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Easy
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Nov 07, 2020

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

Good
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Nov 07, 2020

I'm not good at doing the same thing over and over again.

Fun
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Nov 07, 2020

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

Many
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Nov 07, 2020

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

Go
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Nov 07, 2020

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

Guess
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Nov 07, 2020

I guess I like Piccolo the most after all. Out of all the enemies, Piccolo Daimao is the one I like most, and even after that, I like Piccolo the most.

Like
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Nov 07, 2020

I like Piccolo about the same as I like Goku.

Bad Guys
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Nov 07, 2020

With enemies, it's easier to just have them be straight-up bad guys so they can just get beaten up.

Page
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Nov 07, 2020

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

Beginning
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Nov 07, 2020

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

Nov 07, 2020

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.

Nov 07, 2020

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.

Good
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Nov 07, 2020

I really like the story of Bardock, Goku's father. It's quite dramatic and the kind of story I absolutely wouldn't draw if it were me. It was like watching a different kind of 'Dragon Ball' in a good way, so I thought it was nice.

Draw
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Nov 07, 2020

I've always liked to draw.

Possible
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Nov 07, 2020

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.

Habit
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Nov 07, 2020

It's been a habit of mine since childhood to always be looking around. When I go shopping, I have more fun observing the town than shopping.

Hate
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Nov 07, 2020

I probably have the most fun thinking up original vehicles. I usually consider details such as how to get into them and where their engines are. When you draw a real-world car, you have to obtain some references. I'd hate to have someone point out that I'm wrong. But if it's something I invented, I can have it my way.

Nov 07, 2020

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

Family
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Nov 07, 2020

Saiyans don't have much of a concept of 'family.'

Fight
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Nov 07, 2020

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. So once 'Dragon Ball' got animated, at any rate, I've always been dissatisfied with the 'righteous hero'-type portrayal they gave him.

Born
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Nov 07, 2020

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

Me
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Nov 07, 2020

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. I guess, at some point, it became a work that I like so much that I can't leave it alone.

I Am
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Nov 07, 2020

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?

Humans
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Nov 07, 2020

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

More
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Nov 07, 2020

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

People
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Nov 07, 2020

I like efficient people. I'm pretty impatient, so I can't stand people who putter around.

Good
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Nov 07, 2020

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

Age
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Nov 07, 2020

After graduating from high school, I worked at an advertising agency as a designer. After I left, I spent a year doing nothing in particular. At age 23, I drew my first comic.

Human
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Nov 07, 2020

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

Love
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Nov 07, 2020

I love girls, whether they wear glasses or not!

Prefer
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Nov 07, 2020

I prefer things nice and simple.

Close
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Nov 07, 2020

At one point, I had close to 100 birds.

Old
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Nov 07, 2020

I liked how 'Star Wars' felt both old and new. I even built a model of R2-D2, taking about two months mixing two kits to make one that looked just like the real thing. I'm the kind of person who gets really into it when I do something like that.

Mountains
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Nov 07, 2020

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. In my case, anything can talk. Like the mountains.

Memories
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Nov 07, 2020

I have memories of reading comics when I was in primary school, but that's about it.

Person
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Nov 07, 2020

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

Deadline
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Nov 07, 2020

There have been times when I didn't quite make my deadline.

Brave
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Nov 07, 2020

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.

Change
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Nov 07, 2020

I wanted to change up the tempo and setting of my comics in the sense of giving them some variety, for one thing. So where, for 'Slump,' the art was very America-esque, in the case of 'Dragon Ball,' I made it as Chinese as could be.

Flying
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Nov 07, 2020

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

Boy
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Nov 07, 2020

Back when I watched 'Future Boy Conan,' I thought I might like to try my hand at animation, but now, not at all.

Money
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Nov 07, 2020

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.

Place
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Nov 07, 2020

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.

Friends
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Nov 07, 2020

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

Back
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Nov 07, 2020

Back before I entered primary school, I liked to draw, even though I was a brat. I especially liked animals and vehicles, and I drew that sort of thing constantly.

Reading
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Nov 07, 2020

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. I think it's probably because I got caught up in movies and TV.

High School
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Nov 07, 2020

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

Dress
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Nov 07, 2020

I was one of the more talented ones at the design firm I joined, so I conducted my work pretty shrewdly. Except I wasn't a morning person, so I was quite frequently late for work. On top of that, it was a fairly big company, they were fussy about the dress code, and I got chewed out quite often.

Important
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Nov 07, 2020

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

Nov 07, 2020

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.

Live
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Nov 07, 2020

I usually live an extremely normal life, since I live in the countryside. Even when people call me 'famous' and such, I can't really fathom it, even now.

Free
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Nov 07, 2020

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.

Free
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Nov 07, 2020

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.

Hate
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Nov 07, 2020

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.

More
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Nov 07, 2020

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.

Nov 07, 2020

I generally leave the television on while I'm working.

Come
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Nov 07, 2020

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

Long
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Nov 07, 2020

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!

Lazy
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Nov 07, 2020

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.

Look
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Nov 07, 2020

When I look at it, I don't really like people, and socializing is really awful. Outside of my family, friends, and those connected to my job, I don't think I actively want to meet anyone. I've always lived in the country, after all.

I Am
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Nov 07, 2020

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. It might be because my picture occasionally appeared in 'Weekly Jump.'

Being
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Nov 07, 2020

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

Me
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Nov 07, 2020

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. I guess it's because I'm the kind of guy who gets caught up in his own work.

High
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Nov 07, 2020

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.

First
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Nov 07, 2020

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

People
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Nov 07, 2020

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.

Nov 07, 2020

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.

People
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Nov 07, 2020

I use a G-Pen from Zebra. Different people have different preferred pen nibs. I don't put much force on it when I draw, so I'll generally use a single nib for about three chapters.

Like
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Nov 07, 2020

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.

Entertainment
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Nov 07, 2020

I believe that comics are entirely for entertainment.

Like
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Nov 07, 2020

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. So I like things like action games you can just pick up and play.

Plastic
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Nov 07, 2020

I'm always going to the toy store; I even have a room full of plastic models.

Avoid
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Nov 07, 2020

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.

Me
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Nov 07, 2020

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.

Never
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Nov 07, 2020

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!

Got
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Nov 07, 2020

I'm entirely of the mindset that when it comes to books, they've got to be paper.

Exhibition
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Nov 07, 2020

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. 'What? They'll grow mold like this!' they said. People who do things properly apparently make a dedicated manuscript room, where they can control humidity.

Children
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Nov 07, 2020

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

Long
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Nov 07, 2020

For a long time, I've loved the kind of characters who are boastful yet petty. I was originally a gag manga artist, after all.

Own
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Nov 07, 2020

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

Personality
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Nov 07, 2020

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.

Easy
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Nov 07, 2020

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

Lines
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Nov 07, 2020

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.

Mischievous
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Nov 07, 2020

I was a mischievous child. I was also on the tall side.

Like
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Nov 07, 2020

There was a manga boom, so I read 'Astro Boy,' 'Osomatsu-kun,' and such. But what influenced me the most were things like 'Popeye' and Disney animation.

Nov 07, 2020

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.

Nov 07, 2020

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.

Food
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Nov 07, 2020

I have absolutely no preferences when it comes to food.

Music
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Nov 07, 2020

I don't like music that much... I put on the TV. But I often play things like fast-tempo disco or Queen. I've liked those since way back when.

Go
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Nov 07, 2020

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

Look
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Nov 07, 2020

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.

Dislike
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Nov 07, 2020

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.

Good
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Nov 07, 2020

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

Never
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Nov 07, 2020

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. I just can't handle there being so many people.

Good
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Nov 07, 2020

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

I Am
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Nov 07, 2020

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.

Fight
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Nov 07, 2020

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.

Pictures
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Nov 07, 2020

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.

Child
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Nov 07, 2020

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

Nothing
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Nov 07, 2020

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.

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