Akira Toriyama named in Paradise Papers leak

[Luso Saiyan]

What I'm saying here isn't that poor people don't evade taxes (but when they do it's usually because they can't afford to pay them, so it's more justified than the rich avoiding paying for something they can easily afford).

No, breaking the law is not more nor less justified. It's equally condemnable, wether you're rich or poor. Making up excuses for it is ridiculous. And personally, I'm of the opinion that taxation is extortion from the government to the individual. That doesn't make it okay for me to break the law by evading taxes.

Trump, on the other hand, found a loophole in the tax system and manipulated it so much that it's hard to justify the legality of what he did.

On the contrary, he doesn't need to justify himself at all: he didn't make the existing law nor did he break the law.

[Super Saiyan Swagger]

Toriyama having an investment with a company that specialises in real estate is kinda funny. I remember reading a while back that he thought real estate agents were the "worst kind of people", to the point where they were the inspiration for the whole planetary trade business thing that Freeza had going.

But yeah, this sucks.

[KBABZ]

It isn't possible that he didn't know about it at all?

[Cipher]

This is disappointing. He doesn't strike me as a very left-brained person, so he probably had someone handling his finances for him for whom this was standard business practice, bust still.

Would obviously be vastly more disappointing if it turns out he was well-informed.

[Luso Saiyan]

It isn't possible that he didn't know about it at all?

It's very possible. People usually leave matters of investments to their accountants which in turn invest in companies/people that don't really care where the money comes from, as long as it comes.

[Robo4900]

It's very possible. People usually leave matters of investments to their accountants which in turn invest in companies/people that don't really care where the money comes from, as long as it comes.

So...

If, for example, Toriyama's accountant was looking into investing in rice farming, that would mean the companies would have to make sure a lot of people eat their rice, because if they don't eat rice, the money won't come.

... Okay, that was pretty bad. I'll leave now.

[Danfun64]

if they don't eat rice, the money won't come.

SLUUURP! .....I think so too.

[Ikazvyr]

So Toriyama was approached by a reporter while casually taking off the garbage and basically defended himself and said that he knows nothing and was told to not talk about it. Also, there's a pic of him (which he seems pretty uncomfortable):
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Herms translated the questions and his answers: https://twitter.com/Herms98/status/930787007374094337

[dbgtFO]

Typical, typical, typical. Some random journalist manages to get a one on one interview with him and then it has to be about that irrelevant tax case??
For fuck's sake, show some journalistic integrity and ask him interesting questions about Dragon Ball instead. As if we didn't already figured what his answers would generally be to the tax case!

[Hellspawn28]

So Toriyama was approached by a reporter while casually taking off the garbage and basically defended himself and said that he knows nothing and was told to not talk about it. Also, there's a pic of him (which he seems pretty uncomfortable):
[spoiler][/spoiler]
Herms translated the questions and his answers: https://twitter.com/Herms98/status/930787007374094337

Is that recent picture of him? He does look that bad in his 60's.

[JulieYBM]

It must've been cold that day. That is definitely "shit, I'm cold" arm posing.

[Ikazvyr]

Is that recent picture of him? He does look that bad in his 60's.

Yes, it is. It was taken by the photographer accompaning the reporter. Don't forget that Toriyama was (is?) an smoker since he was young

[KBABZ]

Those reporters sound like dumb Twitter followers who spend more time badgering the creators of shows to get lore answers instead of enjoying the shows themselves.

[Colonel Silver]

Ah, It all makes sense now. Those rusty jaded gears in my head are turning, haphazardly putting two and two together. I see the whole picture of how Super was created.

T-man: Oh, fuck the Taxman is hot on my ass. What ever will I do? OH WAIT, I created Dracon Orb. Free money! All I hafta do is hnngh *he drops his pants, bends over and shits his foggy ideas all over a blank canvas.* Huff huff. I gotta get this over to Toei pronto! *he runs over to his mailbox, trips over the pants he forgot to buckle up dropping his shit stained story outline into a puddle of piss yellow mud.* FUCK! N-no, get a hold of yourself old boy. Y-yeah, it should be fine to send in this draft to Toei. They're reputable bunch, they'll fill in the gaps where things are illegible. *he dumps his crumbled-up wet shit crusted scroll into the mailbox.* Oh boy, money!

[floofychan333]

if they don't eat rice, the money won't come.

SLUUURP! .....I think so too.

Super tax collectas are attacking in da milky way galaxy...

[Bullza]

At least it ain't as bad as the recently revealed news about the author of Rurouni Kenshin having to stop the publication of his manga for owning child pornography.

[dbgtFO]

At least it ain't as bad as the recently revealed news about the author of Rurouni Kenshin having to stop the publication of his manga for owning child pornography.

Jesus Christ, that is horrifying to read!
Now you reminded me of Toriyama's comment about potentially having a daughter and a worst case scenario, where..well I don't want to write it, so I won't. One can probably imagine such a scenario given the subject.