More quotes from Toriyama's peers:
<Tite Kubo>
"It would be strange to write a diary without mentioning this, so I'll just talk about something serious.
Personally, I don't feel any loneliness or pain. I'm not saying there aren't any at all, but there aren't as many as I thought.
It's the death of someone I've read since I was
a child, someone who works in the same magazine as me, and someone I'm deeply influenced by, so it feels different than when I deal with death in general, but that's why I feel like it doesn't exist.
I've never really talked about this to anyone, but I've always believed that creating things means expanding your sensibilities and expanding your life. This is because I believe that as long as the work exists, the author is not dead.
And I believe that being able to properly get used to this feeling is proof of the magnitude of the work's existence that remains in my heart.
That's all.
From the next post, I will continue with my usual enthusiasm."
<Masako Nozawa>
“I don't want to believe it. My head is empty because I don't want to think about it.
Even so, every time I see Goku, I remember what Toriyama Sensei said to me, 'You will take care of Goku, won't you?'
I cherish that moment. It makes me think: 'I will stay by Goku's side until my strength runs out completely'.
Sensei, please watch over us from the heavens. We hope you depart in peace.”
EDIT: <Yusuke Marata>
"I feel like I chose this path not because I wanted to be a manga artist, but because I wanted to be like Toriyama-sensei. I wanted to draw like Toriyama-sensei"
"Shortly after the series started, when I met him, he cheerfully told me, a newcomer[...], about the background of Dragon Quest's character design, and I was struck by his kind personality, and I was struck by how strong he was, yet incredibly cheerful and personable. I felt that Goku and Arale, who didn't cause tension, were definitely born from this person."
"It happened so suddenly that I was stunned for a day. Maybe it's sadness or emptiness, but I still can't accept the huge hole that suddenly opened up. I am grateful for the huge influence you have left on me, and for the time being I will work while trying to organize my mind. Thank you, Mr. Toriyama."
, images and dopey fangames I could scrounge up from the early internet at the time. Hell, I've even got a link to Greg's old "Ultimate DBZ Information Site" still kicking around in my browser bookmarks.
