“It's a secret, but when I decided to apply to 'Shonen Magazine,' it wa...” — Akira Toriyama Quote

“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.”

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

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

“In my search for the perfect PA, I've interviewed over 300 people. Regardless of what I put in the advert, most applicants seem to have read: 'Misfits, kleptomaniacs and do-gooders need only apply.'”

“There are few things that you can't do as long as you are willing to apply yourself.”

“Russia is a very different place than what we in the West are familiar with. We cannot apply our own values and judgments to the country. We need to have greater compassion and understanding and recognize that our similarities are greater than our differences.”