Topic: Akira Toriyama Interview 2

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Akira Toriyama Interview by Nirazaki Tihashiberi
Super Otaku Magazine Issue #297

Toriyama-san has agreed to answer some questions for us today. Much thanks to Toriyama-san after the craze on the Majin Buu period. (Do note that this was not a cover story, and thus, short).

Nirazaki: Many fans have given positive feedback over the Majin Buu period. The inclusion of fusion was an unexpected twist. What gave you the idea?

Toriyama-san: Well in order to have a villain with so much strength, you need someone around that can rival him. Majin Buu is incredibly strong. Its not easy to create a character that can keep up. So I thought of making the characters fuse to create new characters without taking the focus off the main characters.

Nirazaki: There have been many changes since the Saiya-jins came to earth. Do you ever think about the progress?

Toriyama-san: Yes I do. Doragonboru has come a long way. They went from running at super speed to moving at the speed of light! (Laughs)

Nirazaki: There was uproar over the rematch between Son Goku and Bejita. Were you planning this the entire time?

Toriyama-san: (Laughs) It was more of a crowd pleaser. Son Gokuu and Bejita didnt have the opportunity to fight in the Seru period, and with a new saga to start with, it would not be hard to work in that kind of battle.

Nirazaki: Youve been telling everyone how this is the end. Will Doragonboru really end after Majin Buu?

Toriyama-san: Yes. I've put so much time on Doragonboru I cant do much else. I never expected Doragonboru to be this long in the first place. I think its been concluded on a high note. After all, if I had my way, Id of ended the manga after the Freeza period! (Laughs)

Nirazaki: You like to laugh about this a lot. Will parting with Doragonboru be difficult?

Toriyama-san: On one side, I'm relieved. On the other side, its like seeing a child move away.

Nirazaki: I know that a lot of people want to hear more about fusion. With Gotenkusu now in the story, will he play that big of a role? And most of all, is he stronger than Son Goku himself?

Toriyama-san: Well I dont know yet. I've planned some things with Gotenkusu, but he wont be the focus of the entire saga. Youll see as things develop. As for their strength, Gotenkusu is a little bit stronger, but you wouldnt notice a difference. Still, Son Goku will always be the most skilled martial artist! (Smiles) But Gotenkusu will not be the only person to go higher than son Goku.

Nirazaki: What does that last part mean?

Toriyama-san: Youll find out.

Nirazaki: Ill remember that! One last question.

Toriyama-san: Make it good, you wont get a second chance! Kidding, Ill see you again.

Nirazaki: Is Son Goku dead forever? He has come back before, but it looks like hes out of lives.

Toriyama-san: I dont want to shift the focus, so I have to keep certain things close to their roots. Son Goku will have his day, but right now its up to "Super Gotenkusu!".

Does anybody know if the "Super Otaku Magazine" was real? Toriyama even says some interesting info on here. I have been seeing a lot of these lately pop up in other forums is the magazine a fake or real?

If so any scans or pictures with proof.

[Steven Perry]

Toriyama-san: Yes I do. Doragonboru has come a long way. They went from running at super speed to moving at the speed of light! (Laughs)

Well, if that interview is for real... it looks like we've solved the "How Fast Are The Characters?" thread.

[Olivier Hague]

'Sounds like BS. For a lot of reasons.

[Metrite]

'Sounds like BS. For a lot of reasons.

It should. It and it's "brothers"(as in the other interviews from the same "source") were made up on a forum a long time ago, apparently as an attempt to bring others to the "fanboy religions" of he who made them. This, the interview of Toriyama saying "Paikuhan is ugly and that Piccolo will be stronger than him", and the one where it's stated by Toriyama that ssj2 Gohan's powerlevel was 250 million are the three ol' fake interviews I remember from there. I think it's clear how ignorant the one who made them up was from numerous things such as name inconsistancy and focuses on things interviews would never be about(you can tell by how much they focus on things like "who's stronger than who"(and back then people still believed that the official power for ssj Goku was 15 million, rather than 150 million, so I guess ssj2 Gohan being 250 million would seem right back then, but the fact is that would make him less than twice as strong as ssj Goku was lol)).

[SaiyaJedi]

Nevermind that the interviewer's name doesn't sound like any Japanese person's name (and that the interviewer is hardly ever identified other than by the name of the publication itself)... eww. Just eww.