Akira Toriyama

“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.”

“Come to think of it, even though I've received tons of fan letters and presents from everyone, I've never written anyone back. How rude of me!”

“If you're doing gags, I think it's important to have characters who are as strong-willed and impactful as possible.”

“I guess that if I was a normal cartoonist who did things properly, I'd think up the background information first and then come up with the story. Saying that, you'd think that I don't really think through anything.”

“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.”

“When I draw something, the incredibly annoying thing is that it doesn't come out like I pictured.”

“Basically with everything, I choose my criteria based on what can be easy. If I made the real world the setting, I'd have to draw looking at reference materials for stuff like buildings and vehicles. When you do that, people complain even if it's just a little bit off.”

“I like Piccolo about the same as I like Goku.”

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

“Rather than deliberately trying to draw something, use something you yourself like and want to draw, and I think the characters that come out of that will really have their own individuality.”

“I have absolutely no preferences when it comes to food.”

“I think comics are faster to draw with a pen and then fill and tone by computer. But my illustrations are all done via computer. I even draw the lines on a tablet.”

“I really like the story of Bardock, Goku's father. It's quite dramatic and the kind of story I absolutely wouldn't draw if it were me. It was like watching a different kind of 'Dragon Ball' in a good way, so I thought it was nice.”

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

“Since I liked to draw, I entered a design-oriented high school.”

“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.”

“I love girls, whether they wear glasses or not!”

“I don't remember the very first animation I saw, but the one that stays deepest in my memory is definitely 'Astro Boy.'”

“I felt that working at an office from the early morning was impossible for me. Anyway, I wanted to be free from that lifestyle as soon as possible. I wanted to take it easy.”