Overview of Toriyama Akira, a famous Japanese cartoonist. His masterpiece Alaret and his masterpiece Dragon Ball are very popular all over the world. By July 1995, the sales volume of Dr. Crash had exceeded 28 1 10000, and Dragon Ball had created a sales record of over1093 million. Personal Experience The surname of Toriyama sounds a bit strange (even to the Japanese), but Toriyama Akira is really his real name. He was born in Xichunri Town, Aichi Prefecture 1955, and spent most of his life in his birthplace. West spring is in the countryside, and the surrounding natural environment is very good. The backyard of the Bird Mountain family is cultivated land, occasionally there are pheasants, and you can see the horizon in the distance. His family background is by no means rich, but his parents are optimistic and cheerful, and they can waltz happily without food. Influenced by his parents, Toriyama Akira also likes to draw on an empty stomach. After entering high school, Toriyama specialized in design, participated in the "Comic Research Fun Expo" while studying, and was once elected president. After graduation, Toriyama Akira began to work in a design company, but it was too late and the salary was not as good as that of an office handyman. Besides, he was bent on drawing cartoons and didn't like jobs that limited his creativity, so he resigned after three years. On the 23rd birthday of the self-portrait, Toriyama Akira officially started to create cartoons. Before that, he had some odd jobs in leaflet illustration and could not create at will. In this way, he began to draw cartoons casually as a game. After the first work is finished, he is considering which comic magazine to vote for. In Japan, Talk Club and Ying Ji Club are both well-known comic magazines with a certain history. Among them, the weekly youth magazine with the style of "rough socialization" was founded in 1959 and released on Wednesday. Youth Jump in the style of Youth Hot Blood was first published on 1968. Two years later, it was changed from a monthly magazine to a weekly magazine, and now it is published every Monday. Last year, the circulation of Youth Jump was about 2.79 million, and the circulation of Youth magazine was 6.5438+0.77 million. If you see male college students or young office workers reading comic magazines on Japanese trams, they are probably holding one of them. These weekly cartoons are also an important income channel for the homeless in Japan. On the release day of these magazines, they went to the garbage bin at the station to check and collect magazines discarded by others for resale. Yamamoto Bird wants to submit his first work to Junior magazine, because its "Newcomer Award" is 500,000 yen, which is quite attractive for Yamamoto Bird who has no full-time job. But in the end, because he couldn't meet the deadline of the competition, he transferred the manuscript to "Youth Jump" and accepted the submission every month. The first submission didn't win the prize, but the name was listed in the magazine. Not discouraged, Bird Mountain continued to create and contribute, which finally caught the attention of the editor. Although a novice, Toriyama's cartoons are very distinctive. For example, he abandoned Japanese katakana and wrote onomatopoeia and mimicry in English. His painting style is exquisite, and many paintings are as fine as industrial design drawings, so they are particularly eye-catching. One of the differences between him and other cartoonists is that he has studied designing sketches, so his sketches are particularly expressive and his paintings are very balanced. Niaoshan later recalled that although he didn't like the work of the design company at that time, the experience gained at that time was very helpful to him. Later, an editor named Yuki Kazuhiko noticed him. This man is famous for his ruthless rejection of manuscripts. According to Niaoshan, Niaoyu returned more than 65,438+0,000 paintings. However, Toriyama Akira didn't care, and continued to create, and finally got He Yan's approval. Bird Island has a great influence on the creation of Bird Mountain. Take Alaret, the famous work of Bird Mountain, as an example: This cartoon tells a series of funny stories about Dr. Genius and his robot doll Alaret in Penguin Village. At the earliest, Bird Mountain designed the doctor as the protagonist of the story, but Bird Fish said the robot doll was cute and suggested turning her into the protagonist. Niaoshan was reluctant at first, but it turned out that Niaoyu's judgment was right. Since its launch, this cartoon has been welcomed by both male and female readers, and it has been serialized in Youth Jump for five years. 198 1 was made into an animated film, and the audience rating reached 36.9%. Because he was too busy, rookie Toriyama Akira enjoyed the same "treatment" as Osamu Tezuka. For a long time, he could only sleep once every three days. What made Bird Mountain famous internationally was Dragon Ball, a story serialized in 1 1 year in 1984. Previously, Toriyama hoped to end Alaret's serial, and the teenager Jump offered a condition that a new cartoon would be published within three months after the serial. Bird Mountain agreed. Because the previously published Boys Riding Dragons and Adventures of Dongpu received rave reviews, Toriyama decided to adopt the characteristics of these two works (Chinese Taste and Kung Fu) when drafting the new works, and made reference to The Journey to the West's clue structure and Nanzong Seeing Eight Dogs (19th century Edo-era Japanese playwright Takizawa Maqin's works), and began to serialize them. The bird's eye is really sharp. Since then, the popularity of Dragon Ball has soared and it has become a masterpiece of juvenile bungee jumping. Dragon Ball is also very popular overseas. Comics and cartoons have been authorized to be exported to more than 40 countries and regions around the world, and the audience rating of their cartoons in France is 87.5%. In Denmark with a population of 5.5 million, the sales volume of "Dragon Ball" comics exceeded 6.5438+0.5 million; In Thailand, 20 publishers pirated Dragon Ball. Bird Mountain didn't intend to paint the Dragon Ball as a super serial of ***5 19. Less than 200 serial issues, he has already begun to prepare the ending, but the editorial department is firmly opposed for fear of disappointing readers. After about 250 serials, the popularity and economic effects of Dragon Ball have spread all over the world. Once the serialization is over, it will not only affect the leap of youth, but also affect the performance and share price of publishing company Ying Ji Society and cooperative companies (toy company Bandai, film company Japan Animation, Fuji TV, etc.). Things have expanded to the point where it cannot be decided by Toriyama and the editorial department alone. In the end, after the coordination and discussion of the top management of each company, Toriyama crustily skin of head ended the story. By the end of 20 08, Dragon Ball had issued more than 65.438+0.5 billion copies in Japan and 350 million copies worldwide. The long-term serialization of the Dragon Ball consumed all Toriyama Akira's energy, and then he almost entered a semi-retirement state. After serialization, the circulation of "Youth Leap" plummeted. At the request of the editor, Bird Mountain occasionally publishes some short-term serial works or independent works. Sunderland has been translated and published in America, Germany and France. Since 2007, the cartoon image of the TV cartoon "Blue Dragon", which has been played to this day, has also been designed by Niaoshan. [Editor's Note] Not long ago, Toriyama Akira's works were exhibited in nine Japanese public art galleries and other public places, attracting more than 3 million tourists. Only twice in history has a cartoonist's work reached such an excellent level (the first time was Osamu Tezuka). The Tokyo National Museum of Western Art has made an unprecedented move-displaying comic works. Toriyama Akira's works are put together with those of Monet, Miller and other painters. So, what makes Toriyama Akira's works so popular and respected? Toriyama Akira said that before I became a cartoonist, I worked in an advertising company in Nagoya, designing advertising pictures, which lasted for three years. Isn't it amazing? I have been late almost every day for three years. I expected that my boss would fire me, so I tendered my resignation. My favorite cartoonists are Mr. Osamu Tezuka and Disney from the United States. When I was a child, I especially loved painting the robots in Astro Boy until I painted my exercise book black. I think: I can become a cartoonist today thanks to imitation at that time. People who want to be cartoonists must first start with imitation. For me, cartoonists are stars. Whenever I meet a famous cartoonist at a party, I will immediately ask him to sign for me as a souvenir. I kept more than 30 pages of this signature. Do you remember an empty bean Misuke who loves to collect signatures in Alaret? Actually, that's my shadow. Toriyama Akira is my real name. Only three people in Aichi have this strange name. After becoming famous, I kept getting harassing calls, which really gave me a headache. Then, I remembered a pen name called "The Second Stage of Paddy Field Operation". However, the editor said the name was too "boring" and had to give it up. I hate being on TV. As soon as the camera like a cannon is aimed at me, I tremble all over and can't say anything. Besides, the thought of millions of people looking at themselves in front of the camera makes me pee my pants. Therefore, I always find various reasons to refuse to be on TV. Once, I was invited to participate in the program group "Car Room", and I saw the famous Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, who was only seen on TV before, coming towards me and chatting with me. I was so nervous that I flushed and trembled, and I didn't even know what I said. The interview ended before I woke up. Speaking of TV programs, I only like to watch Animal World. [Edit this paragraph] The main cartoon "Dragon Ball and Z" ("Dragon Ball Z") Alaret in the dragon ball. Escape, Dr. Alaret's IQ, Doctor Strange and the Robot Doll (Dr. Slump), He Laoshi, The Story of Jack in Pink Rain, Dragon Knight, Tong Pu and the Adventures of Kennosuke. Song Qiao, Wonderland, Girl Interpol, Paula and Rod (Polaroid &; ROID) MAD MATIC of Neko Majin Z, Ada and Peter I (dubbing &; Peter 1) Cashman the savings Cashman ("Cashman"), Devil Boy (Go go Accliam), Wushan Mingzuo Theater1(short episode), Wushan Mingzuo Theater 2 (short episode), Wushan Mingzuo Theater 3 (short episode) Later, due to the problem of living expenses, for a prize of 500,000 yen, It's a pity that we couldn't meet the deadline. So I sent my work to Jump, a weekly boy who collects works every week. At that time, Sadakazu Tanigaki, who later became the editor of Toriyama Akira, gave a high evaluation: "Although the painting is not so good now, as long as you work hard, you will definitely achieve something in the future." Since then, Toriyama Akira has published many short stories about jumping. At that time, Toriyama Akira wanted to use the pseudonym "The Second Stage of Paddy Field", but he finally decided to publish his work under his original name. It is said that, as a cartoonist, Toriyama Akira is very punctual and doesn't throw away his manuscripts like other cartoonists. However, as a company employee, Toriyama Akira is always late. It is said that one reason is that Sadakazu Tanigaki said that if he didn't hand in the manuscript on time, he would go to work in Tokyo. Toriyama Akira of Nagoya hates life in big cities very much, so he works very hard. A few years after the dragon ball was serialized, as the representative of comics at that time, it promoted a huge industry. Toriyama Akira himself once said that he was happiest when he wrote Piccolo Devil, because the story developed to the point where there was only constant fighting and the protagonist was growing. However, at that time, it was not the author's decision to end the work. Because the influence is too wide. (Doraemon, a cartoon robot cat in F. Fujio Fujiko, didn't finish the story for the same reason.) Toriyama Akira and Gui Zhenghe, who were discovered by Kazuhiko Bird Valley, are good friends. Wukong's jokes to the king of the world are works of reconciliation.