Akira Toriyama

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 anime film, and complained about the quality of the TV anime. I guess, at some point, it became a work that I like so much that I can't leave it alone.

Most Saiyans are born with a talent for battle, but they still need to be taught the trick behind flying and stuff like that.

Do you remember 'Super Saiyan 3?' I forgot about it, and I thought that was 'Super Saiyan 2,' even though I created those characters.

I probably have the most fun thinking up original vehicles. I usually consider details such as how to get into them and where their engines are. When you draw a real-world car, you have to obtain some references. I'd hate to have someone point out that I'm wrong. But if it's something I invented, I can have it my way.

It's been a habit of mine since childhood to always be looking around. When I go shopping, I have more fun observing the town than shopping.

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.

I've always liked to draw.

If you want to depict something exactly the way it is, it takes a tremendous amount of time. If you don't get the details right, the inaccuracies will accumulate somewhere.

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'm not very good at depicting the characters' psychology on the page.

I like Piccolo about the same as I like Goku.

I guess I like Piccolo the most after all. Out of all the enemies, Piccolo Daimao is the one I like most, and even after that, I like Piccolo the most.

I'm personally not terribly interested in designing wholesome characters, so I don't have many variations to offer.

I'm not good at doing the same thing over and over again.

It was very easy to convince me to take on the job of character designer for 'Dragon Quest.'

I love girls, whether they wear glasses or not!

There was a manga boom, so I read 'Astro Boy,' 'Osomatsu-kun,' and such. But what influenced me the most were things like 'Popeye' and Disney animation.

In manga, nothing actually moves, and you just have to draw the poses in each panel, but in anime, you have to draw the movements between those poses.

I have memories of reading comics when I was in primary school, but that's about it.

If you make friends with dogs, they can be really cute!