Akira Toriyama Quotes

Japan, Artist
April 5, 1955

Akira Toriyama is a Japanese manga artist, game artist and character designer. He first achieved mainstream recognition for his highly successful manga series Dr. Slump, before going on to create Dragon Ball—his best-known work—and acting as a character designer for several popular video games such as the Dragon Quest series, Chrono Trigger and Blue Dragon. Toriyama is regarded as one of the artists that changed the history of manga, as his works are highly influential and popular, particularly Dragon Ball, which many manga artists cite as a source of inspiration.

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.

Akira Toriyama
I'm just a manga artist, so I can't stand being scrutinized.

Akira Toriyama
- Artist
- Manga
- Scrutinized

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
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
- Think
- Story
- Cartoonist
A good aspect of me is that I'm not too particular about things. A bad aspect is that I'm indecisive.

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

Akira Toriyama
- Children
- Ideas
- Draw
If you're doing gags, I think it's important to have characters who are as strong-willed and impactful as possible.

Akira Toriyama
It was very easy to convince me to take on the job of character designer for 'Dragon Quest.'

Akira Toriyama

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.

Akira Toriyama
- Story
- Yourself
- Comics
I believe that comics are entirely for entertainment.

Akira Toriyama
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.

Akira Toriyama