Akira Toriyama had a hard time keeping up with Dragon Ball's sudden shift to ripped figures.
when Toriyama did NOT forget
Akira Toriyama will always be remembered for the Dragon Ball series. He worked tirelessly for four decades to create a huge franchise with millions of followers. But it's hard to believe that the mangaka didn't start a journey out of passion. He was broke and saw a contest with a prize of 100,000 yen. It motivated him to enter the competition.
Over time, he became an icon in the anime and manga industry. Although he had inspired several mangaka, there was one particular thing that he believed to be his weak point. He once mentioned that he had trouble retracting muscles and joints. Fans can see this in his work.
Akira Toriyama began his journey with Dr. Chance. The story was about a lazy doctor and his super strong robot daughter. It was a comical setup, and fans loved the manga. When Dragon Ball began its serialization, it also had a comic plot. But the genre became more of an action/adventure rather than a comedy. That was one of the reasons Toriyama required his editors to make Goku an adult.
