So many, many people have helped me out with 'Dragon Ball' through the years. Obviously, there are the fans from all over the world who've cheered me on. — Akira Toriyama Copy Share Image
Basically with everything, I choose my criteria based on what can be easy. If I made the real world the setting, I'd have to draw looking at reference materials for stuff like buildings and vehicles. When you do that, people… — Akira Toriyama Copy Share Image
I used to play role-playing games a lot when I was younger, but once you start an RPG, it takes a lot of time.… — Akira Toriyama Copy Share Image
The setting of 'Dragon Ball' has a sort of Chinese feel to it, but it's not necessarily limited to China. For the time period… — Akira Toriyama Copy Share Image
I felt that working at an office from the early morning was impossible for me. Anyway, I wanted to be free from that lifestyle… — Akira Toriyama Copy Share Image
It's a secret, but when I decided to apply to 'Shonen Magazine,' it was already past the deadline, so I had no choice but… — Akira Toriyama Copy Share Image
In manga, nothing actually moves, and you just have to draw the poses in each panel, but in anime, you have to draw the… — Akira Toriyama Copy Share Image
Inside me, 'Dragon Ball' became a thing of the past, but later, I got upset at the live-action film, revised the script for the… — Akira Toriyama Copy Share Image
When I'm out and about, it's rare for me to be recognized. But for some reason, every now and then, someone will know who… — Akira Toriyama Copy Share Image
