Sublime 17 Selected Quotes From Akira Toriyama
Sublime 17 Selected Quotes From Akira Toriyamae |
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!
— Akira Toriyama
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.
— Akira Toriyama
With enemies, it's easier to just have them be straight-up bad guys so they can just get beaten up.
— Akira Toriyama
It's a secret, but when I decided to apply to 'Shonen Magazine,' it was already past the deadline, so I had no choice but to go with 'Shonen Jump.' My motivation for becoming a cartoonist was... to put it bluntly, the ¥100,000 prize money.
— Akira Toriyama
There have been times when I didn't quite make my deadline.
— Akira Toriyama
Since I'm a contrarian, I don't want to go along with what everyone else thinks.
— Akira Toriyama
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.
— Akira Toriyama
I say that I've never been late with a manuscript, but I don't mean to be arrogant; it's that I simply want to get it done as soon as possible so I can be set free.
— Akira Toriyama
Back when I watched 'Future Boy Conan,' I thought I might like to try my hand at animation, but now, not at all.
— Akira Toriyama
I use Pilot's document ink, but their drawing ink is OK, too. It's just that I don't like the impression that clings to the pen tip.
— Akira Toriyama
With manga, in my art style, I don't do much in the way of techniques to create depth. But even though I don't do depth techniques through my art, I am conscious of depth itself.
— Akira Toriyama
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.
— Akira Toriyama
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!
— Akira Toriyama
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.
— Akira Toriyama
I'm just a manga artist, so I can't stand being scrutinized.
— Akira Toriyama
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.
— Akira Toriyama
If you're doing gags, I think it's important to have characters who are as strong-willed and impactful as possible.
— Akira Toriyama
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