From 2018, for the 50th anniversary of Shonen Jump, Akira Toriyama and Takehiko INOUE met for an interview..
They talked about their work and the manga world. Some of what they said hinted at the tough times they had when they were starting out.
On the interview, Akira Toriyama revealed what kick-started his journey into Mangas. He admitted, "Honestly, I just wanted the 100,000 yen prize."
He had quit his job as a designer and was looking for something to do. While reading comics in a coffee shop, he found a magazine offering a 500,000 yen prize for new artists, but he missed the deadline to enter.
So, he tried a new monthly competition in Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine, which only offered 100,000 yen. Despite it being less money, Toriyama was broke and didn't have many options.
Eventually, Kazuhiko Torishima, an editor at Shōnen Jump, came across Toriyama's artwork. Then Dragon Ball was Created..
RIP LEGEND.
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yeah i find mitsui's struggles with expectations, the feeling of "wasted time", and his own regret and bitterness really interesting and engaging and (i proceed to draw him in the family guy death pose)
[from x/x, id in alt]
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