Akira Toriyama

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5 total works indexed

1. Electrochemical Photolysis of Water at a Semiconductor Electrode

   · 1972 · cited 31,672x

2. Palladium-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reactions of Organoboron Compounds

   · 1995 · cited 12,066x

3. The Unity and Diversity of Executive Functions and Their Contributions to Complex “Frontal Lobe” Tasks: A Latent Variable Analysis

   · 2000 · cited 11,603x

4. Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

   · 2012 · cited 10,737x

5. Pathogen Recognition and Innate Immunity

   · 2006 · cited 9,740x

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Quotes

• “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.”
• “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.”
• “Drunken Master (the first one). If I hadn't seen this movie, I would never have come up with Dragonball.”
• “Actually, I have a lot of hobbies, but I've kept up with model-building the longest. In particular, I love military models.”
• “I believe mine would be Piccolo. He was the first character in my manga where I was like, "He has a scary face, but he's so cool!" It really is cliché when bad guys turn into good guys, but it just feels great drawing it!”
• “"With second-form Cell as well, I liked him well enough. Actually, I had wanted him to play a more active role. But since I was told he looked stupid, I had no choice but to change him. (laughs) So I made him into his cool-looking perfect form, which was to Kondō-san's liking."”

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Number of children

2

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