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

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.

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

I think there’s a little me hiding behind your leg, Chichi.” “I’m Goten.” “I’m Goku. Hi!” …. “Daddy!

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,

I was an avid anime watcher until I was about 10, when I moved to manga.

it’s possibly to bring out one’s individuality. If this idea appeals to you,

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

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

I call on you to try drawing your own manga.

Humans are the only creatures with the ability to dive deep in the sea, fly high in the sky, send instant messages around the globe, reflect on the past, assess the present and imagine the future.

If somebody around you or your family does not understand it, then that’s their problem. But if you do have a passion, an honest passion, just do it.

I think that we have opportunities all around us – sometimes we just don’t recognize them.

So singing on stage, you just inevitably, when you’re around other vocal artists, you get better at singing.

We wouldn’t be able to survive. We would have a hard time surviving if we were transported to the time when dinosaurs were around.

There are a few oysters in Chesapeake Bay. Half the coral reefs are still in pretty good shape, a jeweled belt around the middle of the planet. There’s still time, but not a lot, to turn things around.

The world depends on fungi, because they are major players in the cycling of materials and energy around the world.

Nothing good happens after midnight, nothing good happens when you’re around guns unless you’re going hunting, and you don’t want to mess around with women that you don’t know because a lot of times, bad things happen.