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Aki Toriyama was born on April 5, 1955 in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. He is a cartoonist and game character designer.

The author of the famous comics "Arale" and "Dragon Ball".

Brilliant achievements

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Akira Toriyama is recognized as the chief representative of the Japanese comics industry today, and is known as the successor to the late comics master The most influential figure in Japanese comics after Osamu Tezuka ("The God of Japanese Manga").

His famous work "Dr. Slump" and his representative work "Dragon Ball" are extremely popular and widely praised all over the world. As of July 1995, "Dr. Slump" had sold 28,110,000 copies, and "Dragon Ball" set a sales record of 109,300,000.

In 1974, Akira Toriyama graduated from the design department of the Prefectural Industrial High School and joined an advertising design company to engage in design work. Because he was often late, he resigned after only three years. One day, he saw the "Shōnen Jump" weekly magazine in a teahouse and was attracted by the bonus offered by the comic submissions. He happily submitted his application, but he was unsuccessful. He did not lose heart and drew another picture to send. In this way, he continued to submit articles, and finally in 1978 his "Island Wandering" was published in "Shounen Jump". This was his first time coming to prominence.

In 1980, his "Dr. Slump" (IQ Doctor Arale) began to be serialized in "Shounen Jump". The genius doctor in the story and the robot doll Arale he created aroused great interest from readers. The assistant who helped him complete the work was Matsuyama Koji. The two of them often drew themselves into comics (Toriyama Akira often drew himself as An alloy robot and a cartoonist wearing a mask) The irregular local dialects that Arale often spoke became a popular language in the streets and alleys. Arale's image was printed on various products. People regarded this year as It is called "Ala Lei Year". This work made the author famous in one fell swoop. However, Toriyama was not satisfied with this. In the next ten years (1985-1995), he incredibly completed the stunning masterpiece "Dragon Ball", and his career achievements reached a new peak. During this period, Akira Toriyama also served as character designer for games such as ENIX's "Dragon Quest" six-part series and Square's "Chrono Trigger", which also achieved great success. The character design for the subsequent "Dragon Quest" was also provided by Mr. Akira Toriyama.

After two and a half years of rest, Akira Toriyama released another work called "Cowa!" in November 1997. It describes a world where humans and monsters coexist, and is mainly aimed at younger readers. In July 1998, Akira Toriyama released a new work "Kajika" with 12 chapters. This series was greatly influenced by "Dragon Ball".

Self-reported feelings

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A long time ago, Akira Toriyama’s works were exhibited in 9 public art museums and other public places in Japan. A touring exhibition was held, attracting more than 3 million visitors. This is only the second time in history that a manga artist's work has reached such a level of attention (the first was Osamu Tezuka). The National Museum of Western Art in Tokyo has taken the unprecedented step of exhibiting manga works. The works of Akira Toriyama are placed together with the works of painters such as Monet and Millet. So, what is the reason why Toriyama Akira's works are so widely welcomed and highly praised?

According to Akira Toriyama

Before I became a cartoonist, I designed advertising paintings for an advertising company in Nagoya. I worked there for three years, which is amazing. I have been late almost every day for the past three years. I thought my boss was about to fire me, so I took the initiative to submit my resignation. The cartoonists I admire most are Mr. Osamu Tezuka and Disney in the United States.

When I was a child, I loved drawing the robots in "Astro Boy" until the drawings in my exercise books turned completely black. I think that I can become a cartoonist today thanks to the imitation at that time. Those who want to be a cartoonist must first start with imitation. To me, the cartoonist is the star. Whenever I meet a famous cartoonist at a banquet, I immediately ask him to give me his autograph as a souvenir. I have saved more than 30 pages of signatures like this. Everyone still remembers the character Sora Dome Misuke in "Arale" who loves to collect autographs, right? In fact, that is my shadow. Akira Toriyama is my real name, and there are only three people in Aichi Prefecture with this weird name. After I became famous, I kept receiving harassing phone calls, which really gave me a headache. So, I thought of a pen name called "Shui Tian Phase 2". However, the editor said the name was too "boring" and had to give up. I hate being on TV. When that cannon-like camera was pointed at me, I was shaking all over and couldn't say anything. And the thought of millions of people looking at me in front of the camera makes me wet my pants. Therefore, I always find various reasons to refuse to appear on television. Once, I was invited to the "Tetsuko Room" program group and saw the famous Kuroyanagi Tetsuko, who I had only seen on TV before, walking towards me and chatting with me. I was so nervous that my face turned red and I was trembling all over. I didn’t even know what I said. As a result, before I could wake up, the interview program ended. When it comes to TV shows, I just love watching "Animal World."

Main comic works

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"Dragon Ball" ("Dragon ball")

"Dragon Ball Z" ( "Dragon ball Z")

"ESCAPE"

"Arale·Dr. IQ·Dr. Strange and the Robot Doll" ("Dr. Slump")

"Mr. He"

"PINK THE RAIN JACK STORY"

"The Boy Riding a Dragon"

"THE ADVENTURE OF TONGPOO" )

"KENNOSUKE SAMA" ("KENNOSUKE SAMA")

"SONCHOH"

"WONDER ISLAND" ("WONDER ISLAND")

"Girl Detective TOMATO"

"POLA&ROID" ("POLA&ROID")

"MAD MATIC"

"Ada" and Peter No. 1" ("DUBamp; PETER1")

"Saving Warrior CASHMAN" ("CASHMAN")

"Devil Boy" ("Go go Accliam")

"Aki Osan's Theater 1" (short story collection)

"Aki Osan's Theater 2" (a collection of short stories)

"Aki Osan's Theater" Theater 3" (Short Story Collection

Anecdotes

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When Akira Toriyama first worked as a clerk in Nagoya, he was reluctant to get up early. I quit my job. Later, because of my living expenses, I submitted my manuscript to the Kodansha Comic Award sponsored by Kodansha, so I submitted it to a weekly magazine that collects works. Young Jump sent in his own work. At that time, Toriyama Kazuhiko, who later became Akira Toriyama, gave him a relatively high evaluation: "Although my drawings are not that good now, if I work hard, I will achieve success in the future."

Since then, Akira Toriyama has published many short works on Jump. At that time, Akira Toriyama wanted to use the pen name "Mizuda No. 2", but ultimately decided to publish the works under his original name. It is said that Akira Toriyama. As a cartoonist, he is very strict about time and does not discard his manuscripts casually like other cartoonists. However, as a company employee, one reason is said to be because of the bird. Yu Kazuhiko said that if the manuscript was not delivered on time, he would have to go to Tokyo to work.

Akira Toriyama, who lives in Nagoya, hates life in big cities, so he works very hard on creating. After "Dragon Ball" was serialized for several years, as a representative of comics at that time, it led to a huge industry. Akira Toriyama himself once said that he was happiest when creating Piccolo the Great Demon King, because the story later developed into nothing more than non-stop fighting and the protagonist continued to grow. However, under the circumstances at that time, it was no longer the author's decision to end his work that would end it. Because the scope of influence is too wide. (The manga Doraemon by Fujiko F. Fujio has not been completed for the same reason.) Toriyama Akira and Katsura Masakazu, who were also discovered by Toriyama Kazuhiko, are good friends. The joke Goku told at Kaio was the work of Masakazu Katsura.

Laughing about the best of Akira Toriyama

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Mr. Akira Toriyama created the world of "Dragon Ball". In this lawless world, Everything is filled with Mr. Toriyama’s fantastic designs: the coolest warriors, the fiercest battles, the most incredible skills, the most... It is these magical designs that make us fall in love with it, think about it day and night, and immerse ourselves in it. In a wonderful magical world.

The following is the "best" interview with Mr. Toriyama. Let's hear what he thinks about the "Dragon Ball" world he created. Is it the same as what you think?

Q: If you were to write another "Dragon Ball" series, who would you make the new hero?

A: Mr. Satan. I wanted to make Mr. Satan a hero and write a comic where he and Buu were funny together.

Q: If you could let a certain character be your parent or child, who would you choose?

A: Bulma (mother), she is rich and relatively secure, and she is smart and beautiful.

Q: Who will live the longest and who will live the shortest?

A: Kame Sennin has the longest lifespan. In fact, he has lived a long life, and he is the happiest character.

Q: If you could be reborn, which character would you most like to be?

A: What I most want to be is Trunks who grew up in a peaceful environment. He is rich and can buy a lot of toys. Moreover, he is very powerful and is the best.

Q: What skill do you most want to have?

A: First, the air dance technique. Because I can fly in the air without any help, which is very comfortable. Don't you think it would really work in everyday life?

Q: Which battle was the most successfully designed?

A: Goku versus Piccolo. This is the first time in the series that you have to fight against a truly evil person.

Q: Of all the designs related to the world of "Dragon Ball", which one do you want the most?

A: Changing capsule. I especially want it when traveling, especially when I can't find a parking space.

Q: Which is the most successful artificial human image you have created?

A: I like Cell’s second form. It's really cool. When I told my editor about this idea, he said: "He looks like a fool. Let's get him in perfect shape quickly."

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