"I wanted to change up the tempo and setting of my comics in the sense of giving them some variety, for one thing. So where, for 'Slump,' the art was very America-esque, in the case of 'Dragon Ball,' I made it as Chinese as could be."
Akira Toriyama was a Japanese manga artist and character designer best known for creating Dragon Ball and Dr. Slump. His work became globally influential in manga, anime, and game design. He remained one of the most commercially successful manga creators of his era.