sensation, with over 35 million copies sold in Japan alone. The work became a bestseller with over 500 million copies printed worldwide. Dragon Ball also became one of the best-selling manga series of all time. |
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