Akira Toriyama

Saiyans don't have much of a concept of 'family.' ”

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'm an economic human without any likes or dislikes! ”

Maybe I'm just like a child. I'm full of curiosity about things, and it's fine as long as it's fun at that time, yet at the same time, I hate things that are tough. ”

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. ”

It's too bad that 'Dragon Ball,' which I drew for a very long time, has ended. Just kidding. I'm incredibly glad. Now I can just leisurely sit around! ”

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. ”

After graduating from high school, I worked at an advertising agency as a designer. After I left, I spent a year doing nothing in particular. At age 23, I drew my first comic. ”

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. ”