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SSJSteve
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by SSJSteve » Tue Jul 19, 2011 1:20 pm
A few months back someone here posted about the "Toyota Dream Car Contest" which involved children from all around the world drawing their "Dream Car". Akira Toriyama was asked to help judge the competition, well the winners have been picked and the award ceremony will be held this August.
http://www.toyota-global.com/events/cul ... t_contest/
Akira Toriyama had this to say about the competition:
Akira Toriyama wrote:This was the first chance to come in contact with the pictures and imaginations of kids from so many countries around the world. I really enjoyed it with my great interest and pleasure. The main criteria that I determined in my mind for selecting the Akira Toriyama Award was "the dream cars that only children can imagine and draw". Needless to say, good-quality art and eco-consciousness are wonderful aspects. However, more importantly, I do want them to have their own fantasy world in their childhood. I believe that it doesn’t matter even if the fantasy world seems to be small or useless, or that no one else can understand the dream. Putting their own fantasies into the cars, and completely enjoying drawing the picture, that’s the most wonderful thing ever!
http://www.toyota-global.com/events/cul ... llery.html
It would be nice if Akira Toriyama was to attend the ceremony, but it doesn't really say if he'll be there or not.
(I know this isn't strictly Dragon Ball related, but it's nice that Akira Toriyama is involved in these sort of competitions). Feel free to close if not appropriate.
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by dbgtFO » Tue Jul 19, 2011 1:48 pm
At least this self portrait is slightly Dragon Ball related:
But that's about it.
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by Patient-mental » Tue Jul 19, 2011 1:58 pm
The best touch in that portrait is this
It just ties everything together so cleanly.
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by dbgtFO » Tue Jul 19, 2011 2:02 pm
Which episode is that taken from?
And I don't understand your point.
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by Budogenkai » Tue Jul 19, 2011 2:16 pm
dbgtFO wrote:Which episode is that taken from?
And I don't understand your point.
I'm pretty sure it's from the special "Yo! Son Goku and his friends return", the ending credits to be exact.
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by Patient-mental » Tue Jul 19, 2011 2:17 pm
The little bit of attachment Toriyama obviously has with Nyoibo and Kinto'un is a nice touch to still show up in his drawings and work even though they got lost in the way of "Bigger fights and more explosions".
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by Nuova » Tue Jul 19, 2011 3:46 pm
dbgtFO wrote:At least this self portrait is slightly Dragon Ball related:
But that's about it.
Is that the Toyota logo on his GI?
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by dbgtFO » Tue Jul 19, 2011 4:05 pm
@Budogenkai & @Patient-mental
Ah I see.
@Nuova
Yeah it seems to be the case.
