A number of years ago, when I had an exhibition of my work, the people in charge who came to pick up my manuscripts saw them piled up haphazardly in the garage and were shocked. 'What? They'll grow mold like this!' they said. People who do things properly apparently make a dedicated manuscript room, where they can control humidity.

Akira Toriyama

Categorized in : Control Grow People Work

Too much FANTASY loses REALITY, too much HOPE may seem somehow EMPTY.

Akira Toriyama

too-much may 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.

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drawing ideas art

Drunken Master (the first one). If I hadn't seen this movie, I would never have come up with Dragonball.

Akira Toriyama

come-up masters 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.

Akira Toriyama

anime avid 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!

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care hurt people

Actually, I have a lot of hobbies, but I've kept up with model-building the longest. In particular, I love military models.

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hobbies building military

I think there's a little me hiding behind your leg, Chichi." "I'm Goten." "I'm Goku. Hi!" .... "Daddy!

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daddy legs thinking

For a long time, I've loved the kind of characters who are boastful yet petty. I was originally a gag manga artist, after all.

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loved long-time time long

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.

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think you work way

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.

Akira Toriyama

those nothing just you

In the beginning, I was planning to end 'Dragon Ball' when all seven Dragon Balls had been collected.

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ball end beginning planning

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.

Akira Toriyama

you car hate thinking

There's how, basically, Son Goku from 'Dragon Ball' doesn't fight for the sake of others but because he wants to fight against strong guys. So once 'Dragon Ball' got animated, at any rate, I've always been dissatisfied with the 'righteous hero'-type portrayal they gave him.

Akira Toriyama

fight always strong son

It's a pain to draw different-looking humans.

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draw pain humans

I think it's best to know about lots of different things besides comics. I don't think you can become a cartoonist if you look at nothing but cartoons.

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best look think you

When I draw, I always recall my mindset when I was a child.

Akira Toriyama

recall child always mindset

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

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same over doing good

I like Piccolo about the same as I like Goku.

Akira Toriyama

same about like

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.

Akira Toriyama

will you time way

I'd want to be born once more as myself, but more talented.

Akira Toriyama

more myself born want