"Basically with everything, I choose my criteria based on what can be easy. If I made the real world the setting, I'd have to draw looking at reference materials for stuff like buildings and vehicles. When you do that, people complain even if it's just a little bit off."
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.