Akira Toriyama

In the second half of primary school, I liked live-action shows and giant-monster movies, and then in junior high, I got into regular movies. ”

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. ”

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

I'm entirely of the mindset that when it comes to books, they've got to be paper. ”

I was one of the more talented ones at the design firm I joined, so I conducted my work pretty shrewdly. Except I wasn't a morning person, so I was quite frequently late for work. On top of that, it was a fairly big company, they were fussy about the dress code, and I got chewed out quite often. ”

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

When I got into the second half of 'Dragon Ball,' I had already become more interested in thinking up the story then in drawing the pictures. Then I started to not place much emphasis on the pictures. ”

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. ”

I was a mischievous child. I was also on the tall side. ”

Basically, I'm always coming up with ideas for mixing the things I want to draw with things targeted at children. ”