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Toriyama Handjob 

A term referring to the practice in media (notably in shounen manga/anime) of powering up side characters off screen to bring them up to par, or surpassing, the protagonist. These powerups happen regardless of sense, often with little explanation. Named for Dragonball creator Akira Toriyama due to how often it happens in the Dragonball media.

Coined by youtube user PlagueofGripes in his video on the treatment of the character Tien from Dragonball, highlighting how everyone in-series gets a Toriyama Handjob except Tien.
"This is after a long series of episodes about how Krillin had given up fighting and was so weak that bullets were now a serious danger to him, so he got a shit-licious power up. That is a Toriyama Handjob." - PlagueofGripes

Akira Toriyama 

1. Most talented ass genious in the known world famous for his humorous storytelling in the form of comics. Most famous for the wildly popular Dragonball and Doctor Slump as well as various art for video games.
This comic will save your life! Trust me, it was written by Akira Toriyama.
the most amazing girl in the world. that is beautiful and the easiest girl to fall in love with. changes your life from the second you meet her and you never want to let her go. she is perfect, amazing, the one anybody would love. the greatest girl in the world and truely any guy would be lucky to have her, as i am. can make any guy the happiest guy in the world, cute as anybody and the love of my life.
nick: i love you
toriana: i love you too
toriana by NIchasdlk May 29, 2011

Akira Toriyama's other works besides the DB series 

Things that no one in the US knows about, since so many pathetic fanboys are obsessed with DBZ.
DBZ fanboy: OMG, DBZ is teh coolest!!

Me: Can you name any of Akira Toriyama's other works?

DBZ fanboy: Umm... uh... Vegeta rocks!!

Me: (sigh)
someone who is confused about the other definition.
Toriana is a pretty rare name, no wonder there r no definitions for it
Toriana by hawt tea January 30, 2019

Toriyama world 

A extremly slow manga scanlation group.
<cooldude> Why is HnG being released so slow?
<anothercooldude> It's a TW-project.
Toriyama world by Chrippa May 14, 2003
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