{"rewrite":{"id":"r_b990f059f9a78d6cd042139d","clusterId":"c_4bc1c060987b8443ed695943","slug":"bird-studio-akira-toriyama-s-home-and-workplace-is-being-demolished","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Bird Studio, Akira Toriyama's Home and Workplace, Is Being Demolished","summary":"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. 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.","whyItMatters":"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.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe road occupancy permit was issued by Kiyosu City on Oct. 19 and runs through Nov. 20. It names scaffolding installation for \u0026#34;Toriyama Bird Studio demolition work.\u0026#34; 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.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo 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\u0026#39;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.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Bird Studio was Toriyama's home as well as his workspace, and the permit names the demolition work itself. The building he designed comes down on a city schedule through Nov. 20.","twitterPost":"Bird Studio was where Toriyama lived and worked, a building he designed himself. The city permit names its demolition work.","threadsPost":"Bird Studio was not an office Toriyama commuted to. He designed the Kiyosu City building and lived in it while drawing. The demolition permit issued Oct. 19 lists the work through Nov. 20, and scaffolding went up Oct. 30.","newsletterBlurb":"Photos posted Oct. 25 show demolition activity at Bird Studio, the Kiyosu City building Akira Toriyama designed as both home and office. A road occupancy permit issued by the city on Oct. 19 names the demolition work and covers Oct. 21 to Nov. 20, and photos from Oct. 30 show scaffolding around the structure. No official reason has been given; inheritance tax is speculation posted on X.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Animehunch\",\"url\":\"https://animehunch.com/dragon-ball-toriyama-bird-studio-demolition/\",\"title\":\"Dragon Ball Creator Akira Toriyama's Home And Workplace, Bird Studio, Is Being Demolished; Photos Surface Online\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5225,"outputTokens":865,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1793349667,"createdAt":"2026-10-30T08:34:18.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-30T08:38:12.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-30T08:38:12.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_4bc1c060987b8443ed695943","canonicalTitle":"Dragon Ball Creator Akira Toriyama’s Home And Workplace, Bird Studio, Is Being Demolished; Photos Surface Online","representativeArticleId":"a_ddef59cf78a4cf4b00b82b86","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"Dragon Ball\"],\"work_titles\":[\"Bird Studio\"],\"studios\":[\"Bird Studio\"],\"people\":[\"Akira Toriyama\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"industry\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-30T07:53:48.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-30T07:53:48.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-30T08:38:10.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Animehunch","url":"https://animehunch.com/dragon-ball-toriyama-bird-studio-demolition/","title":"Dragon Ball Creator Akira Toriyama’s Home And Workplace, Bird Studio, Is Being Demolished; Photos Surface Online"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["Dragon Ball"],"work_titles":["Bird Studio"],"studios":["Bird Studio"],"people":["Akira Toriyama"],"type":"news","domain":"industry","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["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."],"pageLinks":{"healthSlugs":["dragon-ball","bird-studio","akira-toriyama"],"storySlugs":[],"entities":[{"slug":"dragon-ball","supported":7,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":12,"overall":"green","story_count":29,"has_dossier":true},{"slug":"bird-studio","supported":0,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":1,"overall":"unverified","story_count":1,"has_dossier":true},{"slug":"akira-toriyama","supported":1,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":1,"overall":"green","story_count":7,"has_dossier":true}],"stories":[],"entitiesOk":true,"storiesOk":true}}