Akira Toriyama
I'm always going to the toy store; I even have a room full of plastic models.
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 as well, exactly when it takes place is indeterminate.
I'm always impressed with the work of animators. You have to be able to draw the scenes in between movements. I'm impressed with the way they can do that - I don't think I could.
I wanted to change up the tempo and setting of my comics in the sense of giving them some variety, for one thing. So where, for 'Slump,' the art was very America-esque, in the case of 'Dragon Ball,' I made it as Chinese as could be.
I'm not very good at depicting the characters' psychology on the page.
If you make friends with dogs, they can be really cute!
I believe that comics are entirely for entertainment.
Lumped in as a hobby, I don't really like drawing pictures all that much, but thinking of it as work, it's the greatest.
For characters where, in a comic, I'd avoid using screen tone because it's such a bother, I'd deliberately use it in animation in order to highlight their individual characteristics.
I liked how 'Star Wars' felt both old and new. I even built a model of R2-D2, taking about two months mixing two kits to make one that looked just like the real thing. I'm the kind of person who gets really into it when I do something like that.
I've been really frugal with money since way back, so I can't buy something if it's too expensive. I'm not that brave.
I like efficient people. I'm pretty impatient, so I can't stand people who putter around.
Too much FANTASY loses REALITY, too much HOPE may seem somehow EMPTY.Collection: Reality
The method of producing comics in Japan is very hectic, but it's also rewarding because it's possible to do both the story and art all by yourself. In this way, it's possibly to bring out one's individuality. If this idea appeals to you, I call on you to try drawing your own manga.Collection: Art
Drunken Master (the first one). If I hadn't seen this movie, I would never have come up with Dragonball.Collection: Firsts
I was an avid anime watcher until I was about 10, when I moved to manga. I think I am influenced by Osamu Tezuka's and Walt Disney's works which I watched during that time, such as Tetsuwan Atom and 101 Dalmatians.Collection: Thinking
But there's people I care about! And this time around, I’m not gonna just stand by and let them all get hurt!Collection: Hurt
Actually, I have a lot of hobbies, but I've kept up with model-building the longest. In particular, I love military models.Collection: Military
I think there's a little me hiding behind your leg, Chichi." "I'm Goten." "I'm Goku. Hi!" .... "Daddy!Collection: Thinking