106+ Akira Toriyama Quotes that are Unlocking the Magic of Manga

Akira Toriyama is a renowned manga artist known for his iconic works such as Dragon Ball and Dr. Slump. With a career spanning decades, Toriyama's specialty lies in creating captivating storylines, dynamic characters, and visually stunning artwork. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Akira Toriyama on life, ai, art.

Top 10 Akira Toriyama Quotes

1. I believe that comics are entirely for entertainment.
2. I guess I like Piccolo the most after all.
3. I liked how 'Star Wars' felt both old and new.
4. I'm entirely of the mindset that when it comes to books, they've got to be paper.
5. Back before I entered primary school, I liked to draw, even though I was a brat.
6. I'm not good at doing the same thing over and over again.
7. I use a G-Pen from Zebra. Different people have different preferred pen nibs.
8. I like efficient people. I'm pretty impatient, so I can't stand people who putter around.
9. I was a mischievous child. I was also on the tall side.
10. I wanted to change up the tempo and setting of my comics in the sense of giving them some variety, for one thing.

Akira Toriyama Short Quotes

• For a long time, I've loved the kind of characters who are boastful yet petty.
• What I regret most after becoming a cartoonist is having used my real name.
• I like Piccolo about the same as I like Goku.
• I'm always going to the toy store; I even have a room full of plastic models.
• I have absolutely no preferences when it comes to food.
• I've been really frugal with money since way back, so I can't buy something if it's too expensive.
• I have memories of reading comics when I was in primary school, but that's about it.
• At one point, I had close to 100 birds.
• I generally leave the television on while I'm working.
• There have been times when I didn't quite make my deadline.

Akira Toriyama Quotes About Life

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

I usually live an extremely normal life, since I live in the countryside. — Akira Toriyama

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. — Akira Toriyama

Akira Toriyama Quotes About Art

I use Pilot's document ink, but their drawing ink is OK, too. — 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

With manga, in my art style, I don't do much in the way of techniques to create depth. — Akira Toriyama

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. — 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. In this way, it's possibly to bring out one's individuality. If this idea appeals to you, I call on you to try drawing your own manga. — Akira Toriyama

Akira Toriyama Quotes About Manga

There was a manga boom, so I read 'Astro Boy,' 'Osomatsu-kun,' and such. — 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. — Akira Toriyama

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

The nice thing about gag manga is how it has this aspect where, at the very least, you're permitted to come out with anything. — Akira Toriyama

I was an avid anime watcher until I was about 10, when I moved to manga. I think I am influenced by Osamu Tezuka's and Walt Disney's works which I watched during that time, such as Tetsuwan Atom and 101 Dalmatians. — Akira Toriyama

Akira Toriyama Quotes About Character Design

I'm personally not terribly interested in designing wholesome characters, so I don't have many variations to offer. — Akira Toriyama

Designing characters for 'Dragon Quest' is fun but difficult work. — Akira Toriyama

It's a pain to draw different-looking humans. — Akira Toriyama

'Dragon Ball''s villains were easy to draw: Piccolo, Freeza, Majin Boo. — Akira Toriyama

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

Akira Toriyama Quotes About Storytelling

With things like 'Dragon Ball,' in the case of fight scenes, I'd take the panel layout across two pages when the book is opened and alter it by angling them, and making them bigger or smaller, to give movement to the panels themselves. — Akira Toriyama

I really like the story of Bardock, Goku's father. — Akira Toriyama

I'm not very good at depicting the characters' psychology on the page. — 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

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

Akira Toriyama Famous Quotes And Sayings

Weekly, monthly, or whatever, I'm just not good with being told I have to finish up according to a set schedule. — Akira Toriyama

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. — Akira Toriyama

For characters where, in a comic, I'd avoid using screen tone because it's such a bother, I'd deliberately use it in animation in order to highlight their individual characteristics. — Akira Toriyama

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. — Akira Toriyama

A number of years ago, when I had an exhibition of my work, the people in charge who came to pick up my manuscripts saw them piled up haphazardly in the garage and were shocked. — Akira Toriyama

I'm a lazy person, but if I'm not absent-mindedly doing something, I can't really relax. I can't just veg out. — Akira Toriyama

I don't like music that much... I put on the TV. But I often play things like fast-tempo disco or Queen. — Akira Toriyama

There's how, basically, Son Goku from 'Dragon Ball' doesn't fight for the sake of others but because he wants to fight against strong guys. — 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

Do you remember 'Super Saiyan 3?' I forgot about it, and I thought that was 'Super Saiyan 2,' even though I created those characters. — Akira Toriyama

I used to play role-playing games a lot when I was younger, but once you start an RPG, it takes a lot of time. — Akira Toriyama

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

If you make friends with dogs, they can be really cute! — Akira Toriyama

The women I draw all have the same sort of personality. I can't draw gentle girls; I only know how to draw ones who are strong-willed. — Akira Toriyama

When I draw, I always recall my mindset when I was a child. — Akira Toriyama

I'm good at - or, rather, I like - giving names to characters. — Akira Toriyama

Awww, I was so shy about watching my own work broadcast on TV. — 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

I've always liked to draw. — Akira Toriyama

I probably have the most fun thinking up original vehicles. — Akira Toriyama

I was one of the more talented ones at the design firm I joined, so I conducted my work pretty shrewdly. — Akira Toriyama

I love girls, whether they wear glasses or not! — Akira Toriyama

I am not at all particular about things like hair styles and colors. — Akira Toriyama

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

I would often draw in my sleep. That alone made for twice the work... — Akira Toriyama

Both my assistant and my wife tell me that during battle scenes, when a character is making a 'guwaa' sort of face, my face also ends up going 'guwaa.' So afterwards, my whole face is tired. — Akira Toriyama

When I'm out and about, it's rare for me to be recognized. But for some reason, every now and then, someone will know who I am. — Akira Toriyama

I prefer things nice and simple. — Akira Toriyama

Since I'm a contrarian, I don't want to go along with what everyone else thinks. — Akira Toriyama

If you want to depict something exactly the way it is, it takes a tremendous amount of time. — Akira Toriyama

Inside me, 'Dragon Ball' became a thing of the past, but later, I got upset at the live-action film, revised the script for the anime film, and complained about the quality of the TV anime. — Akira Toriyama

After graduating from high school, I worked at an advertising agency as a designer. — Akira Toriyama

Basically with everything, I choose my criteria based on what can be easy. — 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

So many, many people have helped me out with 'Dragon Ball' through the years. — Akira Toriyama

It's been a habit of mine since childhood to always be looking around. — Akira Toriyama

In spite of being so absorbed in comics when I was in primary school, for whatever reason, I stopped reading them that much once I started junior high. — Akira Toriyama

A good aspect of me is that I'm not too particular about things. A bad aspect is that I'm indecisive. — Akira Toriyama

If I had moved to Tokyo, I might even have become a completely different person... although, ever since the start, I've never wanted to move to Tokyo. — Akira Toriyama

In the beginning, I was planning to end 'Dragon Ball' when all seven Dragon Balls had been collected. — Akira Toriyama

I'm always impressed with the work of animators. You have to be able to draw the scenes in between movements. — Akira Toriyama

I'm not the kind of person who enjoys big crowds very much. — Akira Toriyama

I'm an economic human without any likes or dislikes! — Akira Toriyama

A teleporter would be nice. There are lots of places I want to go, but getting there is a pain. — Akira Toriyama

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

I'm flying by the seat of my pants, never creating with a thought to what's up ahead! — Akira Toriyama

When I look at it, I don't really like people, and socializing is really awful. — Akira Toriyama

Since I liked to draw, I entered a design-oriented high school. — Akira Toriyama

In the second half of primary school, I liked live-action shows and giant-monster movies, and then in junior high, I got into regular movies. — Akira Toriyama

Saiyans don't have much of a concept of 'family.' — Akira Toriyama

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

I'd want to be born once more as myself, but more talented. — Akira Toriyama

The setting of 'Dragon Ball' has a sort of Chinese feel to it, but it's not necessarily limited to China. — 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

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

Drunken Master (the first one). If I hadn't seen this movie, I would never have come up with Dragonball. — Akira Toriyama

But there's people I care about! And this time around, I’m not gonna just stand by and let them all get hurt! — Akira Toriyama

Too much FANTASY loses REALITY, too much HOPE may seem somehow EMPTY. — Akira Toriyama

Actually, I have a lot of hobbies, but I've kept up with model-building the longest. In particular, I love military models. — Akira Toriyama

I think there's a little me hiding behind your leg, Chichi." "I'm Goten." "I'm Goku. Hi!" .... "Daddy! — Akira Toriyama

Life Lessons by Akira Toriyama

1. Embrace your uniqueness: Toriyama's characters often possess distinct personalities and traits, reminding us to embrace our individuality and celebrate what makes us different.
2. Pursue your passions: Toriyama's dedication to his craft and his love for drawing serve as a reminder to follow our passions wholeheartedly and to never give up on our dreams.
3. Find joy in simplicity: Toriyama's ability to create lighthearted and humorous stories teaches us the importance of finding joy in the simple things and appreciating the lighter side of life.