I would often draw in my sleep. That alone made for twice the work… I couldn’t use the weird stuff I drew while dozing off, so I’d end up having to draw it all over again.
I prefer things nice and simple.
I am not at all particular about things like hair styles and colors. Especially with women, changing their hairstyle or color is a bit too commonplace, don’t you think?
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.
At one point, I had close to 100 birds.
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.
I’ve been really frugal with money since way back, so I can’t buy something if it’s too expensive. I’m not that brave.
A teleporter would be nice. There are lots of places I want to go, but getting there is a pain.
Do you remember ‘Super Saiyan 3?’ I forgot about it, and I thought that was ‘Super Saiyan 2,’ even though I created those characters.
I generally leave the television on while I’m working.
So many, many people have helped me out with ‘Dragon Ball’ through the years. Obviously, there are the fans from all over the world who’ve cheered me on.
If you make friends with dogs, they can be really cute!
I’m not good at doing the same thing over and over again.
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.
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.
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.
Ever since I was little, I’ve shied away from romance. It’s not that I dislike women, but I’m not good with them.
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 was a mischievous child. I was also on the tall side.
What I regret most after becoming a cartoonist is having used my real name. At first, I figured there was no way I’d sell anyhow, so I didn’t even consider using a pen name.
When I draw, I always recall my mindset when I was a child.
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.
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!
Back when I watched ‘Future Boy Conan,’ I thought I might like to try my hand at animation, but now, not at all.
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’m good at – or, rather, I like – giving names to characters.
I prefer things nice and simple.
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